Snake Lake Blues Chords & Tabs
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SNAKE LAKE BLUES – Derek & the Dominos
(Clapton/Whitlock)
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Tabbed by: verannion
Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com
‘Snake Lake Blues’ is an instrumental workout (before the possible addition of vocal
recorded during sessions for the Dominos’ aborted second studio album in April/May 1971. It
featured (along with four additional tracks from these sessions) on EC’s ‘Crossroads’ box set.
Tuning: standard
A Bbdim7
e|-------12--12--|--12-----------14b15r14p12------|--12—-(12)-------------------12-----|
B|--/14----------|----------------------------14--|-----------14----------12-14----14--|
G|---------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E B7
e|--14b17------------------14b15—-14b15-----12----12--|
B|---------------------------------------14----14-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17-----------15-12----12--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------14----14b16r14p12h14p12----12b13-------12--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------14-------14-12-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------10h12-10h12p10----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------17-17-17-17----17-19-19b20----17---------|
G|-----------18-------------18-------------18------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bbdim7
e|--19b22----r19p17---------------------------------------|
B|------------------19b20r19-17----19----17-17-19b20------|
G|------------------------------18----18------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#7 B7 pre-bend
e|-----------9-----------------------------|------10-----------------------------------|
B|-----------12b14-----12b14r12--11—-(11)--|---------(10b)12r10p8----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------9p7---------------4--|
D|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------9-9--------6-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C#m G#7
e|---------------------------------------|------------------4--------------------|
B|--------------5h7p5-----------------5--|--------------4h6-------------12b14----|
G|--6------------------6----(6)—-4/6-----|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4/6-----|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|--6------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b14---------(14)—-12b14—-12b14—-12b14—-12b14r12----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E
e|-----------------5-----5-------------5-7----|
B|--9b11-------------7b9---7b9r7-5-7b9--------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
A
e|--9—(9)-----------9-12-9----9-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12---12-9----9-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------11---11b12r11p9----9---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------11---10------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bbdim7
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-11----9-11-11b12r11p9----9-----------|
D|------11------11-----------------11-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E/B E/C
e|------7---------------------7-------------7--|
B|-----------10b12------(12)-------10b12-------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
C#7 F#7
e|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--10b12----10b12----10b12----10b12---10b12----10b12--|--r10-----8---------------8----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|------------9—(9)-----7h9------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B7
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17----15b17r15-15--15-15---------15-----15---------|
G|---------------------------14b16--r14-14b16—(16)r14-12--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E A E7 B7
e|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------4------6-4----|-------------------------------------|
D|--14------14\----2---5/6------------5--|--2----------------------------------|
A|---------------4---4-------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#m G#7
e|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------5--7—5h7p5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------6------------6------(6)-----|--------------------4-------------------|
D|--------------6----------------------------|--------------/6-/6---6----(6)----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C#m
e|-----------------------------------12----------------|
B|------/12--12--/12--/12--/12--/12-----12-------------|
G|------/13--13--/13--/13--/13--/13--------12p11-9-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------11--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E
e|----------------12---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----15-12-------------12--------12--------------|
G|--9----12h13-------------14b16r12-12-----12-13----14-12--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------14-14--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A pre-bend
e|-------------------------10-------------------------|
B|----------------------------(10b)12r10--8-----------|
G|------9--11-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bbdim7
e|---------16b17--------15b17r15--------12h14p12----12--|
B|-----------------------------------------------14-----|
G|------16----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17------15b17r15p12------10b12------10b12------10b12--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/derek_and_the_dominos/snake_lake_blues_tab.html ]
C#7
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10b12------10b12---10b12----r10—8b9----------8------|
G|--------------------------------------------------6\--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
F#7
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|------2-------------------------------------|
G|--/3-------------3--4--3--------------------|
D|-----------------4--4--4--4----------2------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B7 E A
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------0---0---5------5-7b8—r7-5----|
G|-----------------4-4---4---4--------|--------------1---1---1------6------------6--|
D|-------------4h6---4h6-4---4--------|------------2--------------------------------|
A|--2------5h6-------------6---6\4p2--|-------2h4-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------------|
E
e|-----/4----------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0---0---0—2\----|
A|---------------------------2---2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
A
e|------------------12-12-12-12----14b15------------|
B|--------------/14-------------14------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bbdim7
e|-------------------19b21------19------------------|
B|---------17-17-17----------------17b18r17p15------|
G|------16------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E B7
e|----------12----15b17--------------15b17----r15-12----12--|
B|----12-14----14------------------------------------14-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E ~~~
e|----------------------12-----------------12---------12-------------------------------|
B|--15b17----------(17)-----15b17-------------15b17------15-12-------12----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------14b16----14p12----12----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------14---14--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12—12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12-----12-----12---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------14----14-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12----15b17----15b16-12-----------------|
B|------14----14-------------------15b17----15b17--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
F#7
e|------/9--/9---/9--/9--/9---/9--/11-/9----------------|
B|------/11-/11--/11-/11-/11--/11-/12-/11---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------11-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------9\-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15-15p12----12h15p12---12h15p12----12----12h15----12h15----12h15p12--|
G|---------------14----------14---------14----14-------14-------14-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------15-----------|
----12h15p12h15p12----17-15----15-17----17-15-17--|
-14----------------14-------16--------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
C#m
e|-------15b17------r15-12--------------------------------------------|
B|--15-17------------------15-12-14b16r14-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------12-14-12-13-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------14--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#7 C#m
e|-----------------------------|--4--------4--------4------4------4------------------|
B|--10b12—-8b9------------5-7--|--7b9------7b9------7b9----7b9----7b9r7----5-7-5-----|
G|-------------9------4-5------|--------------------------------------------------6--|
D|---------------9-6-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E A
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------5-5-------------------------|----------5------5--5---------------|
G|---------4h5-4-------------------------|----------6--------------6----------|
D|--2-------------6-4-2----------2-------|----------7-------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-4---4-2\--|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bbdim7 E/B E/C
e|-------------------------------------|------------12---------------------12----------|
B|--------5-7-7b9r7-5---5----/8--------|----------------15b17—--r15-----------15b17----|
G|------6-------------6----------------|------14b16------------------14b16-------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
C#7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#7
e|------16b17---r16—16b17r16--------------|----------------14-----14--------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------14--14----14h16--14--------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------15--15---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B7
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------15----------------------------------------|
G|---------14b15-12-------------------------------|
D|------------------14-12------------------12-14--|
A|------------------------14----------(14)--------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E ~~~~~~ A
e|-----------12----------------12------------12--------|
B|-----12h14----15b17-------------15b17---------15-12--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--14-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E F9 E9
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------8----7----(7)-----------|
G|--12----------8----7----(7)-----------|
D|-----14\------7----6----(6)-----------|
A|--------------8----7----(7)-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--12-10---------12-10---------12-10---------12-10-------------------|
B|--------12------------12------------12------------12-10-12-10-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------12-9--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---8b9--9-7----7------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------9-----9\7-5-7---5----(5)----------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--------------------------2----------|
A|-----------------------------------------7\-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------0----(0)---------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
===================================================================== 17 August 2007