BERNARD JENKINS
As recorded by Eric Clapton & John Mayall
(From the 1966 Boxset ERIC CLAPTON - CROSSROADS )
Music by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Moderate Blues Shuffle Q=126(8=s8)
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 Q Q E E E +E
|------------|----------3----------|
|------------|--------3------------|
|------------|----/4------3b4==(3)-|
|------------|---------------------|
|------------|---------------------|
|------------|---------------------|
D G7
Q S S E +Q Q Q Q H
|------------------||-7\----------|
|------------------||-6\----------|
|----3h4-----------||-7\----------|
|-5----------------||-------------|
|--------5-(5)-----||-------------|
|------------------||-------------|
C7 G
~ ~
E +E E +E Q E +E Q E +E H
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|-3b5-(3)-3b4-(3)-5--3b4-(3)-|----3b4==(3)r------|
|----------------------------|-5-----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
C7 G
~ ~~
|---3---|
Q H Q Q Q H Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E
|-3--3-------|----6b8===6r----|--------------|----------------------------|
|-3----------|----------------|----8-----8---|-8--10b12-------------------|
|------------|----------------|------------9-|--------------------5-3b3.5-|
|------------|----------------|--------------|--------------8b8.5---------|
|------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------------|
|------------|----------------|--------------|----------------------------|
D7 C7
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q Q E E E Q. E Q E S S Q E S +S E E Q
|---------------------|-------------3S5S|=3---------------------|
|-1-3-1-------------3-|-------------3S5S|=3---------------------|
|-------3b5-----3-4---|------5------3S5S|=3----5b7r(5)p3-5-3b5--|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-5---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
G C7 G D7
|-3-|
Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------------3-||
|-----------------|-----3tr4---------||
|-5--3---3--------|-/5---------------||
|------5---5S3----|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------||
G7 C7
~ ~
E. S S S S S Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-6b8-6b8-3---------------|-------------------|
|-----------3---3---------|-------------------|
|-------------5---3b5-----|----5b7-5-5-3-5-3--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
G
~~~
|---3----|
+H H E +E E Q Q E E
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|---------------------8-|
|-(3)---------|-5pb7r(5)p3-5-----/9---|
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|
C7 G
~
Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-8--------11b13--|-11-8-10---8--10-10b12==|
|-----------------|---------9--------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
D7
~~~~~~~~
|-3-|
+E E Q Q Q Q E E S S E E E E +Q E E Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------3---3-|-(3)------------------|
|-(10)r-8-10--8--10b12--|----------3-5---5---|------6---------------|
|-----------------------|------3-4-----------|----------\5--3b3.5---|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
C7 G C7 G D7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---3-----------------------|----------3-----------|-----------------||
|---3-6-3-------------------|--------3---6---------|--------------3--||
|---------5b7-5-3-5-3-3-3b4-|----3-4---------5-3-4-|-----------------||
|---------------------------|-5--------------------|-5---------------||
|---------------------------|----------------------|---5-5-5---------||
|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------||
G C7 G
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E. S
|---3-5-5b7--3-----|---5b6r(5)p3---------------|------------5b6-5b6-|
|-5----------------|-------------3---3---------|--------------------|
|------------------|---------------5---3-5-3---|-3b4----------------|
|------------------|-------------------------5-|--------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
C7
~ ~ ~
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
H E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E S +S E E E E Q
|--------8b10-8-6-8-|-6--8----------|-6-7-8-8pb10r(8)p6-8-6b7------|
|-8-----------------|-------------8-|-------------------------8-8--|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
G D7
~~~
|---3----|
E E E E +H Q E +E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-8b9-6-8p6-(6)----|---------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----5pb7r(5)p3----5--|-5b7--5b7-5-3b4-----|
|------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|-----------------5--|
|------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
C7 G D7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +Q Q
|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
|---5-5b5.5-3-------------|---------------------|-----------------||
|-------------5-3s0-------|---------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------3-1-3-|-1---1---1-3-1-3s5-3p|=1----/5-(5)-----||
|-------------------------|---3---3-------------|-----------------||
Piano Solo
G C G
~ ~
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|-----5--3-----|--------------|---------------|
|-----5--3-----|-----------5--|-----5--3-----|-----5--3------|
|-----------5--|-3-3----------|-----------5--|-----------5S3-|
|-3-3----------|--------------|-3-3----------|-3-3-----------|
C G
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|-/5-5-3---------|-5--3--------|
|-3--1---------|-3--1---------|---------5------|-------5-----|
|-------3--1-1-|-------3--1-3-|------------3-3-|----------3--|
D7 C7 G
~~~~~
|----3----| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E S +S E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|----5-----5\--|-----5--3------|----3---3b4==(3)r-------------|
|-------7------|-----------5S3-|-5----5-----------5-3---------|
|-5------------|-3/------------|----------------------5-3-1---|
|--------------|---------------|----------------------------3-|
D7 G
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E +E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E E
|-----------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------||-3tr4---------------|-3tr4---------------|
|-/5\---3---------3-4-5-||--------------3-4-5-|--------------3-4-5-|
|-----5---5-(5)-5-------||------------5-------|------------5-------|
|-----------------------||--------------------|--------------------|
C7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|-3tr4---------------|-------------3b4---3b4-------|---------------|
|--------------3-4-5-|-3-4-5-3-4-5-----5-----5-3---|---------------|
|------------5-------|---------------------------5-|-3--1---3--1---|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------3------3-|
G D7
