The hard part of this song is to get the timing right.
Start by playing the chords only when listening to the CD.
Then, add the bass notes, and finally the hammer-on's and pull-off's.
I don't remember the exact order of the parts, but you'll find out.
(Try: Intro, Part 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, End )
Intro:
A E/A A E/A A
--------------0----]--------------0----] play ]---------------]
-----2-----0-------]-----2-----0-------] this ]--2---------0--]
-----2-----1-------]-----2-----1-------] a few ]--2-----1h2----]
-----2-----2-------]-----2-----2-------] times, ]--2------------]
--0-----0----------]--0-----0----------] then ]--0------------]
-------------------]-------------------] ]---------------]
Part 1:
A D9/F# D9/E E
]----0-------0--]----0------0--]----0------0--]----0----------]
]--2-------2----]--3------3----]--3------3----]--0---------0--]
]--2-------2----]--2------2----]--2------2----]--1-----1h2----]
]---------------]--------------]--------------]---------------]
]--0-----0------]--------------]--------------]---------------]
]---------------]--2----2------]--0----0------]--0---0--------]
Part 2:
A F# Bm E
----0----------]----2-----------]----2---------]----0----------]
--2-------2p0--]-------------2--]--3------3p2--]--0---------0--]
--2-------2----]--3------3h4----]--4------4----]--1-----1^2----]
---------------]--4-------------]--------------]---------------]
--0-----0------]----------------]--2----2------]---------------]
---------------]--2----2--------]--------------]--0---0--------]
Part 3:
C#m7 F#m7 Bm E
--4--4--4--4--]----2------2--]----2---------]----0----------]
--5--5--5--5--]---------2----]--3------3p2--]--0---------0--]
--4--4--4--4--]--2------2----]--4------4----]--1-----1^2----]
--------------]--2-----------]--------------]---------------]
--4--4--4--4--]--------------]--2----2------]---------------]
--------------]--2----2------]--------------]--0---0--------]
End:
A A
--------------]--5----]
--2--2--2--2--]--2----]
--2--2--2--2--]--2----]
--2--2--2--2--]--2----]
--0--0--0--0--]--0----]
--------------]-------]
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
You say I've been spending my money on other women
You been taking money from someone else
I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago
I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago
Well your mother said "Son"
"Don't call my daughter no more"
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
You say I've been spending my money on other women
You been taking money from someone else
Come back home baby, try my love one more time
Come back home baby, try my love one more time
If I don't go on and quit you
I'm gonna lose my mind
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
You say I've been spending my money on other women
You been taking money from someone else
Hey hey - Eric Clapton (Unplugged)
This is the 12-bar blues pattern that repeats all through the song.
I don't think it's all correct, but it sounds pretty good to me.
The vocal part follows the same pattern, only simpler.
(basically just the bass string and small fill-ins)
This is not to hard to figure out if you listen to the CD
E (E7)
]---------------]----9---9------]---------------]----9---9------]
]--------8------]----8---8-8----]--------8------]----8---8-8----]
]------------9--]------------9--]------------9--]------------9--]
]---------------]---------------]---------------]---------------]
]2/7------------]---------------]2/7------------]---------------]
]----0---0---0--]0---0---0---0--]----0---0---0--]0---0---0---0--]
A E
]--------3---2--]----3-3-----2--]---------------]----9---9------]
]------2---2---5]--2-------2---5]--------8------]----8---8-8----]
]---------------]---------------]------------9--]------------9--]
]---------------]---------------]---------------]---------------]
]7\--0---0---0--]0---0---0---0--]2/7------------]---------------]
]---------------]---------------]----0---0---0--]0---0---0---0--]
B7 A ]3 ] E ]3 ]
]----5-5-7-5----]----3p2-2------]----4-0-----2p0-]0-----0-0-----]
]--4------------]--2----5--5----]--0------------2]------0-0-----]
]---------------]---------------]1---------------]------1-1-----]
]4---4---4---4--]2---2---2---2--]----------------]--------------]
]---------------]---------------]----------------]--0h2---------]
]---------------]---------------]0---0---0---0---]0-------------]
Version 1 Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton
Verse:
] A E/G# ]F#m A] D A ] E ]
Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
] A E/G# ]F#m A] D A ] E ]
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven
] F#m ] C#/E# ] Em ] F# ]
I must be strong and carry on
] Bm ]E7sus E7 ] A E/G# ]
Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
] F#m A ] D E7sus E7] A ]
Would you hold my hand, if I saw you in heaven
Would you help me stand, if I saw you in heaven
I'll find my way through night and day
`Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven.
