• Song:

    Cupids Dead

  • Artist:

    Extreme

Hello I posted my one transcription of "Cupid's dead" from 
the latest release to Extreme. (III Sides To Every Story) 
 
Please get in gear and post some more songs from the record!! 
 
The song is in E and the most of the riff's can you figur out from this 
E-blues add (3 and 6) run: 
 
 
 
E|------------------------------------------------10-11-12------ 
B|-----------------------------------8-9-10-11-12--------------- 
G|-----------------------------7-8-9---------------------------- 
D|-------------------5-6-7-8-9---------------------------------- 
A|-------------5-6-7-------------------------------------------- 
E|-0-3-4-5-6-7-------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
                         "CUPID'S DEAD"  EXTREME 
                (From the record III Sides Of Every Story) 
 
 
 
PS Tune down youre guitar to bE. 
 
 
 
 
     E7        A7       E7     A7                            E7#9 
 
                                       T         slide 
|---------------3------------------3---9-10-9-------------------------------- 
|-------3-----2-----------3------2---------------------------8-x--8-8-------- 
|-----1----------------1-------------------------------------7-x--7-7--x-x--- 
|------------------------------------------------------------6-x--6-6--x-x--- 
|----------0------------------0------------------------------7-x--7-7-------- 
|-0-----------------0----------------------------X~~~---0-0------------------ 
 
 
                 F7#9 
                                                                       Trem.pic 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
-------8-x--8-8--9------------8-x--8-8-------8-x--8-8--9-------8-x-8-8-------- 
-------7-x--7-7--8------------7-x--7-7-------7-x--7-7--8-------7-x-7-7-------- 
-------6-x--6-6--7------------6-x--6-6-------6-x--6-6--7-------6-x-6-6-------- 
-------7-x--7-7--8------------7-x--7-7-------7-x--7-7--8-------7-x-7-7-------- 
--0-0--------------------0-0------------0-0----------------00-----------ZZZZZ- 
 
 
                                       slide down  (Riff A) 
-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------- 
-----8-x-8-8--9-------8-x-8-8------8-x-8-8-------|---------------------------- 
-----7-x-7-7--8-------7-x-7-7------7-x-7-7-------|-------7-------------------- 
-----6-x-6-6--7-------6-x-6-6------6-x-6-6-------|-7-8-9---9-7-5-6------------ 
-----7-x-7-7--8-------7-x-7-7------7-x-7-7--X~~--|-----------------7---------- 
-0-0--------------0-0----------0-0---------------|---------------------5-6-7-- 
 
                                           C9  B9   Esus4   E   G7  B9 
 
                                X3 (end A)  (Riff B) 
------------------------------------------|---------------------3------------- 
------------------------------------------|-3--2----10---10-9---6---3--222222- 
----------------7-------------------------|-3--2----9----9--9---4---3--222222- 
----------7-8-9---9-7-5-6-----------------|-2--1----9----9--9---3---2--111111- 
-5------------------------7-------5-------|-3--2----7----7--7---5---3--222222- 
---3-5-7--------------------5-6-7---3-5-3-|-------0-0--0-0--0---3------------- 
 
 
 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|X---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|X---------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-7-9 
|-5-7-2--2---2---2--5-7-2--------------------5-7-2-2---2---2--5-7-2-2--------- 
|-----0--0-3-0-5-0------0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0------0-0-3-0-5-0------0-0--------- 
 
 
       (end B)  E7#9  F7#9  E7#9                 F7#9  E7#9  Trem.pic  E7#9 
-------------|--------------------9-9--7---15-xx------------------------------ 
-------------|--------------------9-9--7---15-xx------------------------------ 
------------X|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
-7-5-7-5----X|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------7-5-|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 F7#9  E7#9    N.H       E7#9  slide down.  Riff A 
------------(7)---------------------------|--------|-------------------------- 
-------------------(7)--------------------|--------|-------------------------- 
---------------(5)------------------------|--------|-------7------------------ 
----------------------(5)-----------------|--------|-7-8-9---9-7-5-6---------- 
------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------7-------5 
------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------5-6-7-- 
 
 
 
                                       Riff B   Riff C 
-------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------- 
------------------10-9---------------|--------|------------------------------- 
-------------7-----------------------|--------|------------------------------- 
-------7-8-9---9---------------------|--------|-----6---6-7-6-------6---6-7-6- 
------------------------------5------|--------|-6-7---7-------7--6-7--7------- 
-3-5-7------------------5-6-7---3-5-3|--------|------------------------------- 
 
 
 
                             (end C) 
------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- 
--------6---6-7-6--------6---6-7-6--|-----6---6-7-6--------6---6-7-6---------6 
-7--4-7---7-------7--4-7---7-------7|-5-7---7-------7--5-7---7-------7-----7-- 
------------------------------------|------------------------------------5---- 
 
 
                              Riff C 
---------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------- 
---------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------- 
---------------------------|---------|----4------4------4------4-------------- 
---6-7-6--------6---6-7-6--|---------|---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6--------6---6 
-7-------7----7---7-------7|---------|-57---7557---7557---7557---75----7---7-- 
------------5--------------|---------|-------------------------------5-------- 
 
