#----------------------------------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) 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 I suppose that the chords are played like this ( they sound OK to me like this ) : D9 : X5455X E7#9 : 07678X D7#9 : X5456X and A : 577655 (simple full barre) I tabbed the rhythm guitar separately because it is easy to make out the bars and to synchronize the solo guitar and the bass. Now the lead and bass guitars. The lead guitar is easier to tab than to play. So I tabbed the solo as carefully as I could. 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 doucment 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 lead and bass tabs come after the rhythm guitar tabs and the full tune is tabbed. The bass plays a real solo all along. RHTHM GUITAR : The riffs are repetitive ! There are only two variations that are noted farther with the solo/bass tab. Legend: h : hammer-on n ! : do NOT let ring (choke when releasing) ~~~ : do let ring 1 : bar number fbu : full bend up fbd : full bend down hbu : half bend up hbd : half bend down qbu : quarter bend up INTRO AND SOLO VERSES 1 2 E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+-----5-------------------------------+ 3 4 E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+ 5 6 E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ D+------4-!--------5---5h7-------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+ A+---5--5----5h7-----------------------+-----5--5-----5h7--------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+ 9 10 E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-----8-------------------------------+--------6----------------------------+ G+-----7-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ D+-----6-!--------5---5h7--------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7-----5h7-----------------------+------5-5-----5h7--------------------+ E+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+ SUNG VERSES 1 2 E+-----5-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------5-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------4-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+------5-5-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 3 4 E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+ 5 6 E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ D+------4-!--------5---5h7-------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+ A+---5--5----5h7-----------------------+-----5--5-----5h7--------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+ 9 10 E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-----8-------------------------------+--------6----------------------------+ G+-----7-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ D+-----6-!--------5---5h7--------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7-----5h7-----------------------+------5-5-----5h7--------------------+ E+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+ D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+ A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+ Now the solo and bass guitars ( the bass is really a solo too !) 1 2 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+--8h10~~~~ --------------------------+-----8h10-----8-8--------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------7---5-7-----------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 3 4 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+--5qbu---------------9p7\5-----------+--------5-!--------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+--7~~ -------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 5 6 SOLO GUITAR E+--8----------------------------------+-8-------------8---------------------+ B+--8---10~~ --------------------------+-8------10~ ---8-10--8----5qbu-------+ G+-------------------------------------+---------------------7----5qbu-------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 SOLO GUITAR E+------------------8------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+----------------8--------------------+--10~~~ 8!---------------------------+ G+-----------7/9-----------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--7----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 9 10 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew kill what's inside of 11 12 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+----------10----7--5-----------------+-------------------------------------+ G+------7/9~~ -9--7--5-----------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-----------------------7-------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you she's a 1 2 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ witch of trouble in e_ _lectric blue in her 3 4 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ own mad mind she's in love with you with 5 6 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-----------7/9-7!-9!-7!----5!--------+-------------------------------------+ D+------------------------7!----7!-----+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you now watch_a gonna do ? 7 8 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+--8h10--8--------5-------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+----------9--7---5-------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+--------------------7----------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-7-----------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 9 10 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew kill what's inside of 11 12 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+---------8---10-8----7---5-----------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------7/9~~ -----9--7---5-----------+-------------------------------------+ D+-----------------------------7-------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-7-----------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you she's some 1 2 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ kind of demon messing in the glue if you 3 4 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ don't watch out it'll stick to you to 5 6 SOLO GUITAR E+----------------8--------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------8-----10~~ -------------+--8----------------------------------+ G+--------7/9--------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you What kind of fool are 7 8 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-----8~~ 10--8--------8--------------+------(-----8)-----------------------+ G+---7/9---------9--7/9-----9\7--------+-5----(5/9---)-----------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you 9 10 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew kill what's inside of 11 12 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------10------7---------------+-----------------13--15--------------+ G+------7/9~~ -----9---7----5----------+-----------12/14---------------------+ D+-------------------------------7-----+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-7-----------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you 1 2 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+----16hbu!---------------------------+------16hbu-16hbu---13-13------------+ G+-------------------------------------+--14---------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 3 4 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------13!---------------------------+---------15fbd--15--13---------------+ G+--14~~ ------------------------------+-----14------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 5 6 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-----------8-------------------------+ B+--------13-(\5)----------------------+--------8-----10p8-------------------+ G+--14---------------------------------+---7/9--------------9--7\5-----------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 7 8 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------8--10--8---(/13!)-------13-15-+ G+-------------------------------------+---7/9-------------------12/14-------+ D+--7----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 9 10 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+----15fbu 15fbu----15fbu---15fbu----+--15fbu---15fbu_fbd--13--15--13------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 11 12 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-----------------10-8----7-----------+-5qbu--------------------------------+ G+--14~~ ---------------9--7-----------+-5qbu--------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+------7------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+--------7--7-------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 1 2 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ boat in the middle of the raging sea she would 3 4 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ make a scene for it all to be ig_ 5 6 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+------------8~~ -----8~~ ------------+-------------------------------------+ G+------------9~~ -7/9-----------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ _nored And wouldn't you be 7 8 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+--------------10-8--------8----------+-------------------------------------+ G+--------7/9~~ -----9--7/9----7-------+-5-----------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+------7--5---------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ bored 9 10 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew kill what's inside of 11 12 RHYTHM GUITAR E+-----5-------------------------------+-----------------5-------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+-----------------5-------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+-----------------6-------------------+ D+-----7--------------(silence)--------+-----------------7-!-------5--5h7----+ A+-----7-------------------------------+-----------------7----5h7------------+ E+--5----------------------------------+-----------------5-------------------+ SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------(silence)---------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you 1 2 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+---10/13---10-8-10p8-10--------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew 3 4 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+--12fbu--12p9-12p9-12p9--------------+ D+-------------------------------------+------------------------12--10-------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew 5 6 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+---12fbu(_fbd)-9---------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+--------------------12---------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew 7 8 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+----8--------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+----8--10~~ -------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew 9 10 SOLO GUITAR E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Strange Brew kill what's inside of 11 12 RHYTHM GUITAR E+-----5-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+-----5-------------------------------+--0~~ -------------------------------+ G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--0~~ -------------------------------+ D+-----7-------(silence)---------------+--2~~ -------------------------------+ A+-----7-------------------------------+--0~~ -------------------------------+ E+-----5-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ SOLO GUITAR E+--------------5-----------------------+-------------------------------------+ B+------------5--5-8p5--------------8---+-------------------------------------+ G+--------7fbu---------9p7\5h7p5-7/9-7\-+--5----------------------------------+ D+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ A+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ E+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ you