Eric Clapton

Wonderful Tonight

by Eric Clapton
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Wonderful Tonight By Eric Clapton Guitar theme (can be played 8va higher if you have 24 frets on your guitar, you would start on the 2nd string (B) on the 15th fret and play the same melody): full full full VVV e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--------^_-----------------^_---------------^_-------------------------------- G-----14_|-|-12-14-------14_|-|-12--------14_|-|-12-14-12-11------------------- D--12------V----------12------V----14--12------V-------------14-12-12---------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ full full full 1/2 VVVV e---------------------------------------------------------------^_------------- B--------^_-----------------^_---------------^_--------12-13-17_|-|-15--------- G-----14_|-|-12-14-------14_|-|-12--------14_|-|-12-14------------V------------ D--12------V----------12------V----14--12------V------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
footnote 1: footnote 2: footnote 3: C D G D C e---------------------------- --------------------- --------------- B----_----1------------------ --------------------- ----------_---- G---/------0---------------- --------------------- ---------/---- D--0---2--------------------- --------------------- --------0---2-- A---------------------------- --------------------- ---0-2-3------- E---------------------------- ------0-3------------ --------------- She’s wondrin’... wear. ...hair Guitar solo: 1/2 VVVVVVVVVV 1/2 VVV _ 1/2 e----^_--------------------------------------------_------/----------^_-- B-17_|-|-15-15-15--13-12----------------^_--------/----12---13-15-17_|-|- G------V-----------------14-12-------14_|-|-12--12---14-----------------V- D------------------------------14-12------V------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/2 full ^_ _ VVVVVVV ^ e-17_|-|-15-----------/----------^_-------------------------15-17-19_|--- B------V----17--15--12---13-15-17_|-|-15--15-----------15-17-------------- G-----------------------------------V--------------12--------------------- D--------------------------------------------12-14------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- VVVVVVV 1/2 VVVVV e-17-15-15--------------------------^__----------------------------------- B--------------_------------12--17__|--|--15------------------------------ G-------------/----12--14-------------V---------------------------------- D-----------12---14------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- footnote 4: notation: 1/2 e----3--3-2---- _ ^ B----3--3-3---- / : hammeron or pulloff _| : bend up 1/2 step G----2--2-2---- D----0--0-0---- full ^_ A-------------- ^ : bend up one full step _| | : bend up then E-------------- _| V reverse bend back ...head VVVV : vibrato Finish off the song with the guitar theme and a little blues run in the same G scale.

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Last Updated: February 7, 2026