Layla Tab by Eric Clapton

Layla tab by Eric Clapton

Guitar Tab

Eric Clapton "LAYLA"
From the album "Unplugged"

This is my version of LAYLA.

Key:
-h - Hammer on
-p - Pull of from previous note
-\ - Slide down
-/ - Slide up


Intro
2x
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-------7\5-3-5-----7-|
|-----0-7\5-3-5-----7-|
|-0h3---5\3-1-3-0-3-5-|
|---------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------5-6-|
|-------7\5-3-3-5-----7-----|
|-----0-7\5-3-3-5-----7-----|
|-0h3---5\3-1-1-3-0-3-5-----|
|---------------------------|

First solo:
Dm               Bb     C        Dm                        Bb
|-----------------------------------8----8-10-12-10-8-10-8--------------
|-5h6p5---5-6-5---5-6-8-6-8-10-8-10---10-------------------10-8-10-8----
|-------7-------7-------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

      C       Dm            Bb   C
-------------------------------------|
6h8p6-5-6-5-------5-6-5--------------|
------------7-5-7----------7---------|
-------------------------------------|
----------------------------------0-3|
-------------------------------------|


Verse:

C#m7                             G#7
What will ...

C#m7        C        D      E     E7
With no-one....

F#m          B           E                  A
You've been ...
F#m          B
You know ...

E      A
pride, Layla


Chorus:
Dm  Bb     C            Dm
       You got ....

Bb    C               Dm            Bb
  I'm beg....

C                 Dm                    Bb  C
Darlin' ...

repeat for 2nd and third verse:


2nd Verse:

Chorus:

3rd Verse:

Chorus 2x


2nd solo:

Dm        Bb     C              Dm                                Bb
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-6---6----------------------------------13-13-------13-13-------13-13-
|-7-7-7-7---7--------------------------13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-
|-------------7---6--5\3-5p3----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------5--3/5---------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------


             C                        Dm
-----------------------------------------------------------
-------13-13--------13-13-------13-13-------13-15----------
-13/14-14-14--13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-13/14-------12\10----
--------------------------------------------------------12-
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------


Dm                   Bb                   C             Dm
-------------------10-12-10^12^10----10---------------------------------
----------------13----------------13----13--10--10-10-10-11-10----------
-10----10-12/14------------------------------------------------12-------
----12------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------


          Bb        C               Dm                      Bb
-------------------------------------------------13--10--------------10
--------------------5-6-5^6^5-------------------------------------13---
-10-9-7h9-7-5---7-------------7-5--------------------------------------
--------------7-------------------7-6\5-3-5^3--------------------------
----------------------------------------------5------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


C              Dm                          Bb      C        Dm
-12-11/12-10--------------------10----13-10---------15-15-15-13------
-------------13--------------------10----------13-----------------15-
----------------14-13-14\12------------------------------------------
----------------------------12---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


-12-13-15---13-15---12-13-10-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------13-10-------13-10-----------------------------
-----------------------------------12-10-------12\10-----------------------
-------------------------------------------------------12---9-8---8-8---8^9
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------|
-------------------|
-----5-------------|
-7-----7-6-5\3-----|
-----------------5-|
-------------------|


Chorus 2x

Tabbed By Jon-Atle Larsen.

Last updated: July 2, 2025

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