Primary Bass tabs by The Cure

Primary bass tab by The Cure

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


This is the bass part for Primary as played by Simon Gallup. Singer Robert Smith also plays bass on this song.

Best played as 16th notes with a pick - requires some wrist stamina!

Intro:

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|x-------x-------|x---x---x---x-5-|
E|x-------x-------|x---x---x---x-0-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-7---|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|--------------5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-| x6

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse ('The innocence of sleeping children...'):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5/|12-12-12-11-11-11-12---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------------0-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-7---|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|--------------5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-| repeat all x3

Interlude:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-7---|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|--------------5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-| x2

Verse ('The very first time I saw your face...'):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5/|12-12-12-11-11-11-12---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------------0-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-7---|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|--------------5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-| repeat all x2

Bridge 1 ('Oh remember...'):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Interlude:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-7---|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|--------------5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-| x4

Verse ('And so the fall came thirteen years...'):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5/|12-12-12-11-11-11-12---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------------0-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-7---|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|--------------5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-| repeat all x2

Bridge 2 ('So they close together...'):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3/10-10-10-10-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|

G|----------------|------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|----------------|------------------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x4

Outro:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-7---|
D|--------------5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--------------5-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|--------------5-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------------0-| x4

End on a final ringing E (E0 and A7)

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| x  Ghost note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
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