Eric Clapton Cream - Layla guitar tab
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From: altenb@wrcd1.urz.uni-wuppertal.de
"LAYLA" (Eric Clapton)
This is my version on Mr. Slowhand's LAYLA.
Key:
P - pull off from previous note
B - bend note
H - hammer on
Lick 1:
D#m C# H Bb Ab C# Bb C# D#m
\ / | | | | | | |
e||------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||o--------------H--P--------S-------------------------------------o||
G||--------------8-11-8------8-6---------------6---------6--8--------||
D||-------8--11----------11--8-6--9------8--6--6------8--6--8--------||
A||o------------------------------9------8--6---------8-------------o||
E||------------------------------------------------------------------||
Lick 2:
H P B
e|---------------11-14-11-----14-16------14----13-----------11--------|
B|--------11--14---------14---------------------------14--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
H P B
e|---------------11-14-11-----16-18------16----13---------------------|
B|--------11--14---------14---------------------------14----16--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO: Lick 1
Lick 2 (2 x)
Dm Am
What will you do when you get lonely
Dm C# D# F
With nobody waiting by your side
Gm C F Bb
You've been running and hiding much too long,
Gm C F
You know it's just your foolish pride.
Bb D#m C# B A# Ab C# Bb C# D#m
CHORUS: Layla, you got me on my knees.
D#m C# B A# Ab C# Bb C# D#m
Layla, I'm begging darling please.
D#m C# B A# Ab C# Bb C# D#m C# B A# Ab C# Bb C#
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
Dm Am
Tried to give you consolation,
Dm C# D# F
Your old man won't let you down
Gm C F Bb
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Gm C F
Turned the whole world upside down
CHORUS
Dm Am
Let's make the best of the situation
Dm C# D# F
Before I fin'lly go insane.
Gm C F Bb
Please don't say we'll never find a way
Gm C F
And tell me all my loves in vain
CHORUS
PIANO-PART: Lick 3 )
Lick 3, Lick 4 (3 x) > (2 x)
Lick 5 )
Lick 3
Lick 3, Lick 4
Lick 3 (4 x)
Lick 3, Lick 4
(I'm not shure about the chords.)
Lick 3: C# Fm Fm-F#-Ab F# Fm D#m C#
Lick 4: D#m Ab C# D#m Fm D#m C# A C#
Lick 5: C# C Bb
Fm F# Ab F# F D#
D# Fm F# Fm D# C#
Bb C# Bb D# Bb
C# C Bb Ab
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Martin Altenbeck
ALTENBECK@PHYSIK.UNI-WUPPERTAL.DE or
ALTENB@WRCD1.URZ.UNI-WUPPERTAL.DE
Department of Physics
University of Wuppertal (Germany)
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From: vassago@spec.org
Subject: Layla (electric) by Eric Clapton
/ = slide
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend note
r = release bend
~ = vibrato
* = repeat the part played by guitar two in the background
I play the hammer on/ pull off with my ring finger but it is easier
if you use your pinky
Intro
2X
guitar one (Clapton) |guitar two (Duane Allman)
|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------7h10p7----7-|---7/5--3-------5-------7--------|
|---7h10---------10---|---7/5--3-------5-------7--------|
|---------------------|---5/3--1-0-----3-0-----5--------|
|---------------------|------------1/3-----3/5----------|
This part 2X
guitar one (Clapton) *
|-------10h13p10----10---13b-13r-12----10---------------|
|-10h13----------13-----------------13------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
1st 2nd
------ -------
* | |
|-------10h13p10----10---15b-15r-12-----10-----9b~~~~~~-|
|-10h13----------13----------------13-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
then go on to the rest of the song, you can get from
the unplugged version
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Title: LAYLA (Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon)
(1970)
TRANSPOSED KEY
||: Am F G Am :|| Am F G Abm
Abm Ebm
What will you do when you get lonely
Abm G A B
With nobody waiting by your side
C#m F# B E
You've been running and hiding much too long,
C#m F# B
You know it's just your foolish pride.
E Am F G Am
CHORUS: Layla, you got me on my knees.
Am F G Am
Layla, I'm begging darling please.
Am F G Am F G
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
Abm Ebm
Tried to give you consolation,
Abm G A B
Your old man won't let you down
C#m F# B E
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
C#m F# B
Turned the whole world upside down
CHORUS
Abm Ebm
Let's make the best of the situation
Abm G A B
Before I fin'lly go insane.
