Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton - 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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