• Song:

    Crossroads

  • Artist:

    Cream

CROSSROADS
                              As recorded by Cream
                   (From the 1968 Double Album WHEELS OF FIRE)

Words and Music by Robert Johnson
Arranged by Cream
Email: blind_boy136@hotmail.com

The Key To This Song Is The Rhythem It might take a while to get down ;)

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton dist electric'

 Intro
  Q=130
  A
 4/4
  Gtr I
                                  ~~~~~~
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------(0)-----|-----------------------|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-0h2p=0------|-2-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|
|-2-----------------------|-2---------------------|
|-0-------------------3b4-|-0-----------------3b4p|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|


|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-0-2-----------------|---2---------------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2-0-------|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2-0-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------3b3.5p|=0-----------------3b3.5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  D7
|---------------2--------|-----2-(2)-----2----------|
|-----1-(1)-1------1-----|-----------1------1-------|
|-------------2----------|-------------2------------|
|-0-0--------------------|-0-0----------------------|
|--------------------3b4-|--------------------3b3.5-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|


  A
        ~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-----(0)-----|---2-0--------------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2--0------|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-------------------3b4p|=0-----------------3b4p===|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  E                   D
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------5b6---7p5---5b5.5==(5)r-|
|-(0)-2-2-2-----2---|---5-7-----7-----7-------------|
|--0--2-------2-2-3s|=7-----------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0---|-------------------------------|


  A
  ~                                   ~~~~~~
|----------5----------------|------------------||
|--------5---8p5---5--------|-------5----------||
|-7--5h6---------7---5h=6---|---5h6------------||
|----------------------(5)--|-7-7--------------||
|---------------------------|---------7-(7)----||
|---------------------------|------------------||


 Verse 1
  A                 D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-4---2-2-4-2-|
|-2---4---2---4---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
                                    ~~~~~~~     PM
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------(0)-----|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2p=0------|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)-----------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-------------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|


  D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2-0-------|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2--0-----|
|--2------------------------|-2---------------(0)----|
|--0------------------3b3.5-|-0-------------------2--|
|---------------------------|---------------------0--|


  E                 D/F#
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|
|---2-----------0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|
|-2---4-2-2-2-4-0-|---0-------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-2-|---2-------------|


  A
                                ~~~~~~      PM
|-----------------------|----------------------||
|-------------0h2p0-----|----------------------||
|-(2)-2-0-2-2p0h2p0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2p0----||
|--2--------------------|-------------------2--||
|--0----------------3b4-|-0-----------------0--||
|-----------------------|----------------------||


 Verse 2
  A                 D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------0-|-2---4-2---2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
                  ~                       ~   PM
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)---------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|


  D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|-2-2-4---2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-----------------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
                                              PM
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----|
|-(2)---------------------|-2---------------0----|
|-(0)-----------------3b4-|-0-----------------2--|
|-------------------------|-------------------0--|


  E
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-------2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2---4-4-2-2-4-2-|-0-------------0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---------------|


  A
          ~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~      PM
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----||
|-(2)---------------------|-2-----------------2--||
|-(0)-----------------3b4-|-0-----------------0--||
|-------------------------|----------------------||


 Verse 3
  A                 D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
          ~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~      PM
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)---------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|


  D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
                  ~               ~~~~~~      PM
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------0-----|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----|
|-(2)---------------------|----------------------|
|--0------------------3b4p|=0-----------------2--|
|-------------------------|-------------------0--|


  E                 D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|---------------0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|


  A
|---------------------------|-----------------||
|---------2-(2)p0---(0)-----|-----------------||
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2p=0------|----------2---2--||
|-(2)-----------------------|------2h4---4----||
|-(0)-------------------3b4p|=0---------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------||


 1st Guitar Solo
  A                     D                        A
  ~      ~~~~~~                        ~
|---------------------|------------------------|--5----5-5-(5)-(5)---------|
|---------------------|--------------------5h7-|-(7)-7-5-5h=7---5--5---5---|
|-2----2-2-(2)---4b6--|------2---2-4-4s6-------|-------------------7-5h6---|
|----4---------4------|--2h4---4-0-------------|-------------------------7-|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|


  A                    D
            ~                          ~~~~~~
|--------------------|------5-----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------8---------------|------------------8------|
|-----------5--7p5---|-7b9------7b9--5-7-(7)--|-5h7p5---5h7s9-9-(9)-9s7-|
|------5--7--------7-|------------------------|-------7-----------------|
|-5-7-(7)------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|


