Cream - Politician
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Tuning: E A D G
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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