Strange Brew Bass

STRANGE BREW (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS)
 
Words and Music by Eric Clapton, Mike Collins & Felix Pappalardi
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 
  [Intro]
  Q=96
  4/4
  Gtr I
   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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------3-|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|
E|-5-5----3---3---|-5-5----3-0-3-4-|-5-5----3-0-3---|-5-5----3-0-3-5-|
 
 
   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|--------------3-|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
A|-5-5----3---3---|-5-5----3---3---|----------------|--------------5--||
E|----------------|--------------3-|-5-5----3-0-3-5-|-5-5----3-0-3----||
 
 
 [Pre-Verse]
   E E Q  E E E E   E E E E +E  E E S S   E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E E E
G|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------||
D|--------6---6---|-------4-(4)-0-4-0---|----------------|----------------||
A|-7-7------7---7-|-5-5---------------0-|----------------|----------------||
E|----------------|---------------------|-5-5----3-0-3-4-|-5-5----3-0-3-4-||
 
 
 [1st Verse]
   E E E E +E  E S S E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E E S S
G|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|-------4-(4)---------|-5-5---5-(5)--3--|----------------|----------------3--|
E|-5-5---------5-5-0-5-|-----------------|-5-5----3---3-4-|-5-5----5-0-3-5----|
 
 
   E E Q  E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
G|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5-5----3-0-3-4-|-5-5---3-(3)-0-3-0-|-------------------|-------------0-3-5--|
E|----------------|-------------------|-5-5---3-(3)-0-3-4-|-5-5---3-(3)--------|
 
 
   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------6-(6)---6---|-------------------|
A|-7-7---------7---7-|-5-5---3-(3)-0-3-0-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
   E E E E +E  E E S S   E E E E +E  E E S S
G|---------------------|----------------------||
D|-------------5---5-7-|-------------5---5-7--||
A|-------7-(7)---7-----|-------7-(7)---7------||
E|-5-5-----------------|-5-5------------------||
 
 
 [2nd Verse]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------5---7-|-----------------|-----------5---7-|-------7---5------|
A|-------7---------|-5-5---5---3-5-3-|-------7---------|---------------7--|
E|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------|
 
 
   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------5--7-|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|-------7--------|-------5---6---7-|----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5------------|-5-5-------------|-------5---3----|------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|-5-5----------3-|-5-5---5---5---0--|
 
 
   E E E S S E S S E S S   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
D|---------7-----7-5-7-5-|----------------|-----------5---7-|----------5---7-||
A|-7-7---7---7-7---------|-5-5---5-3-0-3--|-------7---------|------7---------||
E|-----------------------|----------------|-5-5-------------|-5--------------||
 
 
 [Guitar Solo]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E S S E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------3---------|-------7-(7)-5-------|-----------5---7-|-----------5---7-|
A|-----------5---3-|---5-----------7-5-5-|-------7---------|-------7---------|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-------------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E S S
G|-----------5---7-|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------7---------|---------------|-----------5---7-|-----------5---7---|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----------|-------7---------|-------7---------5-|
E|-----------------|-------2--3--4-|-5-5-------------|-5-5---------------|
 
 
   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  Q  E
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
D|-------5--------|-------3-0-5--7-|-----------5---7-|----------------||
A|-7-7------7-7-6-|-5-5------------|-------7---------|----------------||
E|----------------|----------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5---0--3--4--||
 
 
 [3rd Verse]
   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-------------0-|-5-5-----------|---------------|----------0--4--|
E|-5-5---0--4----|-------2--3--4-|-5-5---0--3--4-|-5-5---0--------|
 
 
   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  E. S E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-5-5---0--3--4-|-5-5---0--5--0-3-|---------------|-------4--5--6--|
E|---------------|-----------------|-5-5---0--3--4-|-5-5------------|
 
 
   E E E Q  E E E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E H.        Q.   Q  Q  E
G|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------||
D|-------6--------|---------------|-------------|---------------||
A|-7-7------7---6-|-5-5---3--5--3-|-------------|---------------||
E|----------------|---------------|-5-----------|------0--3--4--||
 
 
 [Outro]
   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-------------0-|-5-5-----------|---------------|----------0--4--|
E|-5-5---0--4----|-------2--3--4-|-5-5---0--3--4-|-5-5---0--------|
 
 
   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  E. S E   E E E Q  Q  E   E E E Q  Q  E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-5-5---0--3--4-|-5-5---0--5--0-3-|---------------|-------4--5--6--|
E|---------------|-----------------|-5-5---0--3--4-|-5-5------------|
 
 
   E E E Q  E E E   Q.   Q  Q  E   E E H.        Q.   Q.   Q
G|----------------|--------------|-------------|---------------*|
D|-------6--------|--------------|-------------|---------------*|
A|-7-7------7---6-|-5----3--5--3-|-------------|---------------*|
E|----------------|--------------|-5-----------|------3----5---*|
 
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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
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