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The Cure
Bass Tab

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Main verse

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|   (x6)
A|--4--4-4--------------2--2-2----------4--4-4---------------2--2-2-----------|
E|---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2--0h2p0---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2-2--0h2--|

(1:15)

Verse 1

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4--4-4/7-7-7-7--7-7---------------------------------------|   (x2)
A|--4--4-4-7-7-7-7--7-7------------------------4--4-4--------------2-2-2-2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2-2p0h2---|

(1:36)

Bridge 1

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   (x2)
A|--4--4-4--------------2--2-2------------4--4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7--2--2-2------------|
E|---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2-2--0h2p0------------------------------2-2--0h2p0-|

(1:57)

Verse 2

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4--4-4/7-7-7-7--7-7---------------------------------------|   (x4)
A|--4--4-4-7-7-7-7--7-7------------------------4--4-4--------------2-2-2-2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-------- 2-2-0h2--|

(2:40)

Bridge 2

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4--4--4--4/7-7-7-7--7-7------- 4-4-4-4--4-4--4--4-2-2-2-2--2------|
E|--5--5-5-------------------------------5--5-5------------------------------------|

(2:51)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4--4--4-4-4-4-4--4/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6------|
A|---------4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-7-7-7-7--7-7------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(3:01)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4-4--------------2--2-2----------4--4-4---------------2--2-2----------/7\0--|
E|---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2--0-2-0---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2-2--0h2-------|

(3:23)

Solo 1

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   (x4)
A|--4--4-4--------------2--2-2----------4--4-4---------------2-2-2-2---------------|
E|---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2--0h2p0---------0-0-0-0--0-0---------2-2--0h2------|

(4:05)

Verse 3

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4--4-4/7-7-7-7--7-7---------------------------------------|   (x4)
A|--4--4-4-7-7-7-7--7-7------------------------4--4-4--------------2-2-2-2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0---------2-2p0h2--|

(4:48)

Bridge 3

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4--4--4--4-7-7-7-7--7-7------- 4-4-4-4--4-4--4--4-2-2-2-2--2--|
E|--5--5-5-------------------------------5--5-5--------------------------------|

(4:59)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4--4--4-4-4-4-4--4/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
A|---------4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4-7-7-7-7--7-7--------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(5:10)

Chorus

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------4-4-4-4-----------------------7-7-7-7--|
E|--5--5-5/2-2-2-2/4--4-4---------5--5-5/2-2-2-2/4--4-4----------|

(5:20)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|------------------------4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
E|--5--5-5/2-2-2-2/4--4-4-------------------------------------------|

(5:31)

Main verse

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4-4--------------2--2-2----------4--4-4---------------2--2-2----------/7\0--|
E|---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2--0h2p0---------0-0-0-0--0-0--------2-2--0h2-------|

(5:52)

Solo 2

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|   (x6)
A|--4-4--4------------2-2--2------------4-4-4------------2-2-2-2-------------|
E|---------0-0-0-0--0-------2-2--0-2-0--------0-0-0-0--0---------2-2--0h2p0--|

(6:56)

Outro

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| (x7)
A|------4---4---------------|
E|--2/4---4-----------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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