WHITE ROOM (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
Tabbed By Jake Brown
Words and Music by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Psychedelic Rock Q=110
5/4
Gtr I
H. +H H. +H H. +H H. +H
||--0-------(0)----|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|-3-------(3)----|-0-------(0)----|----------------o||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-3-------(3)----o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Verse
4/4
H +E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------||-0--0---------|---------------|-0--------------|
|-0----(0)------||-------3-3-3--|-2--2--1---3---|----------------|
|---------------||--------------|---------------|------0-1-0-1-2-|
Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-0--0---------|---------------|-0--------------|
|------0-1---3---|-------3-3-3--|-2--2--1---3---|----------------|
|-3--3-----------|--------------|---------------|------0-1-0-1-2-|
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q +E S S E E E E
|----------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-0--0--------|-----------------|-0--(0)---2h3-2-3-4-|
|------0-1---3---|-------3--3--|-2---2---1---3---|--------------------|
|-3--3-----------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E E E Q. S S E E E E
|-0--------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-0--0--------|----------------|-0----0-2-3-2-3-4-|
|------0-1---3---|-------3--3--|-2---2--1---3---|------------------|
|----3-----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Bridge
Q E E E E E E Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-0--------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------0-1-0-1-2-||-3----3-3----|-------------|-1----1-1----|
|----3-----------||-------------|-3----3-3----|-------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------4-2-----|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0----0-----4-0-|-3----3-3----|-------------0-|-1----1---0-1-2-|
|----------------|-------------|-3----3-3------|----------------|
Verse
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E E E Q H Q Q Q Q
|------------------|-----------------|-------------||-------------|
|------------------|-0----0-(0)-0--0-|-0-----------||-0--0--------|
|-3----3-(3)-2-3-4-|-----------------|-------------||-------3--3--|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------||-------------|
Q Q E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------|-0--------------|----------------|-0--0--------|
|-2--2--1---3---|----------------|------0-1---3---|-------3--3--|
|---------------|------0-1-0-1-2-|-3--3-----------|-------------|
Q Q E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|---------------|-0--------------|-----------------|-0--0--------|
|-2--2--1---3---|----------------|-------0-1---3---|-------3--3--|
|---------------|------0-1-0-1-2-|-3-1-3-----------|-------------|
Q Q Q E E Q. S S E E S S E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------------|-0--------------|---------------|
|--------------|-0----0-2-3-2-3-2-0-|----------------|-0--0----------|
|-2--2--1----3-|--------------------|------0-1---3---|-------3--3----|
|--------------|--------------------|----3-----------|---------------|
Bridge
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|---------------|-0-------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-2--2--1---3---|---------------|-------0-1-0-1-2-||-3----3-(3)-3--3-|
|---------------|----0--1-0-1-2-|-3-1-3-----------||-----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E Q. S S H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------4-2-----|---------------|
|---------------|-1----1-1------|-0--0------4-0-|-3----3-3-3----|
|-3----3-3------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E Q E E E E E E E Q Q. E +E Q.
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-0----0-(0)-0----||
|---------------|-1----1-(1)-1--2-|-3-3---3-2-3-4--|-----------------||
|-3----3-3------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Re-Intro
5/4
H. +H H. +H H. +H H. +H
||--0-------(0)----|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|-3-------(3)----|-0-------(0)----|----------------o||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-3-------(3)----o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cream/white_room_btab_ver_3.html ]
Verse
4/4
H +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------||-------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------||-0--0--------|---------------|-0--0-0-2-3-2-3-2-0-2-3-4-|
|-0----(0)------||-------3--3--|-2--2--1---3---|--------------------------|
|---------------||-------------|---------------|--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S
|-0--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-0--0--------|---------------|-0----0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4--|
|------0-1---3---|-------3--3--|-2--2--1---3---|---------------------------|
|----3-----------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q. E E E E E
|-0--------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-0--0--------|---------------|-0--------------|
|------0-1---3---|-------3--3--|-2--2--1---3---|----------------|
|----3-----------|-------------|---------------|------0-1-0-1-2-|
Q. E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-0--0--------|---------------|-0----0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-0----|
|------0-1---3---|-------3--3--|-2--2--1---3---|------------------------3--|
|-3--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Bridge
Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E E Q E Q. E Q. E Q E E
|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2--2--1--0--||-3----3-3------|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|
|-------------||---------------|-3-3--3-3------|---------------|
E Q E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
|------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|------4-(4)-2-----|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|-0-0----------4-0-|-3----3-3------|-------------|-1----1-1-0-1-2-|
|------------------|---------------|-3----3-3----|----------------|
Re-Intro
5/4
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E Q E H. +H H. +H
|----------------|------2-(2)------||--0-------(0)----|----------------|
|----------------|-0-------------0-||o----------------|-3-------(3)----|
|-3----3-3-1-3-4-|------------0----||o----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|
4/4 2/4
H. +H H. +H W +W +H
|----------------|-----------------||----------|------------|--------|
|-0-------(0)----|----------------o||----------|------------|--------|
|----------------|-3-------(3)----o||-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|----------------|-----------------||----------|------------|--------|
Guitar Solo/Outro
4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q. S S S S S S E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|-0--0--------|---------------|-0----0-2-3-2-3-2-0---|-----------------|
|-------3--3--|-2--2--1---3---|--------------------3-|-2--2--1---3-----|
|-------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E H S S S S S S S S Q Q E E E E
|-------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
|-0--0--------|---------------|-0----0-2-3-2-3-2-0---|---------------|
|-------3--3--|-2--2--1---3---|--------------------3-|-2--2--1---3---|
|-------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q Q S S S S S S E Q Q E E E E
|-------------|----4--3--2-0-----|---------------------|----------------|
|-0--0--------|--------------3-2-|-0--0----0-2-3-2-0---|----------------|
|-------3--3--|-2----------------|-------2-----------3-|-2--2--1---3----|
|-------------|------------------|---------------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q. S S S S E S S S S E Q E E E E E
|-------------|---------------|------------------------|-0--------------|
|-0--0--------|---------------|-0----0-2-3-2-0-0-2-3-4-|----------------|
|-------3--3--|-2--2--1---3---|------------------------|------0-1---3---|
|-------------|---------------|------------------------|---3------------|
Q. S S S S E S S S S E Q E E E E E Q. S S S S E S S S S
|------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|-0----0-2-3-2-0-0-2-3-4-|-0--------------|-0----0-2-3-2-0-0-2-3-4--|
|------------------------|------0-1---3---|-------------------------|
|------------------------|---3------------|-------------------------|
E Q E E E E E Q. S S E E S S E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-0----0-2-3-2-3-2-0-|------------0-3-|-0--0-2-3-2-3-4---|
|------0-1---3---|--------------------|------0-1-3-----|------------------|
|---3------------|--------------------|-3-3------------|------------------|
E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E
|-0--------------|----------------|-0--------------*|
|------------0-2-|-3-0--2-3-2-3-4-|------------0-3-*|
|------0-1-3-----|----------------|------0-1-3-----*|
|---3------------|----------------|---3------------*|
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
