Bass tabs
Charlotte Sometimes by the Cure
Bass tabs by IncurableNikki
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This would be the easier version, but still all the right notes and completely playable (for beginners). It reads in 16ths (and each dash is a rest) and the tilde (~) means to hold the note. You can hear in the song when there are 4 notes in a row (three notes later in the song) the second note is played as a 32nd note (t) or something like that if it makes sense. It’s designed to be easier to play than the original way, which is played higher on the neck with a lot of sliding around. Enjoy!
(Intro Played twice)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-022-233/5|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233/5|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|3~-3t33-311-1----|-----------------|3~-3t33-311-1----|
E-|-----------------|-------------1111|-----------------|-------------1111|
(continue to first verse and play out song)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-0--------|----22-233-3----|0~-0t00-0--------|----22-233-3----|
A-|---------33-311-1|------------33-3|---------33-311-1|------------33-3|
E-|-----------------|0~-0------------|-----------------|0~-0------------|
(verse two)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-200--|
E-|-----------------|---------------33|
(people seemed so close..)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-------------3322|-----------------|-------------3322|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-0-00033--|-----------------|0~-0t00-0-0002233|
E-|1~-1t11-1-111----|---------------33|1~-1t11-1-111----|-----------------|
(third verse)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-200--|
E-|-----------------|---------------33|
(sometimes I'm dreaming)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-------------3322|-----------------|-------------3322|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-0-00033--|-----------------|0~-0t00-0-0002233|
E-|1~-1t11-1-111----|---------------33|1~-1t11-1-111----|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-------------3322|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3322|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-0-00033--|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|1~-1t11-1-111----|---------------33|1~-1t11-1-1110011|3~-3t3~-3-333----|
(On that bleak track)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t0~-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-233-3|-----------------|0~-0t0~-022-233-3|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t0~-022-233-3|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t00-022-200--|
E-|-----------------|---------------33|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-------------3322|-----------------|-------------3322|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t0~-0-00033--|-----------------|0~-0t0~-0-0002233|
E-|1~-1t1~-1-111----|---------------33|1~-1t1~-1-111----|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-------------3322|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3322|
A-|-----------------|0~-0t0~-0-00033--|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|1~-1t1~-1-111----|---------------33|1~-1t1~-1-1110011|3~-3t3~-3-333----|
(Charlotte sometimes crying for herself)
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t0~-022-233/5|-----------------|0~-0t0~-022-233/5|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|3~-3t3~-311-1----|-----------------|3~-3t3~-311-1----|
E-|-----------------|-------------1111|-----------------|-------------1111|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|0~-0t0~-022-233/5|-----------------|0~-0t0~-022-233/5|-----------------|0~
A-|-----------------|3~-3t3~-311-1----|-----------------|3~-3t3~-311-1----|
E-|-----------------|-------------1111|-----------------|-------------1111|