Cry Baby bass

Cry Baby

CRY BABY (Bassline)

As recorded by Janis Joplin
From the 1971 Album PEARL)

Words and Music by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy
Arranged by Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brad Campbell - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=84
 7/8
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E   H    +Q.     +H     +Q.
|---------------|------------|--------------||
|---------------|------------|--------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------|--------------||
|---------------|-3----(3)---|-(3)----(3)---||


 Chorus
 6/8
  Q.   E E E   Q.   E S S E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E
|------------|--------0-0---|------------|------------|
|--------0-2-|-3----3-------|--------0-2-|-3----------|
|-3----3-----|--------------|-3----3-----|----------2-|
|------------|------------3-|------------|------1-3---|


  Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E
|------------|-------------|-----------|-------------||
|------------|-------------|-----------|-------------||
|-3----3-2-0-|-------------|-0---------|--------0-2--||
|------------|-3----(3)--4-|-----------|-3-----------||


 1st Verse
  H.        Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------|-----------5-|-3----(3)--4-|-5-----------|
|-3-------|-3----(3)----|-------------|--------0-2--|
|---------|-------------|-------------|------3------|


  Q.   +Q   E   H.        H.        Q.   E E E
|-------------|---------|---------|-------------|
|-----------5-|-2-------|-3-------|-5-----------|
|-3----(3)----|---------|---------|--------0-2--|
|-------------|---------|---------|------3------|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.
|--------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|----------5---|-2----2----|-----------|-2----------|
|-3----(3)-----|---------3-|-0----0--0-|------------|
|------------3-|-----------|-----------|------5-----|


  Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   Q  E Q  E   Q  E E E E
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------||
|-----------|--------2-3-|-----------|-------------||
|-5----5----|-5----5-----|-----------|--------0-2--||
|-----------|------------|-3--3-3--3-|-3--3-3------||


 Chorus
  Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q  +S  S E E E
|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
|--------5-4-|-3----3-3-3-|--------5-2-|-3--(3)-3-3-3-5-|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|----------------|
|------------|------------|------------|----------------|


  Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   E E E
|------------|-----------4-|-2-------|-0-----------||
|--------2-3-|-5----(5)----|---------|-------------||
|-3----3-----|-------------|---------|--------0-2--||
|------------|-------------|---------|------3------||


 2nd Verse
  H.        Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|---------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------|--------2-5-|-3----(3)--4-|-5-----------|
|-3-------|-3----3-----|-------------|--------0-2--|
|---------|------------|-------------|------3------|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   Q  E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E Q
|--------------|-----------|--------2---|------------|
|----------5---|-2----2--2-|-3----3---3-|-5------5---|
|-3----(3)-----|-----------|------------|------------|
|------------3-|-----------|------------|------3-----|


  Q.   +E  Q    Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  E   E. S E E E E
|-------------|------------|-----------|-2-------------|
|-------------|-2----2-5---|-----------|----3-3-2-0----|
|-3----(3)-3--|----------3-|-0----0--0-|------------3--|
|-------------|------------|-----------|---------------|


  E. S E E. S E   E. S E E E E   E. S E E E E   E E E E E E
|---------------|------------0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-2---|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||


 Chorus
  Q.   E E E   Q  E E E E   Q.   E E E   E. S E E E E
|------------|----------0-|--------0---|------------0--|
|--------0-2-|-3--3-3-4---|----------2-|-3--3-3-3-4----|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|---------------|
|------------|------------|------------|---------------|


  Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E
|------------|-----------|-------------|---------------||
|--------2-3-|-5---------|-------------|---------------||
|-3----3-----|-----------|-0----(0)--0-|----------0-2--||
|------------|------3--4-|-------------|-3----(3)------||


 Bridge
  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|-----------2-|-0------2-0-|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------------|-3----(3)--4-|-5-----------|
|-3----(3)----|------3-----|-------------|--------0-2--|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------3------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   E E E
|-----------2-|-0--------0-|--------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------2---|-3----(3)-2-0-|-------------|
|-3----(3)----|------3-----|--------------|--------0-2--|
|-------------|------------|--------------|-3----3------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|-----------2-|-0----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------2-0---|-------------|-------------|
|-3----(3)----|------------|-------------|----------2--|
|-------------|----------3-|-1----(1)--2-|-3----1-3----|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q  E   Q.   E E E   Q  E Q.
|-----------2-|-0---------|------------|------0-----|
|-------------|------2--0-|--------2-0-|------------|
|-3----(3)----|-----------|------------|------------|
|-------------|-----------|-1----1-----|-3--3-------|


  Q.   Q  E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q  E +E  E E
|---------2-|-0----0-----|------------|-0--0-(0)---0--|
|-----------|--------2-0-|--------3-2-|---------------|
|-3----3----|------------|------------|---------------|
|-----------|------------|-1----1-----|----------3----|


  Q.   Q  E   Q  E E E E   Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E
|---------0-|------2-0---|-----------|------------|
|-----------|-2--2-------|-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0--|
|-3----3----|----------3-|-----------|------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|


                                                  3/8
  Q  +S  S Q  +S  S   Q  +S  S Q  E   Q  E E E E   S S S S S S
|-0--(0)---0--(0)---|-0--(0)---0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|--------0--------0-|--------0------|------------|--------------||
|-------------------|---------------|------------|--------------||
|-------------------|---------------|------------|--------------||


 Out-Chorus
 6/8
  Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E
|------------|----------0-|--------0---|----------0-|
|--------0-2-|-3----3-4---|----------2-|-3----3-4---|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|


  Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   E. S E Q  E
|------------|------------|--------0---|--------------|
|--------2-3-|-3----3-2-0-|----------4-|-3--3-3-2--0--|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3-----|--------------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------------|


  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E   E. S S S S S E E
|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|------------|----3-----3---3-3-|
|-3--3-3-2-0-|----------0-|-3--3-3-0---|--------3---3-----|
|------------|-1--1-1-3---|----------3-|-1----------------|


  Q  +S  S S S S S S S   Q.   Q  E   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  E
|----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------0-|--------0---|------------|
|----------------------|-3----3----|----------2-|-3-------3--|
|-3--(3)-3-------------|-----------|-3----3-----|------------|
|----------------------|-----------|------------|------1-----|


                                            H.=H
                                           3/8    4/4
  Q.   E E E   Q  E E E E   E S S E E E E   E Q    Q  Q  H
|------------|----------0-|---5-5-5-------|-0----|-0--1--2----*|
|--------0-2-|-3--3-3-4---|-----------2-3-|------|------------*|
|-3----3-----|------------|-3-------3-----|------|------------*|
|------------|------------|---------------|------|------------*|


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

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