Chords for The Cure "Love Song" Bass lesson
Tempo:
149.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
F
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Okay, I'm gonna teach you how to play the love song by the cure.
There's only two parts to it
One part is played probably 80% of the song.
I'm gonna start with it.
It's only two measures
I'm gonna break it down one measure than the second measure.
[Am] Okay, so it goes
[G]
[B] Okay, that's the first measure.
Let's
Cipher those notes here.
It's just being played on the D and [A] the a string
[Am] [G]
[A] [B]
[G]
[A] [B] That's pretty simple there.
And then the second half of the riff [F] is
[A] [E]
[B]
[C#] All that is is on the D and the a string as well
[F]
Okay, play it slower
[C] [A] [E]
[B]
[C] Okay, [A] so so far you got the main riff is
[G] [A] [B]
[F]
[E] [B] [C]
Keeping my fingers well spread apart
Just to show you each individual fret that I'm fretting to play
This part isn't necessarily how you want to play it
As far as keeping your hands that far spread apart
[C#] Okay, so that's the first part let's [A] play it through full speed
[G]
[E] [F]
[N] Okay, you'll recognize that from throughout the song like multiple times
Then we've got another part here, it's gonna go
[F]
[G]
[A]
[Am]
[F]
[G] [B] [A]
[C] [E]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am]
[F]
Okay, this part is gonna be
[G]
[A] [B]
It's the first half.
So this the second riff that I'm showing you.
He's got two measures as well
Okay, so the first half is starting on the eighth fret of the a string.
This is just on the a and the D
[A] [F]
[G] [A]
[B] [A] Okay, that's the first [F] half of it
[G]
[A] [B]
[A] Second half is [Am]
[A] [C] [E]
[G]
[A]
[Am] [F]
[G]
[B] [A]
[Am] [A]
[C] [E]
it's the only time that G string comes into play in this song is those three e notes
[E]
And you're gonna end the song
Do [A] like this.
I got three a's
And one strum got an a here got an a here
An a here [E] look all three of those at [A] once
Do like this.
You don't have to [G#] do all that if you don't want
[A]
[B] Whatever anyway, it works
So you got the whole song [A] there?
[G] [F] [E]
[A]
[G] [F]
[E] [F]
[G] [A]
[E]
[A]
There's only two parts to it
One part is played probably 80% of the song.
I'm gonna start with it.
It's only two measures
I'm gonna break it down one measure than the second measure.
[Am] Okay, so it goes
[G]
[B] Okay, that's the first measure.
Let's
Cipher those notes here.
It's just being played on the D and [A] the a string
[Am] [G]
[A] [B]
[G]
[A] [B] That's pretty simple there.
And then the second half of the riff [F] is
[A] [E]
[B]
[C#] All that is is on the D and the a string as well
[F]
Okay, play it slower
[C] [A] [E]
[B]
[C] Okay, [A] so so far you got the main riff is
[G] [A] [B]
[F]
[E] [B] [C]
Keeping my fingers well spread apart
Just to show you each individual fret that I'm fretting to play
This part isn't necessarily how you want to play it
As far as keeping your hands that far spread apart
[C#] Okay, so that's the first part let's [A] play it through full speed
[G]
[E] [F]
[N] Okay, you'll recognize that from throughout the song like multiple times
Then we've got another part here, it's gonna go
[F]
[G]
[A]
[Am]
[F]
[G] [B] [A]
[C] [E]
[F] [G]
[A] [Am]
[F]
Okay, this part is gonna be
[G]
[A] [B]
It's the first half.
So this the second riff that I'm showing you.
He's got two measures as well
Okay, so the first half is starting on the eighth fret of the a string.
This is just on the a and the D
[A] [F]
[G] [A]
[B] [A] Okay, that's the first [F] half of it
[G]
[A] [B]
[A] Second half is [Am]
[A] [C] [E]
[G]
[A]
[Am] [F]
[G]
[B] [A]
[Am] [A]
[C] [E]
it's the only time that G string comes into play in this song is those three e notes
[E]
And you're gonna end the song
Do [A] like this.
I got three a's
And one strum got an a here got an a here
An a here [E] look all three of those at [A] once
Do like this.
You don't have to [G#] do all that if you don't want
[A]
[B] Whatever anyway, it works
So you got the whole song [A] there?
[G] [F] [E]
[A]
[G] [F]
[E] [F]
[G] [A]
[E]
[A]
Key:
A
G
F
B
E
A
G
F
Okay, I'm gonna teach you how to play the love song by the cure.
There's only two parts to it
_ One part is played probably 80% of the song.
I'm gonna start with it.
It's only two measures
I'm gonna break it down one measure than the second measure.
[Am] Okay, so it goes
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Okay, that's the first measure.
Let's
Cipher those notes here.
It's just being played on the D and [A] the a string _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ That's pretty simple there.
And then the second half of the riff [F] is _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] All that is is on the D and the a string as well
[F] _
Okay, play it slower _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Okay, [A] so so far you got the main riff is _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Keeping my fingers well spread apart
_ Just to show you each _ individual fret that I'm fretting to play
_ This part isn't necessarily how you want to play it _ _ _ _
_ As far as keeping your hands that far spread apart _
[C#] _ _ _ _ Okay, so that's the first part let's [A] play it through full speed
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] Okay, you'll recognize that from throughout the song like multiple times
Then we've got another part here, it's gonna go
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ Okay, this part is gonna be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ It's the first half.
So this the second riff that I'm showing you.
He's got two measures as well
Okay, so the first half is starting on the eighth fret of the a string.
This is just on the a and the D
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] Okay, that's the first [F] half of it
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] Second half is _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ it's the only time that G string comes into play in this song is those three e notes
[E] _ _ _ _
And you're gonna end the song
_ _ Do [A] like this.
_ _ I got three a's
And one strum got an a here got an a here _
An a here _ _ _ [E] look all three of those at [A] once _ _ _ _ _
Do like this.
_ You don't have to [G#] do all that if you don't want
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Whatever anyway, it works
_ So you got the whole song [A] there? _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's only two parts to it
_ One part is played probably 80% of the song.
I'm gonna start with it.
It's only two measures
I'm gonna break it down one measure than the second measure.
[Am] Okay, so it goes
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Okay, that's the first measure.
Let's
Cipher those notes here.
It's just being played on the D and [A] the a string _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ That's pretty simple there.
And then the second half of the riff [F] is _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] All that is is on the D and the a string as well
[F] _
Okay, play it slower _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Okay, [A] so so far you got the main riff is _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Keeping my fingers well spread apart
_ Just to show you each _ individual fret that I'm fretting to play
_ This part isn't necessarily how you want to play it _ _ _ _
_ As far as keeping your hands that far spread apart _
[C#] _ _ _ _ Okay, so that's the first part let's [A] play it through full speed
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] Okay, you'll recognize that from throughout the song like multiple times
Then we've got another part here, it's gonna go
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ Okay, this part is gonna be
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ It's the first half.
So this the second riff that I'm showing you.
He's got two measures as well
Okay, so the first half is starting on the eighth fret of the a string.
This is just on the a and the D
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] Okay, that's the first [F] half of it
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] Second half is _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ it's the only time that G string comes into play in this song is those three e notes
[E] _ _ _ _
And you're gonna end the song
_ _ Do [A] like this.
_ _ I got three a's
And one strum got an a here got an a here _
An a here _ _ _ [E] look all three of those at [A] once _ _ _ _ _
Do like this.
_ You don't have to [G#] do all that if you don't want
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Whatever anyway, it works
_ So you got the whole song [A] there? _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _