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#-PLEASE NOTE#
#This file is the authors own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
###
From alt.guitar.tab Thu Oct 21 12:46:50 1993
From: jeroen@wsinis11.win.tue.nl (Jeroen Rik van Zutphen)
Subject: TAB: Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)
Eric Clapton: `Tears in Heaven.
D/F# E7sus4 E7 A A E/G# F#m
1. Would you know my name
2. Would you hold my hand
F#m/E D/F# A E
++-0++
+222-+-3322+-0023-+
+222-+-2222+-1124-+
++-++
++0-0-++
+-22-0-00+-2-220+0000/2+
if I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same If I saw you in hea-
Would ya help me stand If I saw you in hea-
E A/E E7/5 F#m7 C#/E#
++-2222-+-1111-+
+0023+-2222-+-2222-+
+1124+-2222-+-1111-+
+2+-2222-++
++-4444-++
+-0000+-2-2220+-1-1111+
ven? I must be strong
A7/E F#7 F#7sus4 F#/A# Bm7
+0000+-++
+2222+-2-2+-3333-+
+0000+-3-4+-2222-+
+-+-222++
+-+1+-2-22-2-2+
+0-000+-2-222-+0+
and carry on cause I know I dont belong
through night and day cause I know I just cant stay
*to coda*
D/E A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E
++-+
+
+-333+-2/3/25-52-+222-
+
+-222+2-24-42-+222-
+
++-+
+
++-0+
+
+-00/2-+44-2-+-22-0-00
+
here in hea-ven.
here in hea-ven.
D/F# E7sus4 E7 A D/F# E7sus4 E7
++-+-+
+3333+-222-2-+-3333+
+2221+-222-2-+-2221+
++-+-+
++-0-000-+-+
+2-22-00+-0/2+-2-22-00+
A C G/B Am D/F#
++30-+
+
+2222+1-0-1-+1333
+
+2222+00-0-2-+222
+
+++
+
+0-0000/2-+-3-20-+
+
+++22-
+
Time can bring you down, time can bend your
knees
G D/F# Em D/F# G C G/B Am
+-++-0+
+-333+333+-1131-+
+0022+-0020++
+-+++
+-++-3-33-2-20-+
+3-33-2-22-+-0-00-2-2-3++
Time can break your heart
D/F# G D/F# E A/E E7/5
+-+-+-0+
+13-+-3333+-0013+
+202-+-0022+-0024+
+-+-+-2+
+00-+-++
+223-+-333220+-000-+
have ya beggin please, beggin please
A E/G# F#m7 E A/E E7/5 F#m
+++222+
+-2/3/25-2-+-0023+-2222+
+2-24-2-+-1124+-2222+
++++
+-0-+++
+4-2-+-0-0000-+-2-2222-+
Beyond the door
C#/E# A7/E F#7 G#m F#/A#
+1111-+-0000-+2+
+2222-+-2222-+-222+
+1111-+-1111-+-33-4-+
+++-22+
+++1+
+1-1111+-0-0000+-2-24-+
theres peace, Im sure
Bm7 D/E A E/G# F#m7
++++
+3333-+333+-2/3/2552-+
+2222-+222+-22442-+
++++
+2-222++-0-+
+0-+0-0/2-+4-4-+
F#m7/E D/F# E7sus4 E7 A
++++
+222+-333-+-2222+
+222+-2227+-2222+
++-6++
+++-0-000+
+2-2-0-00-+-2-22-00+-0/2-+
A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E D/F# A
+0+-++
+-52-+-222+-3322+
+242-+-222+-2222+
++-++
+0+-+0-0+
+4-2-+22-0-00-+-2-22-0-+
3. Would you know my name if I saw you in hea-
E A/E E7/5 A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E
+-+++
+0023+-2/3/2552-+-222-+
+1124+-22442-+-222-+
+-+++
+-+-0++
+0-0000-+4+22-0-00+
ven? Would you be the same
D/F# A/E E A/E E7/5
+++
+3-3-2-2-+-0-0-2-3-+
+2-2-2-2-+-1-1-2-4-+
+++
+++
+22-200-0+-00-0-0-0+
if I saw you in hea- ven?
*coda*
A E/G# F#m7 F#m7/E
+-++
+-2/3/255-2-+222-+
+2-244-2-+222-+
+-++
+-0++
+42-+2-2-0-00+
ven. Cause I
Bm7 D/E A E/G# F#m
+-+++
+3333+333+2-3-2-555+
+2222+222+22442+
+-+++
+2-222++-0+
+0-+0-0/2-+42+
know I dont belong here in hea-ven.
