The Cure – Torture (Bass Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G)
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Felt like tabbing this because I love the bassline in it. Not the toughest part, but
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!