WRAPPING PAPER (Bassline)

As recorded by Cream
(From the 1966 Album FRESH CREAM)

Words and Music by Jack Bruce & Peter Brown
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'

   1st & 2nd Verses
    Q=116(8=s8)
   4/4
    Gtr I
    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------------0-2-|
||o-3----3-3----3-|-------------2-|-3----3--------|-3----3-3-3-----|
||----------------|-3----3-3------|--------3----3-|----------------|


                                                             |-3-|
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|---------------|--------2-2--------|
|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-----0-2-4--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|


                 1.
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   H
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|----------------|----------3----|-------------o||
|-5----5-5----5-|--------------2-|---3-----------|---3---------o||
|---------------|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3-----||


  2.
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|------2-3------|----------------||
|--------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3----3-------2-||
|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3-3-5---||


 Interlude
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------2-|
|-3----3-3----3-|-------------2-|-3----3------2-|-3------3-3-5---|
|---------------|-3----3-3------|--------3------|------3---------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3------3------|----------------|---------------|--------2-2-----|
|------3------3-|-1----1-1-3-1-3-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-----0-4-|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|----------------|--------3----3-|---------------||
|-5----5-5----5-|--------------2-|-3----3--------|-3----3------2-||
|---------------|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3------||


 Bridge
  E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E +Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E +E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3-3---3-(3)---3-|-----------------|---------------|--------------2--|
|-----------------|-1-1---1-(1)---1-|-3----3--------|-3----3-(3)-5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------3----3-|-----------------|


  E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E +Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-3---3-(3)---3-|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-1-1---1-(1)---1-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-0-0-2-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|--------3----3-|----------------||
|-5------5-5-3---|--------------2-|-3----3--------|-3----3-------2-||
|------5-------5-|-3----3-3-3-5---|---------------|--------3-3-5---||


 3rd Verse
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------2-|
|-3------3-3-2---|--------------2-|-3----3-------2-|-3----3-(3)-3-5---|
|------3-------5-|-3----3-3-3-5---|--------3-3-5---|------------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3----3-3-3---3-|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------3---|-1----1-1-3-1-3-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-0-0-7-0-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|


                              |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|--------7-7-----4-|-5----5--------|-----------------||
|--------7-7---7-|-5----5-----5-7---|--------3----3-|-----------------||
|-5----5-----5---|------------------|---------------|-3----3-------2--||
|----------------|------------------|---------------|--------3-3-5----||


 Outro
                              |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2--|
|-3------3---3-3-|--------5-5-----2-|-3----3-------2-|-3-3--------------|
|------3---3-----|-3----3-----3-5---|--------3-3-5---|------------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------*|
|-3------3---3-3-|----------------|---------------|----------------*|
|------3---3-----|-1------1---1-2-|-3----3-1----1-|-0----0-0-0-2-4-*|
|----------------|------1---1-----|---------------|----------------*|


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