Layla Acoustic Live tab by Eric Clapton

Guitar tabs with lyrics

Performance: Live version from "Unplugged"


INTRO:

DmDm   Bb majorBb   C majorC   DmDm   (x5)
DmDm   Bb majorBb   C majorC   A augmentedA   C majorC

(Riff 1)
        D5D5            Bb5Bb5  Bb majorBb          C majorC        D5D5               DmDm    Bb5Bb5  Bb majorBb          C majorC     C5C5 D5D5
e|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|--1-------------------|----------------------|
BB|----------|--------------3--3-----|--5--5--5----------------|--3----------3--3-----|--5-------------------|
G+G|-------2--|--------------3--3-----|--5--5--5--2----------2--|--2----------3--3-----|--5--------2----------|
D MajorD|-------0--|---0-----3----3--3-----|--5--5--5--0----------0--|--------3----3--3-----|--5-----5--0---------0|
A augmentedA|-0--3-----|------3--1----1--1--3--|--3--3--3-------0--3-----|-----3--1----1--1--x--|--3--0--3------0--3---|
E MajorE|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

(Solo 1)
  C5C5       D5D5                 DmDm        Bb majorBb
e|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------5--6--|--5h6h5---5-6--5---------5--6/-8--|
G+G|-------------------7--------|--------7---------7~--------------|
D MajorD|--5--5--5--7----7-----------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3--5----------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|----------------------------------|

  C5C5          D5D5                        DmDm                 Bb majorBb
e|-----------------------8------------|--10-12-10h12h10-----10------------------------------|
BB|----6--8/-10----8--10-------10--13--|-----------------13------13--10------10--------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------12------12--12h-10--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

  C5C5        D5D5                   DmDm          Bb majorBb                       C majorC         A augmentedA    C majorC
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
BB|----------------------5--6--5--|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
G+G|--9--10--9---------7-----------|--7-----7-----------------------|-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------7--------------|-----7-----7/-5----3-----3/5-3--|--------0--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|----------------------5---------|--5--3-------0----3----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|

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Verse 1:

C#m7C#m7                              G#7G#7
What_ will you do__ when you get lonely__?
C#m7C#m7          C*      D MajorD       E MajorE     E7E7
With no_one_ waiting by your side__
F# minorF#m          BB              E MajorE                  A augmentedA
You've been running_   and hiding much too long__
F# minorF#m            BB                 E MajorE           A augmentedA  (hold)
You know it's just your foolish pride__
Lay___la_


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


Verse 2:

C#m7C#m7                       G#7G#7
Tried_ to give_ you_ consola_tion
C#m7C#m7          C*          D MajorD        E MajorE     E7E7
Your__ old_ man__ won't let_ you down__
F# minorF#m       BB         E MajorE                  A augmentedA
Like_ a_ fool__
I fell_ in love with you__
F# minorF#m                BB                    E MajorE            A augmentedA  (hold)
You_ turned_ the_ whole_ world_ upside down__       Lay___la


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


Verse 3:

C#m7C#m7                               G#7G#7
Let's make the best_ of the sit_u_a_tion__
C#m7C#m7      C majorC        D MajorD     E MajorE     E7E7
Before I fin'lly_ go_ insane__
F# minorF#m             BB              E MajorE             A augmentedA
Please_ don't_ say__    we'll never_ find a way__
F# minorF#m           BB               E MajorE            A augmentedA  (hold)
And tell_ me all my loves in vain__       Lay___la


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


Solo:

DmDm   Bb majorBb   C majorC   DmDm   (x7)


Solo 2:

  C majorC        DmDm                     C majorC  Bb majorBb                  C majorC              DmDm
e|----------------5~-5~----|--5~-5~-5~----5~------------|------------------------------7/|
BB|--5--5--5--3----6~-6~----|--6~-6~-6~----6~------------|------------------------------9/|
G+G|--5--5--5--2----------7--|-----------7-------7--5-----|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5--5--0-------------|-------------------------7--|--6--5/-3--5--3-------3---------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3----------------|----------------------------|-----------------5~------5--x---|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|

                         C majorC  Bb majorBb                    C majorC                 DmDm
e|--8---8---8------8---8------8---8------8---8---|-----8---8------8---8-------8--10----------|
BB|--10--10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--|--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--10-----------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12b-12--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

              C majorC       Bb majorBb                                C majorC               DmDm
e|--------------------------10-12-10h12h10-----10------|----------------------------------------|
BB|------------------10--13-----------------13------13--|--10------10--10--10----11----10--------|
G+G|--10------10--12-------------------------------------|------12----------------------------12--|
D MajorD|------12---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

         C majorC    Bb majorBb                  C majorC               DmDm
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|--5-6-5h6h5----------------------------|
G+G|--10--9----7h-9--7~---5-----7--|------------7--5-----------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------7-----|------------------7--6--5--3--5--3-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|------------------------------------5/-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

      C majorC   Bb majorBb                   C majorC               DmDm
e|------13~-10~-----------10--|--12--10/-12--10----------------------|
BB|--------------------13------|------------------13----10------10~---|
G+G|----------------------------|----------------------------13--------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

            C majorC   Bb majorBb                 C majorC             DmDm
e|----10------13~-10~-------------|----15h-13--15--15--13~-------------|
BB|--------10----------------13----|--------------------------------15--|
G+G|--------------------------------|----------------------------14------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                C majorC   Bb majorBb                    C majorC               DmDm
e|--12--13/-15----13--15--x----12--13----|--10------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|------13--10----------13------10--------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|--------------12--10------12~-----12--10------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------12--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

           C majorC Bb majorBb                          C majorC          DmDm
e|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|--10---------10------10~--------------|-------------------------|
G+G|--10----9----9h--10--9~----9h-10------|----5--------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------12--|-------7--6--5--3~-------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|


Chorus:

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

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


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| /   Slide up
| h   Hummer-on
| ~   Vibrato
| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
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