The Doors - Curses invocations
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Tuning: E A D G B E
The Doors - Curses, Invocations
from An American Prayer (1978)
Follow the song in 3/4. It's kinda hard to get the rhythm, but in a few tries you'll get it.
There are little variations on the verses, I guess they're accurate, but let me know if you
think any note sounds wrong.
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
Starts at 0:11
[Intro]
G|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-16----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-14----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-14----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-12----------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
[Verse 1]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|---------5-------7-----5-|
E|-------0-3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|-------0-5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|---------5-------7-----5-|
E|-------0-3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-5---------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|-------7-5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|---------5-------7-----5-|
E|-------0-3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|-------0-5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|---------5-------7-----5-|
E|-------0-3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-5---------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------7-5-------7-------|-0-------3-------7-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
[Bridge 1]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------5-------9-------|
A|-----------------5-------|-7-----------------------|
E|-5-------8---------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------5-----------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------7-------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-5---------------8-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------5-------7-------|
A|-----------------5-------|-7-----------------------|
E|-5-------8---------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|/9-------7-------5-------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-7-------5---------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------8-------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
[Verse 2]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|---------5-------7-----5-|
E|-------0-3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|-----------------5-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-----------------5-------|
E|-------5-0-------3-------|-5-------7---------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|---------5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|---------5-------7-----5-|
E|-------0-3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-5---------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------7-5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
[Bridge 2]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------0-3-------|
E|-1-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------0-3-------|
E|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-------------5---------|-7-------5-------3-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------0-3-----3-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------5-------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-8-------7-------5-------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
[Verse 3]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------5-------7-----5-|
E|-0-------3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|-------0-5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------0-5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------5-|
E|-0-------5-------7-------|-0-------3-------5-------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------|---------5-------7-------|
E|-------0-3-------5-------|-7-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|---------6-h-7-p-6-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|/7-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------5-------|-0-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|---------6-h-7-p-6-------|---------6-h-7-p-6-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + +
************************************
| / Slide up
| h Hammer on
| p Pull off
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