Tabs
I posted this recently, but it is improved in some points.
(Anyone tried to transpose the D-Bassline and chord two frets up
without breaking her/his fingers?)
Here we go (lyrics from vacs.uwp.edu):
LAY DOWN SALLY
(Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy & George Terry)
A augmentedA
There is nothing ...
D MajorD
in wanting you to ...
A augmentedA
I know you've got ...
D MajorD
but won't you make ...
E MajorE
And don't you ...
A augmentedA D MajorD
Lay down, Sally, and ...
E MajorE A augmentedA
Don't you think you want ...
A augmentedA D MajorD
Lay down, Sally, no need ...
E MajorE A augmentedA
I've been trying all night ...
Basic pattern:
It is possible to play it with the left thumb and middle finger and a
full A augmentedA chord on the higher strings. They may be strummed occasionally.
The best way to play it is using a plectron and middle finger with the
right hand. Transpose the first two bars to D MajorD also. The bar 3 and 4
contain the catch phrase that is only played over A.
A augmentedA A/F# 
A/EA/E A/F# etc..
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G ----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
D MajorD --2---2---2---2-|------2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-|--5---4---2-----|
A augmentedA 0---------------|0-0-------------|0---------------|----------------|
E MajorE ----2---0---2---|----2---3---2---|----2---0---2---|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
A/F# 
A/GA/G
------ ------
|||||| ||||||
------ ------
t|111| ||111|
------ ------
|||||| 2|||||
------ ------
Transposition:
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G --2---2---2---2-|------2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|
D MajorD 0---------------|0-0-------------|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA ----2---0---2---|----2---3---2---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
D/B D/C E MajorE
x----- x----x x-----
|||||| |||||| |11111
------ ------ ------
|t|1|2 |||1|| ||||2|
------ ------ ------
||||3| |2||3| ||3|||VI
------ ------ ------
Guitar solo over A augmentedA major (nothing more). It is not complete up to the very
end. I improvise on or stop with the sequence written down leading to A.
E MajorE --5-------------|----------------|----------------|5-------5-------|
BB ----8---7---5---|----------------|----------------|--8b(10)--------|
G+G ----------------|7-5-7---7-5-----|--------5-7b(9)-|----------------|
D MajorD ----------------|------------7-5-|7---7-----------|----------------|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E MajorE --5-8-5-7-5-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ------------8-7-|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G ----------------|----7---7p5-----|7p5---------5---|7p5-------------|
D MajorD ----------------|------------7---|----7---7-------|------------7---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----5---5-------|----------------|
BB ----------------|------5-8-5-8-5-|8b(10)8-----8---|----------------|
G+G --------------5-|--5-7-----------|----------------|7b(8)-5---------|
D MajorD 7---7-5---5-7---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA --------7-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB --------8-------|8---------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G ----8s--9---9---|--9-7---7-5-----|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD ----------------|------------7---|7---5---5-------|----------------|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|------7---7s----|5-3-------------|
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
E MajorE --------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
BB ------10------10----|--10-10-----10-10|--10-13b(15)|--10-13-10--10-|
G+G --12b(14)-12b(14)-12|b(14)---12b(14)--|------------|12--------12---|
D MajorD --------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
A augmentedA --------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
E MajorE --------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
^ ^ . ^ ^ . ^ ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
E MajorE ---------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
BB --15b(17)-15b(17)-b(17)15--|-p13------------------|----------------|
G+G ---------------------------|----14-12-------------|----------------|
D MajorD ---------------------------|----------14\12-12-10-|----------------|
A augmentedA ---------------------------|----------------------|-12-------------|
E MajorE ---------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
^ ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ ^ . ^ . ^ . ^
transcriptions by Christian Sebeke
I take no liability for the health of your left hand playing bass
and chords together. It works for me.
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