Shes Waiting tab by Eric Clapton

Tabs

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Intermediate

SHE'S WAITING
Eric Clapton

from the album "Behind the Sun" (1985)

Submitted by Lisa

Main riff (played during intro & chorus):

  G+G        C majorC  DmDm   C majorC
|---3--3----3--3---------5--5-----------------|
|---3--3----3--3----5----6--6----5--5---------|
|---4--4----4--4----5----7--7----5--5---------|
|---5--5----5--5----5----7--7----5--5---------|
|---5--5----5--5----3----5--5----3--3---------|
|---3--3----3--3------------------------------|

The main riff can also be played using regular chord formations:

|---3--3----3--3----0----1--1----0--0----------|
|---3--3----3--3----1----3--3----1--1----------|
|---0--0----0--0----0----2--2----0--0----------|
|---0--0----0--0----2----0--0----2--2----------|
|---2--2----2--2----3------------3--3----------|
|---3--3----3--3-------------------------------|

INTRO: play main riff 6x

CHORUS (w/main riff):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love


Verse #1:

DmDm     A minorAm     C majorC    G+G
She?s been waiting for another love
DmDm     A minorAm      C majorC    G+G
Someone that she can show into her heart
DmDm      A minorAm       C majorC    G+G
And when she finally finds a stronger love
DmDm     A minorAm      C majorC    G+G
Your whole world?s gonna fall apart

Chorus (w/main riff):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love


Verse #2:

DmDm      A minorAm       C majorC    G+G
You?ve been abusing her for far too long
DmDm      A minorAm    C majorC      G+G
Think you?re a king, she?s your throne
Bb majorBb    FF     C majorC
Get ready now cause pretty soon
Bb majorBb      (A minorAm) FF  (A minorAm)(Bb majorBb) (FF) G+G
She?ll be gone and you?ll be on your own


Chorus (w/main riff):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love


Guitar solo:

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----12h13-12-13b(15)~~--13-12-13-12-----------------|
|--12---------------------------------12-12b(14)~~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r14--12----12~~-----------------------------|
|-----------------14-----12---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----12h13-12-13b(15)~~--13-12-13-12-----------------|
|--12---------------------------------12-12b(14)~~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------15~~~-----|
|----------------------------15-----15b(17)-----------|
|--14b(16)r14--12----14b(16)--------------------------|
|-----------------14----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


Verse #3:

DmDm     A minorAm      C majorC   G+G
I see the hunger burning in her eyes
DmDm   A minorAm        C majorC      G+G
Any fool could see there?s something wrong
Bb majorBb    FF        C majorC
You keep pretending that nothing can
Bb majorBb       (A minorAm) FF (A minorAm)(Bb majorBb) (FF)  G+G
But I will hear you sing a different song


Main riff x2


(the song changes key at this point)


Main riff after key change:

  A augmentedA        D MajorD  E minorEm   D MajorD
|---5--5----5--5---------7--7------------------|
|---5--5----5--5----7----8--8----7--7----------|
|---6--6----6--6----7----9--9----7--7----------|
|---7--7----7--7----7----9--9----7--7----------|
|---7--7----7--7----5----7--7----5--5----------|
|---5--5----5--5-------------------------------|

Again, you can also play the riff using standard chord forms:

|---0--0----0--0----2----0--0----2--2----------|
|---2--2----2--2----3----0--0----3--3----------|
|---2--2----2--2----2----0--0----2--2----------|
|---2--2----2--2----0----2--2----0--0----------|
|---0--0----0--0---------2--2------------------|
|------------------------0--0------------------|


Outro chorus (w/main riff, gradual fade to backing vocals):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love

(Waiting for another lover)
(Hoping for a time that she?ll find another)....


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PERFORMANCE NOTES:

- If you play this song with 2 guitarists, have one play
 the chords as shown above, and have the other person
 do some picking around the chord shapes. This helps to
 spice up the tune and add some layering. You can hear
 an electric picking the chord shapes on the recording.

- During the guitar solo and the outro chorus, the rhythm
 guitarist should add a few quick extra stabs while playing
 the G-chord in the main riff (listen to the song to hear
 exactly what this variation sounds like).

- The chords in brackets in verses 2 and 3 are more or less
 what the bass plays, and they act as transitions between the
 main chords. You can play these bracketed chords if you like,
 but it can be a bit tricky to make this fast series of changes.