Cream "White Room" bassline

poppamies · #1 10-13-2006, 11:48 AM

I had a request for the bassline because all the others on the net seems to be off. Could anybody check my transcriptin before I put it in orbit.

White Room.btab
Cream
TablEdited by Poppamies

tempo 110

(the first 8 bars are in 5/4 time) x2
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( 4/4 time from here on)

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|0-------------------------------|----------------3---3---3-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|2-------2-------1---1---3-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------0---1---0---1---2---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|------------0---1-------3---3---|----------------3---3---3---3---|
|3-------3-----------3-----------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|2-------2-------1-------3---3---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------3-----------|------------0---1---0---1---2---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|------------0---1-------3---3---|----------------3---3---3-------|
|3-------3-----------3-----------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-----------0-2-3---2---3---4---|
|2---2---2-------1-------3-------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|0---0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|------------0-0-1-------3---3---|----------------3---3---3-------|
|--------3-----------3-3---------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0---0---0---0-2-3---2---3---4---|
|2---2---2-------2---2---3---0---|--------------------------------|
|----------------------3---------|--------------------------------|

|0---0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------0---1---0---1---2---|3-----------3---3---3---3---3---|
|--------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|1-------1---1---1---1---1-------|
|3-----------3---3---3---3---3---|----------------------------3---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------4---2-----------|--------------------------------|
|0-------0---0-----------4---0---|3-----------3---3---3---3---3---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------0---|1-----------1---1---0---1---2---|
|3-----------3---3---3-----------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-----------0---0---0-------0---|
|3-----------3---3---2---3---4---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|----3---------------------------|----------------3---3---3---3---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|2-------2-------1---1---3---0---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------0---1---0---1---2---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|------------0-0-1-------3-------|----------------3---3---3-------|
|3---3---3-----------3-3---------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------------------|
|2---2---2---2-2-2-------3---0---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------3-----------|------------0-0-1---0---1-1-2---|

Transcribe! 6.0 transcription http://www.seventhstring.demon.co.uk/
Created with TablEdit http://www.tabledit.com/
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and in standard notation in the attachment...

Matthew Bryson · #2 10-13-2006, 12:15 PM

My band just started playing this song. I have to say, I like the tab at Bass Masta a lot better than what you posted. I don't play it exactly like the tab, but my line is definitely based on the tab at Bass Masta...

http://www.bassmasta.net/c/cream/131433.html

IMO, it would be a bit awkward to play it using all of those open strings and lower fret positions, but if that's comfortable for you then go for it.

JimK · #3 10-13-2006, 01:19 PM

I would say the "D" & "A" are played closed (5th fret).

poppamies · #4 10-13-2006, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimK

I would say the "D" & "A" are played closed (5th fret).

You may play it in open or closed positions. Doesn't matter. What ever suits the player.
I was more concerned with the actual notes and the rytmic patterns.