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TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES (Bassline) As recorded by Cream (From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS) Words and Music by Eric Clapton & Martin Sharp Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass' Intro Q=112 4/4 Gtr I W Q. +S S Q. +S S |----------|-/7----(7)-7---------------| |----------|-------------10----(10)-10-| |----------|---------------------------| |----------|---------------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|-7----(7)-7-----------------| |-9----(9)-9-8----(8)-8-|------------10----(10)-10---| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| Pre-Verse Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------||-7----(7)-7---------------| |-9----(9)-9-8----(8)-8-||------------10----(10)-10-| |-----------------------||--------------------------| |-----------------------||--------------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|-7----(7)-7----------------| |-9----(9)-9-8----(8)-8-|------------10----(10)-10--| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |------------------------||-----------------------| |-9----(9)-9-8----(8)-8\-||-0----(0)-0------------| |------------------------||------------3----(3)-3-| |------------------------||-----------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-0----(0)-0-------------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-|------------3----(3)-3--| |-----------------------|------------------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------||------------------------| |-----------------------||o-0----(0)-0------------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-||o------------3----(3)-3-| |-----------------------||------------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-0----(0)-0-------------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-|------------3----(3)-3--| |-----------------------|------------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-0----(0)-0------------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-|------------3----(3)-3-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-0----(0)-0-------------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-|------------3----(3)-3--| |-----------------------|------------------------| 1. To Coda Q. +S S Q. +S S Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q |-----------------------||---------------|--------------|---------------| |-----------------------||---------------|--------0-----|---------------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-||-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-----3--|-0-0-0--0-0-0--| |-----------------------||---------------|--------------|---------------| 2. E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q |---------------||---------------|--------------|--------------| |--------0-----o||---------------|--------0-----|--------------| |-0-0-0-----3--o||-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-----3--|-0--0--0-0-0--| |---------------||---------------|--------------|--------------| Interlude E E Q Q Q Q. +S S Q. +S S |--------------||-----------------------| |--------0-----||-0----(0)-0------------| |-0-0-0-----3--||------------3----(3)-3-| |--------------||-----------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-0----(0)-0------------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-|------------3----(3)-3-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| D.S. al Coda & 3/4 Q. +S S Q. +S S H. |------------------------||---------|| |------------------------||---------|| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1--||-5-------|| |------------------------||---------|| Interlude 4/4 Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|------------------------| |-0----(0)-0------------|------------------------| |------------3----(3)-3-|-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1--| |-----------------------|------------------------| Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S |-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| |-0----(0)-0------------|-----------------------||-0----(0)-0------------| |------------3----(3)-3-|-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-||------------3----(3)-3-| |-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| 3/4 Q. +S S Q. +S S W H. |-----------------------|----------||-------| |-----------------------|----------||-------| |-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-|-0--------||-5-----| |-----------------------|----------||-------| Outro Guitar Solo 4/4 Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S Q. +S S 6x Q. +S S Q. +S S ||------------------------|------------------------||------------------------*| ||o-0----(0)-0------------|-----------------------o||-0----(0)-0-------------*| ||o------------3----(3)-3-|-2----(2)-2-1----(1)-1-o||------------3----(3)-3--*| ||------------------------|------------------------||------------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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