Eric Clapton - Third Degree guitar tab

Let's start with the intro. Some piano parts are included - if you have no piano...

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I--------13/15~~-(13tr15)-13----------------------------------------------------------|I

I-12-12-----------------------(14)rb12-------------------------------10-12b(14)rb12---|p-I

I-(piano)--------(piano)---------------12-10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-12------------------|I

I-----------------------------------------pick softly---------------------------------|I

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0:00

I-------------------------------------------------------------------13--10--13--10----|I

I-------------------------------------10----------------------------12b-----12b-------|I

I-10-12----10-12b(14)rb12p10----10-12----12-10h12-9h10--------------------------------|I

I-------12-------------------12------------------------12-10tr12..--------------------|from G7 chord...-I

I--------------------------------------------------------------.piano.----------------|I

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0:09

(Bb9)(A9) (Eb9)(D9)

I-------------------------------------13--12-------6--5-------------------------------|I

I-10----------------------------------13--12-------6--5----vocals start---------------|I

I----12-10----10h12-10----------------13--12-------6--5-------------------------------|I

I----------12----------12-10tr12...---12--11-------5--4-------------------------------|I

I-------------------------------------13--12-------6--5-------------------------------|I

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0:19

During the vocals we play a very soft rhythm guitar using downstrokes only:

D9

Got me...

D9 G7 Eb9 D9

I c...

D9 A7

Got ...

D9 A9 G9

I ...

G9 A9 G9

Bad love....

D9

is ....

Short guitar break at 1:02 with a variation of our well known Blues starting riff, going

to the root note at the high E-string and then back to the root note at the low E-string:

(Bb9)(A9)

I-------------10------------10--13---10-----------------------------13--12----|I

I----------10----10-13b(15)-----12b-----10----10--------------------13--12----|I

I--12b(14)---------------------------------12----12-----------------13--12----|I

I---------------------------------------------------10--------------12--11----|I

I------------------------------------------------------12\\8---------13--12----|I

I-----------------------------------------------------------10----------------|I

1:01

A9 G9

Well I just can't stay

G9 D9

no more on this third degree

At 1:23 a variation of the above theme, than starting the next verse. Chords are the

and guitar fills between area again versions of the above theme.

At 2:41 we have a solo, all around the D minor Blues scale at the 10th fret. It starts like:

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I-----------13/15-15-15~~~--13/15-13/15-13/15-13------------------------------13------|I

I--14-14-14--------------------------------------(14)rb12-10---------10-12/14---------|I

I------------------------------------------------------------12---12------------------|I

I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I

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2:41

I-------------------------------------------------------------13--10------------------|I

I-------------------------------------------------------------12b----10---------------|I

I--14\\12-10----10h12-10h12-10-------------------------------------------12-11----11---|I

I-----------12----------------12-10----------------------------------------^--12------|I

I-----------------------------------12-10--------8h10-8h10-8---------------major------|I

I-----------------------------------------13-10----------------------------note!------|I

2:54

I------------10------------10------13---13--13---10-----------------------------------|I

I---------10----10-13b(15)---------12b--12b-12b-----10-----10-------------------------|I

I-12b(14)----------------------------------------------12b----12b-12-10----10---------|etc..-I

I-----------------------------------------------------------------------12------------|I

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You now go on with the licks above. Remember to play fluid and clean, using small bends

sometimes a major note. Build up and release tension, another short example from 3:35

like:

I----13-15-17-15-17-15h17p15--13-15-13---------------|I

I-15-----------------------------------15-13-15~~~---|I

I----------------------------------------------------|I

I--------------------------------------------root----|I

I--------------------------------------------note----|I

I----------------------------------------------------|I

3:35

The end is easy to figure out, a short lick up and down ending with the chords Eb9 / D9.Added by tabs-database.com and our distinguished partners