The Cure - Lovecats bass tab

"Lovecats" by The Cure

from the album "Staring at the Sea--the Singles"

Yah, this is a string bass part, but if you don't have a string bass, you can easily play it on regular bass. Listen for variations, like bends & stuff...I hope all the notes are right, enjoy.

Created: June 2, 1999

/=slide up; \=slide down; ~=bend half step up

intro

E-3-5----3-|-1----3-|5----3--|1-----3-|

figure 1--beginning, verses; repeat as necessary

G----------------|---------------|

D----------------|---------------|

A----7--5--3----|----5--3--2---|

E-5------------3-|-1----------3-|

figure 2--chorus

G----------------|---------------------|

D-----------5----|-----------10\(or /)-|

A-3--5--7-----3-|-5--7--8-----------|

E----------------|---------------------|

back to figures 1 & 2

bass solo--repeat

G--------------|--------------------|

D----------9-\-|----------10\(& /)-|

A-0---6~------|-----7~------------|

E---------------|-1-----------------|

back to figure 1

middle figure

G--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|

D------5------|------7-------|------5------|-------10----|

A----7---7----|----8----8----|----7---7----|----8------8-|

E-0---------3-|-1----------1-|-0---------3-|-1-----------|

back to bass solo part played once

back to figure 1

ending walking bass part

G-------------------|-------------------|

D-------------------|-------------------|

A--------5-7-8-7---|--------2-3-2-----|

E-5-7-8----------8-|-1-3-5--------5-3-|

G------------------|-------------------|

D------------------|-------------------|

A--------5-7-8-7--|--------2-3-2-----|

E-5-7-8-----------|-1-3-5--------5-3-|

back to figure 1

ending--then he does some sliding thing up, I'm not sure where

E-0----|

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