THOSE WERE THE DAYS
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1968 Album WHEELS OF FIRE)
Words and Music by Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ginger Baker'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton(Guitar Solo Rhythm)'
Intro
Q=131
Dmin G Amin G A
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E Q Q +H E E Q q Q Q Q +W
|--------------10--|-(10)----12-10-----|------------------|---------||
|-10----12-13------|---------------13--|-12---10------10--|-(10)----||
|------------------|-------------------|----------12------|---------||
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------||
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------||
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------||
|
| Gtr II
| H. Q +H H H. Q +W
|--1------------3--|--(3)-----0--------|--3------------0--|--(0)----||
|--3------------3--|--(3)-----1--------|--3------------2--|--(2)----||
|--2------------4--|--(4)-----2--------|--4------------2--|--(2)----||
|--0------------5--|--(5)-----2--------|--5------------2--|--(2)----||
|---------------5--|--(5)-----0--------|--5------------0--|--(0)----||
|---------------3--|--(3)--------------|--3---------------|---------||
D F Amin D C D5 D F Amin D C D5
Gtr II
Q. E +Q Q Q q Q E E Q. E +Q E E E e E Q E Q
|-2----1-(1)--0--|----2--0------|-2----1-(1)--0---|---2---0--------|
|-3----1-(1)--1--|----3--1----3-|-3----1-(1)--1---|---3---1----3---|
|-2----2-(2)--2--|----2--0----2-|-2----2-(2)--2---|---2---0----2---|
|-0----3-(3)--2--|----0--2----0-|-0----3-(3)--2---|---0---2----0---|
|------3-(3)--0--|-------3------|------3-(3)--0---|-------3--------|
|------1-(1)-----|--------------|------1-(1)------|----------------|
Verse
$
D F Amin D C D5
Q. E +Q Q Q e E Q E E
||--2----1-(1)--0--|----2---0------|
||o-3----1-(1)--1--|----3---1----3-|
||--2----2-(2)--2--|----2---0----2-|
||--0----3-(3)--2--|----0---2----0-|
||o------3-(3)--0--|--------3------|
||-------1-(1)-----|---------------|
D F Amin D C D5
Q. E +Q Q Q e E Q E E
|-2----1-(1)--0--|----2---0------|
|-3----1-(1)--1--|----3---1----3-|
|-2----2-(2)--2--|----2---0----2-|
|-0----3-(3)--2--|----0---2----0-|
|------3-(3)--0--|--------3------|
|------1-(1)-----|---------------|
A C Emin D Dsus2 C
5/4 4/4
Q. E +Q Q Q Q. E Q E E E S S E E E E E E
|-0----0-(0)--0-----|-2----2----0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2----1-(1)--0-----|-3------3----2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2----0-(0)--0-----|-2-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2----2-(2)--2-----|-0-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0----3-(3)--2-----|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------0-----|---------------|-------------------|
Interlude
D Dsus2 C D Dsus2 C
Q. E Q E E E S S E E E E E E Q. E Q E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2----2----0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2----0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3------3----2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------3----2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
1. 2.
F Emin
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-1--1--1--1--|-0--0--0--0---||-0--0--0-0-0-0-||
|-1--1--1--1--|-0--0--0--0--o||-0--0--0-0-0-0-||
|-2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0--0---||-0--0--0-0-0-0-||
|-3--3--3--3--|-2--2--2--2---||-2--2--2-2-2-2-||
|-3--3--3--3--|-2--2--2--2--o||-2--2--2-2-2-2-||
|-1--1--1--1--|-0--0--0--0---||-0--0--0-0-0-0-||
Chorus
Dmin G Amin G A
H. Q +H H H. Q +W
|-1-------3--|-(3)----0----|-3-------0--|-(0)----|
|-3-------3--|-(3)----1----|-3-------2--|-(2)----|
|-2-------4--|-(4)----2----|-4-------2--|-(2)----|
|-0-------5--|-(5)----2----|-5-------2--|-(2)----|
|---------5--|-(5)----0----|-5-------0--|-(0)----|
|---------3--|-(3)---------|-3----------|--------|
F G Bmin Amin G F G A
H. Q +H H H H H. Q W
|-1-------3--|-(3)----7----|-5----3----|-1-------3--|-0----|
|-1-------3--|-(3)----7----|-5----3----|-1-------3--|-2----|
|-2-------4--|-(4)----7----|-5----4----|-2-------4--|-2----|
|-3-------5--|-(5)----9----|-7----5----|-3-------5--|-2----|
|-3-------5--|-(5)----9----|-7----5----|-3-------5--|-0----|
|-1-------3--|-(3)----7----|-5----3----|-1-------3--|------|
Dmin G Amin G A
H. Q +H H H. Q +W
|-1-------3--|-(3)----0----|-3-------0--|-(0)----|
|-3-------3--|-(3)----1----|-3-------2--|-(2)----|
|-2-------4--|-(4)----2----|-4-------2--|-(2)----|
|-0-------5--|-(5)----2----|-5-------2--|-(2)----|
|---------5--|-(5)----0----|-5-------0--|-(0)----|
|---------3--|-(3)---------|-3----------|--------|
To Coda
&
G F Emin A
H. Q +W H. Q +Q Q Q Q
|-3-------1--|-(1)--------|-0-------0--|-(0)--0--0--0--||
|-3-------1--|-(1)--------|-0-------2--|-(2)--2--2--2--||
|-4-------2--|-(2)--------|-0-------2--|-(2)--2--2--2--||
|-5-------3--|-(3)--------|-2-------2--|-(2)--2--2--2--||
|-5-------3--|-(3)--------|-2-------0--|-(0)--0--0--0--||
|-3-------1--|-(1)--------|-0----------|---------------||
Guitar Solo
A B5/A5A
~~~~~
Q H Q Q Q Q E E
|-17-----17-------------|-17---------------------------|
|-20b22--20b22----------|-20b22r==(20)-----------17-20-|
