Eric Clapton - When you got a good friend

WHEN YOU GOT A GOOD FRIEND As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 2004 Album ME AND MR. JOHNSON) Words and Music by Robert Johnson Arranged by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Fairweather-Low - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=98(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, II (Ac. Gtrs.) H Q E E Q. E Q. 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E A5 |-3-| |--3--| |3| E E Q E E E E a E E E E E E e E e E e E e E e E E Q |------0--0-------------|---0-------------|------------------| |-----/5--5s2p0---------|---0-0-----------|------------------| |---------------2-0h1---|-1-1-2-----------|---------------0--| |-----------------------|-2-2-------------|-----4---2--------| |-----------------------|---------5-5-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| |-0-------------------0-|-------0-0-0-0---|------------------| N.C. E5 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| e E Q e E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |------------------|---0---0---0-----------|---0---------------| |------------------|-----3h5---5s2p0-------|---0-0-0-(0)--(0)--| |------------------|-----------------2-0---|-----2-1-(1)--(1)--| |-2---4--2---4-0h2-|---------------------2-|-------------------| |-0-0-0--0-0-------|-----------------------|-2--------2--------| |------------------|-0---------------------|-0--------0----4\--| N.C. |-3-| |-3--| E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |---0-----0-----0---|--------------------| |-------2-----2-----|-2------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-2---2-2---2---2-0-|---0-0--0-0-(0)-----| |-------------------|----------------3p0-| |---3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----------------------|| |-----------------|-----0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--|| |-----------------|---1----------2---------|| |-----------------|------------------------|| |-----5-5-4-4-3-3-|-2---2----2-------2--2--|| |---0-------------|------------------------|| 2nd Verse E5 A5 E5 |3| |-3-| |--3--| e E e E e E E Q e E e E +H E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|---0--0-0-0-------------|---0---0---0-----| |-----------------|----------------|-----/5---5s2p0---------|---0-----3-------| |---------------0-|----------------|----------------2-0h1---|---------------0-| |-----------------|-2---2-2-(2)----|------------------------|-----------------| |-----4---5-5-4---|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-2----------------------|-2---------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|-0--------------------0-|-0---0-----------| A5 E5 |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q e E e E E Q e E e E +E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E e E e E |----------------|---------------------|---0--0--0-----------|---0-------------| |----------------|---------------------|-----/5--5s2p0-------|---0-2-----------| |--------------0-|-----------------0---|---------------2p0---|-----2-----------| |-2--4-4-2---4---|-2---4---------4-----|-------------------2-|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-------|-2-------------------|-2-------5-5-4-4-| |----------------|-------------------0-|-0-------------------|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-| N.C. A5 |-3--| Q E E E E +E E E E E E E +E E E E |--------2-2-(2)-----|-------------------| |--------------------|-----------------0-| |----2-----------0---|-2-2-------------0-| |--------------------|-----4-2-(2)-2-----| |-2----2-----------0-|-----0-0-(0)-0-0---| |--------------------|-------------------| N.C. |3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)---|| |-----------------|--------0---0--(0)--(0)---|| |-----------------|------------------------0-|| |-----------------|--------------------------|| |-----5---4-4-3-3-|-2--2---2--(2)--2----2----|| |-0---------------|--------------------------|| 3rd Verse E5 A5 E5 N.C. |-3-| |-3-| e E e E e E e E e E e E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|---0--0--0-----------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----/5--5s2p0-------| |-----------------|---------------------|---------------2p0---| |---------------0-|-2---4-5-(5)--5--4-2-|-------------------2-| |-2-2-4-4-5-5-4---|-0-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-0---|-2-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------------|-0-------------------| A5 |-3-| |3| |-3-| E E E E E E Q E e E e E E Q E E E e E e E +E E E E |---0---0-----0----|-------------------|-------------------| |---------0-3------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|---------------0---|-----------------1-| |------------------|-2---4-4---2-----0-|-2---4-5-(5)-5-4---| |------------------|-0-0-0-0-0---0-----|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0---| |-0----------------|-------------------|-------------------| N.C. |-3-| |-3-| E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E |---0--0--0-----------|----0--(0)-(0)-(0)--0--(0)-(0)-| |-----/5--5s2p0-------|----------------3--(3)-(3)-(3)-| |---------------2p0---|-------------------------------| |-------------------2-|----------------------------0--| |---------------------|----------------------------0--| |-0-------------------|-0-(0)------0------------------| |3| E E E E +E E E E E E E E E Q E E |-------------------|------------------| |-------0-(0)---0---|------------------| |-----2-------2-----|-2-----2---2---0--| |-------------------|------------------| |-2-2-2-------2---0-|---0-0---0---0----| |-------------------|------------------| 