CLAPTON ERIC - "tears in heaven" Tablature

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From alt.guitar.tab Thu Oct 21 12:46:50 1993
From: jeroen@wsinis11.info.win.tue.nl (Jeroen Rik van Zutphen)
Subject: TAB: Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)

Eric Clapton: `Tears in Heaven'.


D/F# E7sus4 E7 A A E/G# F#m
1. Would ...
2. Would you ...

F#m/E D/F# A E
+------------------+-------------0-----+------------------+
+--------2---2---2-+-3---3---2---2-----+-0---0---2---3----+
+--------2---2---2-+-2---2---2---2-----+-1---1---2---4----+
+------------------+-------------------+------------------+
+------------------+---------0-0-------+------------------+
+----2-----2-0-0--0+-2-2---2--------0--+---0---0---0---0/2+
if I saw ...

Would it be ...If I saw ...
Would ya help .....If I saw ...

E A/E E7/5 F#m7 C#/E#
+-----------------+-2---2---2---2----+-1---1---1---1----+
+--0---0---2---3--+-2---2---2---2----+-2---2---2---2----+
+--1---1---2---4--+-2---2---2---2----+-1---1---1---1----+
+--2--------------+-2---2---2---2----+------------------+
+-----------------+-4---4---4---4----+------------------+
+----0---0---0---0+-2-2---2---2---0--+-1-1---1---1---1--+
ven? I must be ....

A7/E F#7 F#7sus4 F#/A# Bm7
+---0---0---0---0---+-------------------+------------------+
+---2---2---2---2---+-2-------------2---+-3---3---3---3----+
+---0---0---0---0---+-3-------4---------+-2---2---2---2----+
+-------------------+-2---2---2---------+------------------+
+-------------------+---------------1---+-2-2---2-2-2------+
+---0-0---0---0-----+-2-2---2---2-------+---------------0--+
and carry on 'cause I ...
through night and day 'cause I ....

*to coda*
D/E A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E
+---------------------+-------------------------------+---------------------
+-------3---3---3-----+-------2/3/2-----5-------5---2-+--------2---2---2----
+-------2---2---2-----+-----2-------2---4-------4---2-+--------2---2---2----
+---------------------+-------------------------------+---------------------
+---------------------+-0-----------------------------+---------------------
+-------------0---0/2-+-----------------4---4-------2-+----2-----2-0-0---0--
here in ...
here in ...

D/F# E7sus4 E7 A D/F# E7sus4 E7
+------------------+-------------------+----------------+
+--3---3---3---3---+-2---2---2----2----+-3---3---3---3--+
+--2---2---2---1---+-2---2---2----2----+-2---2---2---1--+
+------------------+-------------------+----------------+
+------------------+-0-0---0---0-------+----------------+
+--2-2---2-0---0---+----------------0/2+-2-2---2-0---0--+

A C G/B Am D/F#
+---------------------+-----------------------3---0-+-----------------------
+---2---2---2---2-----+--------1----------0-------1-+--1-----3---3------3---
+---2---2---2---2-----+-----0-----0-------0-------2-+-----2------2---2------
+---------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------
+---0-0---0---0---0/2-+-3-------------2-----------0-+-----------------------
+---------------------+-----------------------------+------------2--------2-
+
Time can bring you ....
knees

G D/F# Em D/F# G C G/B Am
+-------------------+-----------------+-------0---------+
+-------3---3---3---+-----3---3---3---+-1---1---3-----1-+
+---0---0---2---2---+-0---0---2---0---+-----------------+
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+-------------------+-----------------+-3-3---3-2-2---0-+
+---3-3---3-2-2---2-+-0-0---0-2-2-3---+-----------------+
Time can ...

D/F# G D/F# E A/E E7/5
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-0---------------+
+-----1--------------3----+-3-----3-----3-----3-----+-0---0---1---3---+
+--------2--0-----2-------+-0-----0-----2--2--------+-0---0---2---4---+
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-2---------------+
+--0--------0-------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
+--------------2--2-----3-+-3--3-----3--2--2-----0--+-------0---0---0-+
have ya beggin' please, ...





