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Torture Bass

(ver. 1)
Cure
Felt like tabbing this because I love the bassline in it. Not the toughest part, but
playing is fantastic. It's in drop D, and there are a few notes that are tough to hear
the "Hanging like this..." part. The rest of the song is pretty "in your face" with 
It also sounds best when you throw a little bit of overdrive into the mix, and if you use a
(and pick hard!), like Simon does. Just listen for the rhythm, because I'm not 100% sure 
got it perfect. The notes should be correct, though. Enjoy!

Intro (the keyboard part... you can play along with it)

G-------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------7-8~-----|
A-5--77--55----3--2---------------5--77--55-------------|
D--------------------5--3~------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------5-7~-|
A-5--77--55----3--2---------------5--77--55----7-8------|
D--------------------5--3~------------------------------|

Main Verse (In a room without a light...)
(Repeat these two parts for the verses)

G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------333-|
A---777-555-2-3-5---777-555-2-3-5-------------------3-3-3-555-----|
D-0---------------0---------------333333-555555-777---------------|

(Here for one more treacherous night...)

G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---777-555-2-3-5---777-555-2-3-5--------------------------------------|
D-0---------------0---------------333333-555555-777--333333-555555-777-|


Chorus (Hanging like this...)

G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------5----------------5-----555-------------555---------|
A-----777-55-7-8-------777-55-7-8-----------888-777---------888-777-|
D-3-2--------------3-2--------------3-5-------------3-5-------------|


Outro (Its torture... I'm almost there)

G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-0----000----003----003--335-5-5-3-0----000----003----003--335-5-5-|

After the outro, it goes back to the main verse, which is played a few times and then
song ends on a D. This is how I like to do it, but it can be played with only the open 
D:

G----------|
D----------|
A-5~~~-----|
D-0~~~-----|


I hope you like the tab! Unless I'm losing my hearing at the ripe age of 20, the notes
be pretty dead-on!
            
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