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Cats Squirrel

Cream

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Cat's Squirrel
Cream - BBC Sessions

Good jam, good solo
Standard Tuning

Listen to song for timing, as you as going to need it.

BAsically an E chord over and over again. Esus4 -> E  %%%%

Verse:
  E
e|--------------------------0-------|
B|-0------------------------0-------|
G|-2-1-2-1-------2-1-2-1---(1)------|
D|-2---2---2-----2---2---2----------|
A|-2---2---------2---2--------------|
E|-----------0----------------------|

So, that's the main part you hear like 60 times, but obviously its jus kidna strummed, but
thats what's pretty much going on that makes it sound like Cat's Squirrel.

aha,
     This is just different random ways clapton would play i guess.

e|------------------------0---0----------0---------------0---0---0-0----------------0---|
B|----------------------------0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0-0---0----0---|
G|-2-1-2-1-----2-1-2-1-1------2-1-2-1----1---2-1-2-1---------2-1-2-1-----2-1-2-1----1---|
D|---------2-----------2------2-2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--2---|
A|---------------------2--------------2------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2----------|
E|-----------0------------------------0--------0-0-0-0-0-------0-----0------------------|

Here's that part around 35 seconds and repeating around 2:35, accompanied by a blues harp.

Chorus: (i guess?)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------12-15-15b17~---|
G|--14b16-14b16-14-12-------14b16-14b16-14-12--------14b16-14b16----------------|
D|--------------------14~----------------------14~------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17-15-12~-12~12~12~---15b17~-15b17~-15b17-12-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------14~---12----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------14-12~---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-9-9-9~----------7-9-9-9~-------------7-9-9-9~\----------------------|
D|--7h9-7h9-----------7h9-7h9-9-----------7h9-7h9-9--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Lol, using a wah during the chorus can get pretty sweet)

Here's the solo clapton throws down after the "Alright alright alright.." part. I think 
pretty g.

Solo: (Eminor pent)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------12r10p8-10-8-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------12----------------9-------7---7-9---------------|
D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------7/9-9---9-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9b12r9--9-7--2/4---4\2--0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2---------------5----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7-7-7--5h7---(7)-----7------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------77-----------------------------|

                               He jus hits the B fast raking off a muted E


e|----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-5---5----------------------------/5--3---5-----------------------------|
G|--2/4---------2\4p0---0h2p2---2--0t1-----------4---4-4\2-0-2p0---0-------------|
D|--------------------2-------2----------------------------------2----2----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                               0 trill 1

e|----------------------------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
B|------8---8-10-12r10--10-8---8-------------12----15p12-------12----------------------------|
G|--/9----9------------------9----9~-----14b16-----------14b16----12h14-12--------12b13~--12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------14-14~------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                          casuall blues
w/ index, smooth gliss


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14b17-p17-p17r14-12-14-12----12----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14-----14~-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------0--------------------------------|


Eminor pentatonic solo, pretty simple in simplicity butquite genius. the solo is pretty much

a few clapton licks in a rhythm that ends up sounding pretty sweet.

Yeah, clapton bends alot of sustained notes or end notes to a lick 1/4 step up,

i jus didnt want to list ever single tiny bend as it would get redundant, jus get in the groove.


The song pretty much ends off now playing the verse & chorus again.

The last like 4 bars of the song

Outro:

e|-0----------0----------------0-----0--|
B|-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------0-----0--|
G|-2-1-2-1----1---2-1-2-1------1-----1--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2-2----2-----2--|
A|---------2------2-2-2-2-2----2-----2--|
E|---------0------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----0--|


Not too hard of a song. Listen along and it's pretty easy

Song Order:

Verse

Chorus

Verse

Solo

Verse

Chorus

Verse

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