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Linger

by The Cranberries

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Intro tab

E ––2–––2–––––––2–––2–––2–––––––2–––2–––2–––––––2–––2–––2–––––––2––––
B ––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3––––––
G ––0–––––––0–––––––0–––––––0–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2––––––––
D –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
    D/G                             D/A

How to learn the intro tab

Start off by realizing you have these two chord shapes:

E ––2–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B ––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G ––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––2––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
D –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––                     
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
    D/G                             D/A

Then add arpeggios based off these shapes:

E ––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2––––
B ––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3––––––
G ––0–––––––0–––––––0–––––––0–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2––––––––
D –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
    D/G                             D/A

Then, add the important note on the high-E string (played with the first and third arpeggio for each chord):

E ––2–––2–––––––2–––2–––2–––––––2–––2–––2–––––––2–––2–––2–––––––2––––
B ––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3–––––––3––––––
G ––0–––––––0–––––––0–––––––0–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2–––––––2––––––––
D –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
    D/G                             D/A

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