CRY BABY (Bassline)
As recorded by Janis Joplin
From the 1971 Album PEARL)
Words and Music by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy
Arranged by Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brad Campbell - Bass'
Intro
Q=84
7/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E H +Q. +H +Q.
|---------------|------------|--------------||
|---------------|------------|--------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------|--------------||
|---------------|-3----(3)---|-(3)----(3)---||
Chorus
6/8
Q. E E E Q. E S S E Q. E E E Q. E E E
|------------|--------0-0---|------------|------------|
|--------0-2-|-3----3-------|--------0-2-|-3----------|
|-3----3-----|--------------|-3----3-----|----------2-|
|------------|------------3-|------------|------1-3---|
Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. E E E
|------------|-------------|-----------|-------------||
|------------|-------------|-----------|-------------||
|-3----3-2-0-|-------------|-0---------|--------0-2--||
|------------|-3----(3)--4-|-----------|-3-----------||
1st Verse
H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------|-----------5-|-3----(3)--4-|-5-----------|
|-3-------|-3----(3)----|-------------|--------0-2--|
|---------|-------------|-------------|------3------|
Q. +Q E H. H. Q. E E E
|-------------|---------|---------|-------------|
|-----------5-|-2-------|-3-------|-5-----------|
|-3----(3)----|---------|---------|--------0-2--|
|-------------|---------|---------|------3------|
Q. +E E E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q.
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|----------5---|-2----2----|-----------|-2----------|
|-3----(3)-----|---------3-|-0----0--0-|------------|
|------------3-|-----------|-----------|------5-----|
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------||
|-----------|--------2-3-|-----------|-------------||
|-5----5----|-5----5-----|-----------|--------0-2--||
|-----------|------------|-3--3-3--3-|-3--3-3------||
Chorus
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q +S S E E E
|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
|--------5-4-|-3----3-3-3-|--------5-2-|-3--(3)-3-3-3-5-|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|----------------|
|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
Q. E E E Q. +Q E H. Q. E E E
|------------|-----------4-|-2-------|-0-----------||
|--------2-3-|-5----(5)----|---------|-------------||
|-3----3-----|-------------|---------|--------0-2--||
|------------|-------------|---------|------3------||
2nd Verse
H. Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
|---------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------|--------2-5-|-3----(3)--4-|-5-----------|
|-3-------|-3----3-----|-------------|--------0-2--|
|---------|------------|-------------|------3------|
Q. +E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. E Q
|--------------|-----------|--------2---|------------|
|----------5---|-2----2--2-|-3----3---3-|-5------5---|
|-3----(3)-----|-----------|------------|------------|
|------------3-|-----------|------------|------3-----|
Q. +E Q Q. E E E Q. Q E E. S E E E E
|-------------|------------|-----------|-2-------------|
|-------------|-2----2-5---|-----------|----3-3-2-0----|
|-3----(3)-3--|----------3-|-0----0--0-|------------3--|
|-------------|------------|-----------|---------------|
E. S E E. S E E. S E E E E E. S E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-2---|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
Chorus
Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E E. S E E E E
|------------|----------0-|--------0---|------------0--|
|--------0-2-|-3--3-3-4---|----------2-|-3--3-3-3-4----|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|---------------|
|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q. +E E E
|------------|-----------|-------------|---------------||
|--------2-3-|-5---------|-------------|---------------||
|-3----3-----|-----------|-0----(0)--0-|----------0-2--||
|------------|------3--4-|-------------|-3----(3)------||
Bridge
Q. +Q E Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
|-----------2-|-0------2-0-|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------------|-3----(3)--4-|-5-----------|
|-3----(3)----|------3-----|-------------|--------0-2--|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------3------|
Q. +Q E Q. E E E Q. +E E E Q. E E E
|-----------2-|-0--------0-|--------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------2---|-3----(3)-2-0-|-------------|
|-3----(3)----|------3-----|--------------|--------0-2--|
|-------------|------------|--------------|-3----3------|
Q. +Q E Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. E E E
|-----------2-|-0----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------2-0---|-------------|-------------|
|-3----(3)----|------------|-------------|----------2--|
|-------------|----------3-|-1----(1)--2-|-3----1-3----|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. E E E Q E Q.
|-----------2-|-0---------|------------|------0-----|
|-------------|------2--0-|--------2-0-|------------|
|-3----(3)----|-----------|------------|------------|
|-------------|-----------|-1----1-----|-3--3-------|
Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q E +E E E
|---------2-|-0----0-----|------------|-0--0-(0)---0--|
|-----------|--------2-0-|--------3-2-|---------------|
|-3----3----|------------|------------|---------------|
|-----------|------------|-1----1-----|----------3----|
Q. Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------0-|------2-0---|-----------|------------|
|-----------|-2--2-------|-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0--|
|-3----3----|----------3-|-----------|------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
3/8
Q +S S Q +S S Q +S S Q E Q E E E E S S S S S S
|-0--(0)---0--(0)---|-0--(0)---0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|--------0--------0-|--------0------|------------|--------------||
|-------------------|---------------|------------|--------------||
|-------------------|---------------|------------|--------------||
Out-Chorus
6/8
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E
|------------|----------0-|--------0---|----------0-|
|--------0-2-|-3----3-4---|----------2-|-3----3-4---|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E. S E Q E
|------------|------------|--------0---|--------------|
|--------2-3-|-3----3-2-0-|----------4-|-3--3-3-2--0--|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|--------------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E. S S S S S E E
|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|------------|----3-----3---3-3-|
|-3--3-3-2-0-|----------0-|-3--3-3-0---|--------3---3-----|
|------------|-1--1-1-3---|----------3-|-1----------------|
Q +S S S S S S S S Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E
|----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-|--------0---|------------|
|----------------------|-3----3----|----------2-|-3-------3--|
|-3--(3)-3-------------|-----------|-3----3-----|------------|
|----------------------|-----------|------------|------1-----|
H.=H
3/8 4/4
Q. E E E Q E E E E E S S E E E E E Q Q Q H
|------------|----------0-|---5-5-5-------|-0----|-0--1--2----*|
|--------0-2-|-3--3-3-4---|-----------2-3-|------|------------*|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3-------3-----|------|------------*|
|------------|------------|---------------|------|------------*|
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
