Cream – Lawdy Mama (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Cream (1966 recording from the 2003 Album BBC SESSIONS) Words and Music by Unknown Author Arranged by Cream Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 [Intro]
 Q=132(8=s8/shuffle feel)
 4/4
 Gtr I
    W          a Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-/7--------|-5h7--5--7--5--|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|
A|-----------|---------------|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|
E|-----------|---------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|

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

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

 [Verse 1]
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|----7--5-----|-------------|-------------|
D|----7--5-----|----------7--|----7--5-----|----7--5-----|
A|----------7--|-5-----------|----------7--|----------7--|
E|-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|

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

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|----9--7-----|----7--5-----|-------------|----------------||
D|----------9--|----------7--|----7--5-----|----7-7-5-5-----||
A|-7-----------|-5-----------|----------7--|------------7-7-||
E|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5--------------||
[Guitar Solo] |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
     E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G||----------------------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D||o-----7-7-5-7-5-------|---------------7-5-7-|
A||o---------------7-5-7-|-5-5-----------------|
E||--5-5-----------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
A|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7-|
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7-|
A|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5--------|
A|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7--|
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5------------------|
1. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----9-9-7-9-7-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D|---------------9-7-9-|---------------7-5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-----------------------||
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5--------o||
A|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7--o||
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-------------------||
2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----9-9-7-9-7-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D|---------------9-7-9-|---------------7-5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H
G|---------------------|----------------||
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7----------||
A|---------------7-5-7-|-------7-(7)----||
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5------------||

 [Verse 2]
   Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q
G|---------------|----7-7-5-5-----|----------------|---------------|
D|----7-7-5-5----|------------7-7-|----7-7-5-5-----|----7-7-5-5----|
A|------------7--|-5--------------|------------7-7-|------------7--|
E|-5-------------|----------------|-5--------------|-5-------------|

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

                                    ritardando H.=H
                                                           TP
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q    H    H      Q  E E +E  Q.     q  Q  H
G|----9-9-7-7-----|----7-7-5-5----|-----------|-----------------|------------*|
D|------------9-9-|------------7--|-----------|-----------------|------------*|
A|-7--------------|-5-------------|-----------|-----------------|------------*|
E|----------------|---------------|-5---------|----6-5-(5)-5----|-5----------*|
*************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") | |-3-| - triplet | TP - tremolo picking | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************