Tabs
TOAD (Live)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 2005 Album ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON MAY 2-3-5-6, 2005)
Music by Peter 'Ginger' Baker
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar'
(0:00)
Q=120
N.C. E5E5
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
W E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E
|----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-9-----9-(9)------|-------9-(9)------|-------9-(9)-------|
|----------|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)-------|
|----------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)-------|
|----------|--------------9-7-|-7------------9-7-|-7------------9-7--|
E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---9-7---------------|
|-------9-(9)------|---9-7---------------|
|-9-----9-(9)------|-------9-(9)\----5h7-|
|-7-----7-(7)------|--------------/7-----|
|-7------------9-7-|---------------------|
a E MajorE E E MajorE E Q +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q S S E MajorE
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------7-------------|---------------------|
|-------7---9--(9)\---|-9-----9-(9)---------|
|-7s9-------9--(9)\---|-9-----9-(9)---------|
|-----------7--(7)\---|-7-----7-(7)--7------|
|-------------------0-|----------------9-0--|
E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|
|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|
|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|
|--------------9-7-|--------------9-7-|
E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|---9-7----------------|
|-------9-(9)------|---9-7----------------|
|-9-----9-(9)------|-------9-(9)\----5-7--|
|-7-----7-(7)------|--------------/7------|
|-7------------9-7-|----------------------|
D MajorD E5E5
a E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E
|-------7----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------7----------|------------------|-------9-(9)------|------------------|
|-------7---9\-----|-9-----9-(9)------|-------9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|
|-7s9-------9\-----|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|
|-----------7\-----|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|
|------------------|--------------9-7-|-7------------9-7-|-7------------9-7-|
N.C. E5E5
E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E H Q Q Q Q W
|------------------|-------------|--------------|------|
|------------------|----9--------|--------------|------|
|-------9-(9)------|----9--------|----9---------|------|
|-9-----9-(9)------|-9--9--------|----9---------|-9----|
|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----------|-------11--9--|-7----|
|-7------------9-7-|-7-----------|--------------|-0----|
N.C.
+W +W +H. Q W
|------------|------------|---------------|------|
|------------|------------|---------------|------|
|------------|------------|---------------|------|
|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)-----------|------|
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)-----------|------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)------/9\--|-0----|
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
+H +Q +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE +E MajorE
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)----(0:)--(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-|-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)-|
> <
|--3--|
+E MajorE +Q +H. +H +Q +Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-(0:)-(0:)-(0:)------|-(0:)----(0:)--(0:)--|
+E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE +H
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-(0:)---0:-(0:)---0:-(0:)----|
+W +W +H. Q
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|------------9s===|
|--------------|--------------|------------9s===|
|-(0:)--------|-(0:)--------|-(0:)-----------|
Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E H Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE E
|----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|-4\-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|-4\-------------|----5---5-----5-|---------5---|-5----5----4----|
|-----/9\--xS=x--|----------0-----|-0----0----0-|---0----0----0--|
Q. E MajorE +H +H. E MajorE E Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE a Q E MajorE E
|---------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------------|----------------12---|
|-2----2-(2)----|-(2)----------|-5----7-(7)---10--|---12----12s14-------|
|---------------|----------0-0-|----0-------0-----|-0-----0-------------|
Drum Solo (1:32)
E5E5 N.C. E5E5
Q Q H Q Q a Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q H
|---------------|------------------||-------------|
|---------------|------------------||-------------|
|---------------|------------------||-9-----------|
|-14--14\-------|-----9------------||-9-----------|
|-14--14\-------|--------9h11--9s7-||-7-----------|
|-12--12\-------|------------------||-------------|
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
(9:27)
E5E5
E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-9-9--9-(9)------|------------------|-------9-(9)------|-------9-(9)-------|
|-9-9--9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)------|-9-----9-(9)-------|
|-7-7--7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)------|-7-----7-(7)--7-7--|
|-------------9-7-|-7------------9-7-|-7------------9-7-|-7------------9-7--|
H.=H
N.C. E5E5
Q E MajorE E H Q Q Q Q W +H. Q
|-------------|---------------|----------|----------------*|
|----9--------|---------------|----------|----------------*|
|----9--------|---------------|----------|----------------*|
|-9--9--------|----9----------|-2--------|-(2)------------*|
|-7-----------|-------11--9\--|-2--------|-(2)------------*|
|-7-----------|---------------|-0--------|-(0)------/7\---*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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