"Sacred Life"

From the Album "The Cult"
Released 1994
As Performed by The Cult
Written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy
Transcribed by Derek Wilkie (culttabs@shaw.ca)

Guitar is tuned normally
	e
	B
	G
	D
	A
	E

Legend:  / - slide up
         \ - slide down
	 X - strings muted with "pick" hand
         ~ - vibrato
         * - do not let string ring
         ) - bend ---> if a Q appears to the right of this, indicates a 1/4 bend.
                       Hence, 4)Q means a string om the 4th fret is 
                       bending by 1/4; 4)H means a string on the 4th fret is bending
                       by 1/2; 9)F means a Full bend on a string on the 9th fret.
	 ( - bring back -->bring the string back to original tone. For example,
			   if you see 4)H( this meansbend the string on the 4th fret by 1/2
			   then bring the string back to original tone.
	 h - hammer the string
	 p - pull the string
      [*#] - play a certain riff a certain number of times (located right after the riff; used
	     because of the lack of space on the tab)


*NOTE:  This song mainly cosists of strumming chords.
	To make things easier, and less repetative, I've added which chords to strum.
	The riffs are also included.

 Em
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|0-----------------|
 ^------>Strum this first then,

 C
|0-----------------|
|1-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this.

The above is carried out 4 times.  Then...

 F
|1---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Em
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-h7-p5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Am
|0---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4----|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-7-------|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 D
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 F
|1---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Em
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-h7-p5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Am
|0---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
 ^---->strum less frequently

At this point, you will pretty much start at the beginning.  However, the play is
a little extended.  The once-strum echoing-delay sound is the same as the strummed 
chords played at the same time.  Then we get to the bridge:

 C
|0-----------------|
|1-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay

 D
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay

 Em
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|0-----------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay

 C
|0-----------------|
|1-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay

Repeat these above four chords 3 times along with acoustic strumming of the same chords.
Then...

 F
|1---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Em
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-h7-p5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Am
|0---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4----|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-7-------|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 D
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this		   |
|				   |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

Continue the above four chords and riffs until song fades out.