Bridge:
] C G/B ] Am D ] G D ] Em D G ]
Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees
] C G/B ] Am D ] G D ] E ]
Time can break your heart Have you beggin please beggin please
Instrumental of first two lines, then:
] F#m ] C#/E# ] Em ] F# ]
Beyond the door, there's peace for sure
] Bm ]E7sus E7 ] A E/G# ]
and I know there'll be no more tears in heaven.
] F#m A ] D E7sus E7] A ]
repeat 1st verse
] Bm ]E7sus E7 ] A E/G# ]
Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
] F#m A ] D E7sus E7] A ]
Fingerpick it [2 beats per pattern]. There are a couple of places where
achord
only gets 1 beat -Just squeeze the chord pluck the 4 strings
simultaneously.
Finger both the E/G# and the C#/E# chords in a open D chord shape
with the thumb wrapped around to the 6th string. Like this:
C#/E# The E/G# is the same thing played at the
--X-X------ 4th fret
T ] ] 1 ] 2
-----------
] ] ] ] 3 ]
>Chorus:
>] F#m ] C#/E# ] Em ] F# ]
> I must be strong and carry on
The Em sounds much better if you add a C# with your pinky
(2nd fret at the B string)
Version 2 Tears In Heaven (Eric Clapton)
Below are my attempt to reproduce the two main riffs in Tears
of Heaven off Eric Clapton's unplugged album. There is really
only one figuring which is a reach which is the A to Esus2.
Play the A as a partial barre add other three fingers to construct the
Esus2.
Tears In Heaven (Eric Clapton)
Lick 1: (The Verse)
A Esus2 F#m F#m/E D A E
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------2---5-----2---------2---------3-3-2-02---------------------
G ------------2-4-------2-------2-2-------2--------2-------1---2---4---
D ----------2-----2---4---4---------4---0-----2------2-----2-----------
A --------0-----------------4---------4-------0----------2---2-4---5---
E --0-2-4-------4---0-2-------0------------------------0---------0---0-
Would you know my name...
A Esus2/G# F#m F#m/E D A E
E ----------------2-----------------------------------------------------
B ------------2-----5-----------------------3-3-2-0---------------------
G --------------2-------2-----------2-----2-----2----2-------1---2---4--
D ----------2---------2-----4---------2-0-------2------2-----2----------
A --------0-------------------4----4------------0----------2---2-4---5--
E --0-2-4---------4-----2--------0-----------------------0---------0---0
F#m C#/F Em/G F# Bm E
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------0--------------------------------0---2----3-----------------
G -----2-2---1------------0-0-2-----3----------------4-4-4---1---------
D -----4-----3-3----------2---------4-4--------------4-----4-2---------
A ---4-----------4------2-----------4---4------------2-------2---------
E -2-------2-1-----1--3-------------2-----2---2---2----------0---------
Lick 2:
C G F Em G
E -----------0-0-------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------3---1-------1---3-0-----3-------0---------------------
G ---------0-------0---2-----2-----0---2---0-0-2-----------------------
D -----------------------2-----0-----0-----2---------------------------
A -0-2-3-3-------2---0-----0---------------2---------------------------
E ---------------------------2-----3---2---0---2-3---------------------
Time will bend your knees...
