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Layla by Eric Clapton

Guitar tab submitted by: sal1va
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Performed by:Eric Clapton
Composers: Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon

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This song is Published by ALFRED PUBLISHING CO., INC. and displayed here with permission.
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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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Comments on this version of the 'Layla' guitar tab

10in201010in2010Unknown Date
quite a good job but i think rather than







-------------7h10




it should be ----------8h11







and ishould be 11h14 rather than 10h13
billiejoe5665billiejoe5665Unknown Date
all i can say is that the intro is way off but the rest looks ok
jbyoshinator2244jbyoshinator2244Unknown Date
Nice Tab. This is a really cool song but its pretty hard to play. Good job, though.
vineyvineyUnknown Date
begging is almost correct but it should be.


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|--------0h3p0---22----1----3-----5---| |----0h3---------00-3--3-0--5--0--7---| |-------------------------3-----3-----|
MelchiahMelchiahUnknown Date
Riff1:


|---------10h13p10----10~~~--13b(15~)r13-13-12----10~~~-|


|---10h13----------13--------------------------13-------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|





Riff2:


|---------10h13p10----10~~~--15b(17~)r15-13-12----10~~~-|


|---10h13----------13--------------------------13-------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|


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That's the only flaw I see...plus there is a load of other stuff this tab missed out, but oh well...this is still the best tab on MX. :)
aussiewarrior90aussiewarrior90Unknown Date
I play it like this... :=let ring,


E|------10h13p10----10----15:-13:-12:---10:


B|10h13----------13------------------13:---


G|-----------------------------------------


D|-----------------------------------------


A|-----------------------------------------


E|-----------------------------------------





E|------10h13p10----10----17:-15:-12:---10:


B|10h13----------13------------------13:---


G|-----------------------------------------


D|-----------------------------------------


A|-----------------------------------------


E|-----------------------------------------
aussiewarrior90aussiewarrior90Unknown Date
Sorry mistake....


E|------10h13p10----10----15:-13:-12:---10:


B|10h13----------13------------------13:---


G|-----------------------------------------


D|-----------------------------------------


A|-----------------------------------------


E|-----------------------------------------





E|------10h13p10----10----17:-15:-12:---10:


B|10h13----------13------------------13:---


G|-----------------------------------------


D|-----------------------------------------


A|-----------------------------------------


E|-----------------------------------------
gappygappyUnknown Date
the intro for guitar 1if for the most part right its just the chords


|----------------------------------


|----------------------------------


|----------------------------------


|-------0h3p0---0--7/5/3---3-5-5-7-


|---0h3-------3----5/3/1---0-3-0-5-


|---------------------------3---3--


didnt check the rest so as far as i know its right
gappygappyUnknown Date
the intro for guitar 1if for the most part right its just the chords


|----------------------------------


|----------------------------------


|----------------------------------


|-------0h3p0---0--7/5/3---3-5-5-7-


|---0h3-------3----5/3/1---0-3-0-5-


|---------------------------3---3--


didnt check the rest so as far as i know its right

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