"Love Removal Machine" (Radio Session) From the Box Set "Rare Cult" Released 2000 As Performed by The Cult Written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy Transcribed by Derek Wilkie (derekwilkie@home.com) Guitar is tuned normally e B G D A E Legend: / - slide up \ - slide down X - strings muted with "pick" hand ~ - vibrato * - do not let string ring ) - bend ---> if a Q appears to the right of this, indicates a 1/4 bend. Hence, 4)Q means a string om the 4th fret is bending by 1/4; 4)H means a string on the 4th fret is bending by 1/2; 9)F means a Full bend on a string on the 9th fret. ( - bring back -->bring the string back to original tone. For example, if you see 4)H( this means bend the string on the 4th fret by 1/2 then bring the string back to original tone. h - hammer the string p - pull the string D D D D |--10------10------8------8---------8-----8--------7-----8--------| |-----10------10-----10-----10--------8-----8--------8-----8------| |--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7-----7----| |0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |--10------10------8------8---------8-----8------7----------------| |-----10------10-----10-----10---8----8-----8----8----------------| |--------7-------7------7-------\5------7--------7----------------| |0---------------7--------------\5--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |11-11~---11--12--14--12--11-11~-11-12-14--12--11--7--11-12-14--12-11-7/--14-12-11-7-| |0--0-----0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |---10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |7--7--/--11--12--14--12--11--7~-11-12-14--12--11--7--11-12-14--12-11-7/--14-12-11-7-| |0--0-----0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15--------------13---13---13--13-----13---13---13--13-----12---12---13--12-----| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10---10---10--10-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15--------------13---13---13--13-----13---13---13--13-----12h13p12-h13p12h13p12| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12-12-12--12-12-12-12| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12-------------------| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15---15--15-----13---13--------------13---13---13--13-----12---12---13--12-----| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10---10---10--10-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15---15--15-----13---13--------------13---13---13--13-----12---13--12---13--12-| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12---12--12---12--12-| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12---12--12---12--12-| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10---10--10---10--10-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play 2 times D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |11~-11~--11--12--14--12--11-7~-/11-12-14--12--11--7--11-12-14--12-11-7/--14-12-11-7-| |0---0----0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Love Removal..." Played 2 times D C C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----13-12~--------13-12~----------13-12~--------13-12~------13-12~--------13-15~----| |---------------11--------------11------------11------------------------11-----------| |12----------12--------------12------------12-------------12---------12--------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |10---10---10-10| |10---10---10-10| |7----7----7--7-| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |_____________| ^------------this is played along with above until next verse D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15--------------13---13---13--13-----13---13---13--13-----12---12---13--12-----| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10---10---10--10-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15---15--15-----13---13---13--13-----13---13---13--13-----12h13p12-h13p12h13p12| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12-12-12--12-12-12-12| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12-------------------| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15---15--15-----13---13--------------13---13---13--13-----12---12---13--12-----| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12---12---12--12-----| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10---10---10--10-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15---15---15--15-----13---13--------------13---13---13--13-----12---13--12---13--12-| |14---14---14--14-----14---14---14--14----\12---12---12--12-----12---12--12---12--12-| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----12---12--12---12--12-| |12---12---12--12-----12---12---12--12----\10---10---10--10-----10---10--10---10--10-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play 4 times D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |11~-11~--11--12--14--12--11-7~-/11-12-14--12--11--7--11-12-14--12-11-7/--14-12-11-7-| |0---0----0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Love Removal..." D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15-------------------13-------------------13-------------------12--------13---------| |14-------------------14-------------------12-------------------12--------12---------| |0--------------------0--------------------10-------------------12--------12---------| |------------------------------------------10-------------------10--------10---------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15-------------------13-------------------13-------------------12-------------------| |14-------------------14-------------------12-------------------12-------------------| |0--------------------0--------------------10-------------------12-------------------| |------------------------------------------10-------------------10-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *SOLO* Played 2 times D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----13-12~--------13-12~----------13-12~--------13-12~------13-12~--------13-15~----| |---------------11--------------11------------11------------------------11-----------| |12----------12--------------12------------12-------------12---------12--------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |10---10---10-10| |10---10---10-10| |7----7----7--7-| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |_____________| ^------------this is played along with above play 2 times D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----7--------7-------7---7-------7---7--7\5---5-------5---5--5----------------------| |7---7----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7\5---5---5---5---5--5-5---5-------5---5--5-| |5---5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5\3---3---3---3---3--3-5---5---5---5---5--5-| |---------------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3--3-| | | | | |15-13p12h13p12h15-| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |________________| ^--------------continue this part until the end of the solo Play 4 times D D C G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----7--------7-------7---7-------7---7--7\5---5-------5---5--5----------------------| |7---7----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7\5---5---5---5---5--5-5---5-------5---5--5-| |5---5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5\3---3---3---3---3--3-5---5---5---5---5--5-| |---------------------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3--3-| | | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |11~-11~--11--12--14--12--11-7~-/11-12-14--12--11--7--11-12-14--12-11-7/--14-12-11-7-| |0---0----0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Love Removal..." D |--------| |5/7--7--| |5/7--7--| |5/7--7--| |3/5--5--| |--------| Transcribers Comments: This version of Love Removal Machine, which is I think their first, has, in my opinion, the same type of sound and format as She Sells Sanctuary. It was first recorded in 1986 on BBC Radio One and only available in the box set. This song (especially this version) is one of my favorites from The Cult.