If you search for SWLABR on talkbass, there are several threads. Youtube has a couple covers. I searched all the usual tab sites and found a few examples, but nothing complete. The riffs repeat with slight deviations. The bridge seems to just move around in scale. Does anyone have a good tab, actual music or even a video source?
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SWLABR by Cream/Jack Bruce
- Thread starter stingrayK
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It's in "The best of Jack Bruce" book by Alfred publishing.
Amazon.com: Best Of Jack Bruce Bass Tab Edition Book (Authentic Bass Tab Editions) (9780739059012): Jack Bruce: Books
Amazon.com: Best Of Jack Bruce Bass Tab Edition Book (Authentic Bass Tab Editions) (9780739059012): Jack Bruce: Books
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Thanks for the tip! It seems some of the reviewers loved it and some not so much. I hate to buy a whole book for just one song, but may have to in order to get it right!
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I'm still in the learning stage and not a particularly big fan of tabs - although I realize they can sometimes be helpful - I seem to have an easier time picking up certain players by ear. Jack seems to fall into this group for me and, as the boys (and I) really dig jamming to Cream, I've learned to play many of their songs... with this caveat;
Although most of the main riffs seem basically straightforward initially, I've found (apparently you have also) that Bruce is much, much busier than it seems, and as you've noted, his variations are subtle but numerous and he gets his money's worth out of the fretboard. I've concluded that in some instances, most players (or tabs) wouldn't capture him note-for-note - and maybe even Jack couldn't!
So you may be wise to take my approach... just cypher what you can to keep it varied, and when in doubt add a bit of your own flavor. I'm really only recently starting to make some tangible progress in my playing, so please take this with a grain of salt. Good luck and keep it fun!
Richie