F#m/E D/F# E7sus4 E7 A
+-++-
+
+-222+-3333+-232/3/2-55
+
+-222+-2221+-242-4/6-
+
+-++-2
+
+-++-0
+
+22-0-00-+-2-22-00+-
+
From: fact1@gipsy22.cs.uni-sb.de (Detlef Anton)
Tears In Heaven (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 dont 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
Ill find my way through night and day
`Cause I know I just cant 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, theres peace for sure
] Bm ]E7sus E7 ] A E/G# ]
and I know therell 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 dont 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 Claptons unplugged album. There is really
only one figuring which is a reach which is the A to Esus2.
___________
]_]_]_]_]_]
]_]_1_1_1_1
]_]_]_]_]_]
2_]_]_3_]_]
] ] ] ] 4 ]
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 -25223-3-2-02
G 2-4-2-2-2-22-124
D -224440222
A 044-0-22-45
E 0-2-4-40-2-0000-
Would you know my name
A Esus2/G# F#m F#m/E D A E
E -2
B 253-3-2-0
G 2-2222-2-124
D -2242-0-222-
A 0-4-40-22-45
E 0-2-4420000
F#m C#/F Em/G F# Bm E
E
B 002-3
G 2-210-0-23-4-4-41
D 43-3-24-444-2
A 442442-2
E -2-2-113-2222-0
Lick 2:
C G F Em G
E 0-0-
B 31-13-03-0
G 0-022020-0-2
D 2002
A -0-2-3-3-2002
E 23202-3
Time will bend your knees
==========================================================
Version 3
Most detailed
Tears In Heaven (Unplugged)
Intro:
H HP
]-]-]-]-]
]-232-55-2-]22-2]3333]2222]
]-244-2-]22-2]2221]2222]
]2-]-]-]-]
]0]-]-]0-0000-]
02]4-42-]-22-000-]2-22-00]-]
]5/75]
2nd guitar ]-5/755-]
part ]4/6]
` ]-]
]-]
H HP H
]-]-]0]-]
]-232-55-2-]22-2]332-30-]02-3-]
]-244-2-]22-2]2221-]12-4-]
]2-]-]0-00]-]
]0]-]-]4/5]
02]4-42-]-22-000-]0-]00]
Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
H
]2-4-454-2-0]
2nd guitar ]-]
part ]-]
]-]
]-]
]-]
HP H
]-]-]0]-]
]2232-55-2-]22-2]332-30-]02-3-]
]2244-2-]22-2]2221-]12-4-]
]-]-]0-00]-]
]0-]-]-]4/5]
]4-42-]-22-000-]0-]00]
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven
]-22]-11]-00]-]
]222-]222-]333-]-]
]222-]111-]000-]33-46]
]-]-]-]44-46]
]-]-]-]-]
]222]111]000]22/4-4/6]
I must be strong and carry on Cause I
]-]-]
]-333-]3-33]
]-222-]2-22]
]444-]2-22]
]222]-]
]-]-]
know I dont belong here in heaven
Before the next verse the part of the 2nd guitar goes like this:
H H HP P
]-]
]-232]
]2442-]
]24-42]
]-]
]-]
Bridge:
]-]22]-]]
]-1-1]-1332]-2-2]-211]
]-0-0]-0220]-0-0]-000]
]2-2]20-0-00]-00]0-22]
02]33-22-]0]-]]
]-]3]33-22-]002]
Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees
]-]22]-]]
]-1-1]-1332]-233]002-3]
]-0-0]-0220]-022]332-4]
]2-2]20-0-00]-0]]
]33-22-]0]-]-4/5-]
]-]3]33-2-22-]0-00-]
time can break your heart Have you beggin please beggin please
From: daishi@sat.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Daishi Harada)
solo guitar interpretation, so i added some notes probably where there
arent any in the real song if you dont have a band behind you to
provide texture, you gotta make do
daishi
e||
B||
G||
D||
A||
E|-0h2|
* *Aintro* *
e|00|
B|2h3p22-|
G|22-11-2-|
D||
A|-0|
E|4-42-|
1.
