Magnolia Tab by Eric Clapton

Magnolia tab by Eric Clapton

Guitar Tab

Cover of JJ Cales Magnolia


Tuning:Standard EADGBe


Strumming patterns using down-up-down-up pattern
Intro
   Fmaj7            Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|

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Verse
   Fmaj7            Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|
    Whip-poor-wills singing

Bridge
    Am           G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
    you whisper good morning

    Am           G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
    So gently in my head
    Am           G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
    Im coming home to you babe

   Fmaj7            Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|
  Ill soon be there


Lead guitar
Intro
            Fmaj7    Cmaj7     Fmaj7   Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------5\4--------------------------------------|
D|--------5--5/7--3/5-\2-------5/7-----4/5--/2-------------------------------|
A|--3-5/7------------------5/7-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Fmaj7                       Cmaj7       Fmaj7            Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13-----10/12 12\10---10\8-8-8------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9-----5/7-7\5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-2-2--3------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3------------3--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Whip-poor-wills singing

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-3-5/7-5/7-5--3-3------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Soft summer breeze

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7\5------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-5-7-3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Makes me think of my baby

 Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0-2-2--3-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3------------3-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I left down in New Orleans

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-5--3------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3-3/5-------------------------------------------|
I left down in New orleans

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5/7--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Magnolia you sweet thing

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5/7-9-5--7------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're driving me mad

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10----8--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7--7/9---7/9---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5h7----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gotta get back to you babe

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------0-2-2--3---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5---7----5/4--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5/7--------7-----7-7----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

  Am                     G
e|--------------------------7-5----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8-6-5-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7-5--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5/7----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You whisper good morning

  Am                     G
e|----------------------------------------------------------19-15------------|
B|-------------------------15p13-12----------------13h15/17------------------|
G|-------------------------12------14-----12--14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------12--------12/14--14-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
So gently in my ear

  Am                    G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12-13p12-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------14-12-------14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------13/15-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Im coming home to you babe

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12~~----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ill soon be there

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-------------------/8---------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--------------------/9---------------------------------------------------|
D|--10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Ill soon be there

Solo
  Fmaj7                       Cmaj7
e|--12-13-14-15---------------12-13-12----------------------------------------|
B|--------------15b17r15-13-----------15-13-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14-12------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------15-14-12~---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Am                   G
e|----------------------------------10---------------------------------------|
B|-------8-10--------------10--8-8----12-------------------------------------|
G|--5-7/9----9-7\5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7----9/10--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am                  G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/13-15-17-17-17~--20b22-20-17-20--15b17-15~------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------12-15-17----------------------------|
B|--15b17-15p13-15-13h15-13h15-13~-----13--------15/17----15p13-12-----------|
G|-----------------------------------14---------------------------14-12------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12------------------7----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14-12/10-9b10r9-----9-5------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7~---5/7-5-3~----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-5-5/7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3/5------------------------------------------------|
Magnolia you sweet thing

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5/7-7/9----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7/9---------5/7------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're driving me mad

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7\5----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5/7------------------------------------------|
Gotta get back to you babe

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------/8-8-----------8---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------/9-9-9\7-5--7/9--5-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|-------------cant really hear this part but sounds close-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10--8-----13------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9---/9--/9--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------/14--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------13----15----12--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12-------------13--------------------------|
G|---------------------------14---------14-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------/14----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13-13/15--15/13-12----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------14--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

  Fmaj7                  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12------------8---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------14-12\9~----9p7------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------10----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had






Lyrics

Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Whip-poor-wills singing
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Soft summer breeze
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Makes me think of my baby
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
I left down in New Orleans
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
I left down in New orleans

Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Gotta get back to my baby
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had

Am       G
You whisper good morning
Am       G
So gently in my ear
Am       G
Im coming home to you babe
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Ill soon be there
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Ill soon be there

Solo
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Am G
Am G
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
Gotta get back to you babe
Fmaj7    Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had x 6


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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