4th Verse E5 N.C. E5 |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E Q e E e E e E E E E |---0--0-0-0-----------|-0------------------||--------------------| |-----/5---3b5-0-------|-----0-0-(0)-----0--||--------------------| |----------------2-0---|-------------2------||---------------0----| |--------------------2-|--------------------||-----------------0--| |-2--------------------|---2-----------2----||-2-2-5-4-2-2-4------| |-0--------------------|--------------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| A5 E5 N.C. |-3-| |-3-| |3-| e E e E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E Q E |---------------|---0-0-0-------------|---0-(0)-----0----| |---------------|-----5---5-2-0-------|---------0-3------| |---------------|---------------2-1---|------------------| |-2---4---------|-------------------2-|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0--0--|-2-------------------|------------------| |---------------|-0-------------------|-0----------------| A5 N.C. |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| e E e E e E E E E e E e E +Q E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------|---0--0--0------------| |-------------------|------------------|-----/5--5s3p0--------| |---------------0---|------------------|---------------2-1----| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-----0-|-2----------------|-------------------2--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-(0)----0-|----------------------| |-------------------|--------------5---|-0--------------------| A5 N.C. |3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q e E e E e E e E E E E E E E E E E E |---0-(0)-----0----|---------2-2----|-----------------|---0-------------0----| |---------0-3------|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------------| |------------------|-----2----------|-----------------|-1---------3-3-2---2--| |------------------|----------------|-2-2-4---2-2-----|----------------------| |------------------|-2-2------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----5---5-4-4-3---3--| |-0----------------|----------------|---------------0-|----------------------| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E |-0-----------------|| |-----0-0-------0---|| |-1---------2-------|| |-------------------|| |-2-2-2---2---2-----|| |-----------------0-|| Guitar Solo |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E |-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----10-12-------0------0-------| |-/12-------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|-12-------11s10---10-8-------5-| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------6---| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E a E |-7-6-5-----0----------|-7-6-5---5-----0-(0)-------| |-------8-5-5--------5-|-------8---8-5-------3-3s2-| |-------------6---/6---|---------------------------| |-------------5--------|---------------------------| |-------------0--------|---------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-6-| |--3--| E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E +E E E |------0-(0)-------0---------|---0-0-0-0-------0-|---2h5-2-5-2-0--------------| |-0tr1-------0-0-3---0-------|-----5-5-3-0-0-3---|---------------3-0-(0)----5-| |------------1---------2-1---|-------------------|-----------------------/6---| |--------------------------2-|-------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-2-----------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-0-----------------|----------------------------| |-3-| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-6-5-------5-------------------| |-------8b8.5---8b8.5-5---5-5---5-| |-----------------------6-----6---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |3-| E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E +E Q |-----------0-(0)----|-----0------------------|| |---5-5-5-5----------|-------------0-------0--|| |-----4-3-2----2p0---|---------------2-(2)----|| |------------------2-|-(2)--------------------|| |--------------------|-------0-1-2------------|| |--------------------|------------------------|| 5th Verse A5 |3-| |-3-| E E +E Q E E E E e E e E e E E E E e E e E e E E E |---0-(0)-----0---------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------0-3-----------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|---------------0---|-----------------| |-----------------------|-2---4---2---4---0-|-2---4---5-5-----| |-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0---0---| |-0---------------3b3.5-|-------------------|---------------0-| N.C. |-3-| |-3-| |3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E |------0-0-0-----------|---0-(0)-----0-------|----------------------| |-----/5-5-5s2p0-------|---------0-3---------|-----0-(0)-0-----0----| |----------------2-1---|---------------------|-----------2---2------| |--------------------2-|---------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------0-1-2-|-(2)---------------0--| |-0--------------------|-0-------------------|----------------------| Outro N.C. |-3-| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E a E E E E E H +W |------------------||------7-7\-0---------|-0---------------|-----------*| |------------------||----8-8-8\---0-------|-----------------|-----------*| |-2-----------2----||---------------2-0h1-|-----------------|-----------*| |---------2------2-||-/6------------------|-----2-2-0tr2----|-(0tr2)----*| |---0-3h4---0------||---------------------|-----------------|-----------*| |------------------||---------------------|-----------------|-----------*| 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