Cream - Tales of brave ulysses
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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
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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
----------------
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