Eric - From The Cradle guitar tab
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FROM THE CRADLE
ERIC CLAPTON
Here are the five songs I did from Clapton's instant classic.
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Transcriptions by Brian Davies
Comments & corrections to davies@ils.nwu.edu
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BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE by Leroy Carr
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
(e) |--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9-/9-9-9--9-9-9--|
(B) |--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9\\--|--9-9-9--9-9-9-/9-9-9--9-9-9--|
(G) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
(D) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
(A) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
(E) |--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
(e) |-/9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|-/12--9s7-9~--|--12--9s7--9-7---------|
(B) |-/9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|--------------|---------------9--7s5--|
(G) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
(D) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
(A) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
(E) |------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-| |-3-|
(e) |-----------9-7------|-----------9-9-9--|--9-9--9-7--------|
(B) |---------------9-7--|------------------|-----------9--9---|
(G) |--6-----------------|--6---------------|------------------|
(D) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|
(A) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|
(E) |--------------------|------------------|------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-|
(e) |----9--9-9-7---------|----------------------|-------------|
(B) |--9----------9--7s5--|----------------------|-------------|
(G) |---------------------|--6-6-----------------|-------------|
(D) |---------------------|-------9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-/6-6\\----|
(A) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
(E) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
I have the [C#] blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes.
I have the [F#7] blues before sunrise, tears standing in my [C#] eyes.
It was a [G#7] miserable feeling, now babe,
[F#7] A feeling I do des[C#]pise. [B] [Bb] [A] [G#]
I have to [C#] leave, leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong.
I have to [F#7] leave you baby, because you know you done me [C#] wrong.
I'm gonna [G#7] pack up and leave you darling
[F#7] And break up my happy [C#] home. [B] [Bb] [A] [G#]
I'm gonna [C#] leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone.
I'm gonna [F#7] leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all a[C#]lone.
I'm gonna [G#7] pack up and leave you darling,
[F#7] Because you know you done me [C#] wrong. [B] [Bb] [A] [G#]
|-3-| |-3-|
(e) |--9-----9-7------|------------|--9---9-7--------|----------7-9-7--|
(B) |------------9-7--|--5---------|----------9-7-5--|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----6------|-----------------|--6--4--3--------|
(D) |-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(A) |-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-|
(e) |-/12--9s7-9~--|--12--9s7--9-7---------|
(B) |--------------|---------------9--7s5--|
(G) |--------------|-----------------------|
(D) |--------------|-----------------------|
(A) |--------------|-----------------------|
(E) |--------------|-----------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-| |-3-|
(e) |-----------9-7------|-----------9-9-9--|--9-9--9-7--------|
(B) |---------------9-7--|------------------|-----------9--9---|
(G) |--6-----------------|--6---------------|------------------|
(D) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|
(A) |-----8--6-----------|-----8--6---------|------------------|
(E) |--------------------|------------------|------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-3-|
(e) |----9--9-9-7---------|----------------------|-------------|
(B) |--9----------9--7s5--|----------------------|-------------|
(G) |---------------------|--6-6-----------------|-------------|
(D) |---------------------|-------9-9--8-8--7-7--|--6-/6-6\\----|
(A) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
(E) |---------------------|----------------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Well now [C#] goodbye, goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day.
Well now [F#7] goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy [C#] day.
You can [G#7] go ahead now little darling,
[F#7] 'Cause I want you to have your [C#] way. [C] [C#]
I'M TORE DOWN by Sonny Thompson
Transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu)
with an assist from John O'Callahan.
INTRO
(e) |---------------|-11~~~-13-11-|-8-------------------|----------------|
(B) |---------10h13-|-------------|---8--11-8-10---8----|----------------|
(G) |---------------|-------------|-------------10---10-|-8--------------|
(D) |---------------|-------------|---------------------|---10-8---------|
(A) |---------------|-------------|---------------------|--------10~~~~~-|
(E) |---------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
I'm [C] tore down, I'm almost level with the ground.
I'm [F] tore down, I'm almost level with the [C] ground. [lick]
Well, I [G] feel like this when my [F] baby can't be [C] found. [G]
I [C] went to the river [C] to jump in.
My [C] baby showed up and said, "I will tell you when."
Well, I'm [F] tore down, I'm almost level with the [C] ground. [lick]
Well, I [G] feel like this when my [F] baby can't be [C] found. [G]
I [C] love you babe with all my [C] heart and soul;
[C] Love like mine will [C] never grow old.
[C] Love you in the morning and in the [C] evening too.
[C] Every time you leave me I get mad with you.
Chorus
Twenty-four Bar Blues Solo
I [C] love you baby with [C] all my might;
[C] Love like mine is [C] out of sight.
I'll [C] lie for you if you [C] want me too.
I [C] really don't believe that your love is true.
Chorus
I'm [C] tore down, I'm almost level with the ground.
Well, I'm [F] tore down, I'm almost level with the [C] ground. [lick]
Well, I [G] feel like this when my [F] baby can't be [C] found.
