Eric Clapton - Sunshine Of Your Love Chords & Tabs

Eric Clapton

Sunshine Of Your Love Correct version


Tuning:EADGBe

Intro Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------12-----11---|-10----------8-------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------10---------10---10-|

Intro Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------12-----11---|-10----------8-------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------10---------10------|

Riff 3
  D7    D7    C7    D7

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-11---11---9----11-----------------|--------12---10~~~---------|
D|-10---10---8----10-----------------|--------12----------12-----|
A|-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10------------------------|
E|-10---10---8----10-----------------|---------------------------|

Riff 4A
  G    G    F    G
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------|
G|-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------|
D|-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10----------8-------------|
A|-10---10---8----10-----------------|--------10---------10-10---|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
Riff 4B
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------|
G|-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------|
D|-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10----------8-8---8-------|
A|-10---10---8----10-----------------|--------10-----------10/---|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

Chorus RiffA (Saw this Riff done by Eric Clapton during when he was with Cream on The
Cream of Eric Clapton video) not power chords
  A                                   C           G
e|-0---0-0---------------------------|-------------3-----x-----|
B|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----3-----x-----|
G|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----4-----x-----|
D|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----5-----x-----|
A|-0---0-0---------------------------|-3-----x-----5-----x-----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------3-----x-----|
 Chorus RiffB
   A                                   C           G
e|-0---0-0---------------------------|-------------3-----x-----|
B|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----3-----x-----|
G|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----4-----x-----|
D|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----5-----x-----|
A|-0---0-0---------------------------|-3-----x-----5-----x-----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------3-----x-----|

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

Chorus RiffC(at the end of the song)

 A                                   C           G
e|-0---0-0---------------------------|-------------3-----x-----|
B|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----3-----x-----|
G|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----4-----x-----|
D|-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----5-----x-----|
A|-0---0-0---------------------------|-3-----x-----5-----x-----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------3-----x-----|


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

E+---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B+---------------------------------13----------------------------------|
G+-12/(14)--12/(14)----12--12/(14)-----12/(14)--12/(14)--12-12/(14)----|
D+---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A+---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_clapton/sunshine_of_your_love_tab_ver_4.html ]
E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B+--------------------9/(11)------------------9/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)---|
G+-9/(12)\(9)p7--9p7--9/(11)--7~~---------7h9-9/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)/(11)\(9)---|
D+------------------------------------7h9------------------------------------|
A+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+-7h9h7~~~-------10/(12)--11/(13)--12/(14)--10/(12)--10/(12)---10-7-9/(10)-|
D+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+---7-9/(10)------7h9--9/(10)----7h9/(11)--10/(12)--9/(11)--7h9--7h9p7~~~-|
D+-9-----------7h9--------------9------------------------------------------|
A+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B+--/10-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+--/10----12-10-11----10/(11)----------10-/-(11)~~~~~-----------------------|
D+------------------12---------12p10h12--------------------------------------|
A+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B+-------------------------------------13----------------------------13-------|
G+--10/(11)----10---12====>(14)~~~~~~~~---12/(13)\12p10~~--12-12/(14)---12-10-|
D+----------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
A+----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+-------------10-------------------------------------------------------------|
B+----------10----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+--12/(14)======>(14)\12--10----10/(.5)--------------------------------------|
D+----------------------------10-----------12--------(8)-/10--10---(8)-/10-10-|
A+--------------------------------------------12-----(10)/12--12---(10)/12-12-|
E+----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+------------------------------10-------------------------------------------|
B+-----------------13p10h13--13----13--------------------------------13p10---|
G+--10-12-12/(14)---------------------(13)\(12)p10--12p10-12/(14)~~~---------|
D+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+--------------------13-----------------------------------------------------|
B+-15/(17)---13h15----13--15p13---------------------------------------13-13--|
G+-------------------------------(19)\12--10/(.5)-------12-10-12/(14)--------|
D+------------------------------------------------12p10----------------------|
A+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B+-13------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+----(14)\(12)--10/(.5)---12p10-----10h12-----------------------------------|
D+-------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
A+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Song Order

IntroX4
-Intro Riff 1 first time
-Intro Riff 2 Second time
-Third and Fourth time Riff 3

VerseX8
-Riff 3 X4
-Riff 4A X3
-Riff 4B X1

ChorusX3
-Chorus RiffA x2
-Chorus RiffB X1

Riff's Over The SoloX12
-Riff 4A X8
-Chorus RiffA X2
-Chorus RiffB X1
-Last time Riff 4A X1

2nd VerseX9
-Riff 3 5X
-Riff 4A 2X
-Riff 3 2X

2nd ChorusX5
-Chorus Riff A X4
-Chorus Riff C X1


by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Pete Brown

It's getting near dawn,
When lights close their tired eyes.
I'll soon be with you my love,
To give you my dawn surprise.
I'll be with you darling soon,
I'll be with you when the stars start falling.

I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love.

I'm with you my love,
The light's shining through on you.
Yes, I'm with you my love,
It's the morning and just we two.
I'll stay with you darling now,
I'll stay with you till my seeds are dried up.

Chorus

Second Verse

I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love.

Second and last Chorus


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note