Cocaine Bass

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Tuning:	E A D G
Capo:	no capo
Author jake_luvs_bex [a] 522.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 4, 2021
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COCAINE (Bassline)
                           As recorded by Eric Clapton
                         (From the 1975 Album SLOWHAND)
 
Words and Music by JJ Cale
Transcribed by Jake Brown
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
 
 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=108
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  Q  Q  E S S   H    Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E S S   H    Q  Q
|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
|------------5s7-|-5-------5--|-7--------7-5h7-|-5-------5--|
|-7--------------|------5-----|-------7--------|------5-----|
 
 
                                1st Verse
    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  E E   H    Q  Q
||--------------|-------------||--------------|------------|
||o-------------|------------o||--------------|------------|
||o-7--------7--|-5-------5--o||-7--------7---|-5-------5--|
||--------7-----|------5------||-------7----7-|------5-----|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E S S   H    Q  Q    Q  E E Q  e S S   H    Q  Q
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-7----7----7-5h7-|-5-------5--|-7----7----7-5h7-|-5-------5---|
|--------7--------|------5-----|--------7--------|------5------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  E S S   H    Q  E E   +Q.   E +Q.   E   +H     E E Q
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7---------7-x-x-|-5-------5-7-|-(7)---5-(5)-----|---------------|
|--------7--------|------5------|---------------8-|-(8)----7------|
 
 
  H    Q  E S S   Q  +E. S Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E S S   H    Q  Q
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------||
|-7---------5s7-|-5--(5)-5----5--|-7--------7-5s7-|-5-------5---||
|---------------|----------5-----|-------7--------|------5------||
 
 
 2nd Verse
   Q  Q  q  E E   H    Q  Q    Q  E Q  E E S S   H    Q  E E
|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-/7--------7---|-5-------5--|-7---------7-5s7-|-5---------5S=|
|--------7----7-|------5-----|------7----------|------5-------|
 
 
  Q  Q  q  e e   H    Q  E E   H    Q  E S S   Q  Q  Q  E E
|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-7--------7---|-5---------5s|=7-------7-5s7-|-5----------7-|
|-------7----7-|------5------|------7--------|-------5------|
 
 
  +Q.   E +Q.   E   +H     E E Q    H    q  E S S   H    Q  Q
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|-(7)---5-(5)-----|---------------|-7---------5s7-|-5-------5--|
|---------------8-|-(8)----7------|------7--------|------5-----|
 
 
                                Guitar Solo
  Q  Q  q  E S S   H    Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    H    Q  Q
|----------------|------------||-------------|------------|
|----------------|------------||-------------|------------|
|-7----------5s7-|-5-------5--||-7-----------|-5-------5--|
|-------7--------|------5-----||-------7-----|------5-----|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-7----7----7--|-5--------5--|-7--------7--|-5---------5---|
|--------7-----|-------5-----|-------7-----|--------5------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  e E   Q.   E Q  S S E   Q.   E Q  e e   Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|-7---------7---|-5-------------5-|-7---------7---|-5---------5--|
|--------7----7-|--------5--5h7---|--------7----7-|--------5-----|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  q    H    Q.   E   Q.   E Q  e e   H    Q  S S E
|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7---------7--|-5---------5-|-7---------7---|-5-----------5-|
|--------7-----|------5------|--------7----7-|------5--5h7---|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  E S S   H    E E S S E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7---------7---x-|-5------------5-|-7-------------|-5---------5---|
|--------7--------|------5---5h7---|--------7------|--------5------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  q    H    Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   H    Q.   E
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7---------7--|-5-------5--|-7--------7---|-5---------5--|
|--------7-----|------5-----|-------7----x-|------5-------|
 
 
                                 3rd Verse
  Q  Q  Q  E E   H    Q  S S E    Q  Q  Q  e E   H    Q  Q
|--------------|---------------||--------------|------------|
|--------------|---------------||--------------|------------|
|-7--------7---|-5-----------5-||-7--------7---|-5-------5--|
|-------7----x-|------5--5h7---||-------7----7-|------5-----|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  q    H    Q  Q    Q  Q  q  e e   H    Q.   E
|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7--------7--|-5-------5--|-7--------7---|-5---------5--|
|-------7-----|------5-----|-------7----7-|------5-------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  E S S   H    e E E E   +Q.   E +Q.   E   +H     E E Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7---------x-5s7-|-5----------7-|-(7)---5-(5)-----|---------------|
|--------7--------|------5-------|---------------8-|-(8)----7------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  e S S   H    e E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-7---------7--|-5---------5--|-7---------7-5s7-|-5----------7-|
|--------7-----|--------5-----|--------7--------|------5-------|
 
 
  +Q.   E +Q.   E   +H     E E Q    Q  E E Q  E S S
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-(7)---5-(5)---3-|-(3)-----------|-7----7------5s7-|
|-----------------|--------7------|-----------------|
 
 
  H    Q  Q    Q.   E e E e S S   H    Q  Q
|------------|------------------|------------||
|------------|------------------|------------||
|-5-------5--|-7----------7-5s7-|-5-------5--||
|------5-----|--------7---------|------5-----||
 
 
   Outro
    Q.   E Q  Q    H    Q  Q   3x Q.   e Q  Q    H    Q  Q
||---------------|-------------||--------------|------------|
||o--------------|------------o||--------------|------------|
||o-7---------7--|-5-------5--o||-7----7----7--|-5-------5--|
||---------7-----|------5------||--------7-----|------5-----|
 
 
    Q.   E Q  Q    H    Q  Q      Q.   E Q  Q    H    Q  Q
||---------------|-------------||--------------|------------*|
||o--------------|------------o||--------------|------------*|
||o-7---------7--|-5-------5--o||-7---------7--|-5-------5--*|
||---------7-----|------5------||--------7-----|------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
X
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Cocaine – Eric Clapton
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good job dude :) nice S.C.O.M. tab as well XD
pretty good
Not a Cream song at all, just a number that was covered by Eric Clapton 1977. It took to 1980 to become "famous". By the way, most of all Cream songs where composed and sung by Jack Bruce, lyrics by Pete Brown.