Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven Acoustic Chords & Tabs

Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven (Unplugged)

Tabbed by: Todd
Email: todd_5_bbot@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

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


This is really a three part guitar song, not to mention the bass, but I made it a two
part. It sounds almost exactly the same, it's just a little harder. If you play just G1
you can play it by yourself and do it justice, but try to get someone else to play with
you, it's nice.

The symbols above the tabs are for the beats. 

| is for the first beat. ' is for every other beat.


Intro:

            |   '       '   '  |  '   '   '
   e |-----------------------------------------|
   B |----------2h3p2---5---5-2---2---2---2----|
   G |--------2-------2-4---4-2---2---2---2----|
G1 D |-----------------------------------------|
   A |------0----------------------------------|
   E |--0h2-------------4-4---2-2---2-0-0---0--|
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e |-------------------------------------|
   B |--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2------|
   G |--2---2---2---1---2---2---2---2------|
G1 D |-------------------------------------|
   A |------------------0-0---0---0--------|
   E |--2-2---2-0-0-0-0---------------0h2--|


Verses:

Part A:

         |   '       '   '  |  '   '   '
   e |--------------------------------------|
   B |-------2h3p2---5---5-2---2---2---2----|
   G |-----2-------2-4---4-2---2---2---2----|
G1 D |--------------------------------------|
   A |---0----------------------------------|
   E |---------------4-4---2-2---2-0-0---0--|

         |   '       '   '  |  '     '     '
   e |-------------------------5/7-5------------|
   B |-------2h3p2---5---5-2---------5/7-5---5--|
   G |-----2-------2-4---4-2---------------6----|
G2 D |------------------------------------------|
   A |---0--------------------------------------|
   E |---------------4-4---2--------------------|


        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e |-----------------------------------|
   B |--3---3---2---2---0---0---2---3----|
   G |--2---2---2---2---1---1---2---4----|
G1 D |-----------------------------------|
   A |-----------------------------------|
   E |--2-2---2-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0--|

        |   '   '   '   |  '   '     '
   e |------0-------0---------------------|
   B |--3-------2h3--------0---2-----3----|
   G |----------------1----1---2-----4----|
G2 D |------------------------------------|
   A |---------------------------3/5------|
   E |-------------------0---0---------0--|


Part B:

Same as Part A except instead of...it's...........

            |   '       '                    |   '       '
      e |------------------|            e |-----------------|
      B |-------2h3p2---5--|            B |--2---2h3p2---5--|
      G |-----2-------2-4--|            G |----2-------2-4--|
G1/G2 D |------------------|      G1/G2 D |-----------------|
      A |---0--------------|            A |--0--------------|
      E |---------------4--|            E |--------------4--|

and instead of.................it's............

       |  '     '     '                  |  '     '   '
   e |----5/7-5------------|         e |----2-4-4/5-4-2-0--|
   B |----------5/7-5---5--|         B |-------------------|
   G |----------------6----|         G |-------------------|
G2 D |---------------------|      G2 D |-------------------|
   A |---------------------|         A |-------------------|
   E |---------------------|         E |-------------------|


Choruses:
     
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e |---------------------------------------------------|
   B |--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
   G |--2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0----|
G1 D |---------------------------------------------------|
   A |---------------------------------------------------|
   E |--2-2---2---2---2-1-1---1---1---1-0-0---0---0---0--|

        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e |------2-------2-------1-------1-------0-------0----|
   B |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
   G |---------------------------------------------------|
G2 D |--4-------4-------3-------3-------2-------2--------|
   A |---------------------------------------------------|
   E |---------------------------------------------------|


        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |    '   '  '
   e |------------------------------------------------|
   B |------------------3---3---3---3------3-3---3----|
   G |--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2------2-2---2----|
G1 D |--2---2---2---2---------------------------------|
   A |------------------2-2---2---2-------------------|
   E |--2-2---2---2---2---------------0--------0------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_clapton/tears_in_heaven_acoustic_tab.html ]
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '     |    '   '  '
   e |--------------------------------------------------|
   B |----------0---2-------3-------3--------3-3---3----|
   G |------3-------------2---2---2----------2-2---2----|
G2 D |----2---2-----------------------------------------|
   A |------------------2-------2-----------------------|
   E |--2-------------------------------0--------0------|


