Deserted Cities Of The Heart Bass

DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART (Bassline)
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1968 Album WHEELS OF FIRE)
 
Words and Music by Jack Bruce & Pete Brown
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
 
              [1st & 2nd Verses]
  Q=125
  4/4                                            3/4
   Gtr I
   W            Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E
G|----------||-----------------|----------------|-------------|
D|----------||o----------------|------3---3---3-|------3---3--|
A|----------||o-5----5---5-5-5-|-5--------------|-5-----------|
E|----------||-----------------|----------------|-------------|
 
 
  4/4                                                  3/4
   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E
G|------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
D|------------------|----------3---3-|----------3---3-|------3---3--|
A|-5----5-(5)---3-4-|-5----5---------|-5----5---------|-5-----------|
E|------------5-----|----------------|----------------|-------------|
 
 
  4/4
   Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  Q  E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---0-1-2-3------|
D|------------------|-5---------5-4-3-|-(3)----------3-2-|-1--------------|
A|-5----5-(5)---3-5-|---2-3-4-5-------|-----0--1-2-3-----|-----------6--5-|
E|------------5-----|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
 
 
                                                            1.
   +E  E E E +E  E E E   E Q  E +E  Q  E   E Q  E +E  Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---9-------------|---8-------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-(5)---3-5-(5)---5-6-|-7----7-(7)-7--7-|-6----6-(6)-6--6-|-5---------3-4-5--|
E|-----5---------5-----|-----------------|-----------------|---2-3-4-5--------|
 
 
                        2.
   +E  E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|--------------------||-----------------|-------------------||
D|-------------------o||-----------------|-------------------||
A|-(5)---------3-4-5-o||-5---------3-4-5-|-(5)---------3-4-5-||
E|-----2-3-4-5--------||---2-3-4-5-------|-----2-3-4-5-------||
 
 
  [Interlude]
  Segno $
  12/8
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-3----3----5----5----|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-6----6----6----6----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-3----3----5----5----|----------------------|
A|---------------------|-6----6----6----6-----|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
 
 
                                     [3rd & 4th Verses]
  4/4
   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E    Q  E. S E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------------|
D|-------------3-|-----------------||-----------3-3-3-|---------3---3-|
A|-5--5----3-5---|-5--5------3-5-3-||-5--5--5-5-------|-5--5--5-------|
E|-------5-------|-------3-5-------||-----------------|---------------|
 
 
  3/4          4/4
   Q  E E E E   E Q  E +E  E +S  S E   Q  E. S E E E E
G|------------|---7--7-(7)-7-(7)-----|-----------------|
D|------3---3-|----------------------|-----------------|
A|-5----------|-5------------------5-|-5--5------3-5-3-|
E|------------|------------------5---|-------3-5-------|
 
 
                     3/4           4/4
   E Q  E E S S E E   E E E E E E   Q  E. S E E E S S
G|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
D|---3--3-----------|-3---3---3-3-|---------------3-4--|
A|-5------5-----3-5-|-------------|-5--5------3-5------|
E|----------5-5-----|-------------|-------3-5----------|
 
 
   E E E E E Q  S S   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E +E  Q  E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-5---------5--5---|-3-------3-----3-|------8-(8)-8----|------7-(7)-7-----|
A|---2-3-4-5------5-|-----3-5---5-3---|-6-------------6-|-5------------5-6-|
E|------------------|---5-------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
   Q  E E +E  E E S S   E Q  E +E  E E S S
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-5-|-6-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-4-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
                                  To Coda
   E Q  E +E  E E E   +E  Q  E +E  E E E
G|---7--7-(7)-------|-----7--7-(7)---7----|
D|------------------|---------------------|
A|-5------------3-4-|-(4)----------5---5--|
E|------------5-----|---------------------|
 
 
   E Q  E +E  E E S S   E Q  E +E  E E S S
G|---9--9-(9)---9-----|---8--8-(8)---8-----|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-7----------7---7-5-|-6----------6-------|
E|--------------------|----------------8-5-|
 
 
   E Q  E +E  E E E   +E  Q  E +E  E E E
G|------------------|-----7--7-(7)--------||
D|---7--7-(7)-------|---------------------||
A|-5------------3-5-|-(5)------------3-5--||
E|------------5-----|--------------5------||
 
