CLAPTON ERIC - "layla" Tablature

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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
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 22:23:54 -0500
From: SAMDOG <SAMDOG@prodigy.net>
Subject: Tab: Layla by Eric Clapton

Layla
by Eric Clapton

I'm not a very big fan of his, but I like the main riff to
this song. Here it is.

e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------7---3---3--5---5--7----------------------------
d------0-3-0---0--7---3---3--5---5--7----------------------------
a--0-3-------3----5---1-0-1--3-0-3--5----------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------

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