Song: Love
Album: Love
Band: The Cult
Transcriber: Justin “Stone” McConkey

Ok, this is the song ‘Love’ by The Cult without the solo or the lead fills (but I’ll discuss that later on in the tab) – it’s from memory as I don’t have a guitar with me at school, but I’m fairly sure it’s reasonably accurate, but of course if there are any comments or critisms feel free to drop me a line at dascult@gto.net. 

W= Whammy Bar

Intro Riff (Repeat Entirely 2x)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two
|---------------12--10~-----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two
|---------------------------------|
|---------------10--12~-----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Interlude (1x) (Use Whammy Bar)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|9~~~9-9/7~~~7-7/6~~~6-6/4~-4-6~~~|
|---------------------------------|

Verse (4x)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
 Love…		  Obviously…

Pre-Bridge 
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two (Use Whammy Bar)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|9~~~9-9/7~~~7-7/6~~~6-6/4~-4-6~~~|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two (Use Whammy Bar – w/Delay On)
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------(*Whammy dive)|
|4~~~~-------------7/4------------|
|4~~~~-------------7/4------------| 
|2~~~~-------------5/2------------|
|---------------------------------|
(*You can also accomplish this by bending the strings ‘behind the neck’)

Bridge (Repeat Entirely 2x)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--7-7---7-7-7-------7-7-7/9-9-9--|
|--7-7---7-7-7-------7-7-7/9-9-9--|
|0h5-5-0h5-5-5-----0h5-5-5/7-7-7--|
|---------------------------------|
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|

Chorus (Repeat Entirely 2x)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-/-7-7-7-7-7--0-0---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|*Guitar Two
|12-10------------12-10-----------|
|-------12~--------------12~------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-/-7-7-7-7-7--0-0---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|*Guitar Two
|12-10------------------10--------|
|-------12~-------10-10----12~----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
*This is the main repeating line but use variations

Post Chorus Interlude
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two (Use Whammy Bar – w/Delay On)
|---------------------------------|
|(Whammy dive)--------------------|
|4--------------------------------|
|4--------------------------------| 
|2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two (Use Whammy Bar – w/Delay On)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|4~~~-----------------------------|
|4~~~-----------------------------| 
|2~~~-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Verse (4x) (This time throw in some notes with Guitar Two)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
 Love…		  Obviously…

Pre-Bridge (Repeat Entirely 2x)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----7(W)-----9/-------7(W)-----7\|
|--7--------9--/-----7----------7\|
|5--------7----/---5------------5\|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar Two
|--------------/12--10~~~~--------|
|---------------------------------|
|4~~~~----------------------------|
|4~~~~----------------------------|
|2~~~~----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Bridge (Repeat Entirely 2x)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--7-7---7-7-7-------7-7-7/9-9-9--|
|--7-7---7-7-7-------7-7-7/9-9-9--|
|0h5-5-0h5-5-5-----0h5-5-5/7-7-7--|
|---------------------------------|
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4-|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|

Chorus (Repeat Entirely 4x)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-/-7-7-7-7-7--0-0---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|*Guitar Two
|12-10------------12-10-----------|
|-------12~--------------12~------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-/-7-7-7-7-7--0-0---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|*Guitar Two
|12-10------------------10--------|
|-------12~-------10-10----12~----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
*This is the main repeating line but use variations
After the chorus lyrics end continue playing the main riff 4 more times while Guitar Two uses the notes from the chorus riff (adding a lot of bends and a few transition notes to play the solo – I don’t have a guitar to transcribe it note for note)

Mid-Song Solo
Guitar One
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4------||--------|
|--4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4--------4-4---4-4-4------||--------|
|0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2------0h2-2-0h2-2-2------||--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|
|Guitar Two (Wah-Wah Pedal)
|--------------12-12-12-12~~~------------------------12-12-12-12~~~--------------------|
|----------------------------------10-10-10-10~~~------------------------10-10-10-10~~~|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After this part play the main riff 4 more times and do an ascent from the ‘A’ (5th fret High E string) all the way up the string sliding off at the 17th fret leading back into the chorus

Chorus (Repeat Entirely 2x)
Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-/-7-7-7-7-7--0-0---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|*Guitar Two (Wah-Wah Pedal On)
|12-10------------12-10-----------|
|-------12~--------------12~------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|Guitar One
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-/-9-9-9-9-9\-2-2-/-4-4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-/-7-7-7-7-7--0-0---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|*Guitar Two (Wah-Wah Pedal On)
|12-10------------------10--------|
|-------12~-------10-10----12~----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

The Outro Solo is played over the chorus chords. I don’t have my guitar to transcribe it but it’s basically similar licks played in different positions while using a wah-wah pedal.

Sample Lick
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|10-10-10p9-9p8-8/|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

He also does an ascent up the ‘G’ string starting with the ‘A’ (2nd fret) and ending with the ‘E’ (9th fret)

Example
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|2-2/4-4-4/5-5-5/7-7-7/9-9-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

Come back to the chorus riff the last three times through and end on a ‘B’

But basically just fool around with the notes from the riffs and come up with your own solo because no one will ever match Duffy’s masterpiece, so why waste time trying?

Stone