Cream - Pressed rat and warthog
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Tuning: E A D G
PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1968 Album WHEELS OF FIRE)
Words and Music by Ginger Baker & Mike Taylor
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=68
6/8
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
D|-7----5----|-7----9----|-7----5----|-7----9----||
A|-5----3----|-5----7----|-5----3----|-5----7----||
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
[Chorus]
Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-5--(5)-2h3--(3)-3h|=5--(5)-2h3--(3)-3h|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S
G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-5--(5)-2h3--(3)-3h|=5--(5)-2h3--(3)-3h==|
E|-------------------|---------------------|
Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
A|-5--(5)-2h3--(3)-3h|=5--(5)-2h3--(3)-3h|=5--(5)-2h3--(3)-3-|-5--(5)---3-2-0-||
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
[1st Verse]
E S E S E E S S S S S E T T E E S S E S E S E S S S S
G|-----7-------9-7-|-7-7-----7-7-5-------|--------------------|
D|---7-------9-----|-----7---------5-----|-------2------------|
A|-5-----5-7-------|-------5---------3-5-|-5-5-5---4-3-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E S E S E E S S E S E T T E E S S
G|-------------|-----7-------9-7-|-7-----7-7-5-------|
D|-------------|---7-------9-----|---7---------5-----|
A|-2-2---2-2-4-|-5-----5-7-------|-----5---------3-5-|
E|-----2-------|-----------------|-------------------|
[Interlude]
E S E S S S S S S S E E E E. S E Q. Q. Q. Q.
G|-----7---------------|--------------||-----------|-----------|
D|---7-----------------|--------------||-----------|-7----9----|
A|-5-----5-4-4-3-4-4-4-|-2-2---2--2-4-||-5----3----|-5----7----|
E|---------------------|-----2--------||-----------|-----------|
[Chorus]
Q. Q. Q. Q +S S Q S S Q S S Q S S E E S S
G|-----------|----------------||---------------|-----------------|
D|-7----5----|-7----9--(9)----||---------------|-----------------|
A|-5----3----|-5----7--(7)\-3-||-5--0-2-3--0-3-|-5----2-3-2-0-3--|
E|-----------|----------------||---------------|-----------------|
Q +S S Q +S S Q. Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S
G|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-5--(5)-2-3--(3)-3-|-5----3--(3)-3-|-5--(5)-2-3--(3)-3-|-5--(5)-2-3--(3)-3-|
E|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
[2nd Verse]
Q +S S Q S S Q +S S E E E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S E E S S
G|-----------------|----------------||-----7-------9-7-|-7-------7-7-5-------|
D|-----------------|----------------||---7-------9-----|---7-7---------5-----|
A|-5--(5)-2-3--0-3-|-5--(5)-2-3-2-0-||-5-----5-7-------|-------5---------3-5-|
E|-----------------|----------------||-----------------|---------------------|
E S E S S S S S E E E E E E E E S E S E E S S S S S E S E E S S
G|-----7-------9-----|-------------|-----7-------9-7-|-7-7-----7-5--------|
D|---7-------9---0---|-------------|---7-------9-----|-----7-------5------|
A|-5-----5-7-------4-|-2-2---2-2-4-|-5-----5-7-------|-------5-------3-5--|
E|-------------------|-----2-------|-----------------|--------------------|
[Interlude]
S S S E S E S S E E E E E E E E S E S E S E S E S E S S S S S S S
G|-------7-----------|-------------||-----7-------5---|-----7-------5-------|
D|-----7-------------|-------------||---7-------5-----|---7-------5---5-----|
A|-5-5-----5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2---2-2-4-||-5-----5-3-----3-|-5-----5-3-------3-4-|
E|-------------------|-----2-------||-----------------|---------------------|
E S E S E S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
G|-----7-------5-----|-----7-----------5---|-----7-9-7-5-7-5-4------|
D|---7-------5-------|---7---7-------5-----|---7---------------7-5--|
A|-5-----5-3-----3-4-|-5-------5-4-3-----3-|-5----------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E S E E E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----7----------||
D|-4-2-4-2-0-------------|-----0-2-0-2-4-2-3-2-0---|---7------------||
A|-----------3-5-3-2-0---|---0-------------------3-|-5-----5-3-2-0--||
E|---------------------3-|-2-----------------------|----------------||
[Chorus]
E S E S E E S S E S E S E E S S E S E S E S S E E E E E E E
G|-----7-------9-9-|-----7-------5-7-|-----7-----------|-------------|
D|---7-------9-----|---7-------5-----|---7-------------|-------------|
A|-5-----5-7-------|-5-----5-3-------|-5-----5-7---5-4-|-2-2---2-2-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------|
E S E S E S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E S E S E E E E E E E E E
G|-----7-------9-9-7-|-7-7-------7-5-------|---------------|--------------||
D|---7-------9-------|-----7---------5-----|---7-----------|--------------||
A|-5-----5-7---------|-------5-5-------3-4-|-5---5-5-4-4-4-|-2-2---2-2-4--||
E|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|-----2--------||
[Outro]
E S E S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----7-------5-----|---------------5-----|-------------------------|
D|---7-------5-------|---7---------5-------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----5-3-----3-4-|-5---5-5-4-3-----3-4-|-5-4-5-4-5-4-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S E E E E S S S S E E E
G|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------5-|---------------|-7-7-5-----------|
A|-5-4-5-4-5-4-3-3-3---|-5-5-7-5-3-5-7-|-------7-5-3-5-7-|
E|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|
E E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S S S S S E E E
G|---------------|---5-4------|-----7---4-5-|-------------------|
D|---------------|-7-----7--5-|-7-7---7-----|---5-7-5-----------|
A|-5-5-7-5-3-5-7-|------------|-------------|-7-------7-5-3-5-7-|
E|---------------|------------|-------------|-------------------|
S S S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|---5-7-------*|
D|-------------------|-7-7-5-----------|---------------|-7-----7-----*|
A|-5-5-5-5-7-5-3-5-7-|-------7-5-3-5-7-|-5-5-7-5-3-5-7-|---------5-4-*|
E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------*|
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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
| h - hammer-on
| T - tap
| \ - slide out of (to "nowhere")
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