Blues Before Sunrise Chords & Tabs
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From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies)
Subject: TAB: Clapton's "Blues Before Sunrise" (complete)
A while back, I posted the opening TAB to this song; this version also has
the second solo (which ends the same as the first, but the lead-in is
different) and full lyrics and chords for the verses. Share and enjoy.
- Brian
BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE by Leroy Carr
Arranged by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Brian Davies (comments to davies@ils.nwu.edu)
|-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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clapton_eric/blues_before_sunrise_tab.html ]
|-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
|-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
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