Dreaming Bass

DREAMING (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1966 Album FRESH CREAM)
 
Words and Music by Jack Bruce
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 
 [Intro]
 Q=94
 6/8
 Gtr I
   W        Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   E E E E E E
G|--------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|--------|------------|--------0-2-|-3----------|-------------|
A|--------|----------0-|-1----3-----|----------0-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-|
E|--------|-1----1-3---|------------|------1-3---|-------------|
 
 
   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E
G|------------|------------|------------|--------0-2-|-3-----------|
D|----------4-|-5----------|--------0-2-|-3----3-----|--------0-2--|
A|-5----5-7---|--------0-1-|-3----3-----|------------|------3------|
E|------------|------3-----|------------|------------|-------------|
 
 
   Q.   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
G|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D|-3----------|-------------|---------2-4-|-5-5-5-------|--------------||
A|----------0-|-1-1-1-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-----|---------0-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
E|------1-3---|-------------|-------------|-------3-----|--------------||
 
 
 [1st Verse]
   E E E E E E   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-----------|-----------|------2-0---|-------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5----5----|-3----2----|-0--------3-|-2----2-3-4--|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.     E E E E E E    Q.   E E E
G|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------||
D|-----------|-----------|-----------7\-|--------2-3-||
A|-5----5----|-3----2----|-2-2-2-2------|-3----------||
E|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|--------0-2-|-3----------|------------|
A|----------0-|-1----3-----|----------0-|-1----3-3-4-|
E|-1----1-3---|------------|------1-3---|------------|
 
 
                                            [Bridge]
   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E    Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E
G|-------------|-------------|-------------||------------|-------------|
D|-----------4-|-5-5-5-------|-------------||------4-2---|------5-4-2--|
A|-5-5-5-5-7---|---------0-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-5--------5-|-7-----------|
E|-------------|-------3-----|-------------||------------|-0-----------|
 
 
                                        [2nd Verse]
   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.      E E E E E E   Q.   Q.
G|------2-0---|------3-2-0-|-----------||-------------|------------|
D|-3--------3-|-5----------|-----------||-------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|-0----2----||-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5----5-----|
E|-1----------|------------|-----------||-------------|------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.
G|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|
D|-----------|------2-0---|------------|-----------|
A|-3----2----|-0--------3-|-2----2-3-4-|-5----5----|
E|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|
 
 
   Q.   Q.     E E E E E E    Q.   E E E
G|-----------|--------------|------------||
D|-----------|-----------7\-|--------2-3-||
A|-3----2----|-2-2-2-2------|-3----------||
E|-----------|--------------|------------||
 
 
 [Out-Chorus]
   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  E   E E E E E E
G|------------|------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
D|------------|--------0-2-|-3----------|-----------|-----------4--|
A|----------0-|-1----3-----|----------0-|-1----3--4-|-5-5-5-5-7----|
E|-1----1-3---|------------|------1-3---|-----------|--------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E
G|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|-5-5-5-------|---------0-2-|-3----------|--------0-2-|-3-----------|
A|---------0-1-|-3-3-3-3-----|----------0-|-1----3-----|----------0--|
E|-------3-----|-------------|------1-3---|------------|------1-3----|
 
 
               9/8               6/8
   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   H.        +H.
G|------------|-----------------|------------|---------|--------*|
D|--------0-2-|-3---------------|--------0-2-|-3-------|-(3)----*|
A|-1----3-----|---------------0-|-1----3-----|---------|--------*|
E|------------|------1----1-3---|------------|---------|--------*|
 
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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).
 
|  +()   -  note tied to previous
|   \    -  slide out of (to "nowhere")
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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