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|---------------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-/5--3-----2--|-5--3----------|--------7--------|
|-3-3---2S3-3-1-------|--------5-----|-------5-------|-5--/9-----9-----|
|---------------3-1-3-|--------------|----------6b7--|-----------------|
C7 G C G D7
|-3-| |-3-| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|--------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-----3b3.5---3b4-------------|-------------------||
|------5-8-5-7-5---5-|-/5--------5-----5-3---------|-5-----3b4---------||
|-3--7-----------7---|---------------------5-3-1---|---5-5------5------||
|--------------------|---------------------------3-|-------------------||
Guitar Solo
G
|-3-| |-----3-----| |-3-| |------3------|
E E Q H E E E E S +S S E E E S +S S E E
|-6b8-----------|-----6-8-8pb10r(8)p6---6-8-8pb10r(8)p6---6-|
|---------------|---8-----------------8-----------------8---|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
~~~
|---3----| |-3-|
E S S E E E E +H
|-8-8b10r8-8-6-8-6-(6)----|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
C7
~ ~ ~~
|--------3---------| |-3--| |-3-|
E E S +S E S +S +E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E
|-----8b10==(8)---8b10==(8)r(8)-6-8-6--|-8---8b10------6\--|------3-3-----6---|
|---8----------------------------------|------------8------|------3-3-/8------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
G9 D7
~
|-3-| |---3---|
E E E S S Q Q E E E +E Q E E E Q E +E E E E Q
|-------------------|-3--------------------3-|-5b7--5b7r(5)-3--------|
|-3-----3-----------|-3----------------3-5---|----------------3---3--|
|-2-------5-3b4-----|-2---3b4==(3)r----------|------------------5----|
|-3-----------------|-3-------------5--------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------------|-2----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
C7 G
|--3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E +E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|---6b7==(6)r-6-------------------|--------------3---------|
|---------------8-6-3-------------|------------3---6-3---3-|
|---------------------5b7r(5)-3---|-3b4----3-4---------5---|
|-------------------------------5-|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
D7 G
~ ~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
E E Q Q E E E Q Q +H
|----------------15-||--------18--(18)----|
|-------------15----||-18b20--------------|
|-4-----------------||--------------------|
|---5---------------||--------------------|
|-----5-------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|------18--18b19-18b20---18pb20r|=(18)-----15\-----|
|---15--------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
C7
|--3--| |--3--| |---3----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----0----14----14----------15-18-|-15----15-18-15----15-18-15----15-18-|
|---0---16----16----16-17b19-------|----17----------17----------17-------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---3----| |--3--|
E E E E E E S S S S Q
|--------------------------------------------|
|-15-------15-18-15----------------15--------|
|----17b19----------17b19-17-15-17----15b16--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
G
~~~~~
|--3---|
Q Q Q E E E E E H S S S S
|----------------------|-15------------------------|
|-------------------15-|------18b20----18-15----15-|
|-----16\-------/16----|---------------------17----|
|-17-------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
D7 C7
~~
|--3--| |3-|
Q Q H E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-15b16------------|-16b16.5-16----------16-16-------|
|------------------|------------17-15-17-------17-15-|
|--------17--17----|---------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|
G
|------3------|
Q E E E E S +S S S S S
|-------15------------------------------|
|-------15---15----------------------15-|
|---------------18pb19r(18)-17-15-17----|
|-17------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
D7 G
~~~
Q E E +Q S E. Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|--------------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-16\----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------3s5--||--------5-5----|--------5-5----|--------5-5----|
|--------5-(5)-------||------5-----7--|------5-----7--|------5-----7--|
|--------------------||-3S=7----------|-3S=7----------|-3S=7----------|
C
Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|-5------8-5-7p5-|---------------|
|----------------|-3---------1---|
|----6S7---------|-------3-3-----|
G
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|----3b3.5-------3b3.5-5---|
|---------5-----5-----|--------------5-----------|
|---3-5S7---5-7-------|--------------------------|
|-----------------8\--|-3------------------------|
D7 C7
|-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|-3-------3b4-------|---------------|------------------------|
|-------------5-3---|----3-3--------|-/5--/5-5-5-3-----------|
|-----------------5-|-5------5p3----|--------------5-4-3-1---|
|-------------------|---------------|----------------------3-|
G D7 G
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------------|---------------------||--------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------||--------------|
|-----3---3-------------|---------------------||--------------|
|-/5----5---5-3---------|-/5-----3------------||----5-----3-0-|
|---------------5-3-----|------5---5-5--3-4-5-||-------5------|
|-------------------6-3-|---------------------||-3------------|
C
|-3-| |3-| |3|
E E Q Q E E E E E Q Q E E Q E Q E Q E E Q Q Q E E
|------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------|
|------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----/5-----3-0-3-|-----5-----2-3-|-------5--0h2-5-----|----5---------|
|---------5--------|--------5------|----------------(3)-|-3-----3--1---|
|-3-3--------------|-3-3-----------|-3-(3)--------------|------------3-|
G D7
|3| |3|
E E Q Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----/5---------|-----5------5---|-----5----------|------3-3-----3--|
|---------3------|--------5h7-----|--------5-7-----|-/5-5-----5-5----|
|-3-3--------5-3-|-3-3------------|-3-3--------3---|-----------------|
C
|---3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3b3.5---3b3.5-------------------|
|-------5-------5-3-------------0-|
|-------------------5-3-1---1-3---|
|-------------------------3-------|
F#7 G7
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +W
|---3---3-5b7-3-------|----------------|---------*|
|-----5---------3-----|----------------|---------*|
|-----------------5-3-|-5-0-/9-9-10----|-(10)----*|
|---------------------|-----/8-8--9----|--(9)----*|
|---------------------|-----/9-9-10----|-(10)----*|
|-3-------------------|-----/9-9-10----|-(10)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
