CREAM - "White Room" Tablature
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Song: White Room
Artist: Cream
Album: Wheels of Fire
Drummer: Ginger Baker
Tabbed by: MarcusManson
These first 8 bars are in 5/4 time, repeat this first measure
3 times, do the fill, and repeat the first bar again for 4 bars:
NOTE THE TRIPLETS
Fill measure 4
3 3 3
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------|
HH |--------------------| HH |--------------------|
t |--------------------| t |--------------x-----|
T |--------------------| T |--------------x-----|
S |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-|
F |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F |x---xxx-x---x---x---|
F2 |------------------x-| F2 |------------------x-|
B |x---------------x---| B |x------------x-x-x-x|
(1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + ) (1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + )
Measure 9 is the gap in 4/4 time, then the verse measure is
repeated for 16 bars, adding in fills at the end of every 4.
The last fill at the end of sixteen is on the toms going down.
Measure 9 Verse measure 16x
Cym |x---------------| Cym |----------------|
HH |x---x-----------| RC |--x---x-x-x---x-|
t |----------------| HH |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
T |----------------| T |----------------|
S |--------xx------| S |----x-------x---|
F |----------------| F |----------------|
F2 |----------------| F2 |----------------|
B |------------x---| B |x-x-----x-x-----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Measure 26 - 35 is the first bridge, with and ending fill
at measure 35
Bridge 9x Fill measure 36
Cym |----------------| Cym |----------------|
RC |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx| RC |x-x-------------|
HH |----------------| HH |----------x-x-x-|
T |----------------| T |----x-----------|
S |----x-------x---| S |xxxx----X-------|
F |----------------| F |-----x----------|
F2 |----------------| F2 |------x---------|
B |x-x---x---x----x| B |x------x--------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Measure 37 - 51 is the second verse with fills at the end
of every 4 bars again, and measure 52 - 60 is the 2nd bridge,
with only a light fill at the very end.
Verse 16x Bridge 9x
Cym |----------------| Cym |----------------|
RC |--x---x-x-x---x-| RC |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|
HH |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| HH |----------------|
T |----------------| T |----------------|
S |----x-------x---| S |----x-------x---|
F |----------------| F |----------------|
F2 |----------------| F2 |----------------|
B |x-x-----x-x-----| B |x-x---x---x----x|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
The next 8 bars (61-68) is the interlude in 5/4 time again,
repeat this first measure 3 times, do the fill, and repeat
the first bar again for 4 bars; again, NOTE THE TRIPLETS:
Fill measure 64
3 3 3
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------|
HH |--------------------| HH |--------------------|
t |--------------------| t |--------------x-----|
T |--------------------| T |--------------x-----|
S |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-|
F |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F |x---xxx-x---x---x---|
F2 |------------------x-| F2 |------------------x-|
B |x---------------x---| B |x------------x-x-x-x|
(1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + ) (1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + )
Measure 69 is the gap in 4/4 time, then the verse measure is
repeated for 16 bars, adding in fills at the end of every 4.
The last fill at the end of sixteen bars is on the toms descending.
Measure 69 Verse measure 16x
Cym |x---------------| Cym |----------------|
HH |x---x-----------| RC |--x---x-x-x---x-|
t |----------------| HH |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
T |----------------| T |----------------|
S |--------xx------| S |----x-------x---|
F |----------------| F |----------------|
F2 |----------------| F2 |----------------|
B |------------x---| B |x-x-----x-x-----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
Measure 86 - 94 is the first bridge, with again only a slight
fill at the end.
Bridge 9x Fill measure 94
Cym |----------------| Cym |x---------------|
RC |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx| RC |--x-x-x---------|
HH |----------------| HH |----------------|
T |----------------| T |----------------|
S |----x-------x---| S |x---x---x----xx-|
F |----------------| F |----------------|
F2 |----------------| F2 |----------------|
B |x-x---x---x----x| B |x-x----xx-x-x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
The next 8 bars (95-102) is the interlude in 5/4 time again,
repeat this first measure 3 times, do the fill, and repeat
the first bar again for 4 bars; again, NOTE THE TRIPLETS:
Fill measure 98
3 3 3
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------|
HH |--------------------| HH |--------------------|
t |--------------------| t |--------------x-----|
T |--------------------| T |--------------x-----|
S |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-|
F |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F |x---xxx-x---x---x---|
F2 |------------------x-| F2 |------------------x-|
B |x---------------x---| B |x------------x-x-x-x|
(1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + ) (1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + )
The next 2 bars (103-104) are part of the interlude, but the
the note is held and the drum plays those two measures on the
hi-hat playing quarter notes to keep time.
HH |x---x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---xxx-x-x-|
(1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + |1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + )
Measure 105 - 134 brings us to the guitar solo, an irregular
TWO shortened verses on the drum part.
Verse 30x
Cym |----------------|
RC |--x---x-x-x---x-|
HH |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
T |----------------|
S |----x-------x---|
F |----------------|
F2 |----------------|
B |x-x-----x-x-----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
The next 8 bars (135-142) is the interlude in 5/4 time again,
repeat this first measure 3 times, do the fill, and repeat
the first bar again for 4 bars; again, NOTE THE TRIPLETS:
Fill measure 138
3 3 3
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------|
HH |--------------------| HH |--------------------|
t |--------------------| t |--------------x-----|
T |--------------------| T |--------------x-----|
S |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-|
F |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F |x---xxx-x---x---x---|
F2 |------------------x-| F2 |------------------x-|
B |x---------------x---| B |x------------x-x-x-x|
(1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + ) (1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + )
The last part is the last notes held for two measures:
Cym |x-------------------|--------------------|
S |x-------------------|--------------------|
B |x-------------------|--------------------|
(1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + |1 + 2 3 + 4 + 5 + )
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