Cream Bass
by Prince439 views, added to favorites 12 times
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G |
Key: | Bb |
Capo: | no capo |
Cream - Prince
Bass
Listen closely to the recording--most grace notes happen ON the beat. Don't focus on playing it note
for note - get the main grooves down and make small improvisations.
Many variations exist throughout the song - staccato vs. legato, some articulations are different each time
they are played, etc. Just groove and have fun!
Intro
8 Bars Rest
G|-----------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----6-h8--g6h8-p6-----|----------------6-8-|-----6---g6h8-------|-----6--g6h8-------|
A|-------------------8-6-|---6----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-6-6-------------------|--------------------|---6----------6---6-|---6---------4-5-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
G|---------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-----6---g6h8--------|--------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|-----6--g6h8----/11\|
A|-------------------6-|---6----------------|--------------------|----------------/11\|
E|---6----------6------|--------------4-5-6-|---6----------6---6-|---6---------6------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
Verse 1
Variations on this 4 bar phrase:
G|---------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----6---g6h8--------|--------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|-----6--g6h8-------|
A|-------------------6-|---6----------------|--------------------|-------------------| x 4
E|---6----------6------|--------------4-5-6-|---6----------6---6-|---6---------4-5-6-|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
Chorus 1
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-1-----|-----------------|
E|-6-------6-6-4-3-|-1-----1-1-1-3-4-|-------------4-3-|-1-------1-1-3-4-|
H E E E E Q E.S E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1-1-1-----|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E|-------------4-3-|-1-----1-1-1/8\--|---------3-----6-|(6)--------------|
Q E.S E E E E Q E.S E E Q H Q. E W
Verse 2
Variations on this 4 bar phrase:
G|---------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----6---g6h8--------|--------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|-----6--g6h8-------|
A|-------------------6-|---6----------------|--------------------|-------------------| x 3
E|---6----------6------|--------------4-5-6-|---6----------6---6-|---6---------4-5-6-|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
G|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----6---g6h8-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--------------4-5-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---6----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E Q E E E E W W W
Chorus 2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-1-----|-----------------|
E|-6-------6-6-4-3-|-1-----1-1-1-3-4-|-------------4-3-|-1-------1-1-3-4-|
H E E E E Q E.S E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1-1-1-----|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E|-------------4-3-|-1-----1-1-1/8\--|---------3-----6-|(6)--------------|
Q E.S E E E E Q E.S E E Q H Q. E W
Solo
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----6---g6h8-------|-----6------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-6------------6---6-|-6----------4-5-6-|
W W Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E
G|--------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|-----6--g6h8-------|
A|--------------4-5-6-|---6----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|---6----------------|--------------4-5-6-|---6----------4-5-6-|---6---------4-5-6-|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
Verse 3
Variations on this phrase:
G|--------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----6---g6h8-------|--------------------|-----6---g6h8-------|-----6--g6h8-------|
A|--------------4-5-6-|---6----------------|--------------------|-------------------| x 4
E|---6----------------|--------------4-5-6-|---6----------4-5-6-|---6---------4-5-6-|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
Chorus 3
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-1-----|-----------------|
E|-6-------6-6-4-3-|-1-----1-1-1-3-4-|-------------4-3-|-1-------1-1-3-4-|
H E E E E Q E.S E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1-1-1-----|---------------4-|-6---------------|-----------------|
E|-------------4-3-|-1-----1-1-1-3---|---------3-----6-|(6)--------------|
Q E.S E E E E Q E.S E E E E H Q. E W
G|--------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|--- 4 Bars ---|-----------------|---------g5/6-5-3---|
A|--- Rest ---|-6---------------|--------------------|
E|--------------|---------3-----6-|(6)-----------------|
H Q E H E E Q
Outro
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-1-----|-----------------|
E|-6-------6-6-4-3-|-1-----1-1-1-3-4-|-------------4-3-|-1-------1-1-3-4-|
H E E E E Q E.S E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----1-1-1-----|---------------4-|-6---------------|-----------------|
E|-------------4-3-|-1-----1-1-1-3---|---------3-----6-|(6)--------------|
Q E.S E E E E Q E.S E E Q H Q. E W
Repeat to fade out
Key to rhythm notations:
W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note
Key to articulations:
g - grace note
h - hammer on
p - pull-off
/ - slide up to
\ - slide down from
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