band: the Cure
song: Sinking
album: head on the door
tabbed by: Joshua Cross (cure_dib@yahoo.com)
this is a very difficul song to figure out, since during the choruses the bass is really drowned out by the other instruments. i have seen several different tabs for this song, and they were all wrong in some way--usually during the choruses. i don't think this one is exactly right either, but i do think it is closer to what is actually played. if anyone has any corrections for this, please email me. enjoy.
VERSE FILL BEFORE CHORUS
G -------------------------- -------------------------------
D -----5-5-4-4-------------- -----5-5-4-4-5-5-7-7-5-7-5---0-
A -------------5-5-7-7--\--- ---------------------------7---
E -3-0--------------------3- -3-0---------------------------
CHORUS
"So I trick myself"
G -------0---------------0-------|----2-2-0-0-2-----2-2-0-0-2-
D ---2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-|----------------------------
A -3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---|--0-------------0-----------
E -------------------------------|----------------------------
after you play the first chorus, when robert sings "I crouch in fear and wait....." you play this:
G -------------------------------|------------------------------
D -------0---------------0-------|------------------------------
A ---2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-|---------2-2------------2-2---
E -3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---|--0--3-3-----3---0--3-3-----3-
"If only I could...if only I could..."
G -------2--------------2-------|-------0---------------0-------
D -0-2-0---0-2-0--0-2-0---0-2-0-|---2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-
A ------------------------------|-3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---
E ------------------------------|-------------------------------
G -------2--------------2-------|-------0-------------------
D -0-2-0---0-2-0--0-2-0---0-2-0-|---2-----2---2-----2-------
A ------------------------------|-3---3-----3-----3---3-2-0-
E ------------------------------|---------------------------
and then, when you go back to the verse, instead of playing -3-0- on the E string, you play -3-2-0- on the E, but only that first time. then you just play like normal until the end.