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CROSSROADS
As recorded by Cream
(From the 1968 Double Album WHEELS OF FIRE)
Gtr I ( ) - 'Eric Clapton'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
~~~~~~
+S S e e +S S
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------(0)-----|-----------------------|
|-2-2-0-2-(2)-0h2p=0------|-2-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|
|-2-----------------------|-2---------------------|
|-0-------------------3b4-|-0-----------------3b4p|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
+S S +S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-0-2-----------------|---2---------------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2-0-------|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2-0-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------3b3.5p|=0-----------------3b3.5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
S S +S S Q S S +S S Q
|---------------2--------|-----2-(2)-----2----------|
|-----1-(1)-1------1-----|-----------1------1-------|
|-------------2----------|-------------2------------|
|-0-0--------------------|-0-0----------------------|
|--------------------3b4-|--------------------3b3.5-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
+S S +S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-----(0)-----|---2-0--------------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2--0------|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-------------------3b4p|=0-----------------3b4p===|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
S S S S . +S
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------5b6---7p5---5b5.5==(5)r-|
|-(0)-2-2-2-----2---|---5-7-----7-----7-------------|
|--0--2-------2-2-3s|=7-----------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0---|-------------------------------|
~ ~~~~~~
Q S S S S S S S S a Q S S +Q Q
|----------5----------------|-------------------||
|--------5---8p5---5--------|-------5-----------||
|-7--5h6---------7---5h=6---|---5h6-------------||
|----------------------(5)--|-7-7---------------||
|---------------------------|---------7-(7)-----||
|---------------------------|-------------------||
1st Verse
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-4---2-2-4-2-|
|-2---4---2---4---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
~~~~~~~ PM
+ e e +S S e e +S S
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------(0)-----|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2p=0------|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)-----------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-------------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
+S S e e +S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2-0-------|---2-0-2-(2)p0-2--0-----|
|--2------------------------|-2---------------(0)----|
|--0------------------3b3.5-|-0-------------------2--|
|---------------------------|---------------------0--|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|
|---2-----------0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|
|-2---4-2-2-2-4-0-|---0-------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-2-|---2-------------|
~~~~~~ PM
e S S e e +S S
|-----------------------|----------------------||
|-------------0h2p0-----|----------------------||
|-(2)-2-0-2-2p0h2p0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2p0----||
|--2--------------------|-------------------2--||
|--0----------------3b4-|-0-----------------0--||
|-----------------------|----------------------||
2nd Verse
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------0-|-2---4-2---2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
~ ~ PM
+ e e +S S e e +S S
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)---------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|-2-2-4---2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-----------------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
PM
+ e e +S S e e +S S
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----|
|-(2)---------------------|-2---------------0----|
|-(0)-----------------3b4-|-0-----------------2--|
|-------------------------|-------------------0--|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-------2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2---4-4-2-2-4-2-|-0-------------0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ PM
+ e e +S S e e +S S
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----||
|-(2)---------------------|-2-----------------2--||
|-(0)-----------------3b4-|-0-----------------0--||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
3rd Verse
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ PM
+ e e +S S e e +S S
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)---------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
~ ~~~~~~ PM
e e +S S e e +S S
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------0-----|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----|
|-(2)---------------------|----------------------|
|--0------------------3b4p|=0-----------------2--|
|-------------------------|-------------------0--|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|---------------0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
+ +S S S S
|---------------------------|-----------------||
|---------2-(2)p0---(0)-----|-----------------||
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2p=0------|----------2---2--||
|-(2)-----------------------|------2h4---4----||
|-(0)-------------------3b4p|=0---------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------||
1st Guitar Solo
~ ~~~~~~ ~~
Q S S + Q S S S S S S a Q. S S S S a
|---------------------|--------------------------|--5----5-5-(5)-(5)---------|
|---------------------|----------------------5h7-|-(7)-7-5-5h=7---5--5---5---|
|-2----2-2-(2)---4b6--|-------2---2-4-4s6--------|-------------------7-5h6---|
|----4---------4------|---2h4---4-0--------------|-------------------------7-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
~ ~~~~~~
Q S S Q e e S S S S +Q a S S a
|--------------------|------5------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------8----------------|------------------8------|
|-----------5--7p5---|-7b9------7b9---5-7-(7)--|-5h7p5---5h7s9-9-(9)-9s7-|
|------5--7--------7-|-------------------------|-------7-----------------|
|-5-7-(7)------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~
+ S S + a Q Q
|---------------------------5-|----------8-10-----|
