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Cream - White Room (Jack Bruce)
>From Cream's 1968 album Wheels Of Fire (ATCO)
Transcribed by Jimmy Pena. (jimmy@walrus.com)
Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals
Jack Bruce - Bass, Vocals
Ginger Backer - Drums, Vocals
Legend:
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
+ = bass position for wah-wah pedal (depressed fully back)
o = treble position for wah-wah pedal (depressed fully forward)
[Intro] - /w wah-wah; Whatever position best elicits feedback
e:-10~~~~~------8~~~~~----------------------------------------------|
B:-11~~~~~-----10~~~~~\6----10~~~~~-------8~~~~~--------------------|
G:--------------------------10~~~~~-------9~~~~~--------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1]
D C G Bb C
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--3---3-----------3-----------------------------------------------|
G:--2---2---------0-----------0-------3------5----------------------|
D:--0---0---------0-------------------3------5----------------------|
A:-----------3--3-------2--2----------1------3----------------------|
E:---------------------------------1-------3------------------------|
[Riff 2] /w rapid wah-wah up/down motion(8 times back and forth per chord)
C G Bb A C G Bb C D
o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+
e:------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:--1----------------3---3---2--|-5-----0------0---3---3--5---5--7--|
G:--0----------------0---3---2--|-5-----0----0-----3---3--5---5--7--|
D:--2----------------0---3---2--|-5-----0----------3------5------7--|
A:--3----------------0h2-3h5-2h4|-5h7---0h2--------3h5----5h7----7h9|
E:------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Song progression:
[Intro] x2
[Riff 1] x8 /w lyrics:
In a white room with black curtains near the station
Black roof country no gold pavements tired starlings
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes
Dawn light smile on you leaving my contentment
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves [Fill 1]
[Fill 1] /w wah-wah
e:-----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|
G:-------7--7-----7.-----------|
D:--7h9--------9---------------|
A:-----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------|
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
D
You said no strings could secure you at the station [Fill 2]
[Fill 2] /w wah-wah
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------/13--13--13p10----------------------------------------------|
G:---7------------------12--10--------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------12--10----------------/12~----------|
A:--------------------------------------12s10---8-------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------10----------------|
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
D
Platform ticket restless diesels goodbye windows [Fill 3]
[Fill 3] /w wah-wah
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--/10----10-----10------10-----------------13-----------|
G:---------12b14--12b14-------12b14--12b14------12b14-12--|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
D
I walked into such a sad time at the station [Fill 4]
[Fill 4] /w wah-wah
e:----------------------------------10------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------13p10------------------------|
G:---------------10----10h12b14--------------12--10--12b14r12p10----|
D:--------10h12-----12----------------------------------------------|
A:-10h12------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
D
As I walked out felt my own need just beginning [Fill 5]
[Fill 5] /w wah-wah
e:-------------------------------------------10---------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------13p10---------------|
G:--10b11---------------10----12-10-12b14-------------12b14r12p10~--|
D:-----------12p10--12-----12---------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves
[Intro] x2
[Fill 6] /w wah-wah and /w lyrics:
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--13---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----12b14----12--10h12p10-----/14--14---10s12-10------------12h14-|
D:---------------------------12---------------------12p10--12--------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd
e:---14---15p14--15p14----------------------------------17------------|
B:----------------------15~~-----------15-15~--15-15-15----15-17b18---|
G:----------------------------/16--16---------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Consolation for the old groom now forgotten
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--17b18r17----15~~-----15--18p15----18p15----18p15----18p15-------|
G:--------------------16-----------17-------17-------17-------17----|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her
(repeat several times)
e:-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
B:---18p15------18p15-----18p15----------15-15~~-|-------15--15~~---|
G:---------17---------17--------17---------------|o--/16-----------o|
D:-----------------------------------------------|o----------------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
dark eyes
e:---------------------17--------------17b19------------------------|
B:------------17b19-------15----15----------------------------------|
G:---------------------------16----16-------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
She's just dressing goodbye windows
e:--17b19~~~----17---------------------------------------17---------|
B:------------------17b18r17p15----15----15-15-15~~--17-----17b19---|
G:------------------------------------16----------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
tired starlings
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves
[Intro] x2
Outro guitar solo /w wah-wah:
e:-------------10-------------------10-----------------10-----------|
B:-----------------13------------------13-----------------13--------|
G:--12b14--------------12b14~~~-----------12b14~~~------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-12b14r12--10--12-------------12-10-----10--12--10b11-------------|
D:---------------------12--10~~~--------12--------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------10-----------------|
B:---------------13b14--13b15--13b15~~~-------------13--------------|
G:--12p10----------------------------------------------12b14~~------|
D:--------12--------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat several times
e:------------------------|---------13----|-------------------------|
B:------------------------|---13h15-------|-------------------------|
G:--12--10------10h12s14--|o-------------o|---10--12--10------------|
D:----------12------------|o-------------o|---------------12--10----|
A:------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
E:------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
e:-----------------------------10-----------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------13--------------------------------|
G:------10-----12p10--12b14----------12b14----12-10h12p10-----------|
D:--12-----12---------------------------------------------12--------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-10h12p10------10h12p10-------10-------------------10----12----10-|
D:----------12-------------12-------12-10-----10--12----12----12----|
A:----------------------------------------12------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------10-------------------10-------|
B:--------/13~~p10--13p10--13p10--13------13p10-13p10-13------13p10-|
G:----10------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat several times
e:----------------------------------------|-----------------|-------|
B:-----10---------------------------------|-----------------|-------|
G:-12------10h12p10------------12b14~-----|o--10h12p10-----o|-------|
D:-------------------10h12p10-------------|o-----------12--o|-------|
A:----------------------------------------|-----------------|-------|
E:----------------------------------------|-----------------|-------|
e:----------10------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------13-10---------------------------------15--13--13~----|
G:--12b14------------12---10--12-----12-----10h12s14-----14--14~----|
D:-------------------------------12-----12--------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------13--------------|
B:-15b17---15b17---15b17r15p13h15p13~~~-------13-15-----------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------14--12s10----|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------13--13b15--13b15-----|
G:--12p10------------10--12--12p10----------------------------------|
D:--------12p10--12----------------12p10--12------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--10-----13b15----13--10h13p10------10--10-------------------10---|
B:-----13------------------------13-----------13--13b15~~~----------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-13-10------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------12--12b14r12p10----12-10-----------10----12p10-------------|
D:---------------------------------12-10-12-----12-------12---------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----12b14---14b16---12b14---14b16---12b14---14b16---12b14---------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
fade out
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------10b12~~~r10-----------------------------------------|
G:-14b16---14------------------12b14---10b11------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------12-----------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|