  A
                                   ~~~~~       ~~
|---------------------------5-|----------8-10-----|
|-------------------------5---|-8s10-10-------10--|
|-5b6==(5)r-----------5h6-----|-------------------|
|-----------7p5-7-(7)---------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|


  E                         D
|-8-------8-8-------------|--------------------------|
|-8h10-8h10---------------|------5-------------------|
|-------------9s7-5-7p5---|-5h6-(6)-7-5b6------------|
|-----------------------7-|---------------7----------|
|-------------------------|-----------------7s5-3-0--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  A                                          E
                                             ~~~~~~~
|--------------5-----------------|---------------------------|
|------5-(5)-5---8p5---5---------|---------5----------13b14==|
|-0h2--5h=6----------7---5h7p5b6-|-------5h6-----------------|
|--------------------------------|-7p5-7---------------------|
|---0----------------------------|-----------7-(7)/----------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|


  A
         ~~~~~~~                               ~~
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|-(13)r--------------|-13b14--15-15b17-13b14------|
|-------14-(14)------|------------------------14--|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|


   ~~                                            ~~~~~~~
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----13b14--------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-14----------12-(12)----12-12-|---------------------------------12-12-|
|-------------12h=14--14-------|-14s12-10---------------12s14-14-------|
|------------------------------|----------12p10-12-(12)--0-------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


  D
                                                               ~~
|-------------12------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------13---15b17--15b17==|=(15)r-15b17--15b17==(15)r-13-15-----|
|-12h14---------------------|---------------------------------14--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  A
    ~~~~
|---------------------------------------|
|-------13b13.5-------------15b17r=(15)-|
|-(14)----------(0)-(0)-(0)-------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


                                        E
                ~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-13b14-------------------------12----|-----------------------------|
|--------14p13-14-(14)-------12----12-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------12h14----------|-14s12-10-12p10----10-12s14--|
|-------------------------------------|----------------12-----------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


  D
         ~~~~~~~          ~~
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------14-(14)-14----14-14-14-16p14----|
|-14s16------------16----------------16-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  A
   ~~                                   ~~
|------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|-14---------14----14h16-16b18-16b18-|-14------------0h2p0-----||
|------14h16----16-------------------|-----x-0h2-(2)-------2-0-||
|------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------------------------|-------------------------||


 Verse 4
  A                 D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
          ~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~      PM
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)---------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|


  D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  A
                  ~                 ~~~~~~      PM
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------(0)-----|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2--0------|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----|
|-(2)-----------------------|----------------------|
|--0--------------------3b4p|=0-----------------2--|
|---------------------------|-------------------0--|


  E                 D
  PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|---------------0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|


  A
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|---------2-(2)p0---------|------17----17-17-17-17-----||
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2p0-----|------19b21----------19b21--||
|-(2)---------------------|----------------------------||
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------------||


 2nd Guitar Solo
  A
                                             ~~~~~
|-^17----17----------17-17-------17-17-17-|----------17-------------|
|-^17----17-17----17-------17-------------|-20b22-------20----------|
|-^19b21--x-19b21----------19b21----------|----------------19b21-17-|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|


|---------------------17----------|-----------------20b22==(20)r-20-17h20p17----|
|------------------17----20p17----|------------------------------------------19-|
|-19----17b17.5-18-------------19-|-17b18==(17)r--------------------------------|
|----19---------------------------|--------------19-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


  D
   ~~      ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-17-x------------------17----|-------------------------------------|
|------19-20b22==(20)r-----20-|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-19b21r(19)-17-19----17-19-19pb21-19-|
|-----------------------------|------------------19-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  A
   ~~
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-17-----17-(17)-(17)-17-------17-17--|
|-----19-17h=19--(19)----19-17--------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-(17)----17----17-17-(17)----17----17------------17-|
|-17h=19--19----19----17h=19--19----19----17-(17)-17----|
|-----------------------------------------17h=19--19----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


  E
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------17----17-|
|----17-x-17-19-17b18----------19b21----|
|-17h19-x-19--0-------19p17h19----------|
|----------------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  D                                                     A
                                                                                    ~~
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-17-17--------------17-17-17-20p17----17-------------|----20b22===(20)r(20)------------|
|-------19b21==(19)r----------------19----17h19p17b18-|----------------------17-19-17-x-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-19------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  E                             A
                                 ~~~~~             ~~~~~~
|-------------------------17-||----------17----17--------|
|-------------------17-19----||-20b22-------20----20b22==|
|----------17-17-------------||--------------------------|
|-19p17----17-17-------------||--------------------------|
|-------19-------19----------||--------------------------|
|----------------------------||--------------------------|