C#m F# B E
Please don't say we'll never find a way
C#m F# B
And tell me all my loves in vain
CHORUS
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Todays music ain't got the same soul, I like that old time rock and roll
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Layla (Unplugged)
By Eric Clapton
Orginally Transcribed by: Danny Begelman
Tabbed by: Waycool
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---------------|---------------------3---3------|---5---5---5-------------
------------2--|---------------------3---3------|---5---5---5--2---------2
------------0--|----0--------3-------3---3------|---5---5---5--0---------0
-----0---3-----|--------3----1-------1---1----3-|---3---3---3------0--3---
---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------
---1-------------------------|---------------------------------------------
---3-----------------3--3----|---5-----------------------------------------
---2-----------------3--3----|---5----------2------------------------------
---------------3-----3--3----|---5-----5----0--------------0---------------
-----------3---1-----1--1--X-|---3--0--3-----------0---3-------------------
-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
-1----1----------------|----------------------|----------------------------
-3----3----------------|--------------------5-|5\6\5----5-6-5----5-6/8-----
-2----2----------------|------------------7---|------7--------7------------
-0----0---X--3--3----3/|-5--5--5---7----7-----|----------------------------
-------------1--1----1/|-3--3--3---5----------|----------------------------
-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------
--------------------8----------|-10-12-10/12/10----10----------------------
--6--8/10----8--10------10 13--|----------------13----13-10---10----12/10--
-------------------------------|---------------------------12---12---------
-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------
---------------5-6-5-|---------------------------|-------------------------
--9--10-9-----7------|-7------7----------------3-|-------------------------
------------7--------|-----7-----7/5---3---3/5---|-------0-----------------
---------------------|-------------------5-------|-5--3-------0---3--------
---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------
1. What'll you do when you get lonely, No one waiting by your side?
2. Try to gove you consolation, Your old man he let you down.
3. Make the best of the situation, before I finally go insane.
--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--X-------------
--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5-|-5--5--5--X--5--X--7--X-
--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4-|-4--4--4--X--5--X--7--X-
--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--X--5--X--7--X-
--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-|-4--4--4-----5--X--5--X-
-----------------------4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|------------------------
--------0-----0----------|
-----------3-----0-------|
1---0/1----1-----1-------|
2----------------2-------|
2------------------------|
0--------------------2---|
You've been runnin' and hidin' too long. You know it's just your foolish.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you. You turned my whole world uspside.
Please don't say we'll never find a way. Tell me all my love's in vain.
--2--2--2--X--------------|-0--0--0--X-------------|-2--2--2--X----------0-
--2--2--2--X--4--4--4---X-|-0--0--0--X--2--2--2----|-2--2--2--X--4-4-4---0-
--2--2--2--X--4--4--4---X-|-1--1--1--X--2--2--2----|-2--2--2--X--4-4-4---1-
--4--4--4--X--4--4--4---X-|-2--2--2--X--2--2--2----|-4--4--4--X--4-4-4---2-
--4--4--4-----2--2--2---X-|-2--2--2-----0--0--0----|-4--4--4-----2-2-2-----
--2--2--2-----------------|-0--0--0--------------2-|-2--2--2---------------
Layla
------0--------------------|
------0---0----------------|
------1---1----------2-----|
--2------------------2-----|
--2------------0-----0-----|
--0------------------------|
You Got me on my knees. Layla I'm beggin darlin please, Layla
---------------------|----------------------|-1----------------------------
----3--------3--3--X-|-5--5--5--3-----------|-3----------3--3--------------
-0--2---5----3--3--X-|-5--5--5--2---------2-|-2---5--3---3--3----X---------
-2--0---5----3--3--X-|-5--5--5--0---------0-|-0---5--3---3--3----X---------
--------3----1--1----|-3--3--3-------0--3---|-----3--1---1--1----X---------
---------------------|----------------------|------------------------------
---------------------------|
--5--5--5--3---------------|
--5--5--5--2---------2-----|
--5--5--5--0---------0-----|
--3--3--3------0---3-------|
---------------------------|
darlin' won't you ease my worried mind?