Intro 2:

G1 Same as Intro 1. You can do last measure of G2 for fun if you're playing by yoursel

            |   '       '   '  |  '     '     '
   e |----------------------------5/7-5------------|
   B |----------2h3p2---5---5-2---------5/7-5---5--|
   G |--------2-------2-4---4-2---------------6----|
G2 D |---------------------------------------------|
   A |------0--------------------------------------|
   E |--0h2-------------4-4---2--------------------|
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '      '       '         |-----------|
   e |--------------------------------------------------|        |
   B |--3---3---3---3---2---2----------2h3-2------------|   Alternate first
   G |--2---2---2---1---2---2------2h4-------h4-2-------|    note of verse
G2 D |-------------------------2h4----------------h4-2--|
   A |------------------0-0-----------------------------|
   E |--2-2---2-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|


Bridge: Unison

Can, and should with your discretion, be played with plural string picking on the 1st
and/or 3rd beats of measures...with your discretion, not every first and third.

Part A:
 
         |   '   '   '  |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------1-------3-----1-1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G |--------0---0---0-----2-2-2-----2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0-2---4--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0h2/3-------2-----0-------0----------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-2-3--|


Part B:

     |   '   '   '  |    '     '   '   |   '   '   '     |   '   '   '
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------1-------3-----1-1---------3-------3-------3-----0---0---2---3--|
G |----0---0---0-----2-2-2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---1---1---2---4--|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--3-------2-----0-------0--------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------2-------3-------2---------0-0---0---0---0|



Solo:

G1 plays Verse Part B twice
G2 repeats this twice

       |   '          '        '   |  '        '   '       
   e |-----9h10p9-----12/14-12-9----------------------|
   B |------------10----------------------------------|
   G |------------------------------------------------|
G2 D |------------------------------------------------|
   A |-----------------------------------11/12\11--7--|
   E |------------------------------------------------|

        |    '       '    '     '    |
   e |-------9/10-10-9-7----7/9-7--7-7--|
   B |-------------------10-------------|
   G |-----------------------------7-7--|
G2 D |----------------------------------|
   A |--7/12----------------------------|
   E |----------------------------------|


(Intro Part)

(Verse Part A)
(Verse Part B)
(Chorus Part)
(Intro 2)
(Verse Part A)
(Verse Part B)
(Chorus Part)
(Intro 2 minus last G2 variation)
(Bridge Part A)
(Bridge Part B)
(Solo)
(Chorus Part)
(Intro 2)
(Repeat Verse 1 and Chorus 1)

Outro: Unison

         |   '       '   '  |  '   '   ' 
e |-----------------------------------------|
B |----------2h3p2---5---5-2---2---2---2----|
G |--------2-------2-4---4-2---2---2---2----|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |------0----------------------------------|
E |--0h2-------------4-4---2-2---2-0-0---0--|
  ...Hea-ven                         Cuz I

     |   '   '     '    |   '   '
e |--------------------------------------|
B |--3---3---3-----3------3-3---3--------|
G |--2---2---2-----2------2-2---2--------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |--2-2---2---2-------------------------|
E |-------------------0-------0----------|
     Know  I don't be-long            Here in...


(First two measures of Intro 2)...Heaven.
     |   '   ' '
e |---------------|
B |--3---3---3-3--|
G |--2---2---2-1--|
D |---------------|
A |---------------|
E |--2-2---2-2-0--|
      (slow down)

e |----------------------------5--|
B |--------2-3-2h3p2---2-2/5-5-5--|
G |------2-----------2------------|
D |----2--------------------------|
A |--0-------------------------0--|
E |-------------------------------|


Enjoy,
Todd