Wonderful Tonight Chords & Tabs
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|-----------------------|