Left Handed
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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
LAYLA (Bassline)
As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 1992 Album UNPLUGGED)
Words and Music by Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nathan East - Acoustic Bass'
Intro
Q=94(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W H E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------3-5--|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------5------|
+Q E E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H Q. E +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(5)--3-1-(1)-1--1S|=3---3-5-(5)---3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|-3----5-(5)---3-5-|
|-------------------|---3---------5-----|------------------|------------5-----|
+E E E E +Q. E Q. E +E E E E +E E E E +H q q q q
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)---1h|=3----5-(5)---3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|-3--3--0--3--||
|-------------------|------------5-----|------------------|-------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
|3|
Q. E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E Q Q E E
||---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
||o--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
||o-4----4-4--4--|-6------6--6-4-|-4--4-4-3--5--|-7--7-4-2------|
||---------------|------4--------|--------------|-----------4-2-|
+Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E Q. E H
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------||
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------||
|----------2-----|---------------|-------4-2----4-|-------------||
|-(2)--2---------|-0--7-5-5--4-2-|-(2)------------|-0----5-5----||
Chorus
1.,2.
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-5-5-3-1-(1)-1-1---|-3-3-3---5---3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-----|-3--3--5---3-5-|
|-------------------|-----------5-----|-------------------|---------5-----|
+E E E E +Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q E E q q q q 3x
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------o||
|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-----|-3--3---5----0-|-5--3-1-(1)--1---|-3--3--0--3--o||
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------||
Chorus
3.
$
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-5-5-3-1-(1)-1-1---|-3-3-3---5---3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-----|-3--3--5---3-5-|
|-------------------|-----------5-----|-------------------|---------5-----|
E E E E +Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-3-1-(1)-----|-3--3---5----0-|-5--3-1-(1)--1---|-3-3-3-5-5---3-5-|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5-----|
To Coda
|3|
E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E Q
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-3-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3-0-5---3-5-|-5-5-3-1-(1)-1-1-0-|-3--3-0-5---3h5--|
|-------------------|----------5-----|-------------------|----------5------|
|-3--|
Q E E +Q E E Q. E Q. E Q E E +Q. E +Q. E +E E E Q
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------||
|-5--3-1-(1)--1-0-|-3----3-5----5-|-5--3-1-(1)---3-|-(3)---5-(5)---3-5--||
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------5------||
Guitar Solo
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------3-----|
|-5--3--1-----|-3--0--5---3-5---5-|-(5)--3--1--5--|-3--0--5-5---5---|
|----------3--|---------5---------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
+Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|-----------3---|---------------|---------------3-----|
|-(5)--3--1--5--|-3--0--5-5---5-|-(5)--3--1-----|-3--0--5---3-5---5---|
|---------------|---------------|------------3--|---------5-----------|
+E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|-------------|----------2--|
|-(5)-5-3--1-----|-3--0--5---3--|-5--3--1--2--|-3--4--5-----|
|-------------3--|---------5----|-------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------||
|-3-----------|-2-------7-6-5---|--------------|------------------||
|----5--1--5--|----3--5-------8-|-5--3--1-1-1--|-3--3--5---3-5----||
|-------------|-----------------|--------------|---------5--------||
ritardando Q=90
&
E E E E +H W +W
|----------------|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------|--------||
|-5-5-3-1-(1)----|-3--------|-(3)----||
|----------------|----------|--------||
Outro (Free Time)
Q=94
W +W +W W
|----------:------------:------------:------*|
|----------:------------:------------:------*|
|-5--------:-(5)--------:-(5)--------:------*|
|----------:------------:------------:------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths