Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Chords & Tabs

 

Wonderful Tonight Chords & Tabs

Eric Clapton Chords & Tabs

Version: 11 Type: Tab

Wonderful Tonight Tab

   
Well i was looking through the tabs and i noticed that no one has put a finger 
picking version of the song
and that's usually what Eric Clapton plays during his concerts so here it is...

Intro 
e|-------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-------------|--------------|--------------|
G|----14b-12-14|----14b-12----|----14b-12-14-|
D|-12----------|-12--------14-|-12-----------|
A|-------------|--------------|--------------|
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|

e|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------11/12-12/10-|
B|-------------|--------------|-----------------11/12-12/13-------------|
G|----14b-12-14|----14b-12----|----14b-12-13/14-------------------------|
D|-12----------|-12--------14-|-12--------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|

Riff
e|-------------|--------------|--------------------12-------------------|
B|-------------|--------------|--------------12-13----15----------------|
G|----14b-12-14|----14b-12----|----14b-12-14----------------------------|
D|-12----------|-12--------14-|-12--------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|


Chords are G, D/F#, C, D, and Em and here are the strumming patterns for 
each individual chord and as you can see the finger picking is exactly the same for each one

G                   D/F#              C                 D
e|--------3--------|--------2--------|--------0--------|---------2-------|
B|----3-------3----|----3-------3----|----1-------1----|-----3-------3---|
G|--0---0---0---0--|--2---2---2---2--|--0---0---0---0--|---2---2---2---2-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em
e|--------0--------|
B|----0-------0----|
G|--0---0---0---0--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|

Solo
e|-----------------12/13-12-|----17b-15-15-|----17b-15-14-12-------------11/12|
B|------------12-14---------|-15-----------|-15--------------15-12-15-15------|
G|------12-14---------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
D|12-14---------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_clapton/wonderful_tonight_tab_ver_11.html ]
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------11/12-12\10|
B|-15h18b-15-14-12h14-----------------|----------------11/12-12/13------------|
G|--------------------14-12----12-12--|----------13/14------------------------|
D|--------------------------14--------|-12h14/15------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|



Now lets put it all together
INTRO.......................
G                D/F#
 its late in the evening
C                       D
 shes wondering what clothes to wear
G                 D/F#
 she puts on her make-up 
C                 D
 and brushes her long blond hair
C             D
 and then she asks me
G          Em    <<< for this G only hit the first 4 notes
 do i look alright
            C             D        G   G chord
 and i say yes, you look wonderful tonight
 
RIFF.....................................
G            D/F#
 we go to a party
C              D 
 and everyone turns to see
G                D/F#
 this beautiful lady
C                 D
 that's walking around with me
C              D
 and then she asks me
G            Em       <C
 and i said yes 
         D         G < strum a few times with the beat
 i feel wonderful tonight        
           C
 i feel wonderful 
    D                G                Em
 because i see the love light in your eyes
           C           D               C          D
 and the wonder of it all is that you just don't realize 
             G  < strum 
 how much i love you

SOLO.........................................
G                 D\F#
 its time to go home now
C                        D
 and I've got an aching head
G                     D\F# 
 so ill give her the car keys
C                     D
 and she helps me to bed
C              D
 and then ill tell her 
G                Em  << for this G only hit the first 4 notes
 as i turn out the lights 
            C               D         G       D   
 i say my darling you were wonderful tonight
         C               D  <<<< play normally the strum
 oh my darling you were wonderful tonight


(now to finish softly)

e|----------------12-----|
B|----------12-13----15--|
G|-12h14-14--------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|