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 sal1va@hotmail.com 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 Cm Gm What will you do when you get lonely |-4-| |-4-| |-5-| |-4-| |-6-| |-4-| |-6-| |-6-| |-4-| |-6-| |---| |(4)| Cm E7 When nobody's waiting by your side |-4-| |-10-| |-5-| |-9--| |-6-| |-9--| |-6-| |-9--| |-4-| |-7--| |---| |----| Fm 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-| Fm 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-----| 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