Play For Today

Bass
I've never been too sure on this song, this is how I play it

Riff 1

              Riff 1A

G:---|----------------------------
D:-0-|-2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-0--0---0-
A:---|------------------------2---
E:---|----------------------------

G:----------------------------
D:-2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-0--0---0-
A:------------------------2---
E:----------------------------

G:----------------------------
D:-2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-0--0---0-
A:------------------------2---
E:----------------------------

Riff 1B

G:----------------------------
D:-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0--0---0-
A:------------------------2---
E:----------------------------

Riff 1C

G:-------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------
A:-4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--3-3--3-3--3-3-
E:-------------------------------------------

G:---------------------
D:---------------------
A:-15-15-15-15--15-15\-
E:---------------------

Riff 2
(Main Riff)

Riff 2A

G:----------------------------
D:----------------------------
A:-2--2-2---------------------
E:--------3-0-0-5--5-5-3-0-0--

G:----------------------------
D:------0---------------------
A:-2--2---2-------------------
E:----------3-3--5--5-5-3-0-0-

G:----------------------------
D:----------------------------
A:-2--2-2---------------------
E:--------3-0-0-5--5-5-3-0-0--

G:------------------------------
D:------------------------------
A:------------------------------
E:-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-

Riff 2B (used going into changes)

G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------
E:-3--3-3--3-3-3-15-15-15-15--15-15\-

Riff 3
"you expect me to act live a lover"

G:---------------------------
D:---------------------------
A:-4--4-4-0-4-0-5--5-5-7-5-0-
E:---------------------------<play 3 times then play riff 1C

Riff 4
(right after "it's just your part, in the play for today")

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

G:---------------------------
D:---------------------------
A:-7--7-7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-
E:---------------------------<play riff 1C after this

Bass Riff 5

G:------------------------------------------
D:------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------
E:-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-3-2-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-3-5-

Riff 6

G:-----------
D:-4-------2-
A:-----------
E:-----------

Rhythm Guitar
Riff 1
(played with bass riff 2)

         B      A      B      A      B      A      G

      E:-2-  E:-0-  E:-2-  E:-0-  E:-2-  E:-0-  E:-3-
      B:-3-  B:-2-  B:-3-  B:-2-  B:-3-  B:-2-  B:-3-
      G:-4-  G:-2-  G:-4-  G:-2-  G:-4-  G:-2-  G:-4-
      D:-4-  D:-2-  D:-4-  D:-2-  D:-4-  D:-2-  D:-5-
      A:-2-  A:-0-  A:-2-  A:-0-  A:-2-  A:-0-  A:-5-
      E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-3-

Riff 2
(Played with bass riff 3)

E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-
B:-5-  B:-7-  B:-5-  B:-7-  B:-5-  B:-7-  B:-5-  B:-X-
G:-6-  G:-7-  G:-6-  G:-7-  G:-6-  G:-7-  G:-6-  G:-5-
D:-6-  D:-7-  D:-6-  D:-7-  D:-6-  D:-7-  D:-6-  D:-5-
A:-4-  A:-5-  A:-4-  A:-5-  A:-4-  A:-5-  A:-4-  A:-3-
E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-

Riff 3
(Played with bass riff 4)

E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-
B:-9-  B:-7-  B:-9-  B:-7-  B:-9-  B:-7-  B:-5-  B:-X-
G:-9-  G:-7-  G:-9-  G:-7-  G:-9-  G:-7-  G:-6-  G:-5-
D:-9-  D:-7-  D:-9-  D:-7-  D:-9-  D:-7-  D:-6-  D:-5-
A:-7-  A:-5-  A:-7-  A:-5-  A:-7-  A:-5-  A:-4-  A:-3-
E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-  E:-X-

Keyboard Arranged For Guitar

E:------------------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------------------
G:-11---7-9---12-11---7-9---12-11---7-9---11------
D:-------------------------------------------12---
A:------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------

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Transcribed By:
Brian Soto of L.A.'s Cure tribute:

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