I'M SO GLAD (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1966 Album FRESH CREAM)
Words and Music by Skip James
Arranged by Cream
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
H E E E E E. S +E E +E E E E
|--------------|----9-(9)-------9---9-|
|--------------|----------------------|
|----------5-6-|-7--------7-(7)---7---|
|--------7-----|----------------------|
E. S +E E +E E E E E. S +E E +E E E E
|----9-(9)-------9---9-|----9-(9)-------9---9--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-7--------7-(7)---7---|-7--------7-(7)---7----|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus
E. S +E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----9-(9)-------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7--------7-(7)---5-6-||-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--5-5-5-5--|
|----------------7-----||---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S E. S Q Q E. S
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7--7------5-6-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-|-5--5----5-5-5-5---|-7----7--5--5----|
|-------7-7-----|-------7---------|-------5---------7-|----7----------7-|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------||o------------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-||o-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------7-7-----||-------------------|
E E E E. S E E E E E E. S E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10--10-9-9-9-9--|
|------------------|-----------------------|
E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-|
|------------------|------------------|
E E E E. S E E E E E E. S E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10--10-9-9-9-9--|
|------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus
E E E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|------------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7--7-----5-6-||-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--5-5-5-5--|
|----------7-7-----||---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S E. S Q Q E. S
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7--7------5-6-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-|-5--5----5-5-5-5---|-7----7--5--5----|
|-------7-7-----|-------7---------|-------5---------7-|----7----------7-|
Guitar Solo
Q E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|------------------||-||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------o||-||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-o||-||o-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--5-5-5-5-|
|---------7-7------||-||----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S E. S Q Q E. S
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7--7------5-6-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-|-5--5----5-5-5-5---|-7----7--5--5----|
|-------7-7-----|-------7---------|-------5---------7-|----7----------7-|
Interlude
1.,2.,3. 4.
Q E. S E E E E 4x H H Wx4
|------------------||-----------||--------|
|-----------------o||-----------||--------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-o||-7---------||--------|
|---------7-7------||-----------||--------|
H E E E E E E E E E. S +E E
|--------------|---9---9----9-(9)---|
|--------------|--------------------|
|----------5-6-|-7---7---7--------7-|
|--------7-----|--------------------|
+E E E E E. S +E E +E E E E E. S +E E
|-----9---9----9-(9)---|-----9---9----9-(9)----|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(7)---7---7--------7-|-(7)---7---7--------7--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus
+E E E E E. S +E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----9---9----9-(9)---||----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------------||o---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(7)---7---7--------7-||o-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--5-5-5-5--|
|----------------------||----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S E. S Q Q E. S
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7--7------5-6-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-|-5--5----5-5-5-5---|-7----7--5--5----|
|-------7-7-----|-------7---------|-------5---------7-|----7----------7-|
Chorus
Q E. S E E E E 3x Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S E. S Q Q E. S
|------------------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------o||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-o||-7--7----7-7-7-7-|-5--5----5-5-5-5---|-7----7--5--5----|
|---------7-7------||-------7---------|-------5---------7-|----7----------7-|
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S E. S Q Q E. S
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-|-5--5----5-5-5-5---|-7----7--5--5----|
|---------7-7-----|-------7---------|-------5---------7-|----7----------7-|
Vocal Breakdown
Q E. S E E E E Q Q H Wx6
|-----------------||------------|--------||
|-----------------||------------|--------||
|-7--7--7-----5-6-||-7----------|--------||
|---------7-7-----||------------|--------||
Outro
TP
Q Q H +W +W
|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|--------*|
|----7--7----|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
|------------|------------|--------*|
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