A E/G# F#m7 E A/E E7/5 F#m
+------------------------+-----------------+-----2---2---2---+
+-------2/3/2-----5----2-+-0---0---2---3---+-2---2---2---2---+
+-----2-------2---4----2-+-1---1---2---4---+-2---2---2---2---+
+------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+-0----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+-----------------4----2-+-0-0---0---0---0-+-2-2---2---2---2-+
Beyond ...

C#/E# A7/E F#7 G#m F#/A#
+---1---1---1---1----+-0---0---0---0----+---------2-----------+
+---2---2---2---2----+-2---2---2---2----+-2---2-----------2---+
+---1---1---1---1----+-1---1---1---1----+-3---3-------4-------+
+--------------------+------------------+-2---2---------------+
+--------------------+------------------+-----------------1---+
+---1-1---1---1---1--+-0-0---0---0---0--+-2-------2---4-------+
there's peace, ...

Bm7 D/E A E/G# F#m7
+--------------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
+---3---3---3---3----+--3---3---3---------+-------2/3/2-----5---5---2-+
+---2---2---2---2----+--2---2---2---------+----2---------2--4---4---2-+
+--------------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
+---2-2---2---2------+--------------------+-0-------------------------+
+------------------0-+--------0-------0/2-+-----------------4-4-------+

F#m7/E D/F# E7sus4 E7 A
+------------------+-----------------+--------------------+
+------2---2---2---+-3---3---3-------+-2---2---2---2------+
+------2---2---2---+-2---2---2---7---+-2---2---2---2------+
+------------------+-------------6---+--------------------+
+------------------+-----------------+-0-0---0---0--------+
+---2----2-0-0---0-+-2-2---2-0---0---+----------------0/2-+

A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E D/F# A
+---------------0-----+-------------------+-----------------+
+-------5-----------2-+-------2---2---2---+-3---3---2---2---+
+---2-----------4---2-+-------2---2---2---+-2---2---2---2---+
+---------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
+---0-----------------+-------------------+---------0-0-----+
+-----------4-------2-+---2-----2-0-0---0-+-2-2---2-------0-+
3. Would you know my name ...

E A/E E7/5 A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E
+-------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
+---0---0---2---3---+-------2/3/2-----5---5--2-+-------2---2---2----+
+---1---1---2---4---+----2--------2---4---4--2-+-------2---2---2----+
+-------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
+-------------------+-0------------------------+--------------------+
+---0-0---0---0---0-+-----------------4--------+---2-----2-0-0---0--+
ven? Would you ...

D/F# A/E E A/E E7/5
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+---3-------3-------2-------2-------+-0-------0-------2-------3-------+
+---2-------2-------2-------2-------+-1-------1-------2-------4-------+
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+---2---2-------2---0---0-------0---+-0---0-------0-------0-------0---+
if I saw you in hea...

*coda*
A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E
+----------------------------+---------------------+
+-------2/3/2-----5---5----2-+--------2---2---2----+
+-----2-------2---4---4----2-+--------2---2---2----+
+----------------------------+---------------------+
+-0--------------------------+---------------------+
+-----------------4--------2-+-----2----2-0-0---0--+
ven. 'Cause I

Bm7 D/E A E/G# F#m
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
+---3---3---3---3---+---3---3---3---------+--------2-3-2----5--5--5--+
+---2---2---2---2---+---2---2---2---------+-----2--------2--4--4--2--+
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
+---2-2---2---2-----+---------------------+-0------------------------+
+-----------------0-+---------0-------0/2-+-----------------4-----2--+
know I don't belong ...

