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--|----------------| 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