Lawdy Mama Bass

by Cream
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From 1966. Link to the song: https://youtu.be/x0HPnztXyAM.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Key: Am
Capo: no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 427,849. Last edit on Sep 30, 2024
LAWDY MAMA (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(1966 recording from the 2003 Album BBC SESSIONS)
 
 
Words and Music by Unknown Author
Arranged by Cream
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 
 
 [Intro]
 Q=132(8=s8/shuffle feel)
 4/4
 Gtr I
    W          a Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-/7--------|-5h7--5--7--5--|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|
A|-----------|---------------|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|
E|-----------|---------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
 
 
   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 E E E E E
G|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-----9-9-7-7-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-------------|-------------||
D|-------------9-9-|-------------7-7-|----7--5-----|----7--5-----||
A|-7-7-------------|-5-5-------------|----------7--|----------7--||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------|-5-----------||
 
 
 [Verse 1]
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|----7--5-----|-------------|-------------|
D|----7--5-----|----------7--|----7--5-----|----7--5-----|
A|----------7--|-5-----------|----------7--|----------7--|
E|-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
 
 
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|----7--5-----|----7--5-----|-------------|-------------|
D|----------7--|----------7--|----7--5-----|----7--5-----|
A|-5-----------|-5-----------|----------7--|----------7--|
E|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
 
 
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|----9--7-----|----7--5-----|-------------|----------------||
D|----------9--|----------7--|----7--5-----|----7-7-5-5-----||
A|-7-----------|-5-----------|----------7--|------------7-7-||
E|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5--------------||
 
 
 [Guitar Solo]
            |-3-| |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-|
     E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G||----------------------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D||o-----7-7-5-7-5-------|---------------7-5-7-|
A||o---------------7-5-7-|-5-5-----------------|
E||--5-5-----------------|---------------------|
 
 
           |-3-| |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
A|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7-|
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
 
 
           |-3-| |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7-|
A|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
           |-3-| |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5--------|
A|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7--|
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5------------------|
 
 
 1.
           |-3-| |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----9-9-7-9-7-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D|---------------9-7-9-|---------------7-5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
           |-3-| |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-----------------------||
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7-7-5-7-5--------o||
A|---------------7-5-7-|---------------7-5-7--o||
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-------------------||
 
 
 2.
           |-3-| |-3-|           |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----9-9-7-9-7-------|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|
D|---------------9-7-9-|---------------7-5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------------|-5-5-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
           |-3-| |-3-|
   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H
G|---------------------|----------------||
D|-----7-7-5-7-5-------|-----7----------||
A|---------------7-5-7-|-------7-(7)----||
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5------------||
 
 
 [Verse 2]
   Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q
G|---------------|----7-7-5-5-----|----------------|---------------|
D|----7-7-5-5----|------------7-7-|----7-7-5-5-----|----7-7-5-5----|
A|------------7--|-5--------------|------------7-7-|------------7--|
E|-5-------------|----------------|-5--------------|-5-------------|
 
 
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|----7-7-5-5-----|----7-7-5-5-----|---------------|----------------|
D|------------7-7-|------------7-7-|----7-7-5-5----|----7-7-5-5-----|
A|-5--------------|-5--------------|------------7--|------------7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|-5-------------|-5--------------|
 
 
                                    ritardando H.=H
                                                           TP
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q    H    H      Q  E E +E  Q.     q  Q  H
G|----9-9-7-7-----|----7-7-5-5----|-----------|-----------------|------------*|
D|------------9-9-|------------7--|-----------|-----------------|------------*|
A|-7--------------|-5-------------|-----------|-----------------|------------*|
E|----------------|---------------|-5---------|----6-5-(5)-5----|-5----------*|
 
 
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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 into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| |-3-|  -  triplet
|  TP    -  tremolo picking
|    |   -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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