Pretty Blue Eyes tab by Eric Clapton

Tabs

PRETTY BLUE EYES
Eric Clapton

from the album "There's One in Every Crowd" (1975)


transcribed by Steve Garner ([email protected])


CHORDS USED:  A augmentedA = x02220   E7E7 = 022130
        D MajorD = xx0232   B minorBm = x24432
        G+G = 320033

INTRO:
(listen to recording to get exact strumming pattern)

       A augmentedA                 A augmentedA
|----------0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|
|----------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2------------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---------|
|----------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2------------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---------|
|----------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2------------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---------|
|------0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--------0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|
|--0-2-------------------------0-2--------------------------0-2--|

MAIN RHYTHM FIGURE:
(listen to recording to get exact strumming pattern)

Gtr.I (rhythm)
  A augmentedA     E7E7                A augmentedA
|---0--0-0-0---0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0---0--0-0-0-0------------------|
|---2--2-2-2---3--3-3--3----3-3--3-3---2--2-2-2-2------------------|
|---2--2-2-2---1--1-1--1----1-1--1-1---2--2-2-2-2------------------|
|---2--2-2-2---2--2-2--2----2-2--2-2---2--2-2-2-2------------------|
|---0--0-0-0---2--2-2--2----2-2--2-2---0--0-0-0-0------------------|
|--------------0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0-------------------------------|
|                                 |
|Gtr.II (lead)                           |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9b(10)r9--7----------------------7--9-----7---------------------|
|---------------9--7-------7--7--9--------9------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


HARMONY VOCALS SECTION:

 D MajorD      B minorBm  G+G      A augmentedA  D MajorD     B minorBm  G+G       A augmentedA
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-7--5--3-------|----------7--5-|-7--5--3-------|----5--7--10--10-|
|-7--6--4--2--4-|-4--6--7--7--6-|-7--6--4--2--4-|-7--6--7---9---9-|
|----------4--5-|-5--7--7-------|----------4--5-|-7---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

D MajorD      B minorBm  G+G      A augmentedA  D MajorD     B minorBm  G+G       A augmentedA
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-7--5--3-------|----------7--5-|-7--5--3-------|----5--7--12--10-|
|-7--6--4--2--4-|-4--6--7--7--6-|-7--6--4--2--4-|-7--6--7--11---9-|
|----------4--5-|-5--7--7-------|----------4--5-|-7---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

SONG SETUP:

(Play intro figure x1)

(Play main rhythm fig. x4)


Verse #1:

A augmentedA       E7E7          A augmentedA
Left alone ...
A augmentedA         E7E7            A augmentedA
And she don't ...


(play main rhythm fig. X2)


Verse #2:

A augmentedA        E7E7             A augmentedA
Left alone ...
A augmentedA         E7E7          A augmentedA
And she can't...


(play main rhythm fig. x2)

(play harmony vocals section x2)

(play main rhythm fig. x2)


Verse #3:

A augmentedA       E7E7             A augmentedA
Left alone ....
A augmentedA         E7E7             A augmentedA
It's time ....


(play main rhythm fig. x2)

(play harmony vocals section x2)

(play main rhythm fig. w/acoustic solo until fade)


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PERFORMANCE NOTES:

The main rhythm figure ends abruptly just before the switch
to the harmony vocals section. Listen to the recording to hear
exactly where you should stop.

In the tab for the lead guitar during the harmony section,
the bottom notes are optional. You can play them to add a fuller
sound to the guitar part. Listen to the recording to hear where
these bottom notes would sound best added in.

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