Cream - Born under a bad sign

BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN (Bassline) As recorded by Cream (From the 1968 Album WHEELS OF FIRE) Words and Music by Booker T. Jones & William Bell Arranged by Cream Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass ' Intro Q=92 4/4 Gtr I Q. E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |--------------3b3.5-|-------------------|--------------3b3.5--| |----------3-5-------|-5--------3--------|----------3-5--------| |------3-5-----------|------3-5----------|------3-5------------| |--------------------|------------6b6.5--|-3-------------------| 1st Verse Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------3-||---------------|--------------3-| |-5--------3--------|----------3-5---||-5--------3----|----------3-5---| |------3-5----------|------3-5-------||------3-5------|------3-5-------| |------------6b6.5--|-3--------------||------------6--|-3--------------| 2nd Verse 3rd Verse Guitar Solo Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |---------------|--------------3-|---------------|--------------3-| |-5--------3----|----------3-5---|-5--------3----|----------3-5---| |------3-5------|------3-5-------|------3-5------|------3-5-------| |------------6--|-3--------------|------------6--|-3--------------| 4th Verse ~ ~ Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |----------3---------|----------3---------| |------3-5-----------|------3-5-----------| |-3------------6b6.5-|-3------------6b6.5-| ~ Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------3b3.5-| |----------3---------|----------3-5-------| |------3-5-----------|------3-5-----------| |-3------------6b6.5-|-3------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E q Q E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------| |-5----5-(5)-6-5-4-|-3----3-(3)-2-3-4-|-5----5-(5)-6-5-4-|-3-----3-5-1-3-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------| Outro Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |---------------|--------------3-|---------------| |-5--------3----|----------3-5---|-5--------3----| |------3-5------|------3-5-------|------3-5------| |------------6--|-3--------------|------------6--| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |--------------3-|---------------|--------------3-*| |----------3-5---|-5--------3----|----------3-5---*| |------3-5-------|------3-5------|------3-5-------*| |-3--------------|------------6--|-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