Artist: Eric Clapton (Derek and the Dominos)
Album: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Song: Layla
Transcribed by: Gerd Klaassen
Revised by: Josh (sal1va)
This tab is the main riffs of the song. There are secondary
slide riffs after the last chorus and other riffs during the verses.
I'll try to figure out the sub riffs and slide soon. Any questions,
comments, etc. email me at sal1va@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard (Low to high) EADGBe
Guitar 1: electric (dist.)
Guitar 2: electric (dist.)
Key:
h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
b=bend
r=release bend
/=slide
~=ring out
Intro
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|\
|-------------------------------------| \
|--------0h3p0-----0--7/5/3---5-----7-| \
|----0h3--------3-----5/3/1-0h3-0h3/5-| \
|-------------------------------------| \
\
Guitar 2 same time
/
|-------------------------------------| /
|-------------------------------------| /
|--------7h10p7-----7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| /
|---7h10--------10--------------------| /
|-------------------------------------|/
|-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
Lay_______________la, you got me on my knees.
|---------10h13p10----10~~~--13b(15~)r13--12----10~~~-|
|---10h13----------13------------------------13-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
Lay______________la, I'm begging darlin' please.
|---------10h13p10----10~~~--15b(17~)r15--12----10~~~-|
|---10h13----------13------------------------13-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------7h10p7------7~~~----8b(10~)r8--9-------7~~~-|
|---7h10----------10------------------------10--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2a
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------7h10p7------7~~~---12b(14~)r12-9-------7~~~-|
|---7h10----------10------------------------10--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Verses
C#m G#m
What will you do when you get lonely
|-4-| |-4-|
|-5-| |-4-|
|-6-| |-4-|
|-6-| |-6-|
|-4-| |-6-|
|---| |(4)|
C#m E7
When nobody's waiting by your side
|-4-| |-10-|
|-5-| |-9--|
|-6-| |-9--|
|-6-| |-9--|
|-4-| |-7--|
|---| |----|
F#m B E A
You've been running and hidin' much too long
|-9-| |-7-| |-x-| |-5-|
|-10| |-7-| |-9-| |-5-|
|-11| |-8-| |-9-| |-6-|
|-11| |-9-| |-9-| |-7-|
|-9-| |-9-| |-7-| |-7-|
|---| |-7-| |---| |-5-|
F#m B E
You know its just your foolish pride... Lay______la
|-9-| |-7-| |-x-|
|-10| |-7-| |-9-|
|-11| |-8-| |-9-|
|-11| |-9-| |-9-|
|-9-| |-9-| |-7-|
|---| |-7-| |---|
(same chords through all verses)
Ending into Coda
|------10h13p10----10~~~--15b(17)r15--12-------|
|10h13----------13-----------------------13~~/0|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Coda
C Cmaj7 Fadd9 F Fmaj7 F C
|-0-----0------3------1-----0-----1---0-|
|-1-----0------1------1-----1-----1---1-|
|-0-----0------0------2-----2-----2---0-| chords change timing and
|-2-----2------3------3-----3-----3---2-| order in some parts and
|-3-----3------0------3----(3)----3---3-| even different keys
|-------------<1>-----1-----------1-----|
strum not shown
slide guitar not tabbed
Song Order:
Intro 2 times
Riff 1 & 2 same time
Riff 1a & 2a same time
Verse 1
Chorus
Riff 1 & 2 \
Riff 1a & 2a \__same time
Riff 1 & 2 /
Riff 1a & 2a /
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Chorus
Riff 1 & 2 \__at the same time 5 times
Riff 1a & 2a /
Riff 1 & 2
Ending into coda
Coda
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