Cream Acoustic tab by Prince

Solo tabs

This is the from the solo live accoustic version in Webster Hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofIZWw41u04


[Intro]

    Bb majorBb
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|x4
D MajorD|------8---8-----x-----------8----8-------x-----|
A augmentedA|------8---8-----x-----------8----8-------x-----|
E MajorE|------6---6-----x-----------6----6-------x-----|

(Alternatively if you wanted to get a sound more like the record you could play the bass):

    Bb majorBb               Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------3----3---------------3---------8---8--------------8------------------|
D MajorD|------3----3---------------3---------8---8--------------8------------------|
A augmentedA|------1----1---------------1---------6---6--------------6------------------|
E MajorE|---------------4---1---4--------------------9---6---9----------------------|
         ^    ^
         use your pinky!

[Verse]

The verse is Bb majorBb to Eb, with some Bb majorBb blues scale riffs

The jist of it is:
     Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------8/10-------------------8---8----x------8------------------------|
D MajorD|--------8-----------8~~~~------------8---8----x------8------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------8----------------------------6---6----x------6------------------------|
E MajorE|--------6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
1.This is it           It's time 4 U 2 go 2 the
2.U will hit              Cuz U got the burnin'
3.Its ur time (Time)         U got the horn so why don't U
4.U are fine (Fine)        U're filthy cute and, baby, U


Second line use the following variations as per the live performance:

   Bb majorBb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------3--3---3--3---3---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----8----------3--3h5-3--3h5-3-----------8---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----8----------5----------------5----3---8---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----6------------------------------------6---------------------------------|
1.  Wire
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----8----------8-----8------12-11-10-8~~-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----8----------8h10--8h10---13-12-11-8~~-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2. desire
e|------------------10-10----------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------9--9--8-7------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------9/10-10-10-9-8--6h7p6h7p6h7-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----8-------------------------------------8~~~-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3.  blow it
e|--------------------6-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------6-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------7~~--5--3--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----8-----------------------------5--3--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----8-----------------------------------5---3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
4.  know it

[Chorus]

    Bb majorBb                FF      *doesnt play this but you could*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------6---------------------------10---10-----10----10----------------|
D MajorD|-----8---------6--8~~------------------10---10-----10h12-10----------------|
A augmentedA|-----8---------------------------------8----8------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
1.   Cream -              Get on top
2.   Cream -              U will cop
3.   Cream -              Don't U stop

    G minorGm       AbAb        Bb majorBb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------6----------------|
G+G|------3---3-----------5---5-------------7----6h7p6h7p6h7-------------------|
D MajorD|------5---5-----------6---6-------------8----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------5---5-----------6---6-------------8----------------------------------|
E MajorE|------3---3-----------4---4-------------6----------------------------------|
    Cream -   Sh-boogie      bop


[Verse 2]

(Same riffs as verse 1 pretty much)

    Bb majorBb
U're so good
Eb MajorEb            Bb majorBb
Baby, there ain't nobody better (Ain't nobody better)


(Prince pauses here to say he wrote this while looking in the mirror. 🏷Legend :D)


   Bb majorBb
So U should
Eb MajorEb          Bb majorBb
Never ever go by the letter (Never ever)
    Bb majorBb
U're so cool (Cool)
Eb MajorEb          Bb majorBb
Everything U do is success (Ooh)
     Bb majorBb
Make the rules (Rules)
Eb MajorEb                Bb majorBb
Then break 'em all cuz U are the best
Yes U are


[Chorus again]

Bb majorBb   FF
Cream - Get on top
Cream - U will cop
Cream - Don't U stop
G minorGm     AbAb   Bb majorBb
Cream - Sh-boogie bop


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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato