CROSSROADS

As recorded by Cream
(From the 1975 Album WHEELS OF FIRE)
Transcribed by Roadkill Words an

A Intro
Moderate Blues/Rock P = 130
A

1
I 44 VV V V V V V V VV V VV V V V V V V V
V
gVV VV VV V V V V
V
W V V
Gtr I mf 1/2 M [[ 1/2 M M
1/4

T (0) 2 0 2
A 2 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0
2 2
B 0 3 0 3 0 3
P H P P P P

D7

I gVV V V V V V V V V V V gV V gV V V
V
V V
V V V V
4

V V V V
1/4M let ring
1/4 M 1/4 M
2 2 2
T 2 1 1 1 1 1
A 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2
0 0 0 0
B 0 3 3 3
P

A E

7
I V gVV VV VV VV V V VV V gVV VV V V V V V
V VV VV V V V V
V V V V V VV
[[[[[[ M
1/2 [[[[[[ M
1/2
let ring

T (0) 2 0 2 (0) 2 0
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
(0) 2 2 2 2
B 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 3
0 0 0
P P sl.

D A
V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V gV V aP gVV
I V V V z
10

M
1/4 M
1/4 [[[[[[[
5
T 5 8 5 5
5 7 5 5 5 7 5 6 7 5 6
A 5 7 7 7 (5)
B 7
sl. P H P H

1975 by Throat Music

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B 1st Verse
(A) E A D

V j
12
I V VV gV V V VV V gVV V VV V VV V VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV
V
[[[[[[[[[ mp P.M. mf
T 5
A 5 6 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
7 7 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H
A D

15
I VV V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV
V V
1/2 M [[ mp
P.M.

T (0)
A 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 0
P H P P P
A

18
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV V VV V V V V VV
V VV V V V V V V VV V
V V
P.M. mf 1/4 M
T (0) (0)
A 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 (0)
B 0 3 0 2

b
0
P H P
E D/F A

I V VV V VV VV VV V VV V V V V VV gVV VV
VV V gVV VV VV VV VV gVVV V V
21

gVV V V
mp
P.M.
mf
M
1/2

T 0 2 0
A 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B 2 4 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
P H P
*T *Fret low F#'s on D/F#
C 2nd Verse
chords
(A) A D A

24
I V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V VV VV V VV VV V VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
[[ mp
P.M.
mf
[[ 1/2M
T
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0
2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2)
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3
P P

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28
I V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV V VV V VV VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV VV
V V
[[ P.M.
mp mf

T
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B 0 0

A E

31
I VV V V V V V V V V VV V V V V V V VV V
V V VV V gVV VV VV VV VV VV
1/2M mp
P.M.

T
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
2 0
B 3 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D/F b A

34
I VV V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V
V VV V V V V V V V VV
gVV V V
P.M.
mf
[[[[[[ M
1/2 [[[[[[ mp
P.M.

T
A 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 2 2
B 0 0 (0) 3 0 0
2

D 3rd Verse
A D A

I V V gV V VV V VV V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V
V V V V VV VV V V
37

V V V
P.M. mf [[[[[[ M
1/2

T
A 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0
2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2)
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3
P

40
I V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV V VV VV
V
[[[[[[ mp
P.M.
mf

T
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B 0

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A E

43
I VV V V V V V V VV V VV V V V V V V V V
V V VV VV gVV V VV VV VV V
[[ M
1/2 [[[[[[ mp
P.M.

T (0)
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
(2)
B 0 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P

D A (E)

46
I VV VV V V VV VV VV VV VV V V gVV VV VV V VV V gV V V V
V V V W
P.M. mf 1/2 M f
T 2 (2) 0 (0)
A 2 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 2 4 4
B 0 (0) 3 0
P H P P H

E Guitar Solo I

VV V VV VV VV VV VV V
A D A

k gV V gV P gV V
49
I V gV V V V V V V V V P
V gV V V V z z
[[[[ [[[[ FullM [[[[[[[
5 5 5
T 5 7 (7) 7 5 5 7 5 5 5
2 2 2 4 2 2 4 4 6 7 5 6
A 4 4 2 4 4 0 7
B
H sl. H H H