------1--------------|------------------------|--1-------------------------
------3------3--3--X-|-5--5--5---3------------|--3----------3--3--X--------
--(2)-2---5--3--3--X-|-5--5--5---2---------0--|--2--5--3----3--3--X--------
--(0)-0---5--3--3--X-|-5--5--5---0---------2--|--0--5--3----3--3--X--------
----------3--1--1----|-3--3--3-------0--3-----|-----3--1----1--1--X--------
---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------
---3--3--3-------------|
---5--5--5-------------|
---5--5--5--------5---.|
---5--5--5---7---------|
---3--3--3---0----3---.|
-----------------------|
Solo:
/ / / /
--5--5--5-------5----------|-----------------------|-7/8--8-------8--8--8--
--6--6--6-------6----------|-----------------------|-9/10-10-9/10-10-10-10-
------------7-------7--5---|-----------------------|-----------------------
-------------------------7-|-6/5/3--5-3-----3------|-----------------------
---------------------------|------------5------5--X|-----------------------
---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
------8--8-------8--8-------8-10-----------|-------------------10-10/12/10-
-9/10-10-10-9/10-10-10-9/10----------------|-------------10-13-------------
------------------------------------/---12-|-10----10-12-------------------
----------------------------------12-------|----12-------------------------
-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-----10---|-------------------------------|--------------------------------
--13----13|--10----10-10-10---11--10------|--------------------------------
----------|-----12---------------------12-|-10-9--7/9-7--5---7-------------
----------|-------------------------------|----------------7---------------
----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------
----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------
/ /\/\/\
----------------------------------|------13--10----------------10----------
-5-6-5/6/5------------------------|------------------------13--------------
-----------7--5-------------------|----------------------------------------
-----------------7-6----5-3-5-3---|----------------------------------------
--------------------------------5-|--5-------------------------------------
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
/\/\/\ / /\/\
--12-10/12--10------------------|----10----13---10-------------------------
---------------13----10------10-|-------10-------------13------------------
-------------------------13-----|------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|------------------------------------------
--------------------------------|------------------------------------------
/
--15/13-15--13--------|--12-13/15--13-15--X--12--13------------------------
-------------------15-|----------------------------------------------------
----------------14----|----------------------------------------------------
----------------------|----------------------------------------------------
----------------------|----------------------------------------------------
----------------------|----------------------------------------------------
--10--------------------------------|-10-----------------------------------
-----13(10)-------13---/-10---------|-10------10----10---------------------
------------12-10----12-----12-10---|-10---9---9/10 9---9/10---------------
----------------------------------12|------------------------12------------
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
Layla,
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--5-----------/----------|
-----7-6--5--3-----------|
-------------------------|
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Out-chorus
You got me on my knees. Layla, I'm Begging darlin please. Layla,
-----------------------|----------------------|-1--------------------------
----3----------3--3--X-|--5--5--5--3----------|-3-----------3--3-----------
----2--5---3---3--3--X-|--5--5--5--2--------0-|-2---5--3----3--3---X-------
----0--5---3---3--3--X-|--5--5--5--0--------2-|-0---5--3----3--3---X-------
-------3---1---1--1----|--3--3--3------0--3---|-----3--1----1--1---X-------
-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------
Layla,
-------------------------|
-5--5--5--3--------------|
-5--5--5--2---------2----|
-5--5--5--0---------0----|
-3--3--3-----0--3--------|
-------------------------|
you got me on my knees. Layla, I'm
-----------------------------|----------------------|-1--------------------
-------3------------3--3--X--|-5--5--5--3-----------|-3--------3-3---------
--(2)--2----5---3---3--3--X--|-5--5--5--2---------2-|-2--5--3--3-3--X------
--(0)--0----5---3---3--3--X--|-5--5--5--0---------0-|-0--5--3--3-3--X------
------------3---1---1--1-----|-3--3--3-------0--3---|----3--1--1-1--X------
-----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------
Beggin' darlin' please. Layla, darlin won't you ease my worried
--------------------------|-1------------------|---------------------------
---5--5--5---3------------|-3-----------3---3--|--5------------------------
---5--5--5---2----------0-|-2---5--3----3---3--|--5------------------------
---5--5--5---0----------2-|-0---5--3----3---3--|--5------------------------
---3--3--3--------0--3----|-----3--1----1---1--|--3------------------------
--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------
mind?
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-------5-6-5---5--6-|-8--6--5-6-5----5----------------------|---------------
--5--7--------------|-------------7----7--5-----------------|---------------
--------------------|------------------------7--6-5-3-----3-|-5/3-----------
--------------------|----------------------------------5----|------5--5--5--
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