Politician Bass

POLITICIAN (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1968 Double Album WHEELS OF FIRE)
 
Words and Music by Jack Bruce & Pete Brown
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 
  [Intro]                                      [1st - 3rd Verses]
   Q=74
                                                Segno $
   4/4
   Gtr I
   E e E e S S S S E e   E e E e S S S S E e     E e E e S S S S E e
G|---------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
D|-----2-3-------------|-----2-3-------------||o-----2-3-------------|
A|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----||o-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|
E|-----------------3-4-|-----------------3-4-||------------------3-4-|
 
 
   E S S +E  E +S  S E S S E   E e E e S S S S E e
G|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----2-3-------------|
A|-3-4-----------------1-2-3-|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|
E|-----1-(1)-2-(2)-3-4-------|-----------------3-4-|
 
 
   E S S +E  E +S  S E S S S S
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3-4-----------------2-3-4-2-|
E|-----1-(1)-2-(2)-3-4---------|
 
 
   E e E e S S S S E e   E S S +E  E +S  S E E E   E e E e S S S S E e
G|-----2-3-------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|-3-4-------------------2-|-----2-3--------------|
A|-----------------3-4-|-----1-(1)-2-(2)-2-3-4---|-3-4-----3-4-3-4------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------3-4--|
 
 
   E e Q  S S S S S S E   e S S E E e E S S E
G|--------6-4-----------|----------------------|
D|------------6-4-2-----|-------6-6-----6-4----|
A|-3-4--------------4-2-|-------------------6\-|
E|----------------------|-4-4-4-----4-4--------|
 
 
                          1.,2.
                To Coda
   e E e E E S S S S E    E e E e S S S S E e
G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----4-4---4-2-4-2----|-----2-3---------------|
A|-------------------4--|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-------|
E|-2-2-----2------------|-----------------3-4---|
 
 
                          3.
   E e E e S S S S E e  3x E e E e S S S S E e   E e E e S S S S E e
G|----------------------||---------------------|----------------------||
D|-----2-3-------------o||-----2-3-------------|-----2-3--------------||
A|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----o||-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|-3-4-----3-4-3-4------||
E|-----------------3-4--||-----------------3-4-|-----------------3-4--||
 
 
  [Guitar Solo]
   S S S S E S S S S S S E S S
G|-5s6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-----------|
D|-------------------6-4-2-----|
A|-------------------------4-2-|
E|-----------------------------|
 
 
   e S S e S S S S S S S S S S   E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------4---4h5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-------------|
D|---------------2-4s6---6-----|-----------------6-4-2-------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|-----------------------4-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
   E S S e E E E E S S   e S S e S S S E S E E   e S S e S S S E S S S E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
A|-4-4-4-4---------2-4-|---------------1-1-2-4-|---------------1-1-1-2-3-|
E|---------1-2-3-4-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
   e S S e S S S S S S S E S
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-4-----------|
D|-----------------6-4-4-----|
A|-4---------------------2-3-|
E|---------------------------|
 
 
   e S S e S S S S S S S S E   e S S e S S S S S S S S E
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-4-----------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------6-4---2---|-------------------2---3-4-|
A|-4-----------------------4-|---------------3-4---------|
E|---------------------------|-4---4-4---4-4-------------|
 
 
   e S S e S S E E E S S   E E e S S S S S S E S S
G|-----------------------|-------6-6-6-4-----------|
D|-----------------------|---------------6-4-2-----|
A|---------------0-1-2-3-|-4-4-4---------------2-3-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-------------------------|
 
 
   e S S e S S S S S S S S E
G|---------6-6-6-4------------||
D|-----------------6-4-2------||
A|-4-4-4-4-----------------2--||
E|-----------------------4----||
 
 
   E S S S S S S S E. E E   E S S S S S S S E. S S S S
G|---6-6-6p5-6-6-6--------|---6-6-6p5-6-6--------------|
D|-----------------3--4-6-|----------------------------|
A|-4----------------------|-4------------------------2-|
E|------------------------|-----------------1--2-3-4---|
 
 
   E S S S S S S S E S S S S S
G|---6-6-6p5-6-6----------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------2--|
E|-----------------2-3-4-2-4----|
 
 
   e S S E E   E E E S S   e S S e S S S S E E E   e S S e S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------4b5-4-2-------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4---------4-2h4-|---------------1-2-3-4-|---------------1-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
   e S S e S S S S S S S S S S   e S S e E E E E E     e S S e S S e S S E E
G|---------6-6-6-4-------------|-----------------4b5-|------------------------|
D|-----------------6-4-2-------|---------3-4-5-6-----|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7--|
A|-4-4-4-4---------------4-2-3-|-4-4-4-4-------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------|---4--------------------|
 
 
                                                       Dal Segno al Coda
   e S S e S S e S S e S S   E e E e S S S S E e   E e E e S S S S E e
G|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
D|-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-2-2-2-----|-----2-3-------------|-----2-3--------------||
A|---------------------2-3-|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|-3-4-----3-4-3-4------||
E|-------------------------|-----------------3-4-|-----------------3-4--||
 
 
                                               [Outro]
   Coda &
   E e E e S S S S E e   E e E e S S S S E e    E e E e S S S S E e
G|---------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
D|-----2-3-------------|-----2-3-------------||-----2-3--------------|
A|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----||-3-4-----3-4-3-4------|
E|-----------------3-4-|-----------------3-4-||-----------------3-4--|
 
 
   E S S +E  E +S  S E S S E   E e E e S S S S E e   E e E e S S S S E e
G|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------*|
D|---------------------------|-----2-3-------------|-----2-3-------------*|
A|-3-4-----------------1-2-3-|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----|-3-4-----3-4-3-4-----*|
E|-----1-(1)-2-(2)-3-4-------|-----------------3-4-|-----------------3-4-*|
 
[Lyrics]
Hey now baby, get into my big black car
Hey now baby, get into my big black car
I wanna just show you what my politics are.
 
I'm a political man and I practice what I preach
I'm a political man and I practice what I preach
So don't deny me baby, not while you're in my reach.
 
I support the left, tho' I'm leanin', leanin' to the right
I support the left, tho' I'm leanin' to the right
But I'm just not there when it's coming to a fight.
 
Hey now baby, get into my big black car
Hey now baby, get into my big black car
I wanna just show you what my politics are.
 
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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
|  /\  -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|  h   -  hammer-on
|  p   -  pull-off
|  b   -  bend
 
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