Sinking by The Cure
Bass Tabs by IncurableNikki
incurablenikki@yahoo.com
This is as best that I could make out from
the song. The first and third “measures” of
part B and C are played like a guitar chord
with your ring finger on A3 and your index
finger on D2. Listen carefully to the song
to get the rhythm. Enjoy!
(A)
G-|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|-|--5544----------|--5544----------|--5544----------|--5544----------|
A-|-|------557--7\---|------557--7\---|------557--7\---|------557--7\---|
E-|3|0--------------3|0--------------3|0--------------3|0--------------3|
(Ab)
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|--5544----------|--5544----------|--5544----------|--5544557757-520|
A-|------557--7\---|------557--7\---|------557--7\---|----------------|
E-|0--------------3|0--------------3|0--------------3|0---------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_cure/sinking_btab_ver_2.html ]
(B) chord fingering
G-|----0-------0---|--22002---22002-|----0-------0---|--22002---22002-|
D-|--2---2---2--2-2|----------------|--2---2---2--2-2|----------------|
A-|3--3---3-3-3--3-|0------0-0------|3--3---3-3-3--3-|0------0-0------|
E-|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------3|
Repeat: A
Repeat: Ab
Repeat: B
Repeat: A x3 (1st verse after two)
Repeat: Ab
Repeat: B
Repeat: A
Repeat: Ab (2nd verse)
Repeat: B x2 (w/ no E3 at the end both times)
(C) chord
G-|----------------|--00440---00440-|----------------|--00440---00440-|
D-|----0-------0---|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------|
A-|--2---2---2--2-2|---------------0|--2---2---2--2-2|----------------|
E-|3--3---3-3-3--3-|0------0-0------|3--3---3-3-3--3-|0------0-0------|
(D) chord
G-|----------------|----0-------0---|----------------|----0-----------|
D-|0-20-020-020-202|--2---2---2--2-2|0-20-020-020-202|--2---2---2-----|
A-|----------------|3--3---3-3-3--3-|----------------|3--3---3-3-320--|
E-|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------32|
Repeat: A (x3) to end on E0.
