Homesick bass tab by The Cure

�Homesick” - The Cure

Intro:

G|14------------------14--16--17--|16------------------16--17--16--|
?D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|17--16--14--14---------------16-|17--16--14--14------16--17--19--|?
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|19//21--21--21--21--19--19--19--|19//17--17--17--17--16–-17–-16--|?
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|17--16--14--14---------------16-|17--16--14--14--------------16--|?
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|17--16--14--14--------------16--|17--16--14--14------16--17--19--|?
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|1921----21--21----------21--2121|211919--191717--171616--161414--|
?D|-/------------------------------|-/-------/-------/-------/------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|141212--12--14--------------1414|141616--14--16--------------16--|
?D|-/------------------------------|-/------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|17--16--14--14---------------16-|17--16--14--14--------------1414|?
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

Drums Enter:

G|14121212129-9-9-9/7-7-7-7/5-5-5-|5/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
?D|-/-------/----------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|0h2-2---2---2---------------2-2-|2p0-0-0-2---2---------------2-2-|
?D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|2/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/121212|12141414141616161617171717161616|
?D|--------------------------------|-/-------/-------/-------p------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|17--17--17--171717----------1717|1716161617--17--------------1717|
D|--------------------------------|-p------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|1716161616--17--------------1717|1716161616--17--------------1717|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|1716161616--17--------------1717|1716161414--14--------------16--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

?G|17--16--14--14---------------16-|17--16--14--14------16--17--19--|
?D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G/21--19--17--16---------------16-|17--16--14--14--------------1414|
?D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |


G|14121212121414141412121212141414|14121212121414141416161616171717|
D|-/-------h-------p-------h------|-p-------h-------/-------h------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|1716161616--1616------------1616|1617171717--1616--1414--14141414|?
D|-p------------------------------|-h------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|14--1616--1414-/1212--1414--1212|--12----12–-1214--14141414121212|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------/------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|129-9---9–--7-7-----9-----7-----|9-----7-----9-----7-----9-------|
D|-/------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|2-----------4-------5-------4---|5---4---2---2-------4---5---7---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G/9---7---5---4---------------4---|5---4---2---2---------------2-2-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|2p0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-|5/7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9p7-7-7-7-9-9-9-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|9-------------------9---9---7---|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|2---//5---//7---------------////|2---//5---//7---------------////|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|9---//12--//14--------------////|7---//9---//14--------------////|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|7---//9---//14--------------////|9---//12--//14--------------////|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G|14----12----14------------------|14----16----17---------------16-|?
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G||17--16--14--14---------------16-|17--16--14--14------16--17--19--|?
D|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G/21--19--17--16---------------16-|17--16--14--14--------------16--||
?D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

Enter Vocals:

Once The vocals enter, he either plays this:

G||17--16--14--14---------------16-|17--16--14--14------16--17--19--|?
D|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
? |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G/21--19--17--16---------------16-|17--16--14--14--------------16--||
?D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

or this:

G|2-----------4-------5-------4---|5---4---2---2-------4---5---7---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

G/9---7---5---4---------------4---|5---4---2---2---------------2-2-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
?A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|?
 |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |

he also bends the 19th fret at certain times to create a bluesy effect

There’s some other stuff that he does. however, any other stuff that he does is more or less stuff he played in the intro. i listened to a live version of this song and realized that he is basically improvising over the entire thing. so really you can just take these ideas and make your own ideas out of them! good luck!