Cream – Wrapping Paper (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
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As recorded by Cream
(From the 1966 Album FRESH CREAM)
Words and Music by Jack Bruce & Peter Brown
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
1st & 2nd Verses
Q=116(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------------0-2-|
||o-3----3-3----3-|-------------2-|-3----3--------|-3----3-3-3-----|
||----------------|-3----3-3------|--------3----3-|----------------|
|-3-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|---------------|--------2-2--------|
|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-----0-2-4--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
1.
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. H
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|----------------|----------3----|-------------o||
|-5----5-5----5-|--------------2-|---3-----------|---3---------o||
|---------------|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3-----||
2.
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|------2-3------|----------------||
|--------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3----3-------2-||
|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3-3-5---||
Interlude
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------2-|
|-3----3-3----3-|-------------2-|-3----3------2-|-3------3-3-5---|
|---------------|-3----3-3------|--------3------|------3---------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3------3------|----------------|---------------|--------2-2-----|
|------3------3-|-1----1-1-3-1-3-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-----0-4-|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|----------------|--------3----3-|---------------||
|-5----5-5----5-|--------------2-|-3----3--------|-3----3------2-||
|---------------|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3------||
Bridge
E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3-3---3-(3)---3-|-----------------|---------------|--------------2--|
|-----------------|-1-1---1-(1)---1-|-3----3--------|-3----3-(3)-5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------3----3-|-----------------|
E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-3---3-(3)---3-|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-1-1---1-(1)---1-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-0-0-2-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|--------3----3-|----------------||
|-5------5-5-3---|--------------2-|-3----3--------|-3----3-------2-||
|------5-------5-|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3-3-5---||
3rd Verse
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------2-|
|-3------3-3-2---|--------------2-|-3----3-------2-|-3----3-(3)-3-5---|
|------3-------5-|-3----3-3-3-5---|--------3-3-5---|------------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3----3-3-3---3-|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------3---|-1----1-1-3-1-3-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-0-0-7-0-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-|
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|--------7-7-----4-|-5----5--------|-----------------||
|--------7-7---7-|-5----5-----5-7---|--------3----3-|-----------------||
|-5----5-----5---|------------------|---------------|-3----3-------2--||
|----------------|------------------|---------------|--------3-3-5----||
Outro
|-3-|
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2--|
|-3------3---3-3-|--------5-5-----2-|-3----3-------2-|-3-3--------------|
|------3---3-----|-3----3-----3-5---|--------3-3-5---|------------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------*|
|-3------3---3-3-|----------------|---------------|----------------*|
|------3---3-----|-1------1---1-2-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-0-0-2-4-*|
|----------------|------1---1-----|---------------|----------------*|Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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