Born Under A Bad Sign Tab

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Complete version of Clapton's Lead Part.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Gm
Capo: no capo
Author hardinw [pro] 52. Last edit on May 11, 2021
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Born Under a Bad Sign (Cream Version)
Transcribed By Bill Hardin with copious borrowing from:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/cream/born_under_a_bad_sign_tabs_403186
This is the Lead Guitar part only.  The piece is divided into licks (or phrases).
 
 [Intro]
e|-----------|--------------------|--------------|--------3-----6(7)-|--------3-----------------|------------|
B|-13(15)----|-13(15)-11-13-11----|---8p6--------|------3---6/8------|------3---3-6---3---------|------------|
G|--------12-|-----------------12-|-7-----7-5-3+-|-5(7)--------------|-5(7)---------5---3-------|-----3---3--|
D|-----------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------5-3-5-|-3h5---5---5|
A|-----------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------|
E|-----------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------|
 
e|-6-8-6--6---|--------3--------|------------------3----------|-12(13)--10----10----|-----------------|
B|----------8-|------3---6/8-6+-|-------------------------6h8-|------------13----11-|-------6---------|
G|------------|-5(7)------------|-3------------3h4----5/7-----|---------------------|-5/7-7---7-5-5h7-|
D|------------|-----------------|---5-3---3h5-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A|------------|-----------------|-------5---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
 
 [Solo]
e|-----------15---------------|-----------15----------------------|-----------15--------|
B|--------15----18(20)-18(20)-|--------15----18p15----------------|--------15----18(20)-|
G|-17(19)---------------------|-17(19)-------------17-15-15h17----|-17(19)--------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------17-|---------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
 
e|-18(20)-18-15----15--------|--------------------|-------15--------------|--------15--------------|
B|--------------18----18(20)-|-18-15--------------|----------18-15-18(20)-|-18(20)----18-15-18(20)-|
G|---------------------------|-------17-15+-------|-15h16-----------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------17-17-|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
 
e|-18----20(22)-20(22)----18----------18+------|-----------15----------------------|
B|----20---------------20----20-18-20-----20\\-|--------15----18p15----15----------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-17(19)-------------17----17-15----|
D|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------17-|
A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-15(18)-15(18)-(15)(18)-(15)(18)-(15)(18)-11----|
G|-------12-12-------12-12-12-12-|---------------------------------------------12-|
D|-12/14-------12/14-------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------|-----3--------------|
B|-3-6p3------3--------|-------6p3----------|
G|-------5(7)---5-3+---|-3h4-------5-3+-----|
D|-------------------5-|----------------5-5-|
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
 
 [Verse]
e|-----6---|------------------------|---------------------|-----------15---------------------15-|
B|-6/8---8-|-11-13-11-13(15)----11+-|-13(15)-13(15)----11-|--------15----15---------------------|
G|---------|-----------------12-----|---------------12----|-17(19)----------17+-15-----15h16----|
D|---------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------17-----------|
A|---------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------| 
 
e|--------15--------|----18(20)-18-15----15--------|-----------15----------------|--------15-----------|
B|-18(20)----18(15)-|-15--------------18----18(20)-|--------15----15-------------|-----------15-18(20)-|
G|------------------|------------------------------|-17(19)----------17-15----15+}-17(19)--------------|
D|------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------17----|---------------------|
A|------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
 
e|--------15--------------------------------------|
B|-18(20)----18-15-----------15-------------------|
G|-----------------17-17(19)----17-15----15-------|
D|------------------------------------17----17-17-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
Notes:
1) } refers to the end of a musical phrase.
2) + after a note refers to a (1/4) step (upwards) bend.
3) // refers to a slide down.
4) Successive parethesized expressions refer to "Ghost bends" (bending the note then plucking the string).
Ex: in phrase 11 of the SOLO there are three successive ghost bends where the 15th fret (a D) is fretted,
then bent 1.5 steps up to an F and then plucked.
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