    ~~~~~                                            ~~~~~
|--------17----17h20p17----20b22--|-19b21--17----17---------|
|-(20)r-----20----------20--------|-----------20----20b22---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|


                            D
                                                     ~~
|-17----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----20-17-20-------------|-17b19r(17)--------------------|
|-------------19-17-19----|------------19-19pb21-17h19----|
|----------------------19-|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------|
|-------------17-19---------------------|
|-17h19p17----17-19----------17b17.5-19-|
|----------19-------17h19-19------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  A
   ~~                                          ~~
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------17-(17)-17-17-17-|-------------------------20p17-|
|-----17h18-----19-----18----|----------------17-17----------|
|-19-------------------------|-19p17----17-19-------19-------|
|----------------------------|-------19----------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


  E
                                 ~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------------|
|----20p17----20p17----20p17----20b22==|
|-19-------19-------19-------19--------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


  D                                           A
 ~~~~~~~
|--------17---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(20)r-----20-17---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------19b21r(19)-17-19p17-------|-17b18-----------17-19-17-19-|
|-------------------------------------19-19-|--------19p17----17-19-17-19-|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------19-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


                      E                           A
|----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------||-------19-19b20-19-19b20-19-19b20-19-|
|-17-17-17-(17)----17-17----17-(17)-17-17-(17)-||-17-17-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-|
|-17-19-17h=19--19-------19-17h=19--19-17h=19--||-19-19-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------|
|-19b20-19-19b20==(19)r----19b20----19b20----19b20-----|
|-19b21-19--------------19-------19-------19-------19--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


   ~~                                                                  ~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------17-20p17----20p17----20b22===|
|-17-x----------17-(17)-17----17-17-(17)-|----17----------19-------19---------|
|------19p17----17h=19--19-19----17h=19--|-19---------------------------------|
|------------19--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


  D
 ~~~~~~~
|--------17--------------------17-------------17--|
|-(20)r-----20-17-20b22==(20)r----20-17-20b22-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------17-----------------------------------|
|-20-17-20b22==(20)r----20-17-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------19b21r(19)-17-----19--17b18-|
|-------------------------------------------19-(19)-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|


  A
|-------------------17---------------------------|----19b21--19b21==(19)r-17-19-----|
|----------------17----20p17----17---------------|------------------------------19--|
|----------17h18-------------19----17h19p17b17.5-|----------------------------------|
|-19p17-19---------------------------------------|-19-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  E                              D
   ~~        ~~                                                 ~~~
|-17-----17-17-17-17----19b21--|------20b22--20-17h20p17----17-17-|
|-----19-------------18--------|-x-17--------------------20-------|
|------------------------------|-x--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  A
 ~~~~~~
|-(17)---------17----------------------------|
|-------20b22-----20-17----------------------|
|-----------------------19b21r(19)-17-19p17--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


                          Verse 5 - Outro
                           A
            ~~~~~~~        PM---------------
|-----------------------||-----------------|
|-------17--------------||-----------------|
|----18-------------x---||-----------------|
|-19----------------x---||-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|
|----------19-(19)--x-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------------------||-----------------|


  D                 A
 -------------|             ~~~~~~
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)---------------------|
|---------------0-|-(0)-----------------3b4-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


                        D
        ~~~~~~      PM-------------------
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2-|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|
|-------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|


                    A
 -------------|                   ~
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------0------|
|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2----------------------|
|-----------------|-0-----------------3b4--|
|-----------------|------------------------|


                        E
        ~           PM----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0---|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-0-----------------2-|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|
|-------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  D          A
|----------|-------------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------------|
|-2--------|--2p0-2p0---------0------------|
|-0--------|----------2-0h2-2---0h2p0------|
|----------|--------------------------3b4--|
|----------|-------------------------------|


           A7
 2/4      4/4
                   TP
|--------|-----------------------------------------------*|
|--------|-----^8--8--------5-8p5---5--------------------*|
|--------|-5h6-^6--6----5s6-------7---5h7p5--------------*|
|--------|-5-------5------------------------7-(7)----x--*|
|-(3)----|-0-------0-------------------------------0--x--*|
|--------|-----------------------------------------0-----*|



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*                                             Bankeh Freaken Edwards Baby                                                       *
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