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/ Cream / Wheels of Fire (1968) / Sitting On Top Of The World bass tab

SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD (Bassline)
                              As recorded by Cream
                        (From the Album WHEELS OF FIRE)

Words and Music by Chester Burnett
Mickmack67@aol.com

 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
---------------
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
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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Cream albums
1969 Goodbye
1968 Wheels of Fire
1967 Disraeli Gears
1966 Fresh Cream
Wheels of Fire tabs
01White Room tabbass tab
02Sitting on Top of the World tabbass tab
06Politician tabbass tab
08Born Under a Bad Sign tabbass tab
09Deserted Cities of the Heart tabbass tab
10Anyone for Tennis tabbass tab
11Crossroads tabbass tab
12Spoonful tabbass tab
14Toad tabbass tab

 

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