White Room drums

White Room

Song: White Room 
Artist: Cream 
Album: Wheels of Fire 
Drummer: Ginger Baker 
Tabbed by: MarcusManson
These first 8 bars are in 5/4 time, repeat this first measure 
3 times, do the fill, and repeat the first bar again for 4 bars: 
NOTE THE TRIPLETS 

         Fill measure 4 
   3       3                   3 
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------| 
HH  |--------------------| HH  |--------------------| 
t   |--------------------| t   |--------------x-----| 
T   |--------------------| T   |--------------x-----| 
S   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S   |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-| 
F   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F   |x---xxx-x---x---x---| 
F2  |------------------x-| F2  |------------------x-| 
B   |x---------------x---| B   |x------------x-x-x-x| 
    (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + )     (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + ) 
  

Measure 9 is the gap in 4/4 time, then the verse measure is 
repeated for 16 bars, adding in fills at the end of every 4. 
The last fill at the end of sixteen is on the toms going down. 

    Measure 9       Verse measure 16x 
Cym |x---------------|  Cym |----------------| 
HH  |x---x-----------|  RC  |--x---x-x-x---x-| 
t   |----------------|  HH  |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
T   |----------------|  T   |----------------| 
S   |--------xx------|  S   |----x-------x---| 
F   |----------------|  F   |----------------| 
F2  |----------------|  F2  |----------------| 
B   |------------x---|  B   |x-x-----x-x-----| 
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )      (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 

Measure 26 - 35 is the first bridge, with and ending fill 
at measure 35 

    Bridge 9x       Fill measure 36 
Cym |----------------|  Cym |----------------| 
RC  |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|  RC  |x-x-------------| 
HH  |----------------|  HH  |----------x-x-x-| 
T   |----------------|  T   |----x-----------| 
S   |----x-------x---|  S   |xxxx----X-------| 
F   |----------------|  F   |-----x----------| 
F2  |----------------|  F2  |------x---------| 
B   |x-x---x---x----x|  B   |x------x--------| 
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )      (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 

Measure 37 - 51 is the second verse with fills at the end 
of every 4 bars again, and measure 52 - 60 is the 2nd bridge, 
with only a light fill at the very end. 

    Verse 16x       Bridge 9x 
Cym |----------------|  Cym |----------------| 
RC  |--x---x-x-x---x-|  RC  |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx| 
HH  |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|  HH  |----------------| 
T   |----------------|  T   |----------------| 
S   |----x-------x---|  S   |----x-------x---| 
F   |----------------|  F   |----------------| 
F2  |----------------|  F2  |----------------| 
B   |x-x-----x-x-----|  B   |x-x---x---x----x| 
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )      (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 

The next 8 bars (61-68) is the interlude in 5/4 time again, 
repeat this first measure 3 times, do the fill, and repeat 
the first bar again for 4 bars; again, NOTE THE TRIPLETS: 

         Fill measure 64 
   3       3                   3 
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------| 
HH  |--------------------| HH  |--------------------| 
t   |--------------------| t   |--------------x-----| 
T   |--------------------| T   |--------------x-----| 
S   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S   |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-| 
F   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F   |x---xxx-x---x---x---| 
F2  |------------------x-| F2  |------------------x-| 
B   |x---------------x---| B   |x------------x-x-x-x| 
    (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + )     (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + ) 
  

Measure 69 is the gap in 4/4 time, then the verse measure is 
repeated for 16 bars, adding in fills at the end of every 4. 
The last fill at the end of sixteen bars is on the toms descending. 

    Measure 69       Verse measure 16x 
Cym |x---------------|  Cym |----------------| 
HH  |x---x-----------|  RC  |--x---x-x-x---x-| 
t   |----------------|  HH  |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
T   |----------------|  T   |----------------| 
S   |--------xx------|  S   |----x-------x---| 
F   |----------------|  F   |----------------| 
F2  |----------------|  F2  |----------------| 
B   |------------x---|  B   |x-x-----x-x-----| 
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )      (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 

Measure 86 - 94 is the first bridge, with again only a slight 
fill at the end. 

    Bridge 9x       Fill measure 94 
Cym |----------------|  Cym |x---------------| 
RC  |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|  RC  |--x-x-x---------| 
HH  |----------------|  HH  |----------------| 
T   |----------------|  T   |----------------| 
S   |----x-------x---|  S   |x---x---x----xx-| 
F   |----------------|  F   |----------------| 
F2  |----------------|  F2  |----------------| 
B   |x-x---x---x----x|  B   |x-x----xx-x-x---| 
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )      (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 

The next 8 bars (95-102) is the interlude in 5/4 time again, 
repeat this first measure 3 times, do the fill, and repeat 
the first bar again for 4 bars; again, NOTE THE TRIPLETS: 

         Fill measure 98 
   3       3                   3 
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------| 
HH  |--------------------| HH  |--------------------| 
t   |--------------------| t   |--------------x-----| 
T   |--------------------| T   |--------------x-----| 
S   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S   |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-| 
F   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F   |x---xxx-x---x---x---| 
F2  |------------------x-| F2  |------------------x-| 
B   |x---------------x---| B   |x------------x-x-x-x| 
    (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + )     (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + ) 

The next 2 bars (103-104) are part of the interlude, but the 
the note is held and the drum plays those two measures on the 
hi-hat playing quarter notes to keep time. 
  

HH  |x---x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---xxx-x-x-| 
    (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + |1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + ) 

Measure 105 - 134 brings us to the guitar solo, an irregular 
TWO shortened verses on the drum part. 

    Verse 30x 
Cym |----------------| 
RC  |--x---x-x-x---x-| 
HH  |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
T   |----------------| 
S   |----x-------x---| 
F   |----------------| 
F2  |----------------| 
B   |x-x-----x-x-----| 
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 

The next 8 bars (135-142) is the interlude in 5/4 time again, 
repeat this first measure 3 times, do the fill, and repeat 
the first bar again for 4 bars; again, NOTE THE TRIPLETS: 

         Fill measure 138 
   3       3                   3 
Cym |x-------------------| Cym |x-------------------| 
HH  |--------------------| HH  |--------------------| 
t   |--------------------| t   |--------------x-----| 
T   |--------------------| T   |--------------x-----| 
S   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| S   |x---xxx-x---x---x-x-| 
F   |x---xxx-x---xxx-x---| F   |x---xxx-x---x---x---| 
F2  |------------------x-| F2  |------------------x-| 
B   |x---------------x---| B   |x------------x-x-x-x| 
    (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + )     (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + ) 
  

The last part is the last notes held for two measures: 

Cym |x-------------------|--------------------| 
S   |x-------------------|--------------------| 
B   |x-------------------|--------------------| 
    (1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + |1 + 2   3 + 4 + 5 + )
 

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