Eric Clapton - Tears in heaven

TEARS IN HEAVEN (Bassline) As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 1992 Album UNPLUGGED) Words and Music by Eric Clapton & Will Jennings Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nathan East - Acoustic Fretless Bass' Intro Q=80 4/4 Gtr I (Acoustic Fretless Bass) W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 1st Verse E Q E E Q S S H Q E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |-----------------||-------------|---------------|---------------| |-7-7--7-7-7------||-7----6--6---|---------------|---------------| |-------------7h9-||-----------9-|-9-9--9-7-7--7-|-9-9--9-7-7--7-| |-----------------||-------------|---------------|---------------| +E Q E E Q E H Q E E +E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-7----6--6---|-----------------|----------------| |-(7)-7--7-7-7--7-|-----------9-|-(9)-9--9-7-7--7-|-9-9--9-7-7--7--| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| Chorus +E Q E E Q E Q. E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E W |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------| |-(7)-7--7-7-7--7-||-9----9-(9)-9--6-|-8-8--8-(8)-8--8-|-7----| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------| Interlude E Q E +E Q. H Q. E +E E Q Q E S S H Q e E |-----------------|-------------|-------------------||-------------| |-----------------|-9----9------|-------------------||-7----6--6---| |-9-9--9-(9)-9----|-----------7-|-(7)-7-7--7----7h9-||-----------9-| |-----------------|-------------|-------------------||-------------| 2nd Verse E Q E E Q E Q. E Q Q H E E E S S H Q E E |---------------|--------------|----------------||-------------| |---------------|--------------|-7----7-7-7-----||-------------| |-9-9--9-7-7--7-|-9----9-7--7--|----------------||-0-----------| |---------------|--------------|------------0h2-||------4----2-| +E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E Q. E +Q. S S H Q E E |-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------| |-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------| |-----------------|---------------|------------------|-0-----------| |-(2)-2--2-0-0--0-|-2-2--2-0-0--0-|-0----0-(0)---0h2-|------4----2-| Chorus +E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E Q. E +E Q E Q. E +Q E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------||------------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------||---------------4--| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------||-------------4----| |-(2)-2--2-0-0--0-|-2-2--2-0-0--0-|-0----0-(0)-0--0-||-2----2-(2)-------| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E a Q. E Q Q Q. E +E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------2-| |----------------|------/7-(7)---7-|-7h9----9-----1--|-2----2-(2)-4s5---| |------1-(1)---1-|-0---------------|----------/4-----|------------------| Interlude +E e Q Q. S S Q. E Q E E +E Q E E Q E E Q E Q Q |-------------------||---------------|------------------|--------------| |-(2)-2-2-----------||------7-6------|--------11--------|--------------| |-------------------||-0-----------9-|-(9)-9-----7-7--7-|-9-9--9-7-----| |----------0----0h2-||---------------|------------------|-----------0--| Bridge H E Q. H Q. E +H E Q E +E Q E E Q E |-------------||-------------|---------------|-----------------| |-------------||-------------|---------------|-----------------| |-------------||-3----2----0-|-(0)-----------|-----------------| |-5----5-5----||-------------|--------3-2--3-|-(3)-3--3-2-2--2-| E Q E E E E E H Q. E +Q. E E Q E +Q. E Q. E |----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-3----2----0-|-(0)------------|----------------| |-0-0--0-2-2-3---|-------------|-------3-2-2--3-|-(3)---3-2----2-| Guitar Solo Q. E Q Q H E a E E E Q. S S Q E E E Q E E Q E |--------------||--------16s18p16-14-|-14----13h14p13--9---|----------------| |--------------||--------------------|---------------------|----------------| |--------------||--------------------|-------------------7-|-9-9--9-9-9--9--| |-0----0-2--4--||-5------------------|---------------------|----------------| Q E E Q S S S S a E E Q Q E E |-------------------|------9-/18--16--16-14-| |---------------7-9-|-9s11------------------| |-7----7-7--7-9-----|-----------------------| |----0--------------|-----------------------| +Q. S S Q E E +Q. E a E E E E |-(14)---13s14s13--14-14-|-(14)----------9-11-9-| |------------------------|--------7-9s11--------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| Chorus Q. E +E Q E Q E E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |-----------------||-------11-(11)------|-----------------|------9-(9)-------| |-----------------||----11--------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7----7-(7)-7--7-||-9-------------9--9-|-8-8--8-(8)-8--8-|-7----------7--7--| |-----------------||--------------------|-----------------|------------------| Interlude Q E E Q Q Q E E E a E E E +E e Q Q E S S Q. E Q E E |---------------|------------------|-------------------||------9----9----| |---------------|--------------9---|-------------------||-7------6----9--| |-9\------------|----------7h9---7-|-(7)-7----7----7h9-||----------------| |-------2-4--6--|-7----7-7---------|-------0-----------||----------------| 4th Verse E Q E E Q E Q. E Q Q W E Q. E a E S S E |----------------|--------------|----------||-18-(18)-----16s18-16---14--| |------11--------|--------------|----------||----------------------------| |-9-9-----7-7--7-|-9----9-7-----|----------||------0---------------------| |----------------|-----------0--|-5--------||----------------------------| +Q. S S Q E E +Q. E a E E E E |-(14)---13s14s13s=14-14-|-(14)----------9-11-9-| |------------------------|--------7-9s11--------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| +E Q E +E E +S S S S H Q S S E |-(9)----------------------|-6----4--4---2-| |----------------------7s9-|-7----6--6---4-| |-----7--7-(7)-7-(7)-7-----|---------------| |--------------------------|---------------| Chorus Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E +E Q E Q. E +Q E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------||------------------| |-4----4-2-2--2-|---------------|-----------------||------------------| |---------------|------7-7-7--7-|------7-(7)-7--7-||-9----9-(9)----9--| |---------------|-0-------------|-0---------------||-------------9----| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +Q. E Q. E E E E E H E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-8----------8--8-|-7----7-(7)---7-|-9----9-9-7------|-------------7--| |------9-(9)------|----------------|------------10-9-|-7----7-9-10----| Outro +E E Q Q E S S Q. E Q E E +Q. E E. S +E E H E E E E |-------------------||------9--------|----------------------|--------------| |-------------------||-7------6------|----------------------|--------------| |-(7)------7----7h9-||-------------9-|-(9)---9-7------------|----------9-7-| |-----0-0-----------||---------------|------------10-(10)-9-|-7----7-7-----| Free tempo Q=60 Q Q Q Q H H +W |-------------|-------------|--------*| |-4--4--2-----|-------------|--------*| |-------------|-------4-----|-(4)----*| |----------0--|-5----(5)----|-(5)----*| 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