V V V l V V
P V V V V V V V VV Pz V
D

I V V VV V V V V V V V
z
52

[[[[[ FullM FullM [[[[[[[[

5
T 8 8
5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 9 9 9 7
A 5 7 7 7
B 5 7
P H P H sl. sl.

A E

V V V VV V V PR VV V R
V V V V V P gV V V gV V V P V V V V V
55
I V z j
M
Full [[[[[[[[ [[[[[
5 8 10 8 8 8 8
T 5 9 10 10 10 8 10 8 10
5 5 6 9 7 5 7 5
A 7 5 7 7
B
P H sl. H H sl. P
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D A E
V
V R VV gVV V V V V V V f V V V V V V Pz gVV V V
58
I Pz gV V V f V V PR V V P V k u
V V
M
1/2 1/2M [[[[[[
5
T 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 13
5 6 7 5 0 2 5 6 7 5 7 5 5 6
A 7 7 5 7
B 7 5 3 0 0 7 (7)
H sl. H H P H P P H sl.

V V V V V V V
A
V V W V V
61
I u k k VV VV V V V P V V V V V V V V V V
z V
V V
M [[[[[[[[[[[[[[
1/2 1/2 M M M [[[[ [[[[ 1/2M
Full 1/2
let ring [[[[ let ring
T (13) 13 15 15 13 13
A 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12
12 14 14 14 12 10 12 14 14
B 12 10 12 0
H sl. P sl.

VV V V V V V V V V c Pz V V
D A

P V V V V V V V gV V V V
65
I z uk k u u u V V V u V V fV V
rake

M
Full M
Full M
Full M
Full [[[[[[[[ 1/4M M
Full M
Full [[[[ let ring
T 13
12
15 15 (15) 15 15 (15) 13 15 13 15
O 13 12
12 14 14 (14) (0) (0) (0) 14 14 13 14 12 12
A 12 14
B
H P H

E D A

P V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V k V gV V V V V V V V }
69
I z VVVVVVV V
VVVVVVVV
[[[ [ [[[ M M [[[
FullFull

T (0)
A 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 14 16(16)16 14 0 2 0
14 12 10 12 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 16 14 16 16 x 0 2 2 0
B 12
sl. P sl. sl. P H H sl. H H P

F 4th Verse
A D A

73
I V V gV V V V V VV V VV V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV
V V V V V V V V V V V
mp
P.M.
mf
[[[[ M
1/2 [[[[ mp
P.M.

T
A 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 0
P
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D A

77
I VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV V VV VV VV V V V V V V VV
V VV V V V V V V V V
V V
P.M.
mf
[[ 1/2M [[[[ mp
P.M.

T (0)
A 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) (2)
B 0 3 0 2
0
P
E D A

81
I VV VV V V VV VV VV VV VV V V gVV VV VV V VV
VV VV gVV V VV VV VV V V V V
P.M. mf 1/2M
T 2 (2) 0 (0)
A 2 2 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 (2) 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2)
B 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 (0) 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P H P P
G Guitar Solo II
A

VVV V}V VV V V V VV V V V W V V V
8va

VV V V V VV V
(Vocal out)
84
I
W
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wide vib. pinch stg.
ff FullM M G FullM
Full FullM M
Full M
Full M
Full

KK1717 1717
K19 x
17 17 17 17 17 17
T 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 20
A 19 19 19 19 19 17
B (0)

V V V V V V gV
8va

V V V gV V V V V V V V V
V } gV V V V V
87
I
3
[[[[[[[[
M
------------------------------
1/4 M
1/2 FullM [[ M
Full

17 20 (20) 20 17 20 17 17 x 17
T 17 20 17 19 19 20 (20) 20
A 19 17 18 19 17
19 19
B
P H P
(D) A
8va

90
I V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV V V V V V VV VV V V V V VV VV V V V V V V V V
V V V
M Full FullM [[[[
T
19
O 17 19 17 19 19 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 19 19 17 19 19 17 17 19 19 19 17 19 19 19 17 17
B 17 19 19
H H H H
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E D A
8va

P VV }} VV V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V cV V V V V V }
93
I z V V V V V V

M
1/2 M
Full M
Full M
1/2 M
Full [[
T 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 20 17 17 20 (20)
O
A 17 x 17 19 17 19 19 (19) 19 17 19 17 17 19 17 x
17 19 x 19 0 19 17 19 19
B 0
H P H P H P

E A

V V P V V V V
8va

V V V V gV V W V V V V V z
96
I V V V V V
semi-

[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[ harm.

