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 --------------- 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