CRANBERRIES - "promises" Tablature

Author/Artist: Cranberries
Title: Promises
Album: Bury The Hatchet
Transcribed by: Matteo (Guitarist of Black River)
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STANDARD TUNING

Chord Used in the Song:

Em Bm D D C
(played barred) (normal)

e |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--|
B |--0--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--1--|
G |--0--| |--4--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--|
D |--2--| |--4--| |--4--| |--0--| |--2--|
A |--2--| |--2--| |--5--| |-----| |--3--|
E |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |-----| |-----|

NOTE: I think that Cranberries used the D barred but the song sound better also
with D played normal so...you can use one or the other!!!
In my opinion the song sound better with D barred but...it's my opinion...

Intro Riff:

Em Bm D C
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---|
|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--1-1-1---|
|-0-0-0-0--4-4-4--------2-2-2-2--0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----------------2-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----------------3-3-3---|
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-------------------------|

Use D Barred or normal...in the riff the D it's Normal!

Play the Intro riff 2 TIMES CLEAN
and after 2 TIMES DISTORTED


The second Guitar play this riff, repeat over and over in the song,
in the background but only when the first guitar play the Bm and D chord.

Bm D
|---2------2------2-----2------2------3--2--0---|
|-----3------3------------3------3--------------|
|-4-----4------4-----2------2------2------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


and then start to sing:


Em
You better believe i'm coming,
Bm
You better believe what i say,
D
You better hold on to your promises,
C
Because you bet, you get what you deserve,


Em
She's going to leave him over,
Bm
She's gonna take her love away,
D
So much for you eternal vows, well
C
It does not matter anyway.


Em Bm
Why can't you stay here awhile,
D
Stay here awhile,
C
Stay with me



Solo Riff:

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---0----7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0--|
|-----------------8------------------8-7----------------8-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Em Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we made,
D
All the meaningless and empty words,
C
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Em Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
D
All the meaningless and empty words,
C
I spoke, spoke, spoke


Em
What all the things that you taught me,
Bm
What of all the things that you'd say,
D
What of all you prophetic preaching,
C
You're just throwing it all away,


Em
Maybe you should burn the house down,
Bm
Have ourselves another fight,
D
Leave the cobwebs in the closet,
C
Cos learning them out is just not right.


Em Bm
Why can't you stay here awhile,
D
Stay here awhile,
C
Stay with me



Em Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we made,
D
All the meaningless and empty words,
C
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Em Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
D
All the meaningless and empty words,
C
I spoke, spoke, spoke



Em Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we made,
D
All the meaningless and empty words,
C
I prayed, prayed, prayed,
Em Bm
Ohhh, all the promises we broke,
D
All the meaningless and empty words,
C
I spoke, spoke, spoke



Solo at the end of the song riff:

|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-8--8-8-8-7-7-5-5-0---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-5-0----|
|---------------8-7-------------8-7----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

That it's all.
Black River Forever!!!
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