 
                                                                         slide 
-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------ 
-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------ 
-----------------------|----------------------------------------------~~~----- 
-7-6--------6---6-7-6--|-----6---6-7-6-------6---6-7-6--------6---6-7-~~~----- 
-----7----7---7-------7|-5-7---7-------7-5-7---7-------7----7---7------------- 
--------5--------------|----------------------------------5-----------------22 
 
 
Solo                          slide  
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
|-----------------------------------5--|-------------------------------------- 
|-7-5-------------7-5----------^5-7---7|-7-5-------------7-5------------------ 
|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3-3-5-0--------|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3-3-5-0-3-5-6-7 
 
 
                                  slide 
------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
------|------------------------------------------5--|------------------------- 
------|-7-5-------------7-5--------------5-5-7-7---7|-7-5-------------7-5----- 
-3-5-7|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3-3-5-0-^7------------|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3- 
 
 
                                      B  R 
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------ 
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------ 
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------ 
-----------------------|--------------------------------------5--|------------ 
-----------------------|-7-5---7-5------------------------5-7---7|-7-5---7-5-- 
-3-5-0--0-0-3-5-7-3-5-7|-----7-----7^-5-7-5-4-3-5-3-0-5-7--------|-----7-----7 
 
 
 
                      su  sd 
----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------- 
----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------- 
----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------- 
-----5-----5-----5-----^9-5^|-------------7-8-9-8-5-7-5-7-5---7-5|------------- 
---5---7-5---7-5---7-5------|-7-5---7-5---------------------7----|-7-5---7-5--- 
-7--------------------------|-----7-----7------------------------|-----7-----7- 
 
 
                                                               B   R 
--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------|-------------------------------------------------8-----8-- 
--------------------|-------------------------4-------------9-(9)12-9---9-6---- 
-4-5-6-------7-8-9-2|-------------7-8-9-7-5-7---5-7-8-9-5---------------------- 
-------5-6-7-------2|-7-5---7-5---------------------------7-------------------- 
-------------------0|-----7-----7---------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
-7-------7--|---------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
---9-7-9---9|-----9----------------9----------------------|-------------------- 
------------|-0-7---7-7-0--0-0-7-9---7-0-7-0-0------------|-5-----5-5-------5-- 
------------|------------------------------------------5-7|---7-5-----7-5-7---- 
------------|----------------------------------5-3-5-7----|-------------------- 
 
 
 
 
--------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------- 
--------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------- 
--------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------- 
-5-5-----5-5-5-5----------|--ZZZ------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5-----5-5-5-5------ 
-----7-5---------7-5---7-5|-------ZZZ-|---7-5-----7-5-7-------7-5---------7-5-- 
---------------------7----|-----------|---------------------------------------- 
 
 
                      S            trem.bar  
------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------- 
------|--------------0---3------------------|---------------------------------- 
------|--------------2^4---4-2-0-2-4-0-0-^^^|---------------------------------- 
------|-------------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5-----5-5-5-5 
---5-7|------------7------------------------|---7-5-----7-5-7-------7-5-------- 
-7----|-0-0--0-3-0--------------------------|---------------------------------- 
 
                                    RiffD 
                                     sd    
----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------- 
----------|---------------------8-7|------------------------------------------- 
----------|---------------6-9-8----|------------------------------------------- 
----------|---------5-8-7----------|------------------------------------------- 
-7-5---5-7|---4-7-6----------------|-----------------5-4---------------7-5----- 
-----7----|-5----------------------|-(17)^-3-2-1-0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-0-----0-0- 
 
 
      end RiffD   riffD   
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|------------------ 
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|------------------ 
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|------------------ 
---------4-5-6^|---------|---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6--|---4-------4------ 
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|-3---5-5-3---5--3- 
-7-5-0-0-------|---------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0|------------------ 
 
 
                                         sd  riffD  2x 
-------------------------------------------|----------|------------------ 
-------------------------------------------|----------|------------------ 
-------------------------------------------|----------|------------------ 
-4-------4------4-------4------4-------4---|----------|---4-5-6---4-5-6-- 
---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5^|----------|------------------ 
-------------------------------------------|----------|-0-------0-------- 
 