|-----------------------|----------------19b21---------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q Q E. S E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|--2------2-----2-------|--2----2---2--2--2----2--2--2-|
|--2------2-----2--4--2-|--2----2---2--2--2----2--2--2-|
|--2------2-----2--4--2-|--2----2---2--2--2----2--2--2-|
|--0------0-----0--0--0-|--0----0---0--0--0----0--0--0-|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
A5 A6 A5 A6
~~
|--3--|
E E S S S E E E S S E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-19b21-19-17h19p17----19-17b19----------|
|-------------------19----------19-17-19-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--2-----2-------------------------------|
|--2-----2--4--------4--2--2-----4-----4-|
|--0-----0--0--------0--0--0-----0-----0-|
|----------------------------------------|
A5 N.C.
~~~~
Q S S S S E. S S S S S
|----------------------------17----------------------|
|-------------------------------20p====17------------|
|--------17----19----19b21----------------19b21r(19)-|
|-(19)------19----19---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E Q
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---2--2--2-----2-----2----2-------------------------|
|---0--0--0-----0-----0----0-----3b3.5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
A5 B/A
S S E E S S E S S E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-17----19-17b19----------17----19-17b18---|
|----19----------19p17-19----19------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E S S
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4----4-|
|-----------------------------------4----4-|
|--2-----2--2-----2-----2--2-----2--4----4-|
|--0-----0--0-----0-----0--0-----0--0----0-|
|------------------------------------------|
B/A A5 B/A
~~~
E S S E. S E S S E S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------17----19----17b19----17-|
|---19p17-19-------19----19-------19----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E. S
|---------------------------------------|
|-4--2-----------------------4--------4-|
|-4--2-----2--2--2--2--2-----4--------4-|
|-4--2-----2--2--2--2--2-----4--------4-|
|-0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--------0-|
|---------------------------------------|
A A5 B/A
E S S E E S S S S E S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------17-17-17---------17-17-17-17-------17-17-|
|-19b21----------19b21---------------19b21-------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----2----------------------------4-----4--4-|
|--4-----2-----2--2----2--2-----2-----4-----4--4-|
|--4-----2-----2--2----2--2-----2-----4-----4--4-|
|--0-----0-----0--0----0--0-----0-----0-----0--0-|
|------------------------------------------------|
B/A A A5 A6 A5 A6 A5
S S E S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17-17-------17-17-17-17-------17-17-17-17-20p17-|
|-------19b21-------------19b21-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----2----------------------------------------|
|--4-----2-----2-----2----------------------------|
|--4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----2-----4----|
|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Emin/G
E S S E S S E S S E S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----20p17----20p17----20p17-------17-17-|
|-19-------19-------19-------19b20-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------0----|
|-----------------------------------0----|
|-----------2--2-----2--2-----2-----0----|
|--2--------2--2-----2--2-----2----------|
|--0--------0--0-----0--0-----0----------|
|----------------------------------------|
N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------17-17-17-17-20p17-------17-20p17----17-20p17-|
|-19b20-------------------19b20----------19----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| H E S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------------2--------2--2--2-----4----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
S S E +E E E E E E
|------------------17------------------|
|----17---------------20---------------|
|-19----19b21-(19)-------19b21---19-17-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| Q E E E S S E E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--2------------2---2------------------|
|----------------------2--2----2--2--4-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
A5 N.C.
S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-19-19pb20-19-19pb20-19-19pb20-19-19pb20-||
|-19p17----19-17b18----------17----|-19-19pb21-19-19pb21-19-19pb21-19-19pb21-||
|-------19----------19p17-19----19-|-----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|
| ~~~
| Q Q Q Q q Q H
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|--2--------2--------2--------2----|--2--------------------------------------||
|-----------2--------2--------2----|--2--------------------------------------||
|-----------0--------0--------0----|--0--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
&
Emin A
H. Q +W
|-0-------0--|-(0)----*|
|-0-------2--|-(2)----*|
|-0-------2--|-(2)----*|
|-2-------2--|-(2)----*|
|-2-------0--|-(0)----*|
|-0----------|--------*|
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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
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