Layla Easy Way Chords & Tabs
Band/Artist: Eric Clapton
Song: Layla(Easy Version)
My current e-mail: diverdown@verizon.net
Legend: ^ = hammer on/pull-off
b( ) = bend to indicated fret
d = downward strum
u = upward strum
% = repeat previous riff/chord
Opening/main riff (Riff 1)
e------------------------------------
b------------------------------------
g------------------------------------
d------0^3^0---0---------------------
a--0^3-------3-----------------------
E------------------------------------
Alternate Riff 1(towards beggining of interlude)
e-----------13------------15b(17)-15-12---------
b-----13-15----15-13-15-----------------13-15---
g--14-------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
Riff 2 (after riff 1)
e------------------------------------
b------------------------------------
g------------------------------------
d--7--5--3------5------7-------------
a--5--3--1--0---3--0---5-------------
E-------------3------3---------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clapton_eric/layla_easy_way_tab.html ]
I think you play riffs 1 and 2 a few times then, behind
the verses play:
(lyrics)
...by your side
C#m G#m C#m C D E
D D u D D D D u D D D D D D D
e-6-----------6-----------6----0--2--0------
b-7-----------6-----------7----1--3--0------
g-8-%-%-%-%---6-%-%-%-%---8-%--0--2--1------
d-8-----------8-----------8----2--0--2------
a-6-----------8-----------6----3-----2------
E-------------6----------------------0------
F#m B E A
D D D D D D D D (x2)
e--2----2----0----0----------**On the 2nd time, only strum
b--2----4----0----2----------the A chord down once, then
g--2-%--4-%--1-%--2----------right after you strum it, go into
d--4----4----2----2----------riff 1**
a--4----2----2----0----------
E--2----2----0---------------
Interlude chords are mainly: C F Fm Am Dm G
Then that cool, slow ending:
C
D
e-------0------------0-----------------
b---1-3---3-1--------1-----------------
g-1-----------1------0-----------------
d--------------------2-----------------
a--------------------3-----------------
E--------------------------------------
Listen to the recording and you should get really good at playing
this song. The alternate Riff 1 goes kinda fast, so it's kinda
tuff for a beginner. You should use alternate (up,down pattern)
picking for it. E-mail me for comments or whatever.
