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Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton
Unplugged
1992

The other day I started playing around with EC's
Unplugged album, and discovered a wealth of
fingerpicking songs which are easy to play and
build technique wonderfully.  I have been looking
for something to further my picking styles, and I
finally found it here.  This is a really cool song
which has some great picking and tough riffs, so
work on this and it will make you a better player.

The basis of this song is the recurrent motion within chords to lead the
song through to the next chord.  These are what I will call "riffs" and
they are the most important part of this song and they are basically what
this song will teach you.  Remember, to do these riffs, keep your chord
formations and use the fingers that you don't use for the chord to fool
around with the added notes.  Also, remember that Clapton and I fret notes
on the sixth string with your thumb (see Clapton Lesson #1).

INTRO:

                  A     E/A     A         E/A         A     E/A     A         E/A
   +  +  +  +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:--------------|---------0-------|-0---------------|-----0-----0-----|---0-------------|
B:--------------|-2-----0-0-----2-|-2-------0-------|-2---2-0---0---2-|---2-----0-------|
G:--------------|-2-----1-------2-|---------1-------|-2-----1-------2-|---------1-------|
D:--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:------------0-|-----0---------0-|-------0---------|-0-----0-------0-|-------0---------|
E:--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   A     E/A     A         E/A         A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----0-----0-----|---0-------------|-----0-----0-----|
B:-2---2-0---0---2-|---2-----0-------|-2---2-0---0---2-|
G:-2-----1-------2-|---------1-------|-2-----1-------2-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
A:-0-----0-------0-|-------0---------|-0-----0-------0-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

This continues directly into Rhythm Figure 1:
         E/A     A           B/A   E/G#      F#7       Bm7               E                 A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +     +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|---0-------0-----|---4---------------|---2-------------|---0-------------|
B:-------------0-2-|---2-----4-----5-|---5---------2---3-|---3-----3p2---0-|---0-----0-----2-|
G:---------1h2---2-|---------4-----4-|---------2h3-----2-|---------2-----1-|-----------2p1-2-|
D:-------2---------|---------4-------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:---------------0-|-------0---------|---------4-------2-|-------2---------|---------------0-|
E:-----------------|---------------4-|-------2-----------|---------------0-|-------0---------|

                 F#7                 Bm7               E                   A
   +   +   +   +       +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +       +   +   +   +
e:---0---------------|---2-------------|---2---------------|---0-------------|
B:---2-----2p0-------|---2---------2-3-|---3-----3p2-------|---0-----0-----2-|
G:-------------2-2h3-|---------3h4---2-|---------2-----0h1-|-----------2p1-2-|
D:---------------2---|-----------------|---------------2---|-----------------|
A:-------0-----------|---------------2-|-------2-----------|---------------0-|
E:---------------2---|-------2---------|---------------0---|-------0---------|

Now, Rhythm Figure 1 shown above progresses into Rhythm Figure 2.
Part of the last measure above is repeated for clarity.Rhythm Figure 2

                A                 D/F#(add9)        E7sus4            E7                A
   +  +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:----------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|
B:--------0-----2-|---2-----2-2---3-|---3-----3-3---3-|---3-----3-3---3-|---3-----0-----2-|
G:----------2p1-2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----1-|-----------2h1-2-|
D:----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:--------------0-|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
E:------0---------|---------------2-|-------2-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|

(what's shown above repeats twice here)

Go into Rhythm Figure 1 once more
Play Rhythm Figure 2 twice more
Then play the following, from the E7 at the end of Rhythm Fig. 2:

   E7                C#m7          F#m7              Bm7               E
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---0-------------|-----------------|-----------2-----|---2-------------|---0-------------|
B:---3---------0---|-4h5---4---4---2-|-----2---2-2---3-|---3-----3p2---0-|---0---------0---|
G:---------1h2-----|-4-----5---5---2-|-----2---2-----2-|---------2-----1-|---------1h2-----|
D:-------2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------|
A:-----------------|-4-----6---6-----|---------------2-|-------2---------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|---------------2-|-------2---------|---------------0-|-----------------|

   C#m7          F#m7              Bm7               E                       C#m7        F#m7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|---2-------2-----|---2-------------|---0-------------|-----------------|
B:-4h5---5---5---2-|---2-----2-2---3-|---3-----3p2---0-|---0---------0---|---5---5---5---2-|
G:-4-----4---4---2-|---------2-----2-|---------2-----1-|---------1h2-----|---4---4---4---2-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
A:-4-----4---4-----|---------------2-|-------2---------|-----------------|---4---4---4-----|
E:---------------2-|-------2---------|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------2-|

                 Bm7               E                 A
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---2-------2-----|---2-------------|---0-------------|
B:---2-----2-2---3-|---3-----3p2---0-|---0-----0-----2-|
G:---------2-----2-|---------2-----1-|-----------2p1-2-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:---------------2-|-------2-------0-|---------------0-|
E:-------2---------|-----------------|-------0---------|

Now, play Rythm Fig. 2 six times andend with this little figure:

   E7                 A(addA)
   +   +   +   +      +   +   +   +
e:---0-------------|-^5---------------|
B:---3-----0-------|-^2---------------|
G:-----------2p1---|-^2---------------|
D:-------2---------|-^2---------------|
A:-----------------|-^0---------------|
E:-----------------|------------------|

That's it for this little song.  It's really simple in
terms of amount of material, but the picking and riffs
are a bit complex so work on this and it will help you
get better.  If you have any questions, e-mail me.