Cream - Tales of brave ulysses

TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES As recorded by Cream (From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS) Words and Music by Eric Clapton & Martin Sharp Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=112 D N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W W W S E S Q +H |-2--------|----------|----------|-----------------| |-3--------|----------|----------|---1---3--(3)----| |-2--------|----------|----------|-2---2-----------| |-0--------|----------|----------|-0---------------| |----------|----------|----------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------|-----------------| Pre-Verse S S E S S E +H H H E S S +S S E S S E +S S S S |-------0------------||-----------|-------------------------------| |---------1-3-(3)----||-----------|---1h3-(3)-1h3-1---1-(1)-1-1h3-| |-0h2-2--------------||-----------|-----------------2-------2-2---| |-0------------------||-0---------|-------------------------------| |--------------------||------3----|-2-----------------------------| |--------------------||-----------|-------------------------------| | | Gtr II | W W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------------|------------------||-------------|--------------| |-----------------------|------------------||----3--------|--------------| |-----------------------|------------------||----2-----0--|----0-----0---| |-----------------------|------------------||-0--------0--|----0-----0---| |-----------------------|------------------||-------3-----|-2-----1------| |-----------------------|------------------||-------------|--------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------||--------------|-------------| |----3--------|-------------||o-------------|-------------| |----2-----0--|----0-----0--||--7--7--5--5--|-4--4--3--3--| |-0--------0--|----0-----0--||--------------|-------------| |-------3-----|-2-----1-----||o-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------||--------------|-------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-7--7--5--5--|-4--4--3--3--|-7--7--5--5--|-4--4--3--3--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1. To Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S S E S S E E S S S S E |-------------|-------------||-9--9-----------|---------------5-----------| |----3--------|-------------||-8--8---8-----8-|-----------------8p5-5-5---| |----2-----0--|----0-----0--||-9--9---9---9---|-9s7p5-7p5-7b9-----------7-| |-0--------0--|----0-----0--||----------------|---------------------------| |-------3-----|-2-----1-----||----------------|---------------------------| |-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W |-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------------------| |-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------------------| |-7--7--5--5--|-4--4--3--3--||----------------|---------------------------| |-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------------------| |-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------------------| |-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------------------| A E E Q E E Q | | | | | | / / / / / / Q S S E S S S S S S E |----------------------------5-| |--------------------------5---| |-5tr6---------5-7-7p5-7b9-----| |--------7p5-7-----------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| 2. ~ |----3----| |-3-| S S E S +S E E S S E Q E. S E. S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------------||-------------------------------| |-8p5-3----------------------o||-----8-----5---------------10--| |-------7b9r(7)-7-5-7-5-------||-7b9---7b9---7p5h7p5---7s9-----| |-----------------------7-7---||---------------------7---------| |----------------------------o||-------------------------------| |-----------------------------||-------------------------------| ~ |-3-| |-3-| Q E. S S S S S S S S E E E E Q S S S S S S S S |----------8p5h8p5-----------|---------------------------| |-----/10--------------------|----------8---8-8h10-8-----| |------------------7p5h7p5---|-7-5-7s9----9----------9s7-| |--------------------------7-|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| Interlude |-----3-----| S S S S S S S S S +S E E S S S S W H S E. S E. |-------------5-------------------------||----------|-----------------| |---------5-5---8-----------------------||----------|------5----5h7---| |-5---7-5-5-5-----7b9==(7)r-7-5-7-5---5-||-7--------|------5h7--------| |---7-------------------------------7---||----------|-----------------| |---------------------------------------||----------|-----------------| |---------------------------------------||----------|-----------------| Interlude D.S. al Coda & D C 3/4 4/4 Gtr I W H S E. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |----------|--------------||----------------||---------------------| |----------|--------------||-------3--------||-/13--13--13\--------| |----------|-----------5--||--7---(2)---5---||-/14--14--14\--12-10-| |----------|------5h7-----||----------------||---------------------| |-5--------|--------------||-(5)-------(3)--||---------------------| |----------|--------------||----------------||---------------------| | | Gtr II | W W W Q Q Q Q |----------|--------------||----------------||---------------------| |----------|--------------||----------------||-------3-------------| |----------|--------------||----------------||-------2--------0----| |----------|--------------||----------------||---0------------0----| |----------|--------------||----------------||-----------3---------| |----------|--------------||----------------||---------------------| G/B Bb ~~~~~~~~~ Q E S S S S +S S S S S S |-----------10----------------------------------| |--------10----13p10----------------------------| |-12b14--------------12pb14r(12)-10-12----10-12-| |--------------------------------------12-------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------0--------------------------0----------| |---------0--------------------------0----------| |--2---------------1----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| D C |--3--| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------10-----------------------------------10----------| |----------13-10--------------------------10----13p10----| |-12b14----------12pb14-12-10-12----10-12-------------12-| |--------------------------------12----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------3-----------------------------------------| |--------------2---------------------------0-------------| |--0---------------------------------------0-------------| |------------------------------3-------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| G/B Bb |--3--| |3-| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E |-------------------------10-------------------------| |-10-------------------------13p10-------------------| |----12p10----12----10h12----------12s14-10-12-10-12-| |----------12----12----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--------------0--------------------------0----------| |--------------0--------------------------0----------| |--2-----------------------1-------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------------| |-----3--------|-------------------| |-----2-----0--|----0--------0-----| |--0--------0--|----0--------0-----| |--------3-----|-2-----1-----------| |--------------|-------------------| Outro Guitar Solo D C N.C. D C 3/4 4/4 W H e E Q Q Q Q |-------------||----------||-----------------| |-------------||----------||-----------------| |-------------||-5--------||-----------------| |-0-----------||-5----7---||-12--12--12--12--| |-------------||----------||-----------------| |-------------||----------||-----------------| | | Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q |-------------||----------||-----------------| |----3--------||----------||------3----------| |----2-----0--||----------||------2-------0--| |-0--------0--||----------||--0-----------0--| |-------3-----||----------||----------3------| |-------------||----------||-----------------| G/B Bb |-----3-----| |------3-------| |------3-------| |------3-------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10----10-12p10-| |---------12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------0-----------------------------------0----------------| |----------------0-----------------------------------0----------------| |-2--------------------------------1----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| D C ~~ |------3-------| |------3-------| |-----3-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |----10h12p10----10h12p10----10-12p10----10-12-10---------| |-12----------12----------12----------12----------12-12---| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------3------------------------------------| |--------------------2--------------------------------0---| |--0--------------------------------------------------0---| |--------------------------------------3------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| G/B Bb |--3--| |3-| |--3--| S S S E S +E E E S S S S S S +S |--------------------------10---------------------------| |-----------------------------13p10-------10------------| |-----------------------------------12b14----12b14r(12)-| |-12-10----10-12-(12)/----------------------------------| |-------12----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------0-----------------0------------------| |------------------0-----------------0------------------| |--2---------------------1------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| D C G/B Bb ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--3---| |3-| |--3--| |--3--| S S +S E S E. S E. S S +S S S S S S S E +S E. +Q Q |---------------------------------------------------------|-------------10-(10)---------------13-----| |------------------------10-------------------------------|---------------------13b15==(13)r--13b15--| |-10-12-(12)----10-12b14----12b14-12-12pb14r(12)-10h12p10-|----10-12b14------------------------------| |------------12-------------------------------------------|-12---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------3-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------2-----------------0-------------------|------------------0-----------------0-----| |--0----------------------------------0-------------------|------------------0-----------------0-----| |----------------------------3----------------------------|--2---------------------------1-----------| |---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| D C G/B Bb ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ |----------3----------| |-----3-----| H S S S S S +S S S S S E. S S +S S +S S E S S +E S S |-13--------13----13-15-15b17==(15)r-15-13h15p13-|-----13-15b17==(15)r-15pb17r(15)p13-15-13---------13----| |-13b15--------15--------------------------------|-15---------------------------------------15-(15)----15-| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |--------3---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |--------2---------------0-----------------------|---------0-------------------------------------0--------| |--0---------------------0-----------------------|---------0-------------------------------------0--------| |------------3-----------------------------------|--2----------------------------------1------------------| |------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| D C ~~~~~ |-----3-----| |--3--| |-----3------| E S S S S S S S S +S S E. S +Q |--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------10-------13b15==(13)r--| |-\12-10h12p10-------12p10-12b14==(12)r----12b14---------------| |--------------12-12-------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------3-------------------------------------------| |------------------2--------------------------------------0----| |---0-----------------------------------------------------0----| |-------------------------------------------3------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| G/B Bb ~~~~ |-----3------| |---------3---------| +E S S S S S S +S +S E S S S S S +E. |------10----------------------------------------------------------| |-(13)----13-10----10----------------------------------------------| |---------------12----12b14==(12)r(12)-10-12p10----10-12b14==(12)r-| |-----------------------------------------------12-----------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------0----------------------------------0-----------| |-------------------0----------------------------------0-----------| |---2--------------------------------------1-----------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| D C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------| |---------3-------------------| |---------2-------------0-----| |--0--------------------0-----| |----------------3------------| |-----------------------------| G/B Bb |-------------3--------------| S +S S +S S +S T +T T +T S +S S +S S +S E S +S |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13----------------| |-12b14-(12)-12b14-(12)-12b14-(12)-12b14-(12)-12b14-(12)-12b14-(12)-12b14-(12)-12b14-(12)-12b14-12pb14r(12)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------0----------------| |------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------0----------------| |--2------------------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D C ~~ |--3--| E E E S S S S H |------------------------------*| |-------------10---------------*| |-10-12-10-12----12-10---------*| |----------------------12------*| |------------------------------*| |------------------------------*| | | Q Q Q Q |------------------------------*| |-----------3------------------*| |-----------2--------------0---*| |--0-----------------------0---*| |-----------------------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