Eric Clapton – Blues Power (Bass Tab)
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BLUES POWER (Bassline)
As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 1970 Album ERIC CLAPTON)
Words and Music by Eric Clapton & Leon Russell
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass'
[Intro] [1st Verse]
Q=78
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 E E H E. S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
G|------------|---------------||-----------------------------|
D|------------|-------------2-||-3-----3-----3-3---------0---|
A|------------|-3-------------||-----3-----3---------0-3---3-|
E|------------|---------------||-------------------4---------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------0---|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-0-4-0-----|---------------------------------|
A|-----3-------3---------------2-|-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3-----3-----0-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------3-------3---3-4---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-3-3-3-2-3-4-0--|
E|----------------------------------|
2/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E H. E S S E S S
G|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------------3-4-|-5-----------|-----------2-|
A|-5-5---5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----|-------------|-3---3-3-----|
E|---------------5-------5---------|-------------|-------------|
4/4
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3---3-3-----3-3-------------|-------------------------------2-|
A|-----3-------3---------0-3-5-0-|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-2-3---|
E|---------------------3---------|-------3-------3-------3---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-2-3-4-|
A|-------3-------3-------3---------|
E|---------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E H S E.
G|-----------------|---------------||
D|-5-------5-------|------------2--||
A|-----5-------5---|-3-------------||
E|-----------------|---------------||
[2nd Verse]
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3---3-3-3-------------|-3-3-----3-3-----3---------------|
A|---------------------0-3-5-3-|-------3-------3---0-0-1-0-2-0---|
E|-------------------4---------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-----|
E|---------------3---------------3-|
S S S S E S S S S S S a S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2h3-------|---------------------0-2-0------|
A|-3-3---3-3---2-3-3---3-----2-3-4-|-5-5---5-5-----5-5---------2-0--|
E|---------------------------------|-----5-------5------------------|
2/4 4/4
E E H. E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------------------------0-2-|
A|-------------|-3-3-3-0-4-0-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5---4-5-4-----|
E|-3-----------|-------------|-----5-------5-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------------5-|
D|-3-3-----3-3-----3-2-3-2-3-5-7---|
A|-------3-------3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------------3-------|---------3---------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------5-3-0-|-----5-------5-----|
E|-------5-------5-------5---------|-3-----------------|
[3rd Verse]
E Q. E. S E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------||-----------------------------|
D|---------------2-||-3---3-3-----3-3-------------|
A|-3---------2-3---||-----------3---------0-3-5-3-|
E|-----------------||-------------------4---------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------5----|
D|-3-----3-----3---4---5-7------|
A|-----3-----3---3---3-------2--|
E|------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S a S S S S
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------2h3-------|
A|-3-3-----3-----3-3-------0-3-0-|-3-----3-3-----3-3---3-----2-3-4-|
E|-------3-----3-------2-3-------|-----3-------3-------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------0-2-0-3-4---|
A|-5-5---5-5-----5-5---------------|
E|-----5-------5-------------------|
[Outro]
2/4 4/4
E E E E E. S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|--------------------|---------------||---------------------------------|
D|-5------------------|-----------1-2-||-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------|
A|-----5------------0-|-3-----3-3-----||-------3-------3---------0-3-5-0-|
E|------------2-3-3---|-----3---------||-----------------------4---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-|
A|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-2-3---|
E|-------3-------3-------3---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
A|-------3-------3-------3-----0-2-|-3-3-----3-3-----3-2-3-2-3-------|
E|---------------------------3-----|-------3-------3-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------|
A|-------3-------3---------0-3-5-0-|
E|-----------------------4---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------7-5-----|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------2-4-----7-5-|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3---3---------|
A|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------|-------3-------3---------0-1-2-0-|
E|-------3-------3-----------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------1-2-|
A|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-------3-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-------------|-----------------------------1-2-|
A|-------------------------0-3-5-0-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----|
E|-----------------------3---------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-------------|
A|-------------------------0-3-5-0-|
E|-----------------------3---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
D|-----------------------------1-2-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-4-5-7---|
A|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-3-|
A|-2-3---3-3-3-----3-3---3-2-3-----|
E|---------------3-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------|-----------------------------0-2-|
A|-------3-------3---------0-1-3-0-|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----2-3-----|
E|-----------------------3---------|-------3-------3-------3---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3---5-7---7-5-|---------------------------0-1-2-|
A|-------3-------3-----------------|-3-3-----3-3-----3-2-3-2-3-------|
E|---------------------------------|-------3-------3-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------*|
D|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------*|
A|-------3-------3---------0-1-3-0-*|
E|-----------------------3---------*|************************************
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).
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