Eric Clapton: Layla Acoustic [Intro]Dm Bb C Dm (guitar)Dm Bb C Dm (guitar)Dm Bb C Dm (+drums, piano, bass)Dm Bb C Dm (&solo1)Dm Bb C DmDm Bb C a c Riff1 (Intro)e----------|------------------------|-------------------------|--1-------------------|------------------------B----------|---------------3--3-----|--5--5--5----------------|--3----------3--3-----|--5---------------------G-------2--|---------------3--3-----|--5--5--5--2----------2--|--2----------3--3-----|--5--------2------------D-------0--|----0-----3----3--3-----|--5--5--5--0----------0--|--------3----3--3-----|--5-----5--0----------0-A-0--3-----|-------3--1----1--1--3--|--3--3--3-------0--3-----|-----3--1----1--1--x--|--3--0--3-------0--3----E----------|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------ D5 Bb5 Bb C D5 Dm Bb5 Bb C C5 D5 Solo1 (Intro)----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------5--6--|--5h6h5---5-6--5---------5--6/-8--|-------------------7--------|--------7---------7~--------------|--5--5--5--7----7-----------|----------------------------------|--3--3--3--5----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------| C5 D5 Dm Bb-----------------------8------------|--10-12-10h12h10-----10------------------------------|----6--8/-10----8--10-------10--13--|-----------------13------13--10------10--------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------12------12--12h-10--|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| C5 D5 Dm Bb-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------5--6--5--|--------------------------------|-----------------------|--9--10--9---------7-----------|--7-----7-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------7--------------|-----7-----7/-5----3-----3/5-3--|--------0--------------|-------------------------------|----------------------5---------|--5--3-------0----3----|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------| C5 D5 Dm Bb C a c [Verse1]C#m7 G#7 What_ will you do__ when you get lonely__?C#m7 C* D E E7 With no_one_ waiting by your side__F#m B E A
You've been running_ and hiding much too long__,F#m B E A (hold)
You know it's just your foolish pride__, Lay___la_ [Chorus] (Riff1)Dm Bb C Dm You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Lay__laDm Bb C Dm Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__Dm Bb C a c [Verse2]C#m7 G#7 Tried_ to give_ you_ consola_tion,C#m7 C* D E E7 Your__ old_ man__ won't let_ you down__F#m B E A
Like_ a_ fool__, I fell_ in love with you__,F#m B E A (hold)
You_ turned_ the_ whole_ world_ upside down__ Lay___la [Chorus] (Riff1)Dm Bb C Dm You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Lay__laDm Bb C Dm Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__Dm Bb C a c [Verse3]C#m7 G#7 Let's make the best_ of the sit_u_a_tion__C#m7 C* D E E7 Before I fin'lly_ go_ insane__F#m B E A
Please_ don't_ say__ we'll never_ find a way__F#m B E A (hold)
And tell_ me all my loves in vain__ Lay___la [Chorus2] (Riff1)Dm Bb C Dm Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, LaylaDm Bb C Dm Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__Dm Bb C Dm Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ PLEASE__, LAY__LADm Bb C Dm Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__Dm Bb C Dm [Solo]Dm Bb C Dm (7x) Solo2 C Dm C Bb C Dm----------------5~-5~----|--5~-5~-5~----5~------------|------------------------------7/|--5--5--5--3----6~-6~----|--6~-6~-6~----6~------------|------------------------------9/|--5--5--5--2----------7--|-----------7-------7--5-----|--------------------------------|--5--5--5--0-------------|-------------------------7--|--6--5/-3--5--3-------3---------|--3--3--3----------------|----------------------------|-----------------5~------5--x---|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| C Bb C Dm --8---8---8------8---8------8---8------8---8---|-----8---8------8---8-------8--10----------|--10--10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--|--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--10-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12b-12--|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| C Bb C Dm --------------------------10-12-10h12h10-----10------|----------------------------------------|------------------10--13-----------------13------13--|--10------10--10--10----11----10--------|--10------10--12-------------------------------------|------12----------------------------12--|------12---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| C Bb C Dm -------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--5-6-5h6h5----------------------------|--10--9----7h-9--7~---5-----7--|------------7--5-----------------------|-------------------------7-----|------------------7--6--5--3--5--3-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------------5/-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| C Bb C Dm ------13~-10~-----------10--|--12--10/-12--10----------------------|--------------------13------|------------------13----10------10~---|----------------------------|----------------------------13--------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| C Bb C Dm ----10------13~-10~-------------|----15h-13--15--15--13~-------------|--------10----------------13----|--------------------------------15--|--------------------------------|----------------------------14------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| C Bb C Dm --12--13/-15----13--15--x----12--13----|--10------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------13--10----------13------10--------------|---------------------------------------|--------------12--10------12~-----12--10------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------12--|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| C Bb C Dm --10----------------------------------|-------------------------|--10---------10------10~--------------|-------------------------|--10----9----9h--10--9~----9h-10------|----5--------------------|----------------------------------12--|-------7--6--5--3~-------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------| Dm Bb C Dm Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, LaylaDm Bb C Dm Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__ Dm Bb C Dm Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_Dm Bb C Dm Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, LaylaDm Bb C Dar__lin'__ won't you ease__ my__ wor__ried____Dm / / / /mind_____ Chords:Dm xx0231Bb x13331C x32010C#m7 x46454G#7 464544C* x5555xD x57775E 022100E7 022130F#m 244222
B x24442A x02220
Regular (Intro) D5 C5 B#5 Bb/A C5 C#/G D5e --------------------------------------------------------|b --------------------------------------------------------|g --------------------------------------------------------|d ------0h3p0-----0----7s5---3----3-------5----5-------7--|a -0h3---------3-------5s3---1----0-------3----0-------5--|E ------------------------------------3------------3------| (Main riff) (1) (2)e ---------10h13p10-----10--|--13b13--12------10---| play (1) again b --10h13------------13-----|-------------13-------| and then (3)g --------------------------|----------------------| so it'sd --------------------------|----------------------| (1)-(2)-(1)-(3) repeat 3 times thena --------------------------|----------------------| (1)-(2)-(1)-(4) this. (left)
E --------------------------|----------------------| (3) (4)e |--15b15---12-------10-------- |15b15---12------------|
b it changes |--------------13------------- |------------13sb------|
g eather to |----------------------------- |----------------------|
d (3) or(4) |----------------------------- |----------------------|
a here |----------------------------- |----------------------|
E |----------------------------- |----------------------| reminder= (1)-(2)-(1)-(3)
(1)-(2)-(1)-(4) now we go in to the the verse section after you finish (4) --open.-- open- open-Chord> C# G# C# C D E F#m B E A F#m B E A strum down> 4 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 )
below that there is a load of nubers were it says (strum down>) were it says 4 as an example that just means strum 4 times down in this verse you do not strum up at all.