WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Cream - Sitting On Top Of The World Bass | Ver. 1
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the Album WHEELS OF FIRE)
Words and Music by Chester Burnett
Intro
Slow Blues Q.=46
12/8
H.. Q E E E S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E
|------------------||-------------------------------------|
|--------------3-5-||-------------------------------2-----|
|------------5-----||---------------------------------5-2-|
|------------------||-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-------|
S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E
|-------------------------------2------|
|---------------------------------5----|
|-----------------------------------4--|
|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3--------|
S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e e e e
|-------------------------------3-2---|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------5-|-------------------------------3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-2-3-------|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Q. +E E E q E q E Q. a Q. a Q. E E E Q E Q. Q E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|-3----3----------------|
|-5----(5)---5-3--3-5--3-|--------------------3---5-|----5------5----5------|
|------------------------|-5----4s5----4s5----------|--------------5--------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------3--|
|3-|
+Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. S S S S E Q +E S E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------3--------------|-5------------5----------------||
|-----------5-3----3-----|----------5-7---5--(5)-5-3-----||
|-(3)----------------6-3-|------5-7------------------6-3-||
1st Verse
S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------2-------|
|------------------------------------5-2---|
|-3-3-3-2-3-2-3--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------5-|
S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E. S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------1-2---|
|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--3-2-3-3-3-2-3-2-3--3-------|
S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E. S S S E. S E E E E
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-2-3-2-3--1-2-3-3-3-2-3-2-3--1-2-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-1---|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------3-|
|3-| |3|
Q. +E e e Q +E S Q e S Q. E E a E Q. e e e Q E Q. Q E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------|-3----3---------------|
|-5----(5)-3-------------------|--------3-3h5------3-3-5-|----5------5----5---5-|
|------------5--------0-2--3-4-|-5------------5----------|--------------5-------|
|--------------3--(3)----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|3-|
+Q. e e e Q. e e e Q. S S S S e Q +E S E E E
|-------------5----5-3---|-------------------------------||
|-(5)---5-3------------5-|--------------5----------------||
|-----------5------------|----------5-7---5--(5)-5-3-----||
|------------------------|-3----5-7------------------6-3-||
2nd Verse
|3|
S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E S E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-----2-|---------------------------------2------|
|-------------------------------2-5---|-------------------------------2---5-2--|
|-------------------------------------|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3----------|
|3|
S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E S S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E
|-------------------------------3-2-----|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------5-2-|-------------------------------2-3-4--|
|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3---------|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3--------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|3|
Q. +E E E Q. Q E Q. +E E s E Q. E E E Q E Q. Q E E E E
|------------------------|---------------------------|-3----3---------------|
|-5----(5)---------------|----------3---3--------3-5-|----5------5----5---5-|
|----------2-5---------2-|-5----(5)---5---5----5-----|--------------5-------|
|--------------3---------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|3-|
+Q. e e e Q. E E E Q. S S S S e Q +E S E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-(5)---5-3--------------|-5------------5----------------||
|-----------5-3----3-----|----------5-7---5--(5)-5-3-----||
|--------------------6-3-|------5-7------------------6-3-||
Guitar Solo
a E S S e S S S S e S S S S e S S S S E S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-4s5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-----------|-------------------------------5-3---|
|-------------------------------7-5-7-5---|-----------------------------------4-|
|---------------------------------------7-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-------|
S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e E E E
|-------------------------------2-----|
|---------------------------------5-2-|
|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-4-5-------|
|-------------------------------------|
S S S S e S S S S e S S S S e S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3--|
|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-4-5----|
|--------------------------------------------|
Q. +E E E Q. E E E E E E a E E E a Q E E E E Q E Q. Q E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-3----3----------------|
|-5----(5)--------------5-|----------------------3---5-|----5------5----5---5--|
|----------2-5------2-5---|-5---5-4s5---5-4s5--5-------|--------------5--------|
|--------------3----------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|3-|
+Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. S S S S e Q +E S e e e
|---------------5----5-3---|-------------------------------||
|-(5)---(5)-3------------5-|--------------5----------------||
|-------------5------------|----------5-7---5--(5)-5-3-----||
|--------------------------|-3----5-7------------------6-3-||
S S Q S S Q S S Q E E E S S Q S S Q S S Q E E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5----5-5----5-5----------|--------5-5----5-5----5-6---|
|----------------------7-5---|--------------------------4-|
|--------------------------7-|-3-3------------------------|
S S Q S S Q S S Q S S S S E S S Q S S Q S S Q S S S S S S
|----------------------5-3-5-3----|----------------------5-3-5-3-----|
|------------------------------5--|------------------------------3-4-|
|-3-3----3-3----3-3---------------|-3-3----3-3----3-3----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|3|
Q. +E E E Q. E E S E Q E E E E E E E e e e
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5----(5)----------------2-|--------------------3-5---|
|----------2-5--------2-5---|-5--5-5---5-5---5-5-------|
|--------------3------------|--------------------------|
Q E Q. Q E E E E +Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. S S S S e Q E E E E
|-3----3---------------|------------------------|----------------------------||
|----5------5----5---5-|-(5)---5-3--------------|-5------------5-------------||
|--------------5-------|-----------5-3----3-----|----------5-7---5--5-3------||
|----------------------|--------------------6-3-|------5-7--------------6-3--||
3rd Verse
S S Q S S Q S S Q e e e S S Q S S Q S S Q e e E
|--------------------------3-|-----------------------------|
|-5-5----5-5----5-5----3-5---|-5-5----5-5----5-5----3-6----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------4--|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S Q S S Q S S Q a E a E a E S S Q S S Q S S Q E E E
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------8s10-8s10-----|-----------------------------|
|-3-3----3-3----3-3--------------8s5-|-3-3----3-3----3-3-----------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------0-1-2--|
H.=H
Q. E E E Q. Q E Q e Q +S S Q. +E e e Q E Q. Q E Q E
|----------------------|------7--(7)-7-5----(5)-----|-3----3--------------|
|----------2-5----5--2-|--------------------------5-|----5------5----5--5-|
|------2-5-------------|-5--5-------------------5---|--------------5------|
|-3--------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
6/8 4/4
+Q. E E E Q. E E E Q E Q. W Q Q H
|------------------------|-----------|----------:------------*|
|-(5)---5-3--------------|-5---------|----------:------------*|
|-----------5-3----3-----|-----------|----------:------------*|
|--------------------6-3-|------4----|-3--------:-3----------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
Misc Legend
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| - 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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