M
Full M
Full M
Full

17 17 17 17 17 20 17 20
T 17 19 20 20 20 (20) 20 20
A 17 17
19 17 17 17
B 19 19
P H P

V V V V V V V P V V V V V V V V
8va

V V V V P W
99
I z z
\\\\\\\\
wide vib. rake

M
Full M
Full M
Full FullM [[[[[[[[[[[[
T
19 17
20
17
20 (20) 17
17
20 17 20 17
O
19 17 19 19 19 17 19
A 19
B
H

V V
8va

V gV R P gV V VV V VV V
102
I V V V V V V P V V V V V z V V V V V V V V
M [[[[[ [[
3
1/4
let ring

T 17 19 17 17 17 17 20 17
17 19 17 17 19 17 19 17 18 19 18 17 17
A 19 17 19 19 19 19 17 17 19 19
B 19
H P H H P P

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E D A

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
8va

I V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV
V
105

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wide vib.

let ring
M
Full M
Full M
1/2

T
19
20 17
19
20 17
19
20 17
19
20 (20)
17
20 17
19
O 17 19 17 17 17 19 17 17
A 19 19 19 17 17 19 17 19
B 19
P P P P P
(E) A
8va

I VV VV VV VV V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV gVV VV V V V V V V V V V
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108

M
Full
1/2 Full
1/2 M M
Full
1/2 Full
1/2 M 1/2 M M
1/2 M
1/2 M
1/2

T 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
A 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
17 19 17 19 19 19 17 19 19 17 19 19 19
B *Barre 2nd or 3rd fin. across G&B strings and bend
H H H so
that the G stg. sounds 1 step higher
D and the B stg.
8va

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
111
I V } V V V VV VV VV V V VV VV V V
[[[[[[[[[[[
[[ let ring
M
Full M
Full M
Full

17 17 17
T 17 20 17 20 17 20 (20) 20 17 20 (20) 20 17 20
A 17 x 17 17 17 17 17 19 19
19 17 17 19 19 19 17 19 19
B 19
P H H P P
A

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
k u V gV
8va 8va

V V V V V V gV V fV V V
114
I
M
Full M Full 1/2 M 1/4 M M
Full M
Full

T 20 17 20 (20)
17
20 17
19
O 17 19 17 17 18
17
17
20 17
19
17
17 19 17
19 19 (19) 17 19
19
A 19 19 17 19 19
B
P H P H P
E D A

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8va

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Full [[[[[[[ FullM M Full [[[[[
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17
19
17 17 17 17
19
19
x 17
x
20 20 17 20 17
20
17 17 (17)
20
17
20 17
19
O 17 19 17 18
17
x
A 19 19 x
B x 0
H P P
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A D A

I V V gV V VV V VV V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V
V V V V VV VV V V
121

V V V
mp
P.M.
mf
[[[[[[ M
1/2

T
A 2 4 2 2 4 2 (2) 2 0 2 0 2 0
2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2)
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3
P
D

124
I V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV VV VV V VV V VV VV
V
[[[[[[ mp
P.M.
mf

T
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B 0

A E

127
I VV V V V V V V VV V VV V V V V V V V V
V V VV VV gVV V VV VV VV V
[[ 1/2M [[[[[[ mp
P.M.

T (0)
A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
(2)
B 0 3 0 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P
D N.C. (A)

I VV j k V V V V V
3 24 (Drum
j
V V V V V V V V
130

V
mf M
1/2

T
A 2 2 0 2 0 0
0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0
B 3 0
P P H H P P

H Free Time
A7

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I4 V W
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133

V W 3

Y
G8
let ring

T 8 5 8 5 5
A 5 6 6 6 5 6 7 5 7 5
5 5 7 (7) x
B 0 0 0 x
0
H sl. P H P sl.
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