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