Eric Clapton - Let it grow

LET IT GROW As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 1974 Album 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD) Words and Music by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Electric Guitar' Gtr III (D G D G B D) - 'Dobro w/ Open G Tuning' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Electric Guitar' 1st Verse Moderately Q=80 Bm F#7 D E G A 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.) E E E S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E Q E E E E S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-2--| |-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-2--| |-----------------------|---------------2-2-2-2-2-|--------0-0-0-0-0--| |-----------------------|---------------0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3-3------------| Chorus Gtr II (El. Gtr.) E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-----2-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-4-----4---(4)---4-------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-------------4-----4---| |-----------------||-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------| Q E E E E E E H E E E E |-2---------2-----------|-^0---------------------| |-------4-----4-----4---|-^0---------5-4---------| |-----4---------4-------|-^1---------4---4---4---| |-----------------------|------------4-----------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| Q. E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------------------|-2---------------------| |-2------2---(2)-----------|-4---4-----4---2-------| |-2--------------2-----2---|-4-----4-----4-----4---| |-2----------------2-------|-----------------------| |-0------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| Q E E E E Q H S S S S E E |-----------------------|-^0----------------------------| |-4---4-----4-----------|-^0---------4-5-4-2------------| |-------4-----4---------|-^1-----------------4----------| |---------------4-------|-^2---------------------4------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------| $ A F#7(type 2) E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q. E +Q E E E E E E H |--------------------------|-2---------2-----------|| |-2------------------------|-2-----2---------------|| |-2------2---(2)-----------|-3---3-----------------|| |-2----------------4---2---|-4-4-------------------|| |-0------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------------|| 2nd & 3rd Verse E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |-----------------------|---------------0-------| |-3-------------2-------|-3-------------0-------| |---4---4-----3---------|---2---2-----1-1-------| |-----4-----------------|-----0-----2---2-------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| G A Bm F#7(type 2) Q E E E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E |-3--3-------5-----|-7-----------9-----------| |-3--3-----5-------|---7-----7-------7-------| |-4--4-4-6---------|-------7-------------7---| |--------7---------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q |-----10-----7---7-------|-7-----7----------9-----| |---7----------9---------|-8-------8-----10-------| |-7----------------------|-7-----------7----------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| Chorus E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q |------------------------||---------------2-------| |------------------------||-4---------------------| |------------------------||-----4-----4-----------| |------------------------||-------4---------------| |-----4--4--4--4--4--4---||-----------------------| |-----2--2--2--2--2--2---||-----------------------| | | Gtr IV(El. Gtr.) | Q E E E E Q W |-^11------11-------11---||-----------------------| |-^12---------12----12---||-----------------------| |-^11---11-------11-11---||-----------------------| |------------------------||-----------------------| |------------------------||-----------------------| |------------------------||-----------------------| +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |-(2)---------2-----------|-------0---------------| |---------------5-4-------|-----0-----4---4-------| |-------4-------------4---|-1-----------4---------| |-----4---4---------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| | | W W |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| Q. E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------2---| |-2------2---(2)-2---------|-4---------4---4-------| |-2----------------2-------|-------4-----4---------| |-2--------------------2---|-----4-----------------| |-0------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| To Coda +E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-(2)---------2-----------|-----0------------------| |-------4-------5-4-------|---0-------4------------| |-----4---4-----------4---|-1-----------4-----4----| |-------------------------|---------------4--------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| Q. E +E E E E E E E S S E E S S E |--------------------------|-------2---------------|| |-2------2---(2)-----------|-----2---2-----2-------|| |-2--------------2-----2---|---3-------3-----3-----|| |-2----------------2-------|-4-----------4-----4---|| |-0------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------------|| Interlude Gtr II Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q |-----5-----2-----------|--------------------------| |-------------3---------|-------0-----3------------| |-4-------------2-------|-----0---------4----------| |-------------------2---|-(2)-------------4\-------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| Dobro Solo Gtr II |-3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S E Q |-------------------------||--------3---------2h=3p2-------------| |-------------------------||-------------------------3-----------| |-----------2-------------||---0-----------------------2---------| |-----2---------2---------||-------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------||-------------------------------------| |-------------------------||-------------------------------------| | | Gtr III (Dobro w/ slide / Open G Tuning - D G D G B D) | H Q E E +Q. E +Q. E |-------------------/12---||-(12)-----/11---(11)-----------------| |-------------------------||-------------------------------/12---| |-------------------------||-------------------------------------| |-------------------------||-------------------------------------| |-------------------------||-------------------------------------| |-------------------------||-------------------------------------| Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |---------------------------------|--------------------2---------| |------------0-----3--------------|--------------2---------------| |--------0------------4-----------|--------3-------2-------------| |---2-------------------4---------|---4------4-------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| | | +Q. E +Q. E +H. S S E |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-(12)-----/10---(10)-------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------/11---|-(11)-------------/11s9-------| |---------------------------------|------------------------11----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| | | ~~~ | H. Q H. E E |----------------------|----------------------/12---| |------------------7/--|-/12------------------------| |-11-------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| | | +E E E E +E E E E |-(12)S9--------------------------| |------------10-(10)S12-----------| |---------------------------/9----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | Gtr II | +Q E E Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E Q |------------------------|-7------------9----------|-10-------------7-------| |---------10S12----------|----------7----------7---|----7-----7---9---------| |-(9)-------------9------|-------------------------|--------7---9-----------| |--------------------9S7-|-9-----------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| Out-Chorus D.S. al Coda & Gtr II E S S E S S Q E E E E E E E E E E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-0----0-0-||-----------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2----2-2-||-2---2-----2-----------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2----2-2-||-2-2---2-----2-----2---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2----2-2-||-2-------------2-------| |-------------0----0-0-||-0---------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3----------||-----------------------| | | Q E E E E Q W |-------7----------9---||-----------------------| |-8-------8-----10-----||-----------------------| |-7-----------9--------||-----------------------| |-9--------------------||-----------------------| |----------------------||-----------------------| |----------------------||-----------------------| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |---------------2-------|-----------2------------| |-4---------4-----------|-----4-------5-4--------| |-----4-----------------|---4---4-----------4----| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| | | W W |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| Q Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E |-----0-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------4-----------|-2------2---(2)---2-------| |-1-----------4-----4---|-2--------------2-----2---| |---------------4-------|-2------------------------| |-----------------------|-0------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------2---|-(2)---------2------------| |-4---------4---4-------|---------------5-4--------| |-------4-----4---------|-----4---4-----------4----| |-----4-----------------|-------4------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----0-----------------|-----------------------| |---0---0---4-----------|-2-------------2-------| |-1-----------4-----4---|-2-2---2-----2-----2---| |---------------4-------|-2---2-----2-----------| |-----------------------|-0---------0-----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| Outro E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |-------2---(2)---2-------||--7-----7---9-------9---| |-----2---------2---------||o---7---------7---------| |---3---------------------||------7---------7-------| |-4-----------------------||------------------------| |-------------------------||o-----------------------| |-------------------------||------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-10-----10---9-----------|-----7----------9-------|-7-----7---9-------9----| |----7----------7---------|---8---------10---------|---7---------7----------| |------7----------7---9---|-7---------9------------|-----7---------7--------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |-10-----10---9-----------|-----7----------9--------|| |----7----------7---------|---8---------10---------o|| |------7----------7---9---|-7---------9-------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths