Song: White Room Artist: Cream Album: Wheels of Fire Drummer: Ginger Baker Tabbed by: DocCRP 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 + )