Take It Back by Cream TAKE IT BACK As recorded by Cream (From the 1967 Album DISRAELI GEARS) Words and Music by Jack Bruce & Peter Brown Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=123(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) |----3----| |--3--| |----3----| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------------| |-13b15==13-13-13-13-13r-13b15==13-13-13-13-13r-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | W |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |----3----| |----3----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E a E E |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-13b15==13-13r-13b15==13-13-13r13-10----10----|-----------10----10------------------| |-------------------------------------12----10-|-----10-11----12----12-10h11---------| |----------------------------------------------|-12------------------------------12--| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | ~~ | |--3--| |--3--| | W Q E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|---------------7---------------------| |----------------------------------------------|------8----/9-----8-10-----8b8.5-----| |----------------------------------------------|-10-----10-----------------------10--| Chorus (3rd time Harmonica Solo) $ D E E Q Q a E E Q Q Q Q |-10------------------||--------------------| |---------------------||o-------------------| |---------------------||--7---7---7---------| |---------------------||--7---7---7---------| |---------------5h7-8-||o-9---9---9---------| |---------------------||--------------------| | | E E Q +E E a E E E E E E Q Q |---------------------||--------------------| |---------------------||o---------7--5------| |--7------------5h7-5-||--7---7---7--5b5.5--| |----7-7--(7)-7-------||--7---7---7--5b5.5--| |---------------------||o-9---9-------------| |---------------------||--------------------| A7 Ab7 G7 |--3--| Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------------| |-------8---8-----|-----8---8p6-----5----| |-----6---6-------|---------------7---7--| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| | | e E e E e E Q e E e E e E e E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-5---|-4-4-4-4-4---4---4-4--| |-----------------|----------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3--| D A D +E E Q H Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-(7)---------------------|-7---7---7---------| |-------------------------|-7---7---7---------| |-------------------------|-9---9---9---------| |-------------------------|-------------------| | | |--3---| | E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------| |--7--7---7-5-------------|---------7--5------| |--7--7---7-5b5.5--6--5-6-|-7---7---7--5b5.5--| |--7--7---7-5b5.5--7--5-6-|-7---7---7--5b5.5--| |---------------------7-8-|-9---9-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| A7 Ab7 G7 |--3--| E E e E E Q E Q E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----8-8-8-------|-----6-6-6p5-----5---| |---6-------6-----|---------------7---7-| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | | e E e E e E Q e E e E e E e E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-5---|-4-4-4-4-4---4---4-4-| |-----------------|---------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-| 1st - 4th Verses D AmA#m Bm AmA#m |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E |------------------------|--------------------||----------------| |--------7-----8-----9---|-10\----------------||----------------| |-(7)--------------------|----------------5-6-||-7---7------5-6-| |------7---7-8---8-9---9-|-10\-7-7-7-(7)------||----------------| |------------------------|--------------------||----------------| |------------------------|--------------------||----------------| | | Q Q H H Q E E E E E E Q E E |--2---------------------|----------------5-6-||-7---7------5-6-| |--3---------------------|----------------5-6-||-7---7------5-6-| |--2---------------------|----------------5-6-||-7---7------5-6-| |--0---------------------|----------------7-8-||-9---9------7-8-| |------------------------|----------------7-8-||-9---9------7-8-| |------------------------|----------------5-6-||-7---7------5-6-| Bm AmA#m Bm AmA#m Bm E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E H |----------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-7---7------5-6-|-7---7------5-6-|-7---7-------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------| | | E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-7---7------5-6-|-7---7------5-6-|-7---7-------------| |-7---7------5-6-|-7---7------5-6-|-7---7--------5--3-| |-7---7------5-6-|-7---7------5-6-|-7---7--------5--3-| |-9---9------7-8-|-9---9------7-8-|-9---9-----5-(5)-3-| |-9---9------7-8-|-9---9------7-8-|-9---9-------------| |-7---7------5-6-|-7---7------5-6-|-7---7-------------| G7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |--------6-6-6p5---5---|--------8-8-8p5---5---|--------6-6-6p5---5---| |------7---------7---7-|------7---------7---7-|------7---------7---7-| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |------------------5---|-3----------------5---|-3----------------5---| |-3tr4-------------5---|-3tr4-------------5---|-3tr4-------------5---| |------------------5---|-3----------------5---|-3----------------5---| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| D A7 Ab7 |-3--| E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E |------------------------|-------------------|------------------| |--------8-8--8p=5---5---|-------------------|-----8-8-8-8------| |------7-----------7---7-|-7---7---7---------|------------------| |------------------------|-7---7---7---------|------------------| |------------------------|-9---9---9---------|------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|------------------| | | Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q e E e E e E Q |------------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-3----------(5)---------|---------7--5------|------------------| |-3tr4--------5------6---|-7---7---7--5b5.5--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5----| |-3-----------5------6---|-7---7---7--5b5.5--|------------------| |--------------------8---|-9---9-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6----| |------------------------|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4----| 1.,D.S. To Coda G7 D |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----6-6-6p5-----5----|--------7-----8-----9---|-10\------------------o|| |---------------7---7--|-(7)--------------------|----------------5h6h7--|| |----------------------|------7---7-8---8-9---9-|-10\-7-7-7-(7)---------|| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------o|| |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|| | | e E e E e E e E Q Q H W |----------------------|--2---------------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------|--3---------------------|----------------------o|| |-4-4-4-4-4---4---4-4--|--2---------------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------|--0---------------------|-----------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5--|------------------------|----------------------o|| |-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3--|------------------------|-----------------------|| Outro 2. D.S. al Coda & D |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +W |-----------------------||-----------------------|------------------|---------*| |-10\-------------------||-------7-----8-----9---|-10---/12---10----|-(10)----*| |----------------5h6h7--||-----------------------|------------------|---------*| |-10\-7-7-7-(7)---------||---7-7---7-8---8-9---9-|-10---/12---10----|-(10)----*| |-----------------------||-----------------------|------------------|---------*| |-----------------------||-----------------------|------------------|---------*| | | W E E Q H Q E E H +W |-----------------------||-2---------------------|--------2----2----|--(2)----*| |-----------------------||-3---------------------|--------3----3----|--(3)----*| |-----------------------||-2---------------------|--------2----2----|--(2)----*| |-----------------------||-0---------------------|--------0----0----|--(0)----*| |-----------------------||-----------------------|------------------|---------*| |-----------------------||-----------------------|------------------|---------*| 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 Take it back, take it back, take that thing right outa here. Right away, far away, take that thing right outa here. Don't let them take me to where streams are red. I want to stay here and sleep in my own bed. Need all your loving, long blonde hair, Don't let them take me 'cos I easily scare. Take it back, take it back, take that thing right outa here. Take it back, take it back, take that thing right outa here. Right away, far away, take that thing right outa here. I got this great need, the need to stay alive. Not ashamed of my creed, I've got to survive. So come on baby, don't go 'way, Just let them save me for a rainy day. Take it back, take it back, take that thing right outa here. I got this need, the need to stay alive. Not ashamed of my creed, I've got to survive. So come on baby, don't go away, Just let them save me for a rainy day. Take it back, take it back, take that thing right outa here. Take it back, take it back, take that thing right outa here. Right away, far away, take that thing right outa here. I got this thing, I've got to keep it sharp. Don't go to places where it won't shine in the dark. So come on baby, don't go away, Just let them save me for a rainy day. Take it back, take it back, take that thing right outa here.