CADENZA 1--3--|
e |--------8-11p10p8-10p8-|-11-------------|
b |---8-10----------------|-----11--8------|
g |-----------------------|-----10--9------|
d |-----------------------|-----9---8------|
a |-----------------------|-----10--10-----|
e |-----------------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
The lick referred to above is:
LICK |--3--|
(e) |-13--11-----------------|
(B) |---------13p11----------|
(G) |---------------12-------|
(D) |------------------13-10-|
(A) |------------------------|
(E) |------------------------|
1 2 3 4
HOW LONG BLUES by Leroy Carr
E E7 A A7
(e) |-------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|
(B) |----/12-12---|---12-12-10-8------|------------|-----------------|
(G) |-------------|--------------9~~~-|-7/9~~~~~~~-|-7/9~~~-9/7------|
(D) |-------------|-------------------|------------|------------9----|
(A) |-------------|-------------------|------------|--------------10-|
(E) |-------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E B7 E E
(e) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|
(B) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|
(G) |------------|---7-7-7-------|---9-9/7--9/7-9-7-----|-7~~~~~~-|
(D) |------------|---------9/7---|------------------9-7-|---------|
(A) |--/7-7~~~~~-|---------------|----------------------|---------|
(E) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
How [E] long, baby how [E7] long,
Has that [A] evening train been [A7] gone?
How [E] long, how how [B7] long, baby how [E] long? [E]
Went to the [E] station, didn't see no [E7] train.
Down in my [A] heart, I have an aching [A7] pain.
How [E] long, how how [B7] long, baby how [E] long? [E]
I feel dis[E]gusted, I feel so [E7] bad
Thinking 'bout the [A] good time that I once had [A7] had.
How [E] long, how how [B7] long, baby how [E] long? [E]
I could see the [E] green grass growing on the [E7] hill;
I ain't seen no [A] greenback on a dollar [A7] bill.
How [E] long, how how [B7] long, baby how [E] long? [E]
You're gonna be [E] sorry you feel so [E7] blue.
When you want [A] me, baby, I declare I want, want [A7] you.
How [E] long, how how [B7] long, baby how [E] long? [E]
Solo on Verse
Don't have no [E] money for to ride the [E7] train.
I would ride the [A] rugs, baby, to be with you a[A7]gain.
How [E] long, how how [B7] long, baby how [E] long? [E]
How [E] long, baby how [E7] long
Must I [A] keep my, my watching [A7] point?
How [E] long, how how [B7] long, baby how [E] long? [E]
(e) |---12-10-9----9-----|------------------|
(B) |-----------12---8-9-|------------------|
(G) |--------------------|-9----------------|
(D) |--------------------|---9-11-9-12~~~~--|
(A) |--------------------|------------------|
(E) |--------------------|------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
SINNER'S PRAYER by Lowell Glenn and Lowell Fulson
RIFF
(e) |------10----------12~~~~--&-----|------|
(B) |---12----10---------------&-10--|--12--|
(G) |------------12-9----------&-----|------|
(D) |--------------------------&-----|------|
(A) |--------------------------&-----|------|
(E) |--------------------------&-----|------|
1 2 3 4 1
{"riff - &" means play the riff from the start until the line of ampersands}
[E] Lord have mercy, [A] Lord have mercy on me. [E]
[E] Lord have [A] mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [E] [riff - &]
Well if I've [B] done somebody wrong, [A] Lord, have mercy [E] if you please. [riff]
[E] I used to have plenty of money, [A] the finest clothes in town,
[E] But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down.
Please have [A] mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [E] [riff - &]
Well if I've [B] done somebody wrong, [A] Lord, have mercy [E] if you please. [riff]
[E] [A] Keep on working now, child.
[E] [A] Lord every morning.
Solo on [A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
{The solo starts out:
(e) |------------------------------------|
(B) |----8-10-11-----8-10-11-----8-10-11-|
(G) |--9-----------9-----------9---------|
After that, it turns into a flurry of notes, which is really hard to tab
out, and I didn't find it quite compelling enough to spend all the time.}
[E] Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, [A] I declare I'll change my ways.
[E] I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days.
Please have [A] mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [E] [riff - &]
Well if I've [B] done somebody wrong, [A] Lord, have mercy [E] if you please.
IT HURTS ME TOO by Mel London
Arranged by Elmore James
Rearranged by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Brian Davies
Clapton uses the following riff, pretty much note-for-note as the introduction
and both solos. If you're feeling really authentic, substitute a slide
for all the hammer-ons and pull-offs. The lyrics with chords follow...
C# F#
(e) |-/9-9-7-|-9~~~~--9-9p7----|-------9-----|------------9-7-------|
(B) |-/9-9-7-|-9~~~~--------9p7h9~~~~----7s5-|----------------7s5---|
(G) |--------|-----------------|-------------|-6p4h6~~~~----------6-|
(D) |--------|-----------------|-------------|-6p4h6~~~~----------6-|
(A) |--------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------|
(E) |--------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------|
4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C# G# F# C# G#
(e) |--------9-9-9-|-13~~~--13-13s9-|-11~~~--13-9s7---|-----------|
(B) |--------------|----------------|---------------7-|-----------|
(G) |-6~~~~--------|----------------|-----------------|-6~~~~~~---|
(D) |-6~~~~--------|----------------|-----------------|-6~~~~~~---|
(A) |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------|
(E) |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Introduction
You said you was [C#] hurting, almost lost your mind,
And the man you [F#] love, he hurts you all the time.
When things go [C#] wrong, go wrong with [G#] you,
[F#] It hurts me, [C#] too. [G#]
You love him [C#] more when you should love him less.
I pick up be[F#]hind him and take his mess.
When things go [C#] wrong, go wrong with [G#] you,
[F#] It hurts me, [C#] too. [G#]
He love another [C#] woman and I love you,
But you love [F#] him and stick to him like glue.
When things go [C#] wrong, go wrong with [G#] you,
[F#] It hurts me, [C#] too. [G#]
Solo
Now you better [C#] leave him; he better put you down.
Oh, I won't [F#] stand to see you pushed around.
When things go [C#] wrong, go wrong with [G#] you,
[F#] It hurts me, [C#] too. [G#]
Solo
[C] [C#]
