Layla

Eric Clapton

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Layla

Year: 1990 - Album: Unplugged
Written by Eric Clapton/ Jim Gordon
Key: Dm
Layla Key AmAm
Layla Key A#mA#m
Layla Key BmBm
Layla Key CmCm(one step down)
Layla Key C#mC#m(half step down)
Layla Key DmDm(original key)
Layla Key D#mD#m(half step up)
Layla Key EmEm(one step up)
Layla Key FmFm
Layla Key F#mF#m
Layla Key GmGm
Layla Key G#mG#m
	  		
 
Dm=X,X,0,2,3,X 

 

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 Base Intro:   Dm   Bb9   C5    

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------3-------1-1-------3-----3---------1-1-------3-| 
G|-------2-----3-3-3-5---5-2-----2-------3-3-3-5---5-2-| 
D|-----0-------3-3-3-5---5-0-----0-0-----3-3-3-5---5-0-| 
A|-0-3-------3-1-1-1-3-0-3---0-3-------3-1-1-1-3-0-3---| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------4-| 
B|-----3---------1-1-------------5-| 
G|-----2-------3-3-3-3---5-------4-| 
D|-----0-0-----3-3-3-3---5-------6-| 
A|-0-3-------3-1-1-1-1-0-3---0-3-4-| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Solo Intro: 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------10-| 
B|-----5-6-5h6p5---5-6-5---5-3-3/8-6-8-8/10-8-10-10/13-10-13----| 
G|---7-----------7-------7--------------------------------------| 
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-12-10h12p10----10------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------13----13-10----10--------------------------5-6-| 
G|-------------------------12----12-10h12p10/9-10-9-7---7-----| 
D|----------------------------------------------------7-------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------4---| 
B|-5--------------------------------5---| 
G|---7-5-7--------------------------4---| 
D|---------7/5-3---3h5-3------------6---| 
A|---------------5--------5-3-5-0-3-4---| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

 

C#m7                                G#7       
     What will you do when  you get lonely  
C#m7         C5      D5         E E7      
     No one waitin' by your side?  
F#m           B7  
  You've been running    
E               A      F#m              B7                     
Hiding much too long      you know, it's just your foolish  
                    
Pride . 

               
A             Dm   Bb9  C5              Dm   
Lay...........la       got  me  on my knees  
   Bb9   C5                      Dm         Bb9    C5   
Layla     begging    darling   please  layla       darling   
          Dm               Bb9    C5       
Won't you ease my worried  mind? 
 


C#m7                      G#7        C#m7  
   Tried to give you consolation      
         C9        D       E7   F#m7      B7      E             
Your old man won't let you down    like a fool  I fell in love   
     A   F#m7              B7                  E  
With you     you turned my whole world upside down  

 
A             Dm   Bb7  C5              Dm   
Lay...........la       got  me  on my knees  
   Bb7   C5                      Dm         Bb7    C5   
Layla     begging    darling   please  layla       darling   
          Dm               Bb7    C5    
Won't you ease my worried  mind?  
 

C#m7                         G#7    C#m7       C  
    Make the best of the situation   before  I finally    
D    E7   F#m7           B7        E             A  
Go insane   please don't say we'll never find a  way  
F#m7       B7                              
   Tell me all my love's in vain.  

 
A             Dm   Bb9  C5              Dm   
Lay...........la       got  me  on my knees  
   Bb9   C5                      Dm         Bb9    C5   
Layla     begging    darling   please  layla       darling   
          Dm               Bb9    C5   Dm    
Won't you ease my worried  mind? (2x) 
 

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 Solo:  Dm   Bb9   C5  

e|-5-5--------5-5-5--------5----------------------| 
B|-6-6b(1/4)--6-6-6b(1/4)--6----------------------| 
G|----------7------------7---7-5------------------| 
D|------------------------------7-6-5/3-5p3-----3-| 
A|------------------------------------------5-5---| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------| 
B|-12/13-13-13--12/13-13-13-| 
G|-13/14-14-14--13/14-14-14-| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-12/13-13-13--12/13-13-13--12/13-13-13-12/13-13-13------13-15-| 
G|-13/14-14-14--13/14-14-14--13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-12/14------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------10-12-10h12p10----10-------------------| 
B|---------------------10-13----------------13----13-10-10-10-10-11-| 
G|-14/12-10-----10-12-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------12-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-10---------------------5-6-5h6p5---------------------| 
G|----12-10-9-7h9-7-5---7-----------7-5-----------------| 
D|--------------------7-----------------7-6-5/3-5p3-----| 
A|--------------------------------------------------5-5-| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-13b(1/4)-10----10-12-10h12p10----------------10----13(1/4)-10------| 
B|-------------13----------------13-13--10/9-10\---10------------13---| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-15p13-15-15-13b(1/4)-| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 

e|-----10-12-13-15-13-15-x-12-13--10----| 
B|--10-------------------------------13-| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------| 
B|----------13----10----------| 
G|-14/12-10----12----12-10----| 
D|-------------------------12-| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

e|--10-10-10---10---------------------| 
B|--10-10-10---10---------------------| 
G|--10-9--9h10-8/9-9h10-7-5-----------| 
D|--------------------------7-6-5-3b--| 
A|----------------------------------5-| 
E|------------------------------------| 


End Chord: Dm 

e|--------------------------------------| 
B|-----5-6--5h6p5-----------------------| 
G|---7------------7--7------------------| 
D|-7-------------------7-6-5-3--5p3-----| 
A|----------------------------------5-5-| 
E|--------------------------------------|
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