#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # tabbed by Jean-Pierre TROLET http://tabwyp.free.fr STRANGE BREW from the CREAM album 'Disraeli Gears' (1967) BASS TAB Issued by the famous CREAM trio made by Eric CLAPTON, Jack BRUCE ( bass player) and Ginger BAKER (drummer), this surely is one of the pillars on which Eric CLAPTON built his fame. And the engine starts at the first stroke ! There are six verses each of them consisting of the usual 12 bars. 1. Intro verse 2. 1st sung verse 3. 2nd sung verse 4. solo verse 5. 3 rd sung verse 6. outro verse The bass was another story to tab : the riffs vary constantly and you must listen very carefully to what Bruce is doing ! Only in the 2 last verses do we find a steady pattern. You can download the full AUDIO MP3 demo from the URL at the top of this document in which I approximately played the voice at the end of the left channel for you to be able to check were you are when reading the tab (not sure it's a success) ! The bass plays a real solo all along. Legend: h : hammer-on p : pull-off / : slide up \ : slide down 1 2 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--------------------3----------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--5--5----0-3--0-3-------------------+--5----5----0-3--0-3--4--------------+ 3 4 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+----------------------3--------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--5--5----0-3---0--3-----------------+--5----5----0-3--0--3--4-------------+ 5 6 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------3-----------+-------------------------------------+ A+--5---5-----0-3----0-3---------------+-5-----5-----0-3--0--3---4-----------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--------------------3----------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--5--5----0-3--0-3-------------------+--5----5----0-3--0-3--4--------------+ 9 10 Strange Brew kill what's inside of BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------5----5-----------------------+--------3---3------------------------+ A+--7--7----7----7---------------------+-5--5-----5---5----------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 you she's a BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--5--5---0-3--0-3-4------------------+--5--5-----0-3--0-3-4----------------+ 1 2 witch of trouble in e_ _lectric blue in her BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+---------3---------------------------+---------5---0--3--5-----------------+ E+--5--5------4-3-0--------------------+--5--5-------------------------------+ 3 4 own mad mind she's in love with you with BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--------------------3----------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--5--5----0-3--0-3-------------------+--5----5----0-3--0-3--4--------------+ 5 6 you now watch_a gonna do ? BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------3-----------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--5--5---0-3--0-3--------------------+--5--5--0-3--0-3--4------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--------------3----------------------+---------4--5--6---------------------+ E+--5------0-3-------5-----------------+--5----------------------------------+ 9 10 Strange Brew kill what's inside of BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-----------5------5------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--7---7-------7-----7----------------+--5--5---3--0--3--5------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 you she's some BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------5----5-----------------+-------------5-----5-----------------+ A+----------7-----7--------------------+-----------7----7--------------------+ E+--5---5------------------------------+--5--5-------------------------------+ 1 2 kind of demon messing in the glue if you BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------5-----7----------------+-------------------------------------+ A+----------7--------------------------+--5--5-----5---3-5-3-----------------+ E+---5--5------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 3 4 don't watch out it'll stick to you to BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------5--7-------------------+---------7--5------------------------+ A+----------7--------------------------+---------------7---------------------+ E+---5--5------------------------------+--5--5-------------------------------+ 5 6 you What kind of fool are BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-----------4-5-7---------------------+----------------5---7----------------+ A+---5--5------------------------------+---5--5-----7------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 you BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-----------5----3--------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+---5---5-------------3---------------+--5--5----5--3--0--------------------+ 9 10 Strange Brew kill what's inside of BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------------5--7-------------+-------------------------------------+ A+---7--7---7--7---7-------------------+---5--5----5--5----0--3---5----------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 you BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------5---7------------------+------------5---7--------------------+ A+----------7--------------------------+--------7----------------------------+ E+---5--5------------------------------+--5--5-------------------------------+ 1 2 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------5h7--5------------------------+ A+----------7/9----7-------------------+---------------7p5\4-----------------+ E+--5--5---------------9---------------+-5--5--------------------------------+ 3 4 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+---------------5---7-----------------+-----------------5---7---------------+ A+--0--0----7--------------------------+------------7------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+---5--5------------------------------+ 5 6 BASS G+---------------5--7------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-----------7-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--5--5-------------------------------+--5--5-------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+----------0--3--4--------------------+ 7 8 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+--------------5---7------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-----------7-------------------------+ E+--5--5-----0--3--4-------------------+---5---5-----------------------------+ 9 10 BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------5----------------------+----------4/5-----5--5h7-------------+ A+-----7---7---------7--6--------------+---5--5--------7---------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 BASS on a G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------5----7------------------+---------------5---7-----------------+ A+----------7--------------------------+-----------7-------------------------+ E+---5--5------------------------------+----5--5-----------------------------+ 1 2 boat in the middle of the raging sea she would BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+--5--5-------------------------------+ E+--5--5---0--3-4----------------------+-----------0--3--4-------------------+ 3 4 make a scene for it all to be ig_ BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--5--5---0---3--4--------------------+--5---5-----0--3--4------------------+ 5 6 _nored And wouldn't you be BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+----5---5------0--3--4---------------+---5--5----3---5---3-----------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 bored BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+---------4--5--6---------------------+ E+---5--5---0--3--4--------------------+--5--5-------------------------------+ 9 10 Strange Brew kill what's inside of BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------5-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-7--7-----7--6-----------------------+-5--5--3--5--3-----------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 you BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------(silence)---------+-------------------------------------+ A+--0-!--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+--------------------0-0--3-3--4-4----+ 1 2 Strange Brew BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+---5--5------------------------------+ E+---5---5-----0-3-4-------------------+------------0--3-4-------------------+ 3 4 Strange Brew BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--5---5----0--3--4-------------------+---5---5-----0--3---4----------------+ 5 6 Strange Brew BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+----5--5----0--3--4------------------+---5---5-------3--5--3---------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 Strange Brew BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--0--0-------------------------------+------------4---5---6----------------+ E+-----------0---3---4-----------------+---5---5-----------------------------+ 9 10 Strange Brew kill what's inside of BASS G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------5-----------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+---7---7--------7--6-----------------+--5---5-----3--5--3------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 you BASS G+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+---0-------(silence)------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--------------------------------------+---3/5~~-----------------------------+