Toad Bass

TOAD (Bassline) (Live)
 
As recorded by Cream
(From the 2005 Album ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON MAY 2-3-5-6, 2005)
 
Music by Peter 'Ginger' Baker
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Fretless Bass'
 
 
 (0:00)
  Q=120
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +Q   E E
|----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)-------|
|----------|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7--|
 
 
  E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E H      E E E E +Q   E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----7--------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------4-(4)---5-7-|-9------------|-------------------|
|-7-----7-(7)------|---7-5-------7-----|---------7----|-7-----7-(7)-------|
|--------------9-7-|-------------------|--------------|--------------9-7--|
 
 
  E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------4-(4)---5-7--|
|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|---7-5-------7------|
|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7-|--------------------|
 
 
  E E E E Q  Q    E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +Q   E E   E E E E +Q   E E
|-----7---------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-9-------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|---------7-----|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)-------|
|---------------|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7--|
 
 
  E E E E +Q   E E   Q  E E H      Q  Q   Q  Q    W
|------------------|-------------|--------------|------|
|------------------|----9--------|----9---------|------|
|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----------|-------11--9--|-7----|
|--------------9-7-|-------------|--------------|------|
 
 
  +W           +W           +W           Wx21
|------------|------------|------------|---------|
|------------|------------|------------|---------|
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|---------|
|------------|------------|------------|---------|
 
 
                               Drum Solo (1:32)
  Q  Q   H      Q  Q   Q  Q     E E Q  H
|-------------|--------------||-------------|
|-------------|----9---------||-------------|
|-7--7\-------|-------11--9--||-7-----------|
|-------------|--------------||-------------|
 
 
  Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
 Outro (9:27)
  E E 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
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)-------|
|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7--|
 
 
                   H.=H
                               TP          TP
  Q  E E H      Q  Q   Q  Q    W          +H.      Q
|-------------|--------------|----------|--------------*|
|----9--------|----9---------|----------|--------------*|
|-7-----------|-------11--9--|-7--------|-(7)----------*|
|-------------|--------------|----------|--------------*|
 
 
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
X