"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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