 
 Guitar2 
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------|---------------------------------7-------7------7-------7-- 
|---2-3-4---2-3-4--|-------------------------------5---7-7-5---5--5---7-7-5---5 
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|-0-------0-------0|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|                  | 
|Guitar1           | 
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------- 
|---4-5-6---4-5-6--|---4-------4------4-------4------4-------4------4-------4-- 
|------------------|-3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5 
|-0-------0-------0|----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 Guitar2  
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|-----------2-3-4---2-3-4---2-3-4--|-------------------------------- 
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|---------0-------0-------0-------0|-------------------------------- 
|          |                                  |  
|          |                                  | 
|Guitar1   |                                  | 
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|-RiffD-2x-|---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6--|---4-------4------4-------3----- 
|----------|----------------------------------|-3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---4--- 
|----------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0|-------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 Guitar2        (Guitar3) 
|-------------------14------------14---|--------------------------------------- 
|---7-------7----13----15--15--13----15|--------------------------------------- 
|-5---7-7-5---7------------------------|--------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------- 
|                                      | 
|                                      |  
|Guitar1                               |C9 B9 bend  Esus4  E   G7   C9  B9 
|--------------------------------------|--------------0----0---7--------------- 
|--------------------------------------|-3--2---------0----0---6-----3--2222222 
|--------------------------------------|-3--2---------9----9---4-----3--2222222 
|---4-------4-------4-------------4----|-2--1---------7----6---3-----2--1111111 
|-3---5-5-3---5--3-----5---5---3------5|-3--2---------7----7---5-----3--2222222 
|--------------------------------------|------3-5-3---0----0---3--------------- 
 
 
 Guitar2                     D                           E 
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------|-7------------------------7^-9---------------- 
|--------------------------|-7------------------------7^-9---------------- 
|--------------------------|-7------------------------7^-9---------------- 
|--------------------------|-5------------------------5^-7---------------- 
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 
|                          |     
|     Cupid's dead.        | (Rap)      
|Guitar1                   |     
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------2------|-5-7-2--------------------5-7-2-2---2---2----- 
|-------------------0-3-5-0|-----0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0------0-0-3-0-5-0----- 
 
 
 
 Guitar2                       G                A  
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------- 
|------------------------------12-------------|-14------------------------ 
|------------------------------12-------------|-14------------------------ 
|------------------------------12-------------|-14------------------------ 
|------------------------------10-------------|-12------------------------ 
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------- 
|                                             |  
|                                             |      
|Guitar1      b r                             |   
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------- 
|---------5-7-7-9-7-5-7-5---------------------|--------------------------- 
|-5-7-2-2-----------------7-5--5-7-2-2---2---2|-5-7-2--------------------- 
|-----0-0--------------------------0-0-3-0-5-0|-----0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0--- 
 
 
 Guitar2    
   E                     E                         D 
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
|--9---------------------9----------------------|--7---------------------- 
|--9---------------------9----------------------|--7---------------------- 
|--9---------------------9----------------------|--7---------------------- 
|--7---------------------7----------------------|--5---------------------- 
|--0---------------------0----------------------|------------------------- 
|                                               | 
|                                               | 
|Guitar1                         b r            | 
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------- 
|----------------------------5-7-7-9-7-5-7-5----|------------------------- 
|-5-7-7^-2---2---2---5-7-2-2-----------------7-5|-5-7-2-2---2---2--5-7-2-- 
|--------0-3-0-5-0-------0-0--------------------|-----0-0-3-0-5-0------0-0 
 
 
 
 Guitar2              E                                          G 
----------------|----------------------------------------------|---------- 
----------------|-----9----------------1010--1010---9-9--------|-12------- 
----------------|-----9-----------------9-9---9-9---9-9--------|-12------- 
----------------|-----9-----------------9-9---9-9---9-9--------|-12------- 
----------------|-----7-----------------7-7---7-7---7-7--------|-10------- 
----------------|-----0-----------------0-0---0-0---0-0--------|---------- 
                |                                              |           
                |                                              |      
 Guitar1        |                                              |              
----------------|----------------------------------------------|---------- 
----------------|----------------------------------------------|---------- 
----------------|----------------------------------------------|---------- 
----------------|---------------------------5-7-7-9-7-5-7-5----|---------- 
----------------|-5-7-2-2---2---2---5-7-2-2-----------------7-5|-5-7-2-2-- 
-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0|-----0-0-3-0-5-0-------0-0--------------------|-----0-0-- 
 
 
 Guitar2 
          A                   E 
---------------------------------------------------|---------------------- 
----------14------------------9--------------------|---------------------- 
----------14------------------9--------------------|---------------------- 
----------14------------------9--------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5 
----------12------------------7--------------------|---7-5-----7-5-7------ 
------------------------------0--------------------|---------------------- 
                                                   |                      
                                                   |                 
 Guitar1                          Cupid's dead     | Dead.                         
---------------------------------------------------|---------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------|---------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------|---------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5 
---2---2--5-7-2--------------------5-7-7--2---2---2|---7-5-----7-5-7------ 
-3-0-5-0------0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0---------0-3-0-5-0|---------------------- 
 
 
 
 Guitar2          slide    
------------------------| 
------------------------| 
------------------------| 
-----5-5-5-5------------| 
-7-5---------7-5---5-7^-| 
-----------------7------| 
                        |                                                 
                        | END.                                            
 Guitar1          slide |                                                         
------------------------| 
------------------------| 
------------------------| 
-----5-5-5-5------------| 
-7-5---------7-5---5-7^-| 
-----------------7------| 
 
 
 
Well that's it. 
Send a mail if anything is dim. 
 
Bjorn Magnussen  10.16.1992
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