Cream – Lawdy Mama (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Cream (From the 2003 Album BBC SESSIONS) Words and Music by Unknown Author Arranged by Cream Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=132(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I ~~~~~~~ S E. +H. S E. Q S E. E E S E. Q H
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------|--------------|
|-5h7--(7)------|-5h7--5-----------|-5h7\---------|
|---------------|---------7p5------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------8-5-|--------------|

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                                  |-3-|
  W          S E. +H.        S E. E E E  Q   E E
|----------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------|-5-------------|-5------5-------------|
|----------|---7--(7)------|---7------7\----------|
|----------|---------------|-------------5--\3----|
|----------|---------------|-------------------5--|
~~ |-3-| |-3-|
  S E. Q  Q  E E E   H    E E E E E   E Q.   E E Q
|------------------|----------------|-5-------------|
|------------------|--------------5-|--------5------|
|----------------2-|--------5---6---|---7-----------|
|-5s7\-------2h4-2-|----------------|---------------|
|------------0-----|----------------|---------------|
|------------------|----------------|---------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-3-| |-3-|
  E    +E  Q      E E E E E E
|-----------------5-----------|
|-8b10-(8)-8pb10----8p5-------|
|-----------------------7-5-7-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
~~~~~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E   +E  E E E E E E E E E    E E E E +Q   E E
|-----------------5---------|--------------------||
|---------------5---8-5---5-|--------------------||
|-5b7-(5)---5-6---------7---|-/6-----------------||
|---------------------------|----7---------------||
|---------------------------|------7-7-(7)----0--||
|---------------------------|--------------------||
1st Verse A5 D5 A5 PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
|-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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D5 A5 PM----------------------|
  q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q   Q  Q  E E   E E  E E Q  a Q
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-2-----2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---|----/2---------|-----/2-2-0--------|
|-0-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2------2--0---|-------------0h2---|
|---------------|---------------0-|-0-----------4-|-0-0---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
PM------------------------------|
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  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q   Q  Q  E E   E E E E +Q    E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------||
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-/2--/2---------|-2-0-------------5-6--||
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------2--0---|-----2-2-(2)/---------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-/0--/0-------3-|----------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|----------------|----------------------||
Guitar Solo N.C. ~~~~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |-3--|
  E Q    E  +Q   E E   Q  E  E  E  E  E  E    Q     E E  E  +Q    E     +E  Q
|---5------------8---|------12-10----10----------|-----------------------------|
|-5----/10-(10)------|------------13----13b14----|-10-9-10-(10)--13b14-(13)----|
|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3--| |--3---|
  E  Q       +E   E  E  E     +E   E  E
|---------------------------------------|
|---15pb17r=(15)-13h15p13b14-(13)-------|
|---------------------------------14-14-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
~~ |--3---| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |--3--|
   +E   E  E     +E   S  S  H      E  E  E  Q  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--------------------------------|---15-12-15-12-------------------|
|------13-15b17-(15)-13-15-13----|---------------15-13-15-13-------|
|-(14)---------------------------|---------------------------14-14-|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
~ ~ |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   Q   +E   E E E E S S E E E   E     E Q  E E E E E E   E E E H    E E E
|-----------------5-----------|----------------------7-|---5---------------|
|-------------5-8---8p5-------|------------0-----5-----|-----5------5---5--|
|-14--(14)\-7-----------7-5-7-|-5b5.5--------5-6-------|-------7------7----|
|-----------------------------|-------7-7--------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
  E E E Q  E E E E E E   E   +E  E E E E E E E E E   E E E +S  E. +Q   E Q
|----------------------|-----------------5---------|-----------------------|
|---5---8--5---------5-|---------------5---8-5---5-|---------------------5-|
|-----5------8-7-5-7---|-5b6-(5)---5-6---------7---|-5h6-------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|-----7-(7)-------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------7--(7)------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|

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    H     Q.      E    S      +S   +S  S  E  E Q       E E   +E       E H.
|-------------------|-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10----8b8.5--10-8-|-(8)b8.5----------|
|-/10----10tr8---10-|-----------------------10-------------|---------10-------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------9-----|
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
~~ |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |----3-----|
  E  E E  E E  E E  E E  E    Q    E  E  E  E     +E   E  Q   E     +E
|-8----8---------8----8---------|----12---------------------------------|
|---10---10-8-10---10---10\-----|-10----10-12b14-(12)----10--12b14-(12)-|
|---------------------------/11-|---------------------11----------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----3-----| |--3--| |--3--|
  E  E      +E   +E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E
|---12b14==(12)-(12)r(12)-12-10--------------|
|-------------------------------13-12-10-11--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------3--------|
   S     +E.  S      +E.  +S      +E.  S      +S   +E   E
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14-(12)-12b14==(12)r(12)b14-(12)-12b14==(12)r(12)-10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

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   E  E  Q   S     +S  E  S      +E.    +E   E  E   E  Q   Q
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12----10--12b14-(12)---13b15==(13)-|-(13)-13-13r-13-10-------|
|----13------------------------------|--------------------11\--|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---3---| |-3-| |--3--|
   E  E   +E  E E E S S E E E E
|-(7)---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----7b9-(7)-5S6-7-5s6-------6-|
|-----------------------7-5-7---|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3-| |-----3-----| |-3-|
  Q   E E E E S    +S  +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   E E
|--------------------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------------------|-------0-(0)-------||
|-----------2-4b6==(4)r(4)-2---2-|-2-----1-(1)-------||
|-7\----2h4------------------4---|---2-2-2-(2)-------||
|--------------------------------|----------------0--||
|--------------------------------|-------------------||
2nd Verse A5 D5 A5 PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
  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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-5-5-4---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D5 A5 PM--| PM----------|
  q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E Q  a Q
|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-2-----2-2-4---|-2-2-4-2-5-5-4---|-------2-2-0--------|
|-0-----0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)----------0h2---|
|---------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E5 PM----------------------------|
  E E E E a E E Q        E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|---------------2--|
|-----2-2--------------|-----------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
|---------3p2-2--------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|
|-0-0-----------3b3.5--|-2-2-4-2-5-5-4-4-|---------------0--|
|----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
H.=H N.C. BbA TP |---3----| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E S   +S  E E E E E E   E E e E +E  Q.     q  Q  H
|---5-------------------------|-------0-(0)-0----|-0----------*|
|-----8-5---------------------|-----3-2-(2)-2----|-2----------*|
|---------7b9-(7)-7-5-7-5-5h7-|-5---3-2-(2)-2----|-2----------*|
|-----------------------------|-----3-2-(2)-2----|-2----------*|
|-----------------------------|-------0-(0)-0----|-0----------*|
|-----------------------------|------------------|------------*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths