Cure Tablature-Japanese Whispers-The Upstairs Room

The Upstairs Room

There are 2 or 3 different bass parts to this song. Bass 1 can be used to play the song all the way through, I consider it to be the main bass part.

Bass 1

Riff 1
(Played 1 time for intro and played after Riff 3)

G:-------------------------------
D:-7-7--5-7-7-9-9------------5-5-
A:----------------7-7--5-7-7-----
E:-------------------------------

G:-------------------------------
D:-3-3--2-3-3-5-5------------5-5-
A:----------------5-5--3-5-5-----
E:-------------------------------

Riff 2
(Verses)

G:-------------------------------
D:-7-7--5-7-7----------------5-5-
A:------------5-5-7-7--5-7-7-----
E:-------------------------------

G:-------------------------------
D:-3-3--2-3-3-5-5------------5-5-
A:----------------5-5--3-5-5-----
E:-------------------------------

Riff 3
(Chorus)
"I don't think...."

G:-------------------------------
D:-7-7--5-7-7-9-9------------5-5-
A:----------------8-8--7-8-8-----
E:-------------------------------

G:-------------------------------
D:-7-7--5-7-7-9-9------------5-5-
A:----------------7-7--5-7-7-----
E:-------------------------------

G:-------------------------------
D:-3-3--2-3-3-5-5------------5-5-
A:----------------5-5--3-5-5-----
E:-------------------------------

Riff 4
(Played 1 time in the song)
"Your sister started talking"

G:-------------------------------
D:------------5-5-7-7--5-7-7-5-5-
A:-7-7--5-7-7--------------------
E:-------------------------------

G:-------------------------------
D:-3-3--2-3-3-5-5------------5-5-
A:----------------5-5--3-5-5-----
E:-------------------------------

Bass 2

Riff 1
(Intro)

G:-------------------
D:-7--5-7-9--------5-
A:----------7--5-7---
E:-------------------

G:----------------------
D:-3--2-3-5-------------
A:----------5--3-5------
E:-----------------3--5-

Guitar

Riff 1
(Played with Bass Riff 3)
"I don't think"

E:-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12--X-15--
B:-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12--X-15--
G:-----------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------

E:-13-13-13-13-13----13-13-13-13-13--X-15--
B:-13-13-13-13-13----13-13-13-13-13--X-15--
G:-----------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------

Riff 2

E:--------------12------------------
B:-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-----
G:-------------------------------9--
D:----------------------------------
A:----------------------------------
E:----------------------------------

E:----------------------------------
B:-10-10-10-10--13------------------
G:------------------7-7-7-7--7--9---
D:--------------------------------7-
A:----------------------------------
E:----------------------------------

E:----------------------------------
B:--------------10------------------
G:-10-10-10-10------7-7-7-7--7--9---
D:--------------------------------7-
A:----------------------------------
E:----------------------------------

Riff 3
"Your sister started talking..."

E:-15-15-15-15-15----15-15-15-15-15--X-17--
B:-15-15-15-15-15----15-15-15-15-15--X-17--
G:-----------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------

E:-12-12-12-12-12----17-17-17-17-17--X-20--
B:-12-12-12-12-12----17-17-17-17-17--X-20--
G:-----------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------
E:-----------------------------------------

Keyboard 1
(Polysynth)
Riff 1

E:-------------------------------------12----
B:-------------------------------------------
G:-12--14--------16--14--------12--14--------
D:---------14------------14------------------
A:-------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------

E:---------------
B:-13--15--------
G:---------14----
D:---------------
A:---------------
E:---------------

Riff 2
(End of verses, going intro chorus)
(Also used at the end of the song)

E:---------------
B:-13--15--------
G:---------14----
D:---------------
A:---------------
E:---------------

Keyboard 2
(Electric Piano)
Riff 1A
(Play this unless told to play riff 1B or 1C,
see Riff 1B & 1C)

E:----------12----------------------12-------------
B:----13-15-------13-15-------13-15-------13-15----
G:-14----------14----------14----------14----------
D:-------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------

E:----15-17-19----15-17--
B:-17----------17--------
G:-----------------------
D:-----------------------
A:-----------------------
E:-----------------------

Riff 1B
(Slight variation of Riff 1A)
"The upstairs room, is cool and bright..."

E:----------12----------------------12-------------
B:----13----------13-15-------13----------13-15----
G:-14----14----14----------14----14----14----------
D:-------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------

E:----15----19----15-17--
B:-17----17----17--------
G:-----------------------
D:-----------------------
A:-----------------------
E:-----------------------

Riff 1C-Played only once
"Ghost from your past..."

E:----15----19----15-17-------------------
B:-17----17----17-------18--18--20--------
G:----------------------------------19----
D:----------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------

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Transcribed By:
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