STRANGE BREW As recorded by Cream (From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS) Words and Music by Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, and Gail Collins A 5 7 7 6 5 5 D9 x 5 4 5 5 x E7#9 0 7 6 7 8 0 D7#9 x 5 4 5 6 x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton (Gtr.1)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton (Gtr.2)' Intro Q=108 A 4/4 Gtr I ~~~~ S E. +H. a Q E. S Q E. S |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-8h10----(10)-----------------|-8h10---8----8-----------------| |------------------------------|---------------\7-----5------7-| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----------5------------------|--------5----------------------| |-----------5------------------|--------5----------------------| |-----------6------------------|--------6----------------------| |-----------7------------5-5h7-|--------7----------------5-5h7-| |------------------5h7---------|------------------5h7----------| |-5-----5----------------------|----5-5------------------------| |----3-----| E +E Q Q E S +S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-5b6==(5)---------------7pb9r(7)p==5---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |----------5----------------------------| |----------5----------------------------| |----------6----------------------------| |----------7-----------5-5h=======7-----| |----------------5h7--------------------| |-5-----5-------------------------------| D9 ~~~ S E. S +S E H S E. +Q +H |---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---10----(10)---(10)-------------| |-7------5b6==(5)-----------------|---------------------------------| |---7-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |--------5------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------5------------------------|-----------5---------------------| |--------6------------------------|-----------5---------------------| |--------7------------------5-5h7-|-----------4---------------5-5h7-| |---------------------5h7---------|-5-----5-------------5h7---------| |-5----5--------------------------|---------------------------------| S E. +S S E a Q E. +S |-8------------8-----------------------------| |---10----(10)---10--------------------------| |-------------------9s7-----5b5.5-----(5)----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |--------------------------------------------| |-----------5--------------------------------| |-----------5--------------------------------| |-----------4---------------------5-5h=7-----| |-5-----5---------------5h7------------------| |--------------------------------------------| A ~~~ Q Q Q E E S S E. +E. e E Q |------------------------|---8----------------------------|| |------------------------|-8---10----(10)---8-------------|| |-------------------/9---|--------------------------------|| |-7----------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------------------|| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5------------------|---------5----------------------|| |-----5------------------|---------5----------------------|| |-----6------------------|---------6----------------------|| |-----7-----------5--5h7-|---------7----------------5-5h7-|| |-----------5h7----------|--------------------5h7---------|| |-5-5--------------------|-5----5-------------------------|| Chorus E7#9 W |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |-------------------------| |-----8-------------------| |-----7-------------------| |-----6-----------5-5h7---| |-7-7-------5h7-----------| |-------------------------| D7#9 A ~~~~ W Q Q +Q e E |-----------------------|--------------------5-------| |-----------------------|------------------------5---| |-----------------------|-----7b9====(7)-------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----------------------|-----5----------------------| |-----6-----------------|-----5----------------------| |-----5-----------------|-----6----------------------| |-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7----------------5-5h7-| |-5-5-------5h7---------|----------------5h7---------| |-----------------------|-5-5------------------------| E E E Q +Q a E |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-7-5b5.5-----------------5h7---|| |---------7---------------------|| |-----------7-----(7)-----------|| |-------------------------------|| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |---------5---------------------|| |---------5---------------------|| |---------6---------------------|| |---------7-------------5---5h7-|| |---------------5h=7------------|| |-5-5---------------------------|| 1st Verse A D9 A W W W |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5-----------------|-----------------------|-----5------------------| |-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5------------------| |-----6-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----6------------------| |-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7--| |-----------5h7---------|-5-5-------5h7---------|-----------5h7----------| |-5-5-------------------|-----------------------|-5-5--------------------| D9 W Q E E e E E E Q. H E |-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------7b9==5---7-5-------|-5-----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------7---|-------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-----5-----------------|-----5--------------------|------5------------------| |-----6-----------------|-----5--------------------|------5------------------| |-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----4--------------5-5h7-|------4-----------5-5h7--| |-----------5h7---------|-5-5----------5h7---------|-5--5-------5h7----------| |-5-5-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| A ~~~~~ Q Q +Q S S E |-----------------------------| |-----8b10====(8)-----8-5-----| |-------------------------7---| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5-----------------------| |-----5-----------------------| |-----6-----------------------| |-----7-----------------5-5h7-| |-----------------5h7---------| |-5-5-------------------------| Chorus A E7#9 E E H Q W |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-5b6======================|========================| |------7-------------------|------------------------| |--------7-----------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |--------5-----------------|------------------------| |--------5-----------------|-----8------------------| |--------6-----------------|-----7------------------| |--------7-----------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7--| |--------------5h7---------|-7-7-------5h7----------| |-5----5-------------------|------------------------| D7#9 D7#9 W Q Q S S S S E E |-----------------------|------------5---------------------| |-----------------------|--------------8p==5---------------| |-----------------------|-----7b9==============7---5b5.5---| |-----------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----------------------|----------------------------------| |-----6-----------------|-----6----------------------------| |-----5-----------------|-----5----------------------------| |-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----4------------------5-5h====7-| |-5-5-------5h7---------|-5-5------------5h7---------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------| A +Q E E Q +Q |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-(5)-------------------------|| |-------7---------------------|| |---------7-7-----(7)---------|| |-----------------------------|| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |-------5---------------------|| |-------5---------------------|| |-------6---------------------|| |-------7-------------5-5h7---|| |-------------5h7-------------|| |--5--5-----------------------|| 2nd Verse D7#9 A W W W |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5-----------------|-----------------------|-----5------------------| |-----5-----------------|-----6-----------------|-----5------------------| |-----6-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----6------------------| |-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7--| |-----------5h7---------|-5-5-------5h7---------|-----------5h7----------| |-5-5-------------------|-----------------------|-5-5--------------------| D9 ~~ H E E E E Q e E H |--------------------8---|------------------------| |----------------8-------|-10---------------------| |-------------/9---------|------9-----------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |------------------------|------------------------| |-----5------------------|------5-----------------| |-----5------------------|------5-----------------| |-----4------------5-5h7-|------4-----------5-5h7-| |-5-5-------5h=7---------|--5-5-------5h7---------| |------------------------|------------------------| A ~~~ Q Q +Q S S S S |--------------------5--------| |----------------------8p5----| |-----7b9====(7)--------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5-----------------------| |-----5-----------------------| |-----6-----------------------| |-----7----------------5-5h7--| |----------------5h7----------| |-5-5-------------------------| A E7#9 D9 ~ E E E E +Q e E W W |----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |----8\----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-/9----7-5-(5)-----/9-------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-------5--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------5--------------------|-----8-----------------|-----5-----------------| |-------6--------------------|-----7-----------------|-----5-----------------| |-------7--------------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-| |---------------5h7----------|-7-7-------5h7---------|-5-5-------5h7---------| |--5-5-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A ~~~ Q Q +Q e E E E E E E E E E |--------------------5-------|----------------------------------| |------------------------5---|--------------------13---15b17====| |-----7b9====(7)-------------|-7-5b5.5---------14---------------| |----------------------------|---------7------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------7----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5----------------------|---------5------------------------| |-----5----------------------|---------5------------------------| |-----6----------------------|---------6------------------------| |-----7----------------5-5h7-|---------7-------------5--5h====7-| |----------------5h7---------|---------------5h=7---------------| |-5-5------------------------|-5-5------------------------------| +E +S S Q H |-----------------------------------| |-(15)-(15)b18======================| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |-----------------5-----------------| |-----------------5-----------------| |-----------------6-----------------| |-----------------7-----------5-5h7-| |-----------------------5h7---------| |---5----5--------------------------| A ~~~ E. S S +E. S +E +S S S E |------------------------------------------------------| |---------15b18-(15)---15b17==(15)r====(15)-13-13------| |------14-----------------------------------------14---| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |----------5-------------------------------------------| |----------5-------------------------------------------| |----------6-------------------------------------------| |----------7------------------------------------5--5h7-| |----------------------------------5h7-----------------| |-5--5-------------------------------------------------| A +Q. E H Q Q +E E E E |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------13b14================|=====15b17r==(15)---(15)-15---13b13.5-----| |-(14)--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |--------5----------------------|------5-----------------------------------| |--------5----------------------|------5-----------------------------------| |--------6----------------------|------6-----------------------------------| |--------7----------------5-5h7-|------7---------------------5--5h=====7---| |-------------------5h7---------|------------------5h==7-------------------| |---5--5------------------------|-5-5--------------------------------------| D9 ~~~~~~~~~~ S E. +Q Q Q |---------------------------------| |-----------------13\-------------| |-14-14----(14)-------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |---------------------------------| |------------5--------------------| |------------5--------------------| |------------4--------------5-5h7-| |--5-----5------------5h7---------| |---------------------------------| D9 A ~~ E E E E S S E E S S H. S S E |--------8----------------------|------------5--------------| |------8---10p8-----------------|---------------------------| |---/9------------7-5b5.5-------|--------5h6----------------| |---------------------------7-5-|-7-------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-------------------------------|------5--------------------| |------5------------------------|------5--------------------| |------5------------------------|------6--------------------| |------4------------------5-5h7-|------7-------------5-5h7--| |-5--5----------5h7-------------|--------------5h7----------| |-------------------------------|-5--5----------------------| E7#9 E. S E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-8--(8)sx----------13b13.5---15---|-13b15====13b15====13b15======13b15========| |----------------14----------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |--------5-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |--------5-------------------------|-----------8-------------------------------| |--------6-------------------------|-----------7-------------------------------| |--------7------------------5--5h7-|-----------6-------------------------5-5h7-| |--------------5h=7----------------|--7-----7-----------------5h7--------------| |-5---5----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D7#9 Q Q S S E +S S E |------------------------------------------------|| |-13b15====13b15====13-15---13b13.5-(13)-15-13---|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |------------------------------------------------|| |-----------6------------------------------------|| |-----------5------------------------------------|| |-----------4-----------------------------5--5h7-|| |--5-----5----------------5h=7-------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| A H S S S S E E |-----------5---------------------| |-------------8p==5---7---5b5.5---| |-14\-----------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |-------5-------------------------| |-------5-------------------------| |-------6-------------------------| |-------7---------------5-5h====7-| |---------------5h7---------------| |--5--5---------------------------| 3rd Verse A ~ +E E Q +Q E E W |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-(5)-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----7-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------7---(7)---------------|-------------------------| |-------------------8b9---5---|-------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-------5---------------------|-----5-------------------| |-------5---------------------|-----5-------------------| |-------6---------------------|-----6-------------------| |-------7---------------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7---| |---------------5h7-----------|-----------5h7-----------| |--5--5-----------------------|-5-5---------------------| A D9 W W W |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5-----------------|-----------------------|-----5------------------| |-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5------------------| |-----6-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----6------------------| |-----7-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-|-----7-----------5-5h7--| |-----------5h7---------|-5-5-------5h7---------|-----------5h7----------| |-5-5-------------------|-----------------------|-5-5--------------------| D9 D7#9 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Q Q +Q E E S S E +Q H |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----/8---(8)---------------|-----8-(8)---------------| |-----/9---(9)---(7)-5-------|-7s9---------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |----------------------------|-------------------------| |------5---------------------|-----6-------------------| |------5---------------------|-----5-------------------| |------4---------------5-5h7-|-----4-------------5-5h7-| |-5-5----------5h=7----------|-5-5---------5h7---------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| A Q Q S S S S S S e |------------5-------------------| |--------------8p==5-------8-----| |-----7b9==============7S9-------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5--------------------------| |-----5--------------------------| |-----6--------------------------| |-----7------------------5-5h7---| |----------------5h7-------------| |-5-5----------------------------| E7#9 D7#9 ~ E E E E +Q. E W W |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-7-5---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----7-5-(5)-------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----5-------------------|-----8-----------------|-----6------------------| |-----6-------------------|-----7-----------------|-----5------------------| |-----7-------------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7--| |-------------5h7---------|-7-7-------5h7---------|-5-5-------5h7----------| |-5-5---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| Outro N.C. A e E Q H Q E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-------------|----5-----------------||-----5--------------------| |-------------|----5-----------------||-----5--------------------| |-------------|----6-----------------||-----6--------------------| |-------------|----7-----------5-5h7-||-----7-----------5-5h7----| |-------------|----7-----5h7---------||-----------5h7------------| |-5-----------|----5-----------------||-5-5----------------------| D9 Gtr I ~~~~~~ E +Q. e E E E |---------------------------------| |-10b13==(10)-----10---8-10---8---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E a e S S S S |---------------------------------| |-------------5-------------------| |-------------5-------------------| |-------------4-------------5-5h7-| |--5-------5---------5h7----------| |---------------------------------| A ~~~~ E Q e S E. +Q H e E S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-8s10---8---8------(8)-------|-8b10-------8---8-------------| |-----------------------------|------------------7b9r(7)p5---| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |------5----------------------|--------5---------------------| |------5----------------------|--------5---------------------| |------6----------------------|--------6---------------------| |------7----------------5-5h7-|--------7--------------5--5h7-| |---------------5h7-----------|--------------5h7-------------| |-5--5------------------------|-5----5-----------------------| D7#9 ~~~~ S E. +E E +Q Q |---------------------------------| |----------------------8b10-------| |-7p5----(5)----------------------| |------------7-(7)----------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------6-----------------------| |---------5-----------------------| |---------4-----------------5-5h7-| |-5----5-----------5h7------------| |---------------------------------| A ~~ +Q Q E E E E Q Q S S E +Q |---------------------------|-----------8-------------------| |-(8)---8-------------------|---------------10-(10)---------| |---------------7b9-----5---|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-7-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |---------------------------|-----5-------------------------| |-------6-------------------|-----5-------------------------| |-------5-------------------|-----6-------------------------| |-------4-------------5-5h7-|-----7-----------------5-5h7---| |--5--5-------5h7-----------|-------------5h=7--------------| |---------------------------|-5-5---------------------------| E7#9 D7#9 e E Q S E. E E W W |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-8----------------8-------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------7s9----------9---|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| | | E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S E E E E E a e S S S S |-----5--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----5--------------------|-----8-----------------|-----6-----------------| |-----6--------------------|-----7-----------------|-----5-----------------| |-----7--------------5-5h7-|-----6-----------5-5h7-|-----4-----------5-5h7-| |--------------5h7---------|-7-7-------5h7---------|-5-5-------5h7---------| |-5-5----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| H.=H N.C. E E E S S S S S S S S E a E E a E E +Q Q |-----------5---------------------|---------------------*| |---------5---5-8p5---------------|-----8---------------*| |-----7b9-----------7b9r(7)-5h7p5-|-7s9---9s7-5-(5)-----*| |---------------------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------------------|---------------------*| |-5-------------------------------|---------------------*| | H.. E | | Gtr II | W Q E E +H |---------------------------------|-----------0-(0)-----*| |---------------------------------|-----------0-(0)-----*| |---------------------------------|-----------6-(6)-----*| |---------------------------------|-----------7-(7)-----*| |---------------------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------------------|---------------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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