|-------------------------5---|-8s10-10-------10--|
|-5b6==(5)r-----------5h6-----|-------------------|
|-----------7p5-7-(7)---------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
. S a . S a S S a a
|-8-------8--8-------------|--------------------------|
|-8h10-8h10----------------|------5-------------------|
|--------------9s7-5-7p5---|-5h6-(6)-7-5b6------------|
|------------------------7-|---------------7----------|
|--------------------------|-----------------7s5-3-0--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~
a Q S S S S S S S S S S S S a +Q
|--------------5-----------------|----------------------------|
|------5-(5)-5---8p5---5---------|---------5-----------13b14==|
|-0h2--5h=6----------7---5h7p5b6-|-------5h6------------------|
|--------------------------------|-7p5-7----------------------|
|---0----------------------------|-----------7-(7)/-----------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~
+ +. Q Q Q
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|-(13)r--------------|-13b14--15-15b17-13b14------|
|-------14-(14)------|------------------------14--|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~
Q S S S S a S S + S S S S
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----13b14----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-14------------12-(12)----12-12-|---------------------------------12-12-|
|---------------12h=14--14-------|-14s12-10---------------12s14-14-------|
|--------------------------------|----------12p10-12-(12)--0-------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
~~
a Q e Q + Q +
|---------------12------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------13-----15b17--15b17==|=(15)r-15b17--15b17==(15)r-13-15-----|
|-12h14-----------------------|---------------------------------14--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
~~~~
+Q S S Q +
|---------------------------------------|
|-------13b13.5-------------15b17r=(15)-|
|-(14)----------(0)-(0)-(0)-------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
Q S S + S S S S a S S Q
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-13b14-------------------------12----|-----------------------------|
|--------14p13-14-(14)-------12----12-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------12h14----------|-14s12-10-12p10----10-12s14--|
|-------------------------------------|----------------12-----------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~
S S +S S s e S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------14-(14)-14----14-14-14-16p14----|
|-14s16------------16----------------16-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
~~ ~~
Q S S S S S S Q S S +S S S S
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|-14----------14----14h16-16b18-16b18-|-14------------0h2p0-----||
|-------14h16----16-------------------|-----x-0h2-(2)-------2-0-||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------||
4th Verse
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ PM
+ e e +S S e e +S S
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2--|
|-(2)---------------------|-------------------0--|
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
~ ~~~~~~ PM
e e +S S e e +S S
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------(0)-----|----------------------|
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2--0------|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0----|
|-(2)-----------------------|----------------------|
|--0--------------------3b4p|=0-----------------2--|
|---------------------------|-------------------0--|
PM----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|---------------0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
+ +S S S S
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|---------2-(2)p0---------|------17----17-17-17-17-----||
|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)p0h2p0-----|------19b21----------19b21--||
|-(2)---------------------|----------------------------||
|-(0)-----------------3b4p|=0--------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
2nd Guitar Solo
~~~~~
S S S S e e
|-^17----17----------17-17-------17-17-17-|----------17-------------|
|-^17----17-17----17-------17-------------|-20b22-------20----------|
|-^19b21--x-19b21----------19b21----------|----------------19b21-17-|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3--|
e e e e e e S S + + S S S
|---------------------17----------|-----------------20b22==(20)r-20-17h20p17----|
|------------------17----20p17----|------------------------------------------19-|
|-19----17b17.5-18-------------19-|-17b18==(17)r--------------------------------|
|----19---------------------------|--------------19-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
. S e +Q S +S
|-17--x------------------17----|-------------------------------------|
|-------19-20b22==(20)r-----20-|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-19b21r(19)-17-19----17-19-19pb21-19-|
|------------------------------|------------------19-----------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
~~
Q S S +S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-17-----17-(17)-(17)-17-------17-17--|
|-----19-17h=19--(19)----19-17--------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-(17)----17----17-17-(17)----17----17------------17-|
|-17h=19--19----19----17h=19--19----19----17-(17)-17----|
|-----------------------------------------17h=19--19----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
a S S S S . S
|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------17----17-|
|----17-x-17-19-17b18----------19b21----|
|-17h19-x-19--0-------19p17h19----------|
|----------------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Q Q Q Q
~~~
S S +S S S S S S S S S S Q +S +S . S
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-17-17--------------17-17-17-20p17----17-------------|----20b22===(20)r(20)-------------|
|-------19b21==(19)r----------------19----17h19p17b18-|----------------------17-19-17--x-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-19-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S S
|-------------------------17-||----------17----17--------|
|-------------------17-19----||-20b22-------20----20b22==|
|----------17-17-------------||--------------------------|
|-19p17----17-17-------------||--------------------------|
|-------19-------19----------||--------------------------|
|----------------------------||--------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~
+Q a S S Q Q Q.