2. ven
3. ven
4. ven
e||
B|222|
G|222|
D||
A||
E|22-0-00-|
e||
B|-3333|
G|-2221|
D||
A||
E|-2-22-0-0-0-0-|
(on 3., go to *C* after the above measure, and return to *A* afterwards)
e||
B|-2222|
G|-2222|
D||
A|-0-00-0-0|
E|0h2|
* *A* *
e|00|
B|2h3p22-|
G|22-11-2-|
D||
A|-0|
E|4-42-|
1. would you know my name
2. would you hold my hand
3. (solo instead of vocals)
4. would you know my name
e||
B|222|
G|222|
D||
A||
E|22-0-00-|
e||
B|-3322|
G|-2222|
D||
A||
E|-2-22-0-00-|
1. if i saw you in hea-
2. if i saw you in hea-
4. if i saw you in hea-
e||
B|-0023|
G|-1124|
D||
A||
E|-0-0000-|
1. ven
2. ven
4. ven
e|00|
B|-22h3p22-|
G|-22-11-2-|
D||
A|-0-0-|
E|4-42-|
1. would it be the same
2. would you help me stand
4. would it be the same
e||
B|222|
G|222|
D||
A||
E|22-0-00-|
e||
B|-3322|
G|-2222|
D||
A||
E|-2-22-0-00-|
1. if i saw you in hea-
2. if i saw you in hea-
4. if i saw you in hea-
e||
B|-0023|
G|-1124|
D||
A||
E|-0-0000-|
1. ven
2. ven
4. ven
* *B* *
e|2-2|
B|2222-|
G|-2-2-|
D||
A||
E|-2-2-|
1. I must be str-
2. Ill find my way
3. be- yond the do-
4. I must be str-
e|1-1|
B|2222-|
G|-1-1-|
D||
A||
E|-1-1-|
1. ong
2.
3. or
4. ong
e|0-0|
B|0000-|
G|-0-0-|
D||
A||
E|-0-0-|
1. and car- ry
2. through night and
3. theres peace Im
4. and car- ry
e|2-2|
B|2222-|
G|-3-3-|
D||
A||
E|-2-2-|
1. on Cause I know
2. day Cause I know
3. sure And I know
4. on Cause I know
e||
B|-3333|
G|-2222|
D||
A||
E|-2-22-2-22-|
1. I dont be- lo-
2. I just cant st-
3. therell be no mo-
4. I dont be- lo-
e||
B|3-33-|
G|2-22-|
D||
A||
E|-0-0h2|
1. ng here in hea-
2. ay here in hea-
3. re tears in hea-
4. ng here in hea-
(return to *Aintro* after the above measure, except on 4.,
in which case go to *Coda*)
* *C* *
e||
B|-2222|
G|-2222|
D||
A|-0-00-0-00h2|
E||
e|0-0-0-|
B|1-0-1-|
G|0002-|
D||
A|-3-20-|
E||
3. Time can bring you down
e|022-3-|
B|133-0-|
G|222-0-|
D||
A|00|
E|2-23-|
3. Time can bend your knees
e|3|
B|033-0-|
G|022-0-|
D||
A||
E|33-2-20-|
e||
B|033|
G|020|
D||
A||
E|00-2-2-3-3-|
e|0-0-0-|
B|1-0-1-|
G|0002-|
D||
A|-3-20-|
E||
3. Time can break your heart
e|022-3-|
B|133-0-|
G|222-0-|
D||
A|00|
E|2-23-|
3. have you beg- ging please
e|30-|
B|033-0-|
G|022-1-|
D||
A||
E|33-2-20-|
3. beg- ging please
e||
B||
G||
D||
A||
E|0h2|
(return to *A*, still on 3.)
* *Coda* *
e|00|
B|2h3p22-|
G|22-11-2-|
D||
A|-0|
E|4-42-|
e||
B|222|
G|222|
D||
A||
E|22-0-0|
4. Cause I
e||
B|-3333|
G|-2222|
D||
A||
E|-2-22-2-22-|
4. know I dont be- lo-
e||
B|3-33-|
G|2-22-|
D||
A||
E|-0-0h2|
4. ng here in hea-
e|00|
B|2h3p22-|
G|22-11-2-|
D||
A|-0|
E|4-42-|
4. ven (rit.)
e||
B|222|
G|222|
D||
A||
E|22-0-0|
e||
B|-3333|
G|-2221|
D||
A||
E|-2-22-0-0-0-0-|
e||
B|-2|
G|2-|
D|2|
A|-0|
E||