Layla Acoustic Live Tab by Eric Clapton

Layla Acoustic Live tab by Eric Clapton

Guitar Tab

Performance: Live version from "Unplugged"

INTRO:

Dm   Bb   C   Dm   (x5)
Dm   Bb   C   A   C




(Riff 1)
        D5            Bb5  Bb          C        D5               Dm    Bb5  Bb          C     C5 D5
e|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|--1-------------------|----------------------|
B|----------|--------------3--3-----|--5--5--5----------------|--3----------3--3-----|--5-------------------|
G|-------2--|--------------3--3-----|--5--5--5--2----------2--|--2----------3--3-----|--5--------2----------|
D|-------0--|---0-----3----3--3-----|--5--5--5--0----------0--|--------3----3--3-----|--5-----5--0---------0|
A|-0--3-----|------3--1----1--1--3--|--3--3--3-------0--3-----|-----3--1----1--1--x--|--3--0--3------0--3---|
E|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

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(Solo 1)
  C5       D5                 Dm        Bb
e|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------5--6--|--5h6h5---5-6--5---------5--6/-8--|
G|-------------------7--------|--------7---------7~--------------|
D|--5--5--5--7----7-----------|----------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--5----------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------|

  C5          D5                        Dm                 Bb
e|-----------------------8------------|--10-12-10h12h10-----10------------------------------|
B|----6--8/-10----8--10-------10--13--|-----------------13------13--10------10--------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------12------12--12h-10--|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

  C5        D5                   Dm          Bb                       C         A    C
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------5--6--5--|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--9--10--9---------7-----------|--7-----7-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------7--------------|-----7-----7/-5----3-----3/5-3--|--------0--------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------5---------|--5--3-------0----3----|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|




Verse 1:

C#m7                              G#7
What_ will you do__ when you get lonely__?
C#m7          C*      D       E     E7
With no_one_ waiting by your side__
F#m          B              E                  A
You've been running_   and hiding much too long__
F#m            B                 E           A  (hold)
You know it's just your foolish pride__
Lay___la_


Chorus:
(Riff 1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Lay__la
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm   Bb   C    A    C


Verse 2:

C#m7                       G#7
Tried_ to give_ you_ consola_tion
C#m7          C*          D        E     E7
Your__ old_ man__ won't let_ you down__
F#m       B         E                  A
Like_ a_ fool__
I fell_ in love with you__
F#m                B                    E            A  (hold)
You_ turned_ the_ whole_ world_ upside down__       Lay___la


Chorus:
(Riff 1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Lay__la
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind
Dm   Bb   C    A   C


Verse 3:

C#m7                               G#7
Let's make the best_ of the sit_u_a_tion__
C#m7      C        D     E     E7
Before I fin'lly_ go_ insane__
F#m             B              E             A
Please_ don't_ say__    we'll never_ find a way__
F#m           B               E            A  (hold)
And tell_ me all my loves in vain__       Lay___la


Chorus 2:
(Riff 1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Layla
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ PLEASE__
LAY__LA
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm


Solo:

Dm   Bb   C   Dm   (x7)


Solo 2:

  C        Dm                     C  Bb                  C              Dm
e|----------------5~-5~----|--5~-5~-5~----5~------------|------------------------------7/|
B|--5--5--5--3----6~-6~----|--6~-6~-6~----6~------------|------------------------------9/|
G|--5--5--5--2----------7--|-----------7-------7--5-----|--------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--0-------------|-------------------------7--|--6--5/-3--5--3-------3---------|
A|--3--3--3----------------|----------------------------|-----------------5~------5--x---|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|

                         C  Bb                    C                 Dm
e|--8---8---8------8---8------8---8------8---8---|-----8---8------8---8-------8--10----------|
B|--10--10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--|--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--10-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12b-12--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

              C       Bb                                C               Dm
e|--------------------------10-12-10h12h10-----10------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--13-----------------13------13--|--10------10--10--10----11----10--------|
G|--10------10--12-------------------------------------|------12----------------------------12--|
D|------12---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

         C    Bb                  C               Dm
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--5-6-5h6h5----------------------------|
G|--10--9----7h-9--7~---5-----7--|------------7--5-----------------------|
D|-------------------------7-----|------------------7--6--5--3--5--3-----|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------5/-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

      C   Bb                   C               Dm
e|------13~-10~-----------10--|--12--10/-12--10----------------------|
B|--------------------13------|------------------13----10------10~---|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------13--------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

            C   Bb                 C             Dm
e|----10------13~-10~-------------|----15h-13--15--15--13~-------------|
B|--------10----------------13----|--------------------------------15--|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------14------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                C   Bb                    C               Dm
e|--12--13/-15----13--15--x----12--13----|--10------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------13--10----------13------10--------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------------12--10------12~-----12--10------|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------12--|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

           C Bb                          C          Dm
e|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--10---------10------10~--------------|-------------------------|
G|--10----9----9h--10--9~----9h-10------|----5--------------------|
D|----------------------------------12--|-------7--6--5--3~-------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|


Chorus:

Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Layla
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__

Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__
Layla
Dm       Bb          C                              Dm
                     Dar__lin'_ won't you ease__my_ wor__ried__mind___


***********************************
| /   Slide up
| h   Hummer-on
| ~   Vibrato
| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
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Published: July 27, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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