The Band – Up On Cripple Creek (Bass Tab)
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UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK (Bassline)
As recorded by The Band
(From the 1969 Album THE BAND)
Words and Music by Robbie Robertson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Rick Danko - Bass'
Intro
Q=148
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E H E Q E q Q E Q E H E Q E q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|------5------|------5-7-----|------5------|------5-7-----||
|-5-7---------|-5-7----------|-5-7---------|-5-7----------||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
1st - 5th Verses
$
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E
||----------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
||o---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
||o---------------|---------------|-5--5--5--5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
||--5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|--------------|------------------|
Q +E E Q. E E Q E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-5-5--5-5--5---|-7----7-7--7-7-|
|-5--(5)-5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|
+E Q E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-(7)-7--7-5-4-5-7-|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------|------------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------------|---------------|
|-5--5--5--5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5--5-5-|---------------|
|--------------|------------------|-5----5-5----5-|
E Q E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E Q E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|------------------||
|-5-5--5-5--5---|-7----7-7--7-7-|-(7)-7--7-5-4-5-7-||
|---------------|---------------|------------------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------4S|=5--5--5--5-5-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5--5---|--------------|
To Coda
+E E E E E E E. S Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-(5)-5-7-5-7-5-4--5-|-7--7-7------7-|-(7)-7-----7---7-8-|-9--9----------|
|--------------------|--------7--7---|-------7-7---7-----|-------9--9-9--|
Interlude
Q. E H +W +H H 4x E E E E Q E E
|---------------|-------------|---------------||-----------------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------o||-----------------|
|-10----9S10----|-(10)--------|-(10)---------o||--------------5--|
|---------------|-------------|---------------||-5-5-5-5-5--5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|-----5-------------|
E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|-----5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E Q. E H +W +H H
|------------------||---------------|-------------|--------------||
|------------------||---------------|-------------|--------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-10----9S10----|-(10)--------|-(10)---------||
|------------------||---------------|-------------|--------------||
Outro
E E E E Q E E +E E e e E E e e e e e e Q e E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|-----5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|
E E e e E E E E e e e e Q e E +E e e e E E e e
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|-----5-------------|
e e e e E e Q +E e e e E E e e e e e e Q e E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------5--|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|
+E e E E E E e e E E e e Q e E +E e e e E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-7-|
|-----5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|-----5-------------|
e e e e Q e E +E e e e E E e e e e e e E e Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|-----5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
e e e e E E e e E E e e E E E E e e e e Q e E +E e e e E E e e
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------*|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-7-|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5--*|
|-----------------|---5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|-----5--------------*|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