Artist: CREAM
Song: TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES
Album: DISRAELI GEARS
Tunning: STANDARD
Tabbed By: INDIE NATION
Words and Music by Eric Clapton and Martin Sharp
Heavy wah throughout whole song
[Main Riff]
D D/C D/B D/Bb
e|--(0)---0----0----0---|
B|---3----3----3----3---|
G|---2----2----0----0---|
D|---0----0----0--------|
A|-0----3----2----1-----|
E|----------------------|
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5--------------|
G|-5----5h7--7~----5---5-----5h7-----5h7-|
D|-5h7-------------5h7------------7------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Main Riff]
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever,
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun.
(guitar echoes bass)
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
And the colors of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids,
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave Ulysses:
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing,
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
For the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips.
A7 D C A7
e|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------5--------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---5----------------8p5------5---------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7P5-7P5-7b9--------7b9----7--5b6--------5-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C
e|----------5---------------------------------|
B|--------5---8-5------5----------------------|
G|-5-7b9----------7b9----7b9--7-5-7-5---5-----|
D|------------------------------------7---7-7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
[Main Riff]
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise,
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea.
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body,
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind.
A7 D C
e|------------------------------------5--5-8-5h8-5-------------|
B|-5-------8-5----------------------5--------------------------|
G|----7b9------7b9--7-7-5h7p5---5h7----------------8-5-7p5---7-|
D|----------------------------7----------------------------7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A7 D C
e|----------------------------------------5-----------------------|
B|-------8----8-8-10-8------------------5---8-5-------------------|
G|-5/9-9---9-----------8\7-5---7-5-7b9----------8-7--5-7--5---5---|
D|---------------------------7-------------------------------7----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Main Riff]
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell,
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
With tales of brave Ulysses; how his naked ears were tortured
D5 D/C
By the sirens sweetly singing.
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb etc.
e|----------------------------10---------------------------------|
B|-/13---13----------------------13------------------------------|
G|-/14---14--12--10--12b14~~--------12b14--12-10-12----10-12b14--|
D|--------------------------------------------------12-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------10---------------------------------------10-------------------|
B|----10----13-10------------------------------------13-10----10-------|
G|-13-------------12b14--12-10-12----10-12-12b14-----------12----12p10-|
D|--------------------------------12-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------10----------------------|
B|--------------------13p10----10----------|
G|----12-----10-12----------12----10h12p10-|
D|-12----12--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Main Riff]
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers,
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.
[Outro Solo]
D5 D/C D/B D/Bb (continuous)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------10----------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10----|
D|----------------------------12----------12----------12----------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-12p10-12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10----10h12p10---10h12p10-----|
D|----------------12----------12----------12---------------------12--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------10-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------13p10--------10---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------12b14-----12b14--12-10h12p10----10-12/14~-|
D|-10h12p10----10h12/----------------------------------------12-----------|
A|----------12------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----14--------------------------------------10-------13----13-13-13-13-13-13-|
B|-----------------------------------------------/15~-----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-14-----14-14-14-14\12-10h12p10----10h12/14----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13----13-15b17---15-13h15p13-----13-15b17---13--15--13-------------13-|
B|----15------------------------15------------------------15-15-15-15----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15\----------------------------------------13b15~~~-----13p10----10----|
G|-----14p12-10h12p10-------12----10-12/14-14-----------12-------12----12-|
D|--------------------12-12----12-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade Out
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10h12p12----10-12b14r12-12b14----12b14---12b14---12b14---12b14--|
D|-------------------12-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| r Release
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