"The Saint" From the Album "Beyond Good And Evil" Written by THE CULT (Astbury/Duffy) Transcribed by Derek Wilkie (derekwilkie@home.com) Guitar is tuned downed to D-tuning e B G D A D 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 (played 3 times) |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5---| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3---| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5--0| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3--0| |-------------------------------0| "Hail the guitar..... (w/o distortion) D F C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------0---------------0----------| |---------------------------------------------------5-------------| |-----------------------------------3------------3----------------| |--------------------------------3--------------------------------| In a power... D F C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |3----------------------------------------------------------------| |2-------------------------------------0---------------0----------| |0--------------------------------------------------5-------------| |0----------------------------------3------------3----------------| |0-------------------------------3--------------------------------| (Play Twice) D F C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |3----------------------------------------------------------------| |2-------------------------------------0---------------0----------| |0--------------------------------------------------5-------------| |0----------------------------------3------------3----------------| |0-------------------------------3--------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------5-----------7------------------5-------------------------| |7-----------7-----------7-------7----------7----5----3---2---0---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "The Singer Spits.." (With heavy Distortion) D C F D# |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| |5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X| |--------------------------------3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X| | | |(w/o distortion) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |3----------------------------------------------------------------| |2----------------------------------------------------------------| |0----------------------------------------------------------------| |0----------------------------------------------------------------| |0----------------------------------------------------------------| D C D# |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| |5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-/3-| |--------------------------------1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-/3-| (Play twice) (heavy distortion) D A# F |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5---3---3---3--3--3------------------| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3---1---1---1--1--1-3---3-3--0--3--3-| |------------------------------------------------3---3-3--0--3--3-| (Play twice) D A# F |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5---3---3---3--3--3------------------| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3---1---1---1--1--1-3---3-3--0--3--3-| |------------------------------------------------3---3-3--0--3--3-| | | | | |(w/o distortion) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5---5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| (Play Twice) D F C |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |3----------------------------------------------------------------| |2-------------------------------------0---------------0----------| |0--------------------------------------------------5-------------| |0----------------------------------3------------3----------------| |0-------------------------------3--------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------5-----------7------------------5-------------------------| |7-----------7-----------7-------7----------7----5----3---2---0---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-------------------------------------------------15--13--12-\-10-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Caught in a trap.." (With heavy Distortion) D C F D# |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| |5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X| |--------------------------------3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X| | | |(w/o distortion) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |3----------------------------------------------------------------| |2----------------------------------------------------------------| |0----------------------------------------------------------------| |0----------------------------------------------------------------| |0----------------------------------------------------------------| D C D# |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| |5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-/3-| |--------------------------------1-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-/3-| (Play twice) (heavy distortion) D A# F |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5---3---3---3--3--3------------------| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3---1---1---1--1--1-3---3-3--0--3--3-| |------------------------------------------------3---3-3--0--3--3-| (Play twice) D A# F |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5---3---3---3--3--3------------------| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3---1---1---1--1--1-3---3-3--0--3--3-| |------------------------------------------------3---3-3--0--3--3-| | | | | |(w/o distortion) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5---5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| SOLO A# C |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |3----3----3------------------------------| |1----1----1---3-/-10--10--10--10--10--10-| |--------------3-/-10--10--10--10--10--10-| | | | | |-----------------------------------------| |5)H(---------5)H(---------5)H---5~-------| |-------5------------5--------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| A# C |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |3----3----3------------------------------| |1----1----1---3-/-10--10--10--10--10--10-| |--------------3-/-10--10--10--10--10--10-| | | | | |-----------------------------------------| |5)H(-----3--------------3---3)H(---------| |--------------5-----5-------------5------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| A# C |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |3----3----3---3-/-10--10--10--10--10--10-| |1----1----1---3-/-10--10--10--10--10--10-| |-----------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------| |5)H(---------5)H(---------5p6--/---8-----| |-------5------------5--------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |2-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| |0-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| |--------------------------------| | | | | |--------------------------------| |10~---10~---10~---15~-15~---15~-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Play 4 times D A# F |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5---3---3---3--3--3------------------| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3---1---1---1--1--1-3---3-3--0--3--3-| |------------------------------------------------3---3-3--0--3--3-| | | | | |(w/o distortion) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5---5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| (played 3 times) |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5---| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3---| |--------------------------------| | | | | |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5---| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | | | | |--------------------------------| |15~---15~---15~---15~-15~---15~-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5--7-7--7-7--5--0| |3-/5-5/7-7-\3--3--5-5--5-5--3--0| |-------------------------------0| | | | | |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |5-/7-7/9-9-\5--5---7----7---5---| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | | | | |--------------------------------| |15~---15~---15~---15~-15~---15~-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Transcriber's comments: The Cult is back!!! This is my first transcription from their new album "Beyond Good And Evil", and I find that "The Saint" is one of their more powerful songs with a lot of soul, spirit, and raw energy. Any questions or comments about this transcription, please e-mail me using above address. Other transcriptions I've done are: Wild Flower Nirvana Future workings are: Rise Love Removal Machine (Radio session)