BADGE (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1969 Album GOODBYE)
Words and Music by Eric Clapton/George Harrison
Transcribed by Jake (stephen) Brown
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately Q=108
Am7 D Am D
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------3---7---3S|=5-5-5-5-5--------|------3---7---3S|=5-5-5-5-5---------|
|-5--------------|--------------3h4h|=5--------------|-----------2--3h4h=|
Verse 1
Am D Esus2 Em
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E E
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------3---7---3S|=5-5-5-5-5----5h6h|=7-7-7-7-7-7---5h6h|=7-7-7-7--5-3-2---|
|-5--------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Am D Esus2 Em
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E S S S S
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---9-7-5-4-----------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------7-5-4-----|
|------3---7---3S|=5-5-5-5-5----5p3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5h6h|=7---------------7-5-|
|-5--------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
C Am Bm7 Amadd9
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E H
|-----------------|----------------|-----4-----------|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---4-------------|--------------|
|-3-3-----3-------|----------------|-2-------2---2---|--------------|
|-------3---3---0-|-5-0-5-0-5----2-|-------2---2---5-|-(5)----------|
Verse 2
Am D Esus2 Em
H E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E E S S
|--------------||----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|--------------||----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|--------------||------3---7---3S|=5-5-5-5-5----5h6h|=7-7-7-7-7-7---5h6h===|
|--------0-3-4-||-5--------------|------------------|----------------------|
Am D Esus2 Em
E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E S S E E E E E E E S S
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-7-7-7-5-6-7-5-3-2-|------3---7-----|-5--5-5-5----5h6h|=7-7-7-7-7-7---5h6h==|
|-------------------|-5------------5-|-----------------|---------------------|
C Am Bm7 Amadd9
E E E E E E S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---9-7-5-4-----------|----------------|---------2------|-----4-------------|
|-----------7-5-4-----|----------------|-------2--------|---4---------------|
|-7---------------7-5-|-3------3---3---|----------------|-2-------2---2-----|
|---------------------|------3---3-----|-5-0-5--------2-|-------2---2---5---|
Bridge
D Cmaj7
+Q. E H Wx4 H Q E E
|--------------|--------------------||--------------|
|--------------|--------------------||--------------|
|--------------|--------------------||-----------3--|
|-(5)----------|--------------------||--------------|
G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D Cmaj7
+Q. E +Q Q H +E E E E +Q. E +Q Q H +E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(3)---2-(2)-----|-5----(5)-5---3-|-(3)---2-(2)-----|-5----(5)-5---3-|
|--------------3--|----------------|--------------3--|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cream/badge_btab.html ]
G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D Cmaj7
+Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)---2-(2)-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-(3)---2-(2)-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
|--------------3--|-----------------|--------------3--|-----------------|
Guitar Solo
G/B G D C
Q. E +Q E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------||---7-7-------------|
|-------------------||-------------------|
|-3----2-(2)----3-4-||-5-----3-4-5-5-5-3-|
|-------------3-----||-------------------|
G/B G D Cmaj7
+Q. E +Q E S S E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----7-7-7--------|
|--------------------|-----------7------|
|-(3)---2-(2)----3-4-|-5-5---------5-3--|
|--------------3-----|------------------|
G/B G D Cmaj7
+E E E E +E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------|---7-7---7-7---7-7---------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-2-(2)-2---(3)-(4)-|-5-----------------5-5-5-3-|
|-----------------3---------|---------------------------|
G/B G D Cmaj7
+Q. E +Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----/7-/7-5-4-----|
|-(3)---2-(2)-----|-5------------5-3-|
|--------------3--|------------------|
G/B G D Cmaj7
+E E E E +E E Q Q +S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------|----------7-7-7-5-----------|
|--------------------|--------7---------7-5-3-----|
|-(3)-3-3-2-(2)------|-5--(5)-----------------5-3-|
|-----------------3--|----------------------------|
G/B G D Cmaj7
+Q E E +Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------|----------(5)-7-7-5-------------|
|------------------|------(7)-----------7-5-3-------|
|-(3)--3-2-(2)-----|-5------------------------5-3---|
|---------------3--|--------------------------------|
G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D
+E E E E +E S S Q H E E E E +E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-2-(2)-2------|-5----5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-2-(2)-----|-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-|
|-----------------5-3--|--------------|----------------3--|-----------------|
Verse 3
Am D
Q. S S S S S S E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|------------5-7-----------|
|--------5---5-7-------|------5-7---------5-7-----|
|------7---------------|-5----------------------5-|
|-5----------------5---|--------------------------|
Emadd9
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---2S|=7-7-7-7-7-5------|
|-----------------|-------------8-7--|
Am D
Q. E S S E Q Q. S S S S S S S E S
|-----------------|------------5-7---------|
|--------5-6-7----|------5-7---------5-7---|
|------7----------|-5--------------------5-|
|-5------------5--|------------------------|
Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|-----------------|-----9-7-5-4-----------|
|-----------------|-------------7-5-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---2S|=7-7-------------7-5---|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
C Am Bm
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +W
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------*|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------*|
|-3------3-------|----------------|-2-2-2---2---2---|--------*|
|------3---3---0-|-5-0-5-0-5----2-|-------2---2---5-|-(5)----*|
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
