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Cream, Eric Clapton’s original, punky acid-group is one of the most underappreciated bands of all time. Here’s a new guitar tab for ya, “Sunshine of Your Love.”

Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
Transcribed by Mike Bremford
Solo Transcribed by Garry Hall

Section 1.

E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+--7---7---5---7--------------------------------------------------------------
D+--------------------7------6------5-----------0---3-------0------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section 2.

D D C D Either Or
E+--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+
B+--7---7---5---7-----------------------------+-----6~~~~~~~--+---------------+
G+--X---X---X---X-----------------------------+-7-----------7-+-0---3~~~~~~~0-+
D+--7---7---5---7-----7------6------5---------+---------------+---------------+
A+--5---5---3---5-----------------------------+---------------+---------------+
E+--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+

Section 3.

G5 G5 F5 G5
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+--12--12--10--12-------------------------------------------------------------
D+--12--12--10--12----12-----11------10-----------8~~~~~~----------------------
A+--10--10--8---10----------------------------10---------10--------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section 4. Section 5.

A5 C5 G5 A5
E+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------
B+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------
G+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------
D+--7----7--7--------------10----------5-----+-7---7-7---7-7---7---------------
A+--7----7--7--------------10----------5-----+-7---7-7---7-7---7-...-----------
E+--5----5--5---------------8----------3-----+-5---5-5---5-5---5---------------

(Sec. 1 x 2)

VERSE:
(Sec. 2)
Its getting near dawn, when lights close their tired eyes. I'll soon be
(Sec. 3)
with you, my love, to give you my dawn surprise. I'll be with you darling,
(Sec. 2 x2)
soon. I'll be with you when the stars start falling.

CHORUS:
(Sec 4.) (Sec. 5)
I've been waiting so long to be where I'm going, in the sunshine of your love.

Verse 2 lyrics:
I'm with you my love, the light shining through on you. Yes, I'm with you my
love, Its the morning and just we two. I'll stay with you darling now, I'll stay
with till my seas are dried up.

SOLO:

D
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+---------------------------------13------------------------------------------
G+-12/(14)--12/(14)----12--12/(14)-----12/(14)--12/(14)--12-12/(14)------------
D+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+--------------------9/(11)------------------9/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)-----
G+-9/(12)\(9)p7--9p7--9/(11)--7~~---------7h9-9/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)-----
D+------------------------------------7h9--------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+-7h9h7~~~-------10/(12)--11/(13)--12/(14)--10/(12)--10/(12)---10-7-9/(10)----
D+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+---7-9/(10)------7h9--9/(10)----7h9/(11)--10/(12)--9/(11)--7h9--7h9p7~~~-----
D+-9-----------7h9--------------9----------------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+--/10-10---------------------------------------------------------------------
G+--/10----12-10-11----10/(11)----------10-/-(11)~~~~~-------------------------
D+------------------12---------12p10h12----------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A5 (Chorus)
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+-------------------------------------13----------------------------13--------
G+--10/(11)----10---12====>(14)~~~~~~~~---12/(13)\12p10~~--12-12/(14)---12-10--
D+----------12-----------------------------------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E+-------------10--------------------------------------------------------------
B+----------10-----------------------------------------------------------------
G+--12/(14)======>(14)\12--10----10/(.5)---------------------------------------
D+----------------------------10-----------12--------(8)-/10--10---(8)-/10--10-
A+--------------------------------------------12-----(10)/12--12---(10)/12--12-
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E+------------------------------10---------------------------------------------
B+-----------------13p10h13--13----13--------------------------------13p10-----
G+--10-12-12/(14)---------------------(13)\(12)p10--12p10-12/(14)~~~-----------
D+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E+--------------------13-------------------------------------------------------
B+-15/(17)---13h15----13--15p13---------------------------------------13-13----
G+-------------------------------(19)\12--10/(.5)-------12-10-12/(14)----------
D+------------------------------------------------12p10------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+-13--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+----(14)\(12)--10/(.5)---12p10-----10h12-------------------------------------
D+-------------------------------12--------------------------------------------
A+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The solo was transcribed by a friend, and seems to be almost exact. The distortion Clapton used was due more to speakers that weren’t up to it than any distortion effects. Use the Neck pickup with the tone all the way back.