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LAWDY MAMA (Live) As recorded by Cream (From the 2003 Album BBC SESSIONS) Words and Music by Unknown Author Arranged by Cream Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=132(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I ~~~~~~~ S E. +H. S E. Q S E. E E S E. Q H |---------------|------------------|--------------| |---------------|------------------|--------------| |---------------|------------------|--------------| |-5h7--(7)------|-5h7--5-----------|-5h7\---------| |---------------|---------7p5------|--------------| |---------------|--------------8-5-|--------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~ |-3-| W S E. +H. S E. E E E Q E E |----------|---------------|----------------------| |----------|---------------|----------------------| |----------|-5-------------|-5------5-------------| |----------|---7--(7)------|---7------7\----------| |----------|---------------|-------------5--\3----| |----------|---------------|-------------------5--| ~~ |-3-| |-3-| S E. Q Q E E E H E E E E E E Q. E E Q |------------------|----------------|-5-------------| |------------------|--------------5-|--------5------| |----------------2-|--------5---6---|---7-----------| |-5s7\-------2h4-2-|----------------|---------------| |------------0-----|----------------|---------------| |------------------|----------------|---------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-3-| |-3-| E +E Q E E E E E E |-----------------5-----------| |-8b10-(8)-8pb10----8p5-------| |-----------------------7-5-7-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| ~~~~~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E |-----------------5---------|--------------------|| |---------------5---8-5---5-|--------------------|| |-5b7-(5)---5-6---------7---|-/6-----------------|| |---------------------------|----7---------------|| |---------------------------|------7-7-(7)----0--|| |---------------------------|--------------------|| 1st Verse A5 D5 A5 PM------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D5 A5 PM----------------------| q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q a Q |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| |-2-----2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---|----/2---------|-----/2-2-0--------| |-0-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2------2--0---|-------------0h2---| |---------------|---------------0-|-0-----------4-|-0-0---------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| PM------------------------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-/2--/2---------|-2-0-------------5-6--|| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------2--0---|-----2-2-(2)/---------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-/0--/0-------3-|----------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. ~~~~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| E Q E +Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E +Q E +E Q |---5------------8---|------12-10----10----------|-----------------------------| |-5----/10-(10)------|------------13----13b14----|-10-9-10-(10)--13b14-(13)----| |--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------| |--3--| |--3---| E Q +E E E E +E E E |---------------------------------------| |---15pb17r=(15)-13h15p13b14-(13)-------| |---------------------------------14-14-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| ~~ |--3---| |--3--| |3-| |--3--| |--3--| +E E E +E S S H E E E Q E E E E E E E |--------------------------------|---15-12-15-12-------------------| |------13-15b17-(15)-13-15-13----|---------------15-13-15-13-------| |-(14)---------------------------|---------------------------14-14-| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ~ ~ |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q +E E E E E S S E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E H E E E |-----------------5-----------|----------------------7-|---5---------------| |-------------5-8---8p5-------|------------0-----5-----|-----5------5---5--| |-14--(14)\-7-----------7-5-7-|-5b5.5--------5-6-------|-------7------7----| |-----------------------------|-------7-7--------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------| ~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E +S E. +Q E Q |----------------------|-----------------5---------|-----------------------| |---5---8--5---------5-|---------------5---8-5---5-|---------------------5-| |-----5------8-7-5-7---|-5b6-(5)---5-6---------7---|-5h6-------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|-----7-(7)-------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|-----------7--(7)------| |----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| ~~~ ~~ H Q. E S +S +S S E E Q E E +E E H. |-------------------|-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10----8b8.5--10-8-|-(8)b8.5----------| |-/10----10tr8---10-|-----------------------10-------------|---------10-------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------9-----| |-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------| ~~ |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |----3-----| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E +E |-8----8---------8----8---------|----12---------------------------------| |---10---10-8-10---10---10\-----|-10----10-12b14-(12)----10--12b14-(12)-| |---------------------------/11-|---------------------11----------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----3-----| |--3--| |--3--| E E +E +E +E E E E E E E |---12b14==(12)-(12)r(12)-12-10--------------| |-------------------------------13-12-10-11--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------3--------| S +E. S +E. +S +E. S +S +E E |---------------------------------------------------------| |-12b14-(12)-12b14==(12)r(12)b14-(12)-12b14==(12)r(12)-10-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| ~~ ~~ E E Q S +S E S +E. +E E E E Q Q |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |-12----10--12b14-(12)---13b15==(13)-|-(13)-13-13r-13-10-------| |----13------------------------------|--------------------11\--| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |---3---| |-3-| |--3--| E E +E E E E S S E E E E |-(7)---------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-----7b9-(7)-5S6-7-5s6-------6-| |-----------------------7-5-7---| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-3-| |-----3-----| |-3-| Q E E E E S +S +E E E E E E E E +Q E E |--------------------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------0-(0)-------|| |-----------2-4b6==(4)r(4)-2---2-|-2-----1-(1)-------|| |-7\----2h4------------------4---|---2-2-2-(2)-------|| |--------------------------------|----------------0--|| |--------------------------------|-------------------|| 2nd Verse A5 D5 A5 PM----------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-5-5-4---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D5 A5 PM--| PM----------| q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q a Q |---------------|-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-2-----2-2-4---|-2-2-4-2-5-5-4---|-------2-2-0--------| |-0-----0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)----------0h2---| |---------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0--------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------------| E5 PM----------------------------| E E E E a E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|---------------2--| |-----2-2--------------|-----------------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--| |---------3p2-2--------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--| |-0-0-----------3b3.5--|-2-2-4-2-5-5-4-4-|---------------0--| |----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------| H.=H N.C. BbA TP |---3----| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E S +S E E E E E E E E e E +E Q. q Q H |---5-------------------------|-------0-(0)-0----|-0----------*| |-----8-5---------------------|-----3-2-(2)-2----|-2----------*| |---------7b9-(7)-7-5-7-5-5h7-|-5---3-2-(2)-2----|-2----------*| |-----------------------------|-----3-2-(2)-2----|-2----------*| |-----------------------------|-------0-(0)-0----|-0----------*| |-----------------------------|------------------|------------*| 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