Politician Live Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Key:	Db
Capo:	no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 410,301. Last edit on Apr 29, 2019
POLITICIAN  (Bassline) (Live)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1972 Album LIVE CREAM VOLUME II)
 
Words and Music by Jack Bruce & Pete Brown
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 
  [Intro]
  Q=80
  4/4
  Gtr I
   W          E e Q  Q  S S E    E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|----------|-----------x-5----|---------------------|------------------------|
D|----------|---------------7\-|-----3-4-------------|-------x-x-7-7-7-5-3----|
A|----------|-4-5--------------|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5--|
E|----------|------------------|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E  S S E S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-------/7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5------------------7-|
A|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S E S S E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7---7-7-5-3-----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5\--|
E|-----------------4-5-|-------------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E    E E E S S E S S S S E
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----x-7-7-x-7-7-7-5----|-----x-5-5-x-5-5-5-3----|
A|---------------------7\-|---------------------5\-|
E|-5-5--------------------|-3-3--------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------||
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-5-3---||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5-||
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------||
 
 
 [1st Verse]
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-5-7-5-7-5-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-------------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|-------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E Q  S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|--------7-7-7-7-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------7-|
A|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S E S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7---7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S S S S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------5-5---5-5---5-3---|
A|---------------------7-|-----------------------5-|
E|-5-5-------------------|-3-3---------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|---------------------|--------------------------||
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-5-3------||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5----||
E|-----------------4-5-|--------------------------||
 
 
 [2nd Verse]
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E Q  S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|--------7-7-7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------7-|
A|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S E S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7---7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A|---------------------7-|---------------------5-|
E|-5-5-------------------|-3-3-------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E Q  S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|----------------------||
D|-----3-4-------------|--------7-7-7-7-5-3---||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------5-||
E|-----------------4-5-|----------------------||
 
 
 [3rd Verse]
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E Q  S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|--------7-7-7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------7-|
A|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S E S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7---7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A|---------------------7-|---------------------5-|
E|-5-5-------------------|-3-3-------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E +E   S S S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----||
D|-----3-4-------------|----------7-7-------------------||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-(5)/-----------------------||
E|-----------------4-5-|--------------------------------||
 
 
 [Guitar Solo]
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E  E S S E S S S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-----/7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5------------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E S S S S S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-----7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-5s3------|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5---------------------5----|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E S S S S S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7\-|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------------|
A|-----------------4-5-|--------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S E S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A|---------------------7-|---------------------5-|
E|-5-5-------------------|-3-3-------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E S S E S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|----------------------------||
D|-----3-4-------------|-----7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-3------||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-------------------5----||
E|-----------------4-5-|----------------------------||
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E S S S S S S E E S S
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|---------7p5-7p5---5-7p5-|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-5h7---------7-------|
E|-----------------4-5-|-------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E S S S S S S S S S E.
G|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-7-------|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-5h7---------------5-----|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-5---------------7-|
A|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E S E S S E S S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A|---------------------7-|---------------------5-|
E|-5-5-------------------|-3-3-------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E S S S S S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------------||
D|-----3-4-------------|---------5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\---||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-5h7---7------------------||
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------------||
 
 
 [4th Verse]
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E Q  S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|--------7-7-7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------7-|
A|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S E S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7---7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A|---------------------7-|---------------------5-|
E|-5-5-------------------|-3-3-------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E Q  S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|----------------------||
D|-----3-4-------------|--------7-7-7-7-5-3---||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------5-||
E|-----------------4-5-|----------------------||
 
 
 [5th Verse]
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-5-3---|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5-|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E Q  S S S S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|--------7-7-7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
D|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------7-|
A|-----------------4-5-|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E E E S S S S E S S E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-----3-4-------------|-------7-7---7-7-5-3----|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----------------5--|
E|-----------------4-5-|------------------------|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S S S E   E E E S S E S S S S E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A|---------------------7-|---------------------5-|
E|-5-5-------------------|-3-3-------------------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E e E e S S S S E e
G|---------------------|----------------------||
D|-----3-4-------------|-----3-4--------------||
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-----4h5-4h5------||
E|-----------------4-5-|-----------------4-5--||
 
 
 [Outro]
                                      ritardando H.=H
   E e E e S S S S E e   S S S S S S S S E. S +Q
G|---------------------|--------------------7-(7)--*|
D|-----3-4-------------|---------6-7-6-7-----------*|
A|-4-5-----4h5-4h5-----|-4-5-4-5---------5---------*|
E|-----------------4-5-|---------------------------*|
 
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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).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|   h   -  hammer-on
|   p   -  pull-off
|   x   -  muted
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