Cream Bass

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G
Key:	Bb
Capo:	no capo
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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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Cream – Prince
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