Artist: Eric Clapton (Derek and the Dominos)
Album: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
Song: Layla
Transcribed by: Gerd Klaassen
Revised by: Josh (sal1va)


	This tab is the main riffs of the song. There are secondary
slide riffs after the last chorus and other riffs during the verses. 
I'll try to figure out the sub riffs and slide soon. Any questions,
comments, etc. email me at [email protected]



Tuning: Standard (Low to high) EADGBe

Guitar 1: electric (dist.)
Guitar 2: electric (dist.)

Key:
h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
b=bend
r=release bend
/=slide
~=ring out

Intro 
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------| 
|--------0h3p0-----0--7/5/3---5-----7-|   
|----0h3--------3-----5/3/1-0h3-0h3/5-|   
|-------------------------------------|    
                                            
Guitar 2                                  same time
                                            /
|-------------------------------------|    /
|-------------------------------------|   /
|--------7h10p7-----7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|  /
|---7h10--------10--------------------| /
|-------------------------------------|/
|-------------------------------------|

Riff 1
Guitar 1
    Lay_______________la,                    you got me on my knees.
|---------10h13p10----10~~~--13b(15~)r13--12----10~~~-|
|---10h13----------13------------------------13-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1a
Guitar 1
     Lay______________la,                 I'm begging darlin' please.
|---------10h13p10----10~~~--15b(17~)r15--12----10~~~-|
|---10h13----------13------------------------13-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2
Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------7h10p7------7~~~----8b(10~)r8--9-------7~~~-|
|---7h10----------10------------------------10--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2a
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------7h10p7------7~~~---12b(14~)r12-9-------7~~~-|
|---7h10----------10------------------------10--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Verses
C#m                            G#m
What will you do when you get lonely
|-4-|                         |-4-|
|-5-|                         |-4-|
|-6-|                         |-4-|
|-6-|                         |-6-|
|-4-|                         |-6-|
|---|                         |(4)|

C#m                           E7
When nobody's waiting by your side
|-4-|                       |-10-|
|-5-|                       |-9--|
|-6-|                       |-9--|
|-6-|                       |-9--|
|-4-|                       |-7--|
|---|                       |----|

F#m         B           E               A
You've been running and hidin' much too long
|-9-|     |-7-|       |-x-|           |-5-| 
|-10|     |-7-|       |-9-|           |-5-|
|-11|     |-8-|       |-9-|           |-6-|
|-11|     |-9-|       |-9-|           |-7-|
|-9-|     |-9-|       |-7-|           |-7-|
|---|     |-7-|       |---|           |-5-|

F#m               B            E
You know its just your foolish pride... Lay______la
|-9-|           |-7-|        |-x-|            
|-10|           |-7-|        |-9-|           
|-11|           |-8-|        |-9-|           
|-11|           |-9-|        |-9-|           
|-9-|           |-9-|        |-7-|           
|---|           |-7-|        |---|

(same chords through all verses)


Ending into Coda
|------10h13p10----10~~~--15b(17)r15--12-------|
|10h13----------13-----------------------13~~/0|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Coda
  C   Cmaj7  Fadd9    F   Fmaj7   F   C
|-0-----0------3------1-----0-----1---0-|
|-1-----0------1------1-----1-----1---1-|
|-0-----0------0------2-----2-----2---0-|  chords change timing and   
|-2-----2------3------3-----3-----3---2-|    order in some parts and
|-3-----3------0------3----(3)----3---3-|     even different keys
|-------------<1>-----1-----------1-----|
        

strum not shown
slide guitar not tabbed


Song Order:
Intro 2 times
  Riff 1 & 2   same time
  Riff 1a & 2a same time
Verse 1
 Chorus
  Riff 1 & 2    
  Riff 1a & 2a   \__same time
  Riff 1 & 2     /
  Riff 1a & 2a  /
Verse 2
 Chorus
Verse 3
 Chorus
 Chorus
  Riff 1 & 2   \__at the same time 5 times
  Riff 1a & 2a /
  Riff 1 & 2
  Ending into coda
Coda