Esten bass tab by The Cure

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)



This is the bassline for the 2019 live recording of the instrumental song 'Esten' at Sydney Opera House
concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Disintegration album (1989).
The song was originally released as part of the deluxe edition of Disintegration (2010)
as an unfinished band demo from the Disintegration recording sessions.

Standard tuning (EADG)

Riff 1 - chord progression is B/G/A/A, played 'high':

G|--------7-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9---9-9---|
D|9---9-----9---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------7-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9-9-9-9---|
D|9---9-----9---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------7-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9---9-9---|
D|9---9-----9---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------7-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9-9-9-9---|
D|9---9-----9---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Riff 2 - chord progression is B/G/A/A, played 'low' (down one octave):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------2-|--2---2---2-2---|
A|2---2---2-2-----|----------------|0---0---0-0-----|----------------|
E|--------------3-|--3---3---3-3---|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------2-|--2---2-2-2-2---|
A|2---2---2-2-----|----------------|0---0---0-0-----|----------------|
E|--------------3-|--3---3---3-3---|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------2-|--2---2---2-2---|
A|2---2---2-2-----|----------------|0---0---0-0-----|----------------|
E|--------------3-|--3---3---3-3---|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------2-|--2---2-2-2-2---|
A|2---2---2-2-----|----------------|0---0---0-0-----|----------------|
E|--------------3-|--3---3---3-3---|----------------|----------------|

Riff 3 - chord progression changes to F#/G/A/A:

G|--------4-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9---9-9---|
D|4---4-----4---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------4-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9-9-9-9---|
D|4---4-----4---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------4-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9---9-9---|
D|4---4-----4---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------4-------|------4-----4---|----9---9-----9-|--9---9-9-9-9---|
D|4---4-----4---5-|--5-------5-----|7-7-------7-----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Song structure:
- Riff 1
- Riff 2
- Riff 3
- Riff 1
- Riff 2
- Riff 3
- Riff 1
- Riff 2 (end on the open A at the beginning of the penultimate bar)