THE GREAT DECAY by CURSIVE intro a (3.5 times) e-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------| A-----7-----7-----7-----7----0-55-----| E--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6----------| intro b, guitar 1 (4.5 times) e------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------| D-----------------7--7-----------8--5--7---------| A--0--0----8--8----------5--5------------8-77----| E------------------------------------------------| intro b, guitar 2 (first/fourth times, and last half time) e-----------------------------------------------| B----------------10-10--------------------------| G---------10-10---------10-10----7--7--5--5-55--| D--12-12----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------| E------------------------------66-66-66-66-6----| intro b, guitar 2(beginning parts of second/third) e--------------|-----------------------| B--------------|-----------------------| G--77----77----|----55----55-----------| D--------------|-----------------------| A--------------|-----------------------| E--------------|-----------------------| verse, guitar 1 e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------77------| A--------------55-55-55-55-------------555555------88----55---| E-66-66-66-66--------------66-66-66-66----------55------------| verse, guitar 1 e--------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------55-55-55-55-------------55555555----------------| E-66-66-66-66--------------66-66-66-66-----------5-5-5-5-5-5---| verse, guitar 2 e----5----5---5--------12-10--12-10------| B----------------------13-----13-13------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------| chorus, guitar 1 e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G----------9-9------------------------------------------------| D-----10-10----7-7------0-0--7-0--5-0--3-0--------------------| A--8-8--------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| e----------*-----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------0------------------0------------------0------------------0--------| D------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--| A--4-4---4-----4------5-5---5-----5------3-3---3-----3------4-4---4-----4----| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G----------0------------------0---------------------------------| D------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3---33333333--------77------| A--5-5---5-----5------3-3---3-----3-----11111111------88---55---| E--------------------------------------------------55-----------| *noisey parts (pinched harmonics?) e-------8---------------------------------| B-----------10----7/6/5------10---10------| G---7------------------------12---12------| D-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------| post-chorus, behind cello part e----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------| D-----8----5----7-----------------8----5----7--------------| A--------------------8---77----55---55---55--55-8-5577-----| E--66---66---66---66---66----------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------| D-----8----5----7-----------------8---5----7---------------| A--88---88---88---88-8-8877---------------------8---77-----| E------------------------------88---88--88---88---88-------| cello part (with guitar also) e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------10--12-10-9--------------------------------------| G------------------------12--------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------8---10-8-7-5-----5-3--2---------| A-------------8----7-------------------------------------------------3-------| E---6----5-------------------------------------------------------------------| buildup, guitar 1 (6 times) e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A-------------------55--55--55--55-------| E--66--66--66--66------------------------| buildup, guitar 2 (4 times) e-------------|-------------------| B-------------|-------------------| G--55-55---5--|-77-77-77-55-------| D--77-77-77-77|-77-77-77-77-------| A-------------|-------------------| E-------------|-------------------| buildup, guitar 2 (last two times) e--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------55-55-55-55-55-55-55----| G--55-55-55-77-77-55-55-55-------88-88-88-88-88-88-88----| D--77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-------77-77-77-77-77-77-77----| A--------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------| chorus 2, guitar 1 e-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A------------------55555555---| E--6666666688888888-----------| chorus, guitar 1 e---------------------------------------| B------------------------STRUM----------| G----------9-9--------------------------| D-----10-10----7-7------7-5-3-2---------| A--7-7------------------8-7-5-3---------| E---------------------------------------| e----------*-----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------0------------------0------------------0------------------0--------| D------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--| A--4-4---4-----4------5-5---5-----5------3-3---3-----3------4-4---4-----4----| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------0------------------0------------------0------------------0--------| D------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3--| A--5-5---5-----5------3-3---3-----3------3-3---3-----3------3-3---3-----3----| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------| B----------------------| G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E----------------------| *noisey parts (pinched harmonics?) e-------8---------------------------------| B-----------10---------10---10------------| G---7------------------12---12------------| D-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------| ending riff, guitar 1 e---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D--7-7---10-10---3-3---5-5--------| A--8-8---12-12---5-5---7-7--------| E---------------------------------| ending riff, guitar 2 e----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| B----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| G----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A---12^8-12^8-12^8-12^8|-12^8-13^8-15^8-13^8-|-8^5-8^5-8^5-8^5-|8^5-10^7-12^7-10^8-| E----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| end e-------------------------------| B-------------------------------| G-------------------------------| D------------7-7----------------| A-------8-8-------5-5-----------| E--5-5--------------------------| tabbed by andrew bernard