==========================================================
Version 3
Most detailed
"Tears In Heaven" (Unplugged)
Intro:
H HP
--]----------------]----------------]----------------]----------------]
--]----232-5---5-2-]---2---2----2---]3---3---3---3---]2---2---2---2---]
--]-------24---4-2-]---2---2----2---]2---2---2---1---]2---2---2---2---]
--]--2-------------]----------------]----------------]----------------]
--]0---------------]----------------]----------------]0-0---0---0---0-]
02]--------4-4---2-]-2---2-0--0---0-]2-2---2-0---0---]----------------]
]---5/75---------]
2nd guitar ]-------5/75---5-]
part ]-----------4/6--]
` ]----------------]
]----------------]
]----------------]
H HP H
--]----------------]----------------]------------0---]----------------]
--]----232-5---5-2-]---2---2----2---]3---3---2-3---0-]--0---2----3----]
--]-------24---4-2-]---2---2----2---]2---2---2-----1-]--1---2----4----]
--]--2-------------]----------------]0-0---0---------]----------------]
--]0---------------]----------------]----------------]--------4/5-----]
02]--------4-4---2-]-2---2-0--0---0-]--------------0-]0---0-----------]
Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
H
]---2-4-45--4-2-0]
2nd guitar ]----------------]
part ]----------------]
]----------------]
]----------------]
]----------------]
HP H
]----------------]----------------]------------0---]----------------]
]2---232-5---5-2-]---2---2----2---]3---3---2-3---0-]--0---2----3----]
]2------24---4-2-]---2---2----2---]2---2---2-----1-]--1---2----4----]
]----------------]----------------]0-0---0---------]----------------]
]--0-------------]----------------]----------------]--------4/5-----]
]--------4-4---2-]-2---2-0--0---0-]--------------0-]0---0-----------]
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven
]----2-----2-----]----1-----1-----]----0-----0-----]----------------]
]--2-----2-----2-]--2-----2-----2-]--3-----3-----3-]----------------]
]--2-----2-----2-]--1-----1-----1-]--0-----0-----0-]3---3----4---6--]
]----------------]----------------]----------------]4---4----4---6--]
]----------------]----------------]----------------]----------------]
]2-----2-----2---]1-----1-----1---]0-----0-----0---]--2---2/4-4/6---]
I must be strong and carry on Cause I
]----------------]----------------]
]----3-----3---3-]3-3---3---------]
]----2-----2---2-]2-2---2---------]
]--4-----4-----4-]2-2---2---------]
]2-----2-----2---]----------------]
]----------------]----------------]
know I don't belong here in heaven .........
Before the next verse the part of the 2nd guitar goes like this:
H H HP P
]----------------]
]----232---------]
]--24---42-------]
]24-------42-----]
]----------------]
]----------------]
Bridge:
--]----------------]--------2---2---]----------------]--------------]
--]----1-------1---]----1---3---3--2]----2-------2---]----2--1--1---]
--]----0-------0---]----0---2---2--0]----0-------0---]----0--0--0---]
--]--2-------2-----]--2-----0-0-0--0]----0-----0-----]--0----2--2---]
02]3-----3-2-----2-]0---------------]----------------]--------------]
--]----------------]---------------3]--3---3-2-----2-]0------0--2---]
Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees
]----------------]--------2---2---]----------------]--------------]
]----1-------1---]----1---3---3--2]----2---3---3---]0---0---2----3]
]----0-------0---]----0---2---2--0]----0---2---2---]3---3---2----4]
]--2-------2-----]--2-----0-0-0--0]----0-----------]--------------]
]3-----3-2-----2-]0---------------]----------------]----------4/5-]
]----------------]---------------3]--3---3-2-2---2-]0-0---0-------]
time can break your heart Have you beggin please beggin please
"Lonely Stranger" - I think this is real close.
"Intro-lick":
E ---------------2---------0------0-----------------
B ---------------2---------0------0-----------------
G -----0h1-------2---------2--2---1--< couple of >--
D --------------------------------2--< strums >--
A ------------4--------3----------2-----------------
E ---0-----0--------0-------------0-----------------
or as another contributor posted (I don't know which is best?)
E F#m7 (slap strings) F# E repeat it.
-----------------------.-----------------------0----------]
---------0-------------.-------------0---------0----------]
-----0h1-----2---------.-----------2----0h1---------------]
-----2-------2---------.-----------3----2-----------------]
-------------4---------.-----------3----------------------]
---0------------0------.----0--0--------0----0-----0------]
This is the basic lick. Note that there's no pick
involved and all bass stuff (Low E and A strings) is
done with the thumb, and all other stuff is either picked
simultaneously with the fingers, or down strummed with
the fingernails. (Not all the notes are here - it's
strickly a feel thing, and I had no idea someone would
ever request this song - I thought I was the only one
who loved this song, so I came to work unprepared.)
First verse:
E F#m7 C#m7 F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 B A
I must be, invisi--ble. No one knows me.
E F#m7 C#m7 F#m7 D A E
I have crawled down dead-end streets on my hands and knees.
On E here, go to "intro-lick", twice.
Second verse:
I was born with a raging thirst, Hunger to be free
But I've learned thru the years, Don't encourage me
On E here, go to "intro-lick" ONCE and then right to
Chorus:
E F#m7 B C#m7
Cause I'm a lonely stranger here
F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 E7 (C#m7 and E7 are packed in one measure.)
well be----yond my da---ys (No clue on the words here.)
A7 A7Dim E F#m7
I don't know what's going on so
D A E
I'll be on my way *** 4x
Third Verse
When I walk, stay behind.Don't get close to me.
Cause it's sure to end in tears. So let me leave
4th Verse
Some will say I may agree take a look then walk away
Cause thats alright with me
