Blue Condition tab by Cream

BLUE CONDITION

As recorded by Cream
(From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS)

Words and Music by Ginger Baker

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar'


 Intro                          1st - 3rd Verses
  Q=82
  N.C.           C               G7   C     G7
 12/8
  Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
   Q   E S S e e  Q.   e e e     Q.    Q.   Q.   E. S E
|----------------^0----------||-------------------------|
|--8\--6-5h6p5-3-^1----------||o-3----/5----3-----------|
|----------------^0----------||--0-----0----0-----------|
|-10\--7-5h7p5-3-^2----------||--3----/5----3----5--3-5-|
|----------------^3------2-5-||o------------------------|
|----------------------3-----||-------------------------|

       C  G              G7   C     G7                 C  G
  Q.   Q  E Q.   e e e   Q.    Q.   Q.   E. S E   Q.   Q  E Q.   e e e
|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------5----3----------|-3----/5----3-----------|------5----3-----------|
|------5----4----------|-0-----0----0-----------|------5----4-----------|
|------5----5----------|-3----/5----3----5--3-5-|------5----5-----------|
|------------------2-5-|------------------------|------------------2-5--|
|-3-------3------3-----|------------------------|-3-------3------3------|


  G7   C     G7                 C  G              G7   C     G7
  Q.    Q.   Q.   E. S E   Q.   Q  E Q.   e e e   Q.    Q.   Q.   E. S E
|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-3----/5----3-----------|------5----3----------|-3----/5----3------------|
|-0-----0----0-----------|------5----4----------|-0-----0----0------------|
|-3----/5----3----5--3-5-|------5----5----------|-3----/5----3----5--3-5--|
|------------------------|------------------2-5-|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-3-------3------3-----|-------------------------|


                         Chorus
                       $
       C  G               C
  Q.   Q  E Q.   e e e    Q  e Q   E  Q.   E   E E
|----------------------||----5-5--(3)-5------------|
|------5----3----------||----5-5---3--5----4b5-----|
|------5----4----------||----5-5---3--5--------5---|
|------5----5----------||----5-5---3--5----------5-|
|------------------2-5-||-3------------------------|
|-3-------3------3-----||--------------------------|


  Q  e Q   E  Q.   S   +S  E   E
|----5-5--(3)-5------------------|
|----5-5---3--5----6b7r(6)-4b5---|
|----5-5---3--5----------------5-|
|----5-5---3--5------------------|
|-3------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


                                                    To Coda
                                 G
 9/8                6/8         12/8
  Q  e Q   E  Q.     Q.   Q.      Q.    Q.    Q.    Q.
|----5-5--(3)-5----|-5----5----|----------------------------|
|----5-5---3--5----|-5----5----|-12----12----12----12-------|
|----5-5---3--5----|-5----5----|-12----12----12----12-------|
|----5-5---3--5----|-5----5----|-12----12----12----12-------|
|-3----------------|-----------|-10----10----10----10---10--|
|------------------|-----------|----------------------------|
                                  Q.    Q.    Q.    Q    E


  1.,2.                          3.
                                                  D.S. al Coda
  G    C                          G    C
   e E  E  +Q.    +Q.   e e e      e E  E  +Q.    +Q.   e e e
|-------8--(8)----(8)----------||-------8--(8)----(8)----------||
|-12----8--(8)----(8)---------o||-12----8--(8)----(8)----------||
|-12----9--(9)----(9)----------||-12----9--(9)----(9)----------||
|-12---10-(10)---(10)----------||-12---10-(10)---(10)----------||
|-10---10-(10)---(10)-----2-5-o||-10---10-(10)---(10)-----2-5--||
|-------8--(8)----(8)---3------||-------8--(8)----(8)---3------||


 Outro
  &
  G    C
   e E  E  +Q.    +H.         +W.
|-------8--(8)----(8)------|--(8)----*|
|-12----8--(8)----(8)------|--(8)----*|
|-12----9--(9)----(9)------|--(9)----*|
|-12---10-(10)---(10)------|-(10)----*|
|-10---10-(10)---(10)------|-(10)----*|
|-------8--(8)----(8)------|--(8)----*|


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



Don't take the wrong direction passing through,
Instead of deep reflection of what's true,
For it's a combination of judgments made by you
That cause a deep dejection all the way through.

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue, blue condition.

Early rising every day.
You must be enterprising in your way,
For you will hear no laughter, nor see the sun.
Life would be one disaster all the way through.

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue, blue condition.

Don't take the wrong direction passing through
Instead of deep reflection of what's true,
For it's a combination of judgments made by you
That cause a deep dejection all the way through.

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue, blue condition.

No relaxation, no conversation, no variation
In a very dark blue, blue condition.