F#m/E D/F# E7sus4 E7 A
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------
+
+-------2---2---2---+-3---3---3---3---+----------2--3--2/3/2----------5--5--
+
+-------2---2---2---+-2---2---2---1---+-------2--------------4--2-4/6-------
+
+-------------------+-----------------+----2--------------------------------
+
+-------------------+-----------------+-0-----------------------------------
+
+-----2---2-0-0---0-+-2-2---2-0---0---+-------------------------------------
+



"Tears In Heaven" (Unplugged)
Intro:
H HP
--]----------------]----------------]----------------]----------------]
--]----232-5---5-2-]---2---2----2---]3---3---3---3---]2---2---2---2---]
--]-------24---4-2-]---2---2----2---]2---2---2---1---]2---2---2---2---]
--]--2-------------]----------------]----------------]----------------]
--]0---------------]----------------]----------------]0-0---0---0---0-]
02]--------4-4---2-]-2---2-0--0---0-]2-2---2-0---0---]----------------]

]---5/75---------]
2nd guitar ]-------5/75---5-]
part ]-----------4/6--]
` ]----------------]
]----------------]
H HP H
--]----------------]----------------]------------0---]----------------]
--]----232-5---5-2-]---2---2----2---]3---3---2-3---0-]--0---2----3----]
--]-------24---4-2-]---2---2----2---]2---2---2-----1-]--1---2----4----]
--]--2-------------]----------------]0-0---0---------]----------------]
--]0---------------]----------------]----------------]--------4/5-----]
02]--------4-4---2-]-2---2-0--0---0-]--------------0-]0---0-----------]
Would you know my ...

H
]---2-4-45--4-2-0]
2nd guitar ]----------------]
part ]----------------]
]----------------]
]----------------]
]----------------]
HP H
]----------------]----------------]------------0---]----------------]
]2---232-5---5-2-]---2---2----2---]3---3---2-3---0-]--0---2----3----]
]2------24---4-2-]---2---2----2---]2---2---2-----1-]--1---2----4----]
]----------------]----------------]0-0---0---------]----------------]
]--0-------------]----------------]----------------]--------4/5-----]
]--------4-4---2-]-2---2-0--0---0-]--------------0-]0---0-----------]
Would it be the same ...

]----2-----2-----]----1-----1-----]----0-----0-----]----------------]
]--2-----2-----2-]--2-----2-----2-]--3-----3-----3-]----------------]
]--2-----2-----2-]--1-----1-----1-]--0-----0-----0-]3---3----4---6--]
]----------------]----------------]----------------]4---4----4---6--]
]----------------]----------------]----------------]----------------]
]2-----2-----2---]1-----1-----1---]0-----0-----0---]--2---2/4-4/6---]
I must be strong ...

]----------------]----------------]
]----3-----3---3-]3-3---3---------]
]----2-----2---2-]2-2---2---------]
]--4-----4-----4-]2-2---2---------]
]2-----2-----2---]----------------]
]----------------]----------------]
know I don't belong here in heaven .........

Before the next verse the part of the 2nd guitar goes like this:

H H HP P
]----------------]
]----232---------]
]--24---42-------]
]24-------42-----]
]----------------]
]----------------]

Bridge:

--]----------------]--------2---2---]----------------]--------------]
--]----1-------1---]----1---3---3--2]----2-------2---]----2--1--1---]
--]----0-------0---]----0---2---2--0]----0-------0---]----0--0--0---]
--]--2-------2-----]--2-----0-0-0--0]----0-----0-----]--0----2--2---]
02]3-----3-2-----2-]0---------------]----------------]--------------]
--]----------------]---------------3]--3---3-2-----2-]0------0--2---]
Time can bring you down ...

]----------------]--------2---2---]----------------]--------------]
]----1-------1---]----1---3---3--2]----2---3---3---]0---0---2----3]
]----0-------0---]----0---2---2--0]----0---2---2---]3---3---2----4]
]--2-------2-----]--2-----0-0-0--0]----0-----------]--------------]
]3-----3-2-----2-]0---------------]----------------]----------4/5-]
]----------------]---------------3]--3---3-2-2---2-]0-0---0-------]
time can break your heart Have ...



From: daishi@sat.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Daishi Harada)

solo guitar interpretation, so i added some notes probably where there
aren't any in the real song ... if you don't have a band behind you to
provide texture, you gotta make do :-)

daishi



e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-0--h2---|


* *Aintro* *

e|---------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
B|-----------------2h3p2-----------------------------------2-------|
G|---------2---------------2-------1---------------1-------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-------4---------------2-------|
1.
2. ven
3. ven
4. ven

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2---------------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------1---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------2---------------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
(on 3., go to *C* after the above measure, and return to *A* afterwards)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------0---------------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------0--h2---|


* *A* *

e|---------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
B|-----------------2h3p2-----------------------------------2-------|
G|---------2---------------2-------1---------------1-------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-------4---------------2-------|
1. would you ...
2. would you ...
3. (solo instead of vocals)
4. would you ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2---------------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------2---------------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|
1. if i saw ...
2. if i saw ...
4. if i saw ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---------------0---------------2---------------3---------------|
G|-1---------------1---------------2---------------4---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
1. ven
2. ven
4. ven

e|---------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
B|-2---------------2h3p2-----------------------------------2-------|
G|-2-----------------------2-------1---------------1-------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-------4---------------2-------|
1. would it ...
2. would you ...
4. would it ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2---------------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------2---------------2-------0-------0---------------0-------|
1. if i saw ...
2. if i saw ...
4. if i saw ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---------------0---------------2---------------3---------------|
G|-1---------------1---------------2---------------4---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
1. ven
2. ven
4. ven


* *B* *

e|-----------------2-------------------------------2---------------|
B|---------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-------|
G|-2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
1. I must ...
2. I'll find ..
3. be- yond ...
4. I must ...

e|-----------------1-------------------------------1---------------|
B|---------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-------|
G|-1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|
1. ong
2.
3. or
4. ong

e|-----------------0-------------------------------0---------------|
B|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
G|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
1. and car...
2. through ...
3. there's ...
4. and car...

e|-----------------2-------------------------------2---------------|
B|---------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-------|
G|-3-------------------------------3-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
1. on Cause ...
2. day Cause ...
3. sure And ..
4. on Cause ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------2---------------2-------2-------2---------------2-------|
1. I don't ...
2. I ....
3. there'll be ...
4. I ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-------3---------------3-------------------------------|
G|---------2-------2---------------2-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------0--h2---|
1. ng here ...
2. ay here ...
3. re .....
4. ng here ...
(return to *Aintro* after the above measure, except on 4.,
in which case go to *Coda*)


* *C* *

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------0--h2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------0-------------------------------0-------0-------|
B|-----------------1-------------------------------0-------1-------|
G|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------2-----------------------0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
3. Time can ...

e|-----------------0---------------2---------------2-------3-------|
B|-----------------1---------------3---------------3-------0-------|
G|-----------------2---------------2---------------2-------0-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------0---------------0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------2-------2---------------3-------|
3. Time can ...

e|-----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0---------------3---------------3-------0-------|
G|-----------------0---------------2---------------2-------0-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3---------------3-------2-------2---------------0-------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------0---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|-----------------0---------------2---------------0---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0---------------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------|

e|-----------------0-------------------------------0-------0-------|
B|-----------------1-------------------------------0-------1-------|
G|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------2-----------------------0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
3. Time can ...

e|-----------------0---------------2---------------2-------3-------|
B|-----------------1---------------3---------------3-------0-------|
G|-----------------2---------------2---------------2-------0-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------0---------------0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------2-------2---------------3-------|
3. have you beg- ...

e|-----------------3---------------------------------------0-------|
B|-----------------0---------------3---------------3-------0-------|
G|-----------------0---------------2---------------2-------1-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3---------------3-------2-------2---------------0-------|
3. beg- ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------0--h2---|
(return to *A*, still on 3.)


* *Coda* *
e|---------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
B|-----------------2h3p2-----------------------------------2-------|
G|---------2---------------2-------1---------------1-------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-------4---------------2-------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2---------------2-------0-------0-----------------------|
4. Cause ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------2---------------2-------2-------2---------------2-------|
4. know I ...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-------3---------------3-------------------------------|
G|---------2-------2---------------2-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------0--h2---|
4. ng here ...

e|---------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
B|-----------------2h3p2-----------------------------------2-------|
G|---------2---------------2-------1---------------1-------2-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-------4---------------2-------|
4. ven (rit.)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|-----------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2---------------2-------0-------0-----------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|-2---------------2---------------2---------------1---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-------2---------------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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