The Coffee Song Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 428,917. Last edit on Apr 3, 2022
THE COFFEE SONG (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1966 Album FRESH CREAM)
 
 
Words and Music by Ray Smith & Tony Colton
Arranged by Cream
 
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 
 
 [Intro]
 Q=105
 4/4
 Gtr I
   S E E +Q   +S  S S S E.   E E H.
G|----------------------7--|-6-----------||
D|-----7-(7)--(7)-----5----|---7---------||
A|------------------7------|-------------||
E|---5------------5--------|-------------||
 
 
 [Verse 1]
   Q  E E E S S +E  E   Q  E E E S S E E
G|--------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------|
A|------------5-(5)-4-|------------5-5-4-|
E|-5----5-5-5---------|-5----5-5-5-------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E E S S +E  E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
A|-----------5-4-|----------5---4-|---------------|------------5-(5)-4-|
E|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5-------|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-5-5---------|
 
 
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E S S +E  E   Q  E E E S S +S  S E
G|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|------------5-4-|------------5-4-|------------5-(5)-4-|------------5-(5)---4-|
E|-5----5-5-5-----|-5----5-5-5-----|-5----5-5-5---------|-5----5-5-5-------5---|
 
 
   Q  E E E. S +E  E   Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E E S S +S  S E   Q  E E E E E S S
G|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|------------------||
D|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|------------------||
A|-------------------|---------------|------------5-(5)---4-|----------------4-||
E|-5----5-5--3-(3)-5-|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-5-5-------5---|-5----5-5-5-5-5---||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   Q  E E E S S +S  S E   E E E E E E E E
G|----------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------|
A|-5------5---5-(5)---5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------5---5-------5---|-----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  S S S S +E  E   Q  E E E E E E
G|-------------7-(7)-6-|-----------------|
D|-----------5---------|-----------------|
A|---------7-----------|--------------4--|
E|-5--5--5-------------|-5----5-5-5-5----|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  H.        W
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------|------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5--5-------|------||
 
 
 [Verse 2]
   Q  Q  +E  E E E   E E H    E E
G|-----------------|--------------|
D|-----------------|--------------|
A|-----------5-5-4-|----------5-4-|
E|-5--5--(5)-------|-5-4-5--------|
 
 
   Q  Q  +E  S S +S  S E   Q  Q  +E  S S +S  S E
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------5-(5)---4-|-------------5-(5)---4--|
E|-5--5--(5)-5-------5---|-5--5--(5)-5-------5----|
 
 
                                                          [Chorus]
   Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E E S S +S  S E   Q  E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------------|----------------||------------------|
D|---------------|----------------------|----------------||------------------|
A|---------------|------------5-(5)---4-|--------------4-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-5-5-------5---|-5----5-5-5-5---||------------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  S S S S +E  E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------7-(7)-6-|----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5---------|----------------|------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------7-----------|--------------4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------|-5--5--5-------------|-5----5-5-5-5---|------------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   Q  H.        W
G|-----------------|------------|------||
D|-----------------|------------|------||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|------------|------||
E|---------------4-|-5--5-------|------||
 
 
 [Verse 3]
   Q  Q  +E  S S +S  S E   E E Q  +E  S S +S  S E
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------5-(5)---4-|--------------5-(5)---4-|
E|-5--5--(5)-5-------5---|-5-4-5--(5)-5-------5---|
 
 
   Q  Q  +E  S S +S  S E   E E Q  +E  S S +S  S E
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------5-(5)---4-|--------------5-(5)---4-|
E|-5--5--(5)-5-------5---|-5-4-5--(5)-5-------5---|
 
 
   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E Q  +E  S S +S  S E   E E Q  +E  E Q
G|-------------|------------------------|-----------------||
D|-------------|------------------------|-----------------||
A|-------------|--------------5-(5)---4-|-----------------||
E|-5--5--3--3--|-5-4-5--(5)-5-------5---|-5-4-5--(5)-5-5--||
 
 
 [Bridge]
   E E E E E. S +E  E   E E E E E S S +S  S E
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|---------5---4-(4)---4-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--5-(5)-7-|-5-5-5-5---5-------5---|
 
 
   E E E E E S S +S  S E   E E E E E S S +S  S E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------5---4-(4)---4-|---------5---4-(4)---4---|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-------5---|-5-5-5-5---5-------5-----|
 
 
   E E E E E. S +S  S E   E E E E E S S +S  S E   E E E E E S S +S  S E
G|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------2-|---------5---4-(4)---4-|---------5---4-(4)---6-|
E|-5-4-5-4-3--5-(5)-3---|-5-5-5-5---5-------5---|-5-5-5-5---5-------5---|
 
 
   E S S E E E E E E   Q  H.
G|-------------------|-9----------||
D|---9-9-------------|------------||
A|-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------||
E|-------------------|------------||
 
 
 [Verse 4]
   Q  E E E S S +S  S E   E E E E E S S +S  S E
G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------5-(5)---4-|-------------5-(5)---4-|
E|-5----5-5-5-------5---|-5-5---5-5-5-------5---|
 
 
   Q  E E E S S +S  S E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E E S S +S  S E
G|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
A|------------5-(5)---4-|----------5--4-|---------------|------------5-(5)---4--|
E|-5----5-5-5-------5---|-5----5-5------|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-5-5-------5----|
 
 
                         [Outro]
   Q  E E E S S +S  S E    Q  E E E. S +E  E   Q  E E E. S +E  E
G|----------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
A|------------5-(5)---4-||-------------------|-------------------|
E|-5----5-5-5-------5---||-5----5-5--5-(5)-5-|-5----5-5--5-(5)-5-|
 
 
   Q  E E E S S +S  S E   Q  E E E S S +S  S E   Q  E E E S S +S  S E
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|------------5-(5)---4-|------------5-(5)---4-|------------5-(5)---4-|
E|-5----5-5-5-------5---|-5----5-5-5-------5---|-5----5-5-5-------5---|
 
 
   Q  E E Q.   E   S S S S E E Q  Q    Q  H    Q
G|---------------|-------------------|------------*|
D|--------5----4-|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2--5--|-0--2----2--*|
A|---------------|-------------------|------------*|
E|-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
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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