COCAINE (Bassline)
As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 1975 Album SLOWHAND)
Words and Music by JJ Cale
Transcribed by Jake Brown
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=108
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q E S S H Q Q Q Q Q E S S H Q Q
|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
|------------5s7-|-5-------5--|-7--------7-5h7-|-5-------5--|
|-7--------------|------5-----|-------7--------|------5-----|
1st Verse
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q E E H Q Q
||--------------|-------------||--------------|------------|
||o-------------|------------o||--------------|------------|
||o-7--------7--|-5-------5--o||-7--------7---|-5-------5--|
||--------7-----|------5------||-------7----7-|------5-----|
Q E E Q E S S H Q Q Q E E Q e S S H Q Q
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-7----7----7-5h7-|-5-------5--|-7----7----7-5h7-|-5-------5---|
|--------7--------|------5-----|--------7--------|------5------|
Q. E Q E S S H Q E E +Q. E +Q. E +H E E Q
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7---------7-x-x-|-5-------5-7-|-(7)---5-(5)-----|---------------|
|--------7--------|------5------|---------------8-|-(8)----7------|
H Q E S S Q +E. S Q Q Q Q Q E S S H Q Q
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------||
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------||
|-7---------5s7-|-5--(5)-5----5--|-7--------7-5s7-|-5-------5---||
|---------------|----------5-----|-------7--------|------5------||
2nd Verse
Q Q q E E H Q Q Q E Q E E S S H Q E E
|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-/7--------7---|-5-------5--|-7---------7-5s7-|-5---------5S=|
|--------7----7-|------5-----|------7----------|------5-------|
Q Q q e e H Q E E H Q E S S Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-7--------7---|-5---------5s|=7-------7-5s7-|-5----------7-|
|-------7----7-|------5------|------7--------|-------5------|
+Q. E +Q. E +H E E Q H q E S S H Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
|-(7)---5-(5)-----|---------------|-7---------5s7-|-5-------5--|
|---------------8-|-(8)----7------|------7--------|------5-----|
Guitar Solo
Q Q q E S S H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q
|----------------|------------||-------------|------------|
|----------------|------------||-------------|------------|
|-7----------5s7-|-5-------5--||-7-----------|-5-------5--|
|-------7--------|------5-----||-------7-----|------5-----|
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-7----7----7--|-5--------5--|-7--------7--|-5---------5---|
|--------7-----|-------5-----|-------7-----|--------5------|
Q. E Q e E Q. E Q S S E Q. E Q e e Q. E Q Q
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|-7---------7---|-5-------------5-|-7---------7---|-5---------5--|
|--------7----7-|--------5--5h7---|--------7----7-|--------5-----|
Q. E Q q H Q. E Q. E Q e e H Q S S E
|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7---------7--|-5---------5-|-7---------7---|-5-----------5-|
|--------7-----|------5------|--------7----7-|------5--5h7---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cream/cocaine_btab.html ]
Q. E Q E S S H E E S S E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7---------7---x-|-5------------5-|-7-------------|-5---------5---|
|--------7--------|------5---5h7---|--------7------|--------5------|
Q. E Q q H Q Q Q Q Q E E H Q. E
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7---------7--|-5-------5--|-7--------7---|-5---------5--|
|--------7-----|------5-----|-------7----x-|------5-------|
3rd Verse
Q Q Q E E H Q S S E Q Q Q e E H Q Q
|--------------|---------------||--------------|------------|
|--------------|---------------||--------------|------------|
|-7--------7---|-5-----------5-||-7--------7---|-5-------5--|
|-------7----x-|------5--5h7---||-------7----7-|------5-----|
Q Q Q q H Q Q Q Q q e e H Q. E
|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7--------7--|-5-------5--|-7--------7---|-5---------5--|
|-------7-----|------5-----|-------7----7-|------5-------|
Q. E Q E S S H E E E E +Q. E +Q. E +H E E Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7---------x-5s7-|-5----------7-|-(7)---5-(5)-----|---------------|
|--------7--------|------5-------|---------------8-|-(8)----7------|
Q. E Q q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q e S S H e E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-7---------7--|-5---------5--|-7---------7-5s7-|-5----------7-|
|--------7-----|--------5-----|--------7--------|------5-------|
+Q. E +Q. E +H E E Q Q E E Q E S S
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-(7)---5-(5)---3-|-(3)-----------|-7----7------5s7-|
|-----------------|--------7------|-----------------|
H Q Q Q. E e E e S S H Q Q
|------------|------------------|------------||
|------------|------------------|------------||
|-5-------5--|-7----------7-5s7-|-5-------5--||
|------5-----|--------7---------|------5-----||
Outro
Q. E Q Q H Q Q 3x Q. e Q Q H Q Q
||---------------|-------------||--------------|------------|
||o--------------|------------o||--------------|------------|
||o-7---------7--|-5-------5--o||-7----7----7--|-5-------5--|
||---------7-----|------5------||--------7-----|------5-----|
Q. E Q Q H Q Q Q. E Q Q H Q Q
||---------------|-------------||--------------|------------*|
||o--------------|------------o||--------------|------------*|
||o-7---------7--|-5-------5--o||-7---------7--|-5-------5--*|
||---------7-----|------5------||--------7-----|------5-----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
