Eric Clapton - Layla Acoustic Chords & Tabs

 

Layla Acoustic Chords & Tabs

Eric Clapton Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Layla Acoustic Tab

   
Eric Clapton - Layla (Unplugged)
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[Intro]
Dm   Bb   C   Dm  (guitar)
Dm   Bb   C   Dm  (guitar)
Dm   Bb   C   Dm  (+drums, piano, bass)
Dm   Bb   C   Dm  (&solo1)
Dm   Bb   C   Dm
Dm   Bb   C    a  C

Riff1 (Intro)
e----------|------------------------|-------------------------|--1-------------------|------------------------|
B----------|---------------3--3-----|--5--5--5----------------|--3----------3--3-----|--5---------------------|
G-------2--|---------------3--3-----|--5--5--5--2----------2--|--2----------3--3-----|--5--------2------------|
D-------0--|----0-----3----3--3-----|--5--5--5--0----------0--|--------3----3--3-----|--5-----5--0----------0-|
A-0--3-----|-------3--1----1--1--3--|--3--3--3-------0--3-----|-----3--1----1--1--x--|--3--0--3-------0--3----|
E----------|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
        D5            Bb5  Bb          C        D5               Dm    Bb5  Bb          C     C5 D5

Solo1 (Intro)
----------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------5--6--|--5h6h5---5-6--5---------5--6/-8--|
-------------------7--------|--------7---------7~--------------|
--5--5--5--7----7-----------|----------------------------------|
--3--3--3--5----------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------------|
  C5       D5                 Dm        Bb
-----------------------8------------|--10-12-10h12h10-----10------------------------------|
----6--8/-10----8--10-------10--13--|-----------------13------13--10------10--------------|
------------------------------------|---------------------------------12------12--12h-10--|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
  C5          D5                        Dm                 Bb
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------5--6--5--|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
--9--10--9---------7-----------|--7-----7-----------------------|-----------------------|
----------------7--------------|-----7-----7/-5----3-----3/5-3--|--------0--------------|
-------------------------------|----------------------5---------|--5--3-------0----3----|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
  C5        D5                   Dm          Bb                       C       a    C

[Verse1]
C#m7                              G#7
 What_ will you do__ when you get lonely__?
C#m7          C*      D       E     E7
 With no_one_ waiting by your side__
F#m          B              E                  a
 You've been running_   and hiding much too long__,
F#m            B                 E           a  (hold)
 You know it's just your foolish pride__,    Lay___la_

[Chorus] (Riff1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Lay__la
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm   Bb   C    a  C

[Verse2]
C#m7                       G#7
 Tried_ to give_ you_ consola_tion,
C#m7          C*          D        E     E7
  Your__ old_ man__ won't let_ you down__
F#m       B         E                  a
 Like_ a_ fool__, I fell_ in love with you__,
F#m                B                    E            a  (hold)
 You_ turned_ the_ whole_ world_ upside down__       Lay___la

[Chorus] (Riff1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Lay__la
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm   Bb   C    a  C

[Verse3]
C#m7                               G#7
 Let's make the best_ of the sit_u_a_tion__
C#m7      C*       D     E     E7
 Before I fin'lly_ go_ insane__
F#m             B              E             a
 Please_ don't_ say__    we'll never_ find a way__
F#m           B               E            a  (hold)
 And tell_ me all my loves in vain__       Lay___la
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_clapton/layla_acoustic_tab_ver_3.html ]
[Chorus2] (Riff1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Layla
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ PLEASE__, LAY__LA
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm

[Solo]
Dm   Bb   C   Dm   (7x)

Solo2
  C        Dm                     C  Bb                  C              Dm
----------------5~-5~----|--5~-5~-5~----5~------------|------------------------------7/|
--5--5--5--3----6~-6~----|--6~-6~-6~----6~------------|------------------------------9/|
--5--5--5--2----------7--|-----------7-------7--5-----|--------------------------------|
--5--5--5--0-------------|-------------------------7--|--6--5/-3--5--3-------3---------|
--3--3--3----------------|----------------------------|-----------------5~------5--x---|
-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|

                         C  Bb                    C                 Dm
--8---8---8------8---8------8---8------8---8---|-----8---8------8---8-------8--10----------|
--10--10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--|--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--10-----------------|
-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12b-12--|
-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

              C       Bb                                C               Dm
--------------------------10-12-10h12h10-----10------|----------------------------------------|
------------------10--13-----------------13------13--|--10------10--10--10----11----10--------|
--10------10--12-------------------------------------|------12----------------------------12--|
------12---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

         C    Bb                  C               Dm
-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--5-6-5h6h5----------------------------|
--10--9----7h-9--7~---5-----7--|------------7--5-----------------------|
-------------------------7-----|------------------7--6--5--3--5--3-----|
-------------------------------|------------------------------------5/-|
-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

      C   Bb                   C               Dm
------13~-10~-----------10--|--12--10/-12--10----------------------|
--------------------13------|------------------13----10------10~---|
----------------------------|----------------------------13--------|
----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

            C   Bb                 C             Dm
----10------13~-10~-------------|----15h-13--15--15--13~-------------|
--------10----------------13----|--------------------------------15--|
--------------------------------|----------------------------14------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                C   Bb                    C               Dm
--12--13/-15----13--15--x----12--13----|--10------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|------13--10----------13------10--------------|
---------------------------------------|--------------12--10------12~-----12--10------|
---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------12--|
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

           C Bb                          C          Dm
--10----------------------------------|-------------------------|
--10---------10------10~--------------|-------------------------|
--10----9----9h--10--9~----9h-10------|----5--------------------|
----------------------------------12--|-------7--6--5--3~-------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------|

Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Layla
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__

Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Layla
Dm       Bb          C
                     Dar__lin'__ won't you ease__ my__ wor__ried____
Dm   / / / /
mind_____

Chords:
Dm   xx0231
Bb   x13331
C    x32010
C#m7 x46454
G#7  464544
C*   x5555x
D    x57775
E    022100
E7   022130
F#m  244222
B    x24442
a    x02220

Transcribed by Tomos Jones, ux88@hotmail.com