|--------17----17h20p17----20b22--|-19b21--17----17---------|
|-(20)r-----20----------20--------|-----------20----20b22---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
~~
. +S a
|-17----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----20-17-20-------------|-17b19r(17)--------------------|
|-------------19-17-19----|------------19-19pb21-17h19----|
|----------------------19-|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S a
|---------------------------------------|
|-------------17-19---------------------|
|-17h19p17----17-19----------17b17.5-19-|
|----------19-------17h19-19------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~
Q a . S . S . S S S . S S S
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------17-(17)-17-17--17-|--------------------------20p17-|
|-----17h18------19-----18-----|----------------17--17----------|
|-19---------------------------|-19p17----17-19--------19-------|
|------------------------------|-------19-----------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|----20p17----20p17----20p17----20b22==|
|-19-------19-------19-------19--------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
+Q S S S S +S S S S e Q S S
|--------17---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(20)r-----20-17---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------19b21r(19)-17-19p17-------|-17b18-----------17-19-17-19-|
|-------------------------------------19-19-|--------19p17----17-19-17-19-|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------19-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------||-------19-19b20-19-19b20-19-19b20-19-|
|-17-17-17-(17)----17-17----17-(17)-17-17-(17)-||-17-17-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-|
|-17-19-17h=19--19-------19-17h=19--19-17h=19--||-19-19-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-19b20-19-19b20==(19)r----19b20----19b20----19b20-----|
|-19b21-19--------------19-------19-------19-------19--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~
. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------17-20p17----20p17----20b22===|
|-17--x----------17-(17)-17----17-17-(17)-|----17----------19-------19---------|
|-------19p17----17h=19--19-19----17h=19--|-19---------------------------------|
|-------------19--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
+Q S S S S +S S S S . S
|--------17--------------------17-------------17--|
|-(20)r-----20-17-20b22==(20)r----20-17-20b22-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S +S S S S S +S S S
|--------------------17-----------------------------------|
|-20-17-20b22==(20)r----20-17-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------19b21r(19)-17-----19--17b18-|
|-------------------------------------------19-(19)-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S +e
|-------------------17---------------------------|----19b21---19b21==(19)r-17-19-----|
|----------------17----20p17----17---------------|-------------------------------19--|
|----------17h18-------------19----17h19p17b17.5-|-----------------------------------|
|-19p17-19---------------------------------------|-19--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~ ~~ ~~~
|--3--|
Q S S S S Q Q S S S S S
|-17-----17-17-17-17----19b21--|------20b22--20-17h20p17----17-17-|
|-----19-------------18--------|-x-17--------------------20-------|
|------------------------------|-x--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
~~~~~~
+Q Q S S S S +S S S S
|-(17)---------17----------------------------|
|-------20b22-----20-17----------------------|
|-----------------------19b21r(19)-17-19p17--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
5th Verse
~~~~~~~ PM---------------
+Q
|-----------------------||-----------------|
|-------17--------------||-----------------|
|----18-------------x---||-----------------|
|-19----------------x---||-2-2-4---2-2-4-0-|
|----------19-(19)--x-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----------------------||-----------------|
-------------| ~~~~~~
+ e e +S S
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-2---4---2-2-4-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)---------------------|
|---------------0-|-(0)-----------------3b4-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~ PM-------------------
e e +S S
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0-2-|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|
|-------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
-------------| ~
e e +S S
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------0------|
|-2-2-4---2---4-2-|-2-2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2----------------------|
|-----------------|-0-----------------3b4--|
|-----------------|------------------------|
~ PM----------------|
e e +S S
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---2-0-2-(2)-0-2-0---|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-0-----------------2-|-2-2-4---2-2-4---|
|-------------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-|
q Q S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|--------------------------------|
|------------|--------------------------------|
|-2----------|---2p0-2p0---------0------------|
|-0----------|-----------2-0h2-2---0h2p0------|
|------------|---------------------------3b4--|
|------------|--------------------------------|
2/4 4/4
TP
|-3-|
+Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S + Q Q
|---------|-----------------------------------------------*|
|---------|-----^8--8--------5-8p5---5--------------------*|
|---------|-5h6-^6--6----5s6-------7---5h7p5--------------*|
|---------|-5-------5------------------------7-(7)----x--*|
|-(3)-----|-0-------0-------------------------------0--x--*|
|---------|-----------------------------------------0-----*|