 
  [Guitar Solo]
   E Q  E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|---7--7-(7)---7---|---7-5-7--------|---7-5-7-5-------|------------------|
D|------------------|----------------|-----------7-5-3-|-------3----------|
A|-5----------5---5-|-5-------5-5--5-|-5---------------|-5-3-5---5-3-3-5--|
E|------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
   E Q  E +E  E E E   E Q  E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
G|---7--7-(7)---7---|---7--7-(7)---7---|---7-5-7-5-------|--------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------7-5-3-|--------------------|
A|-5----------5---5-|-5----------5---5-|-5---------------|-5---3-5-(5)---3-4--|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---5---------5------|
 
 
   E Q  E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E Q  E E E +S  S E   +E  E E E E E Q
G|---7--7-(7)---7---|---7-5-7-5---5-7-|---7--7---7-(7)---7-|-(7)--------------|
D|------------------|-----------7-----|--------------------|---------------3--|
A|-5----------5---5-|-5---------------|-5------5-------5---|-----5-3---3-5----|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------5--------|
 
 
   E Q  E +E  E E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
G|---7--7-(7)---7---|---7--7-(7)---7---|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-5----------5---5-|-5----------5---5-|
E|------------------|------------------|
 
 
   E E E E E   +E  Q    E. S E E E   +E  E E
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------5b6-(5)-3--|----------5b6-(5)-3----|
A|-5---3-5------------|-5----3-5-----------5--|
E|---5----------------|----5------------------|
 
 
   E E E E +S  S E E E   E E E E +S  S E E E
G|---7-5-7-(7)-5-------|---7-5-7-(7)-5-------|
D|---------------7-5---|---------------7-5---|
A|-5-----------------8-|-5-----------------8-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
   E E E E +S  S E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
G|---7-5-7-(7)-5-------|-------------------|
D|---------------7-5---|-------3-(3)-------|
A|-5-----------------8-|-5-3-5-------5-3-5-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
 
 
   E E E E +S  S E E E   E E E E S S E E E
G|---7-5-7-(7)-5-------|-------------------|
D|---------------7-5---|-------3-----------|
A|-5-----------------8-|-5-3-5---5-3---3-5-|
E|---------------------|-------------5-----|
 
 
                           Dal Segno al Coda
   +E  E E E +E  E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|--------------------||
D|---------------------|---------3---3---3--||
A|-(5)---3-5-(5)---3-5-|-(5)---3------------||
E|-----5---------5-----|-----5--------------||
 
 
  [Outro]
  Coda &
   E Q  E +E  E E S S   E Q  E +E  E E S S   E Q  E +E  E E E
G|---9--9-(9)---9-----|---8--8-(8)---8-----|---7--7-(7)-------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
A|-7----------7---7-5-|-6----------6---6---|-5------------3-5-|
E|--------------------|------------------5-|------------5-----|
 
 
   +E  Q  E +E  E E E   E Q  E +E  Q  S S   E Q  E +E  E E. S
G|-----7--7-(7)-------|---9--9-(9)-9------|---8--8-(8)-8-8----|
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-(5)------------3-5-|-7-------------7-5-|-6-----------------|
E|--------------5-----|-------------------|-----------------8-|
 
 
   W          +W           E E Q  H
G|----------|------------|-7-----------*|
D|----------|------------|-------------*|
A|-5--------|-(5)--------|-------------*|
E|----------|------------|-------------*|
 
[Lyrics]
Upon this street where time has died.
The golden treat you never tried.
In times of old, in days gone by.
If I could catch your dancing eye.
 
It was on the way,
On the road to dreams, yeah.
Now my heart's drowned in no love streams, yeah.
 
The street is cold, its trees are gone.
The story's told the dark has won.
Once we set sail to catch a star.
We had to fail, it was too far.
 
It was on the way,
On the road to dreams, yeah.
Now my heart's drowned in no love streams, yeah.
 
I felt the wind shout like a drum.
You said, "My friend, love's end has come."
It couldn't last, had to stop.
You drained it all to the last drop.
 
It was on the way,
On the road to dreams, yeah.
Now my heart's drowned in no love streams, yeah.
 
Now my heart's drowned in no love streams, yeah.
 
On this dark street the sun is black.
The winter life is coming back.
On this dark street it's cold inside.
There's no retreat from time that's died.
 
It was on the way,
On the road to dreams.
Now my heart's drowned in no love streams, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now my heart's drowned in no love streams, yeah.
Now my heart's drowned in no love.
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   b   -  bend
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