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CROSSROADS (Bassline)

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

A Intro
P = 130
Moderate Blues/Rock
A
V V V V l V k V V c k V k V V V k Vc
1H 4
4 k u k u } V V u V k V u u
Gtr I mf 1/4 M M
1/4 1/4 M
T
A 7 7 5 7 7 7 7
B x 3 3 3 3 3
5

D7

V V V k c k c V V V V V
4 H V V k u V V V V V V
V V V gV V gV
1/4M
T 7 7 (7) 0
A 7 5 7 5 3
B 3 5 0 5 5 3 5 5
5 5 2 3 4
P
A E

V k V V c V V V V V V V V V V
7H V V V V l V V V V V eV
V u V
1/2 M
T 9 9 0 9
A 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 0
B 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
5 5 8
sl. P P
D A E

10 H V k c c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
gV V V gV V V V V
1/2 M M
1/2

T
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 5 3 3
2 2 3 4 5 5

B 1st Verse
A D A

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
13 H V V V
V V
1/2 M
T 7 5 7 5 7 5
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 3 5 0 3
5
sl.
1975 by Throat Music
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(A) D A

V V V V V V V c c
16 H
V V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V V V V

M
1/4 M
1/4 M
1/2

T
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 3 5 5 (5) 3 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 3 3
5 5
H H
E D A
V gV V
H V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V
20
V u u V V
u u
let ring let ring
M
1/2

T 9 11 9
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 7 5 3 3
5 5
H
C 2nd Verse
A D

24 H
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
1/2 M let ring
T
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 (5) 7 5 7 5 5 5 5 7
B 3 3 5 5 5 5 3
5 5
A D

V k V k c k V V V V k V V V V V V V V
27 H V V V V V V V
V u
M
1/2

T 7 5 7 5 7 5
A 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 0 3
B 3 3 0 5 5
5
P P
A
V V V V V P V V V V V V V V V k V V V V V l V V
30 H V V z u V
u V V u
1/2 M
T 7 5 7 5 7 9
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 (7) 0 5
B 5 5 0 3 7 5
5
sl. P P
E D A
V V V V V V V k V k
H V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V
33
V V u V V V
1/2 M 1/4M
T 9
A 7 5 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 5 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3
5 5
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I 3rd Verse
A D A
V V V V
H V V V V
37
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
1/2 M
T 14 12 14
A 7 5 7
B 0 0 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
5 5 5
sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V V V
40 H V V V V V V V V V V V
V
1/4 M
T 7 5 7 12 7 5 7 12
A 7 5 7
B 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3
5 5
P sl. sl.

A E

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
43 H V V V V V V eV
V V
M M
1/4 1/4

T 9 7 9 7
A 7 5 7 7 5 7 9 7 5
B 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 6
5 5 (5)
P P

D A
V V V V V V V V V V V V
46 H V V V V V V V
V W V V V V
1/4 M
T 7 5 7 5
A 7 5 7 0 7 5 7 (7) 0
B 5 5 3 3 3 3 0
5 0 0 0 0
P P P P
sl.

D Guitar Solo I
A D A
V gV
V V V V V V V gV } V V V V V V V V
49 H V V V gV
V
steady gliss.
f
T 14 7 5 7 18 x
A 7 7 7 7 4 6 5 7 7 5 5 7
B 3 5 (5) 5 7
5
sl. sl. sl. sl. H P

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D A

H V V V V V V gV V c c c V V e V V f V V V gV V V
52
V V
u gV V V gV V V gV V V e V f V
T
A 7 5 7 5 6 7 5
B 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 4 4 5 6 7
5 2 3 4 5 5

(A) E D A

56 H V gV V V V V e V V f V V eV V V gV V gV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
V V V V
M
1/4

T
A 7 4 5 6 6 7 7 5 7 5
B 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 7 5 3 3 3 0
0 0 0 0 5 5
P P P P

E A

60 H
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V gV f V V V V gV V gV V
M
1/2 FullM [[[[[[ M
Full [[[[[
T 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 7 5
A 7 5 7 7 0 7 5 7 (7) 7 5 7
B
5 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 4 5
P

VVVVVVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V eV
64 H V V V gV V l l l l l l l l l
[
T 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
A 7 7 5 7 5
B 7 5 3 0 3 4 5
P P P

A E
V eV V V V V V
67 H l V V l V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV
M
1/2
let ring
T 9 8 7 5 9 9
A 7 5 7 5
B 7 5 3 5 5 3 0 5 7 7 7 7 8 9
5 3 5
P

D A
gV V V
H gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
70
V V V V V V V V

let ring
M 1/2M
1/4 M 1/4M
1/4

T 11 11
A 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 (7) 0
B 9 9 5 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 0
5 5
P P

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E 4th Verse
A D A
V V V V V V V V
H j V V V V V V V V V V
73
V V V V V V V

M
1/2

T 14 12 14 7 5 7 7 0
A 3 3 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 0 3 5 5 3 0 0 3
P P

(A) D A

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
76 H V V V V V V V V V gV V V
V V
M
1/4 M
1/2

T 7 5 7 (7) 0 7 5 7 (7) 0
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 3 3 0 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 3 5 5 5 0 3 4 0 0 3
5
P P P P

E D A

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
80 H V V V V eV V u V V V V V
V u V

let ring let ring


1/2 M
T 9 9 9 7 7
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 7 5 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 3
5 5 5
P

F Guitar Solo II
A
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V
84 H V V l
V V
ff
T 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 14 14 12
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 14 12 10 14 12 10
B 3 0 0 12
5
P P P sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV
87 H k V V l V V V V V V V V V V l V V P
z gV
V
1/2 M
T 5 7 7 0 5 7 7 0
A 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 6
B 7 5 3 3 3 5 7
5
P sl. P P

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V V V V V V V bP f V gV V V V V V f V V V V V V eV V fV
H k
90
V z V
T 7 5 5 5 7
A 7 7 6 5 7 (7) 5 7 5 7 5 7
B 0 4 3 5 6 6 7
5
sl. P
E D A

H V } V V V V V V V V eV
93 V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V e V V
1/4 M
T
A
B 7 x 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
5 5
P P
E A
V V V V V V V V V V V } V V
96 H V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
let ring
T 9 9
A 7 5 7 7 5 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 3 5 5 3 x 5 5 3
3 5 5 5 5
P
D

V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
99 H V V V V V k
V V
FullM
T 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 5
A 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 0 3
B x 5 5 3 5 5
5 5 5
P
A E D
V V
H V V V V V V V V P V V V eV fV V gV V V V V V V V
103
V V V V V V V V V V z
M
1/2
let ring
T 9 9
A 7 7 5 7 (7) 0
B 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3
P sl. sl. sl.
P
A E A
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
107 H k } V
V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V
Full M
T 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 5
A x 7 7 5 7 (7) 0
B 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 3 4 3 3 5
sl. P
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V V V V V V
110 H V V V V V V V V V
V
V V V V V l V
V V V V
V
1/4M M
Full M
1/4 FullM M
1/4

T (5) 7 7 5 (5) 7 7 5 (5)


A 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 0 7 5 7 7 5
B 0 7 5 3
5
P

D A

113 H V V gV V V gV V V gV V gV V V
gV V e V V f V V V
c
V gV V V eV fV
u u u
T
A 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 5 7
B 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 7 4 5 6 7
5 5

E D A
V gV V V V V V m V V V V V V V V V V V V
117 H V } V V V V u V
1/4 M
T 9 11 9 11 7 9 7 5
A 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5
B x 7 7 7 5 3
sl. sl. sl. sl.

G 5th Verse
A D

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
120 H V V V
V } V V
T 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 5 5 2
A 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 7 0
B 5 3 3
5 5 x 5 5
P P P

A D

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
123 H V V V
V V
M
1/2 1/4 M
T 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 2
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 0 3 3 5
5
P

A E

127 H
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV
V V V gV
1/2 M
T
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
B 0 3 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
5
sl.

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H Free Time
D N.C.(A) A7
V V V V V V V
V V V 2 V RV
(Drum
H V j k W
1
4 46 W V P }
rake

T 14 12 14 12 12 14 (0)
A 14 12 10 5 7 7 x
B 5 0 x
P P P sl. sl.

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