Cream – Swalbr (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab
Guitar Intro Tab
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As recorded by Cream
(From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS)
Words by Pete Brown
Music by Jack Bruce
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
Intro
Q=118
4/4
Gtr I
W H. Q E S S S S S S S S S S E E
G|----------|---------9\--|---------------------------|
D|----------|-------------|-----5---5-7---7-5---5-----|
A|----------|-------------|-7-7-------------------7-5-|
E|----------|-------------|---------------------------|
1st Verse
Q Q E. S E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
G|----------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------||----------------|---------7-5-----|-----------------|
A|-7--5--7--5---5-||-----7------5-6-|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)--7------5-6-|
E|------------7---||-0-0----7-7-----|-----------------|---------7-7-----|
3/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E +E. S E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E
G|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
D|---------7-5-----|---------------|-----5---5-7---7-5---5------|
A|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)-5-7-5---7-|-7-7-------------------7-5--|
E|-----------------|-----------7---|----------------------------|
Q Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E H. E S S S S S S S S S S E E
G|---------------|------------------|-------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------|------7-(7)-5-----|-------------|-----5---5-7---7-5---5------|
A|-7--5--7-6-5-4-|-3------------7-5-|-------------|-7-7-------------------7-5--|
E|---------------|------------------|-7-----------|----------------------------|
2nd Verse
Q Q S S E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
G|-----------------||---------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------||---------------|---------7-5-----|------------------|
A|-7--5--7-5---5-6-||-7--7------5-6-|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)--7------5-6--|
E|-----------7-----||-------7-7-----|-----------------|---------7-7------|
3/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E +E. S E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E
G|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
D|---------7-5-----|---------------|-----5---5-7---7-5---5------|
A|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)-5-7-5---7-|-7-7-------------------7-5--|
E|-----------------|-----------7---|----------------------------|
Q Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
G|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|---------------|------7-(7)-5-----|------7-(7)-----5-|------7-(7)-5-----|
A|-7--5--7-6-5-4-|-3------------7-5-|-3----------5-7---|-3------------7-5-|
E|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
2/4 4/4
E E H. W E S S S S S S S S S S E E
G|-------------|------|---------------------------|
D|-------------|------|-----5---5-7---7-5---5-----|
A|-------------|------|-7-7-------------------7-5-|
E|-7-----------|------|---------------------------|
Bridge
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q Q S S E S S E
G|-----------------||-------------4-6-|-------------4-6-|-------9-7-9-9-7---|
D|-----------------||------6-(6)------|------6-(6)------|-----------------9-|
A|-7---5---7-----3-||-4---------------|-4---------------|-7--7--------------|
E|-----------7-7---||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S E E E E E E E E
G|------9-(9)-------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|-7--7-------7-6-5-|-3--3--0-----1-2-|-3--3--0-----3---0-|-2-2-2-------0-1--|
E|------------------|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-------|---------2-2------|
Guitar Solo
E E H. Q E. S E E E E E E E E E E E E +E S S E. S E E E E
G|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------||-----------------|---------7-5-----|-----------------------|
A|-3-----------||-7--7--5-----5-6-|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)-7-5-7--5-----5-6--|
E|-------------||---------7-7-----|-----------------|--------------7-7------|
E E E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|---------7-5-----|-----------------------|
A|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)-7-5-7-7-5-----5-6-|
E|-----------------|---------------7-7-----|
E E E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|---------7-5-----|-----------------------|
A|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)-7-5-7-7-5-----5-6-|
E|-----------------|---------------7-7-----|
E E E E E E E E +E S S S S S S S S S S E E Q Q E Q E
G|-----------------|-----------------------------|---------------||
D|-------5-7-5-----|-------5---5-7---7-5---5-----|---------------||
A|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)-7-------------------7-5-|-7--5--7----3--||
E|-----------------|-----------------------------|---------7-----||
Bridge
H S S S S S S E Q. E +E E E E Q E S S E E Q E E E E E E E E
G|------6p4-6---6p4---|------6-(6)-4-----|------9-7-9-7----|-----------------|
D|------------------6-|--------------6---|--------------9--|-----------------|
A|-4------------------|-4--------------4-|-7--7------------|-7---7---7-6-5-4-|
E|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------7-(7)-5-----|------7-(7)-5-----|
A|-3------------7-5-|-3------------7-5-|
E|------------------|------------------|
E S S E E E S S E E E. S S S E S S S S E E
G|---------------------|-------------------------||
D|---------------------|-------------------------||
A|---------------------|----------------------5--||
E|-7---7-7---7---7-7---|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----||
3rd Verse
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|---------7-5-----|-----------------|
A|-7--7------5-6-|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)--7------5-6-|
E|-------7-7-----|-----------------|---------7-7-----|
3/4
E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|---------7-5-----|-----------------|---------7-5-----|----------------|
A|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)--7------5-6-|-7-5-7---------7-|-(7)-7-7--------|
E|-----------------|---------7-------|-----------------|-----------7----|
4/4
E S S S S S S S S S S E E Q Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E
G|---------------------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-----5---5-7---7-5---5-----|---------------|------7-(7)-5-----|
A|-7-7-------------------7-5-|-7--5--7-6-5-4-|-3------------7-5-|
E|---------------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------7-(7)-5-----|------7-(7)-5-----|-------7-(7)-5-----|
A|-3------------7-5-|-3------------7-5-|-3-3-3---------6-7-|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E H.
G|-------3-(3)-2-0---|-------------||
D|-----------------2-|-------------||
A|-3-3-3-------------|-2-----------||
E|-------------------|-------------||
Outro
E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E Q Q
G|---------------------------|----------------|
D|-----5---5-7---7-5---5-----|----------------|
A|-7-7-------------------7-5-|-7---5---7------|
E|---------------------------|----------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E Q H +W
G|---------------------------|-----11--(11)----|-(11)----*|
D|-----5---5-7---7-5---5-----|-----------------|---------*|
A|-7-7-------------------7-5-|-7---------------|---------*|
E|---------------------------|----------10-----|-(10)----*|************************************
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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| p - pull-off
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