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WONDERFUL TONIGHT As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 1977 Album SLOWHAND) Words and Music 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) - 'George Terry - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=94 G D/F# 4/4 Gtr I H a +E +E E E +H a +E +E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-|-(10)-------10b12==(10)r(10)-8---| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------9-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------3------------|---------------------------------| |-----3-----------------3-----3-|--------3-----------------3------| |---4---4------------------4----|------2--------------2-------2---| |-5-----------------------------|---4------4--------------------4-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| C D +H a +E +E E E +W |---------------------------------|----------------------| |-----------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-|-(10)-----------------| |-(9)-----------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|------------2---------| |-------1-----------------1-------|--------3-----3-------| |-----0--------------0-------0----|------2---2-----2-----| |--2------2---------------------2-|---0--------------0---| |---------------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------| G D/F# H a +E +E E E +H a +E +E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-|-(10)-------10b12==(10)r(10)p8---| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------9-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------3------------|---------------------------------| |-----3-----------------3-----3-|--------3-----------------3------| |---4---4------------------4----|------2--------------2-------2---| |-5-----------------------------|---4------4--------------------4-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| C D +H a +E +E Q Q Q Q S E. |--------------------------------|----------------------|| |-----------10b12==(10)r(10)p8---|-/10--12--13--15s17---|| |-(9)----------------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |--------------------0-----------|----------------------|| |-------1-----------------1------|---------------5------|| |-----0---0------------------0---|---2---4---5---5------|| |--2---------------------------2-|---4---5---7----------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------------------|----------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ G D/F# C D/F# H H H E E E E W E E E E E E Q ||------------------|-----------5-----|-------------------|---------5--------| ||o-15--------------|-------------5---|-------------------|-----7-----7------| ||------------------|---------7-----7-|-------------------|---7---7-----7----| ||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| | | E 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 E E E E E ||-----------3------|---------2-------|-------------------|---------2--------| ||o------3------3---|-----3-----3-----|-----1-------1-----|-----3-----3------| ||-----4---4--------|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-(0)---0---|---2---2-----2----| ||---5------------7-|-4-------------4-|-2---------------2-|-4-------------4--| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| G D/F# C D H H H E E E E H H E E E E E E E E |-7---------------|---------5-------|-----------------|-----5-----------| |-8---------------|-----------7-5---|-----------------|---------7---5---| |-7---------------|---------------7-|-5---------------|---7---7---7---7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------3-------|---------2-------|---------0-------|---------2-------| |-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----1-----1-----|-----3-----3-----| |---4---4-----4---|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|---2---2---------| |-5-------------5-|-4-------------4-|-2-------------2-|-0---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C D Em E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------3-(3)-------|---------5-------|-----7-------5---|-------7-(7)-------| |---3---------5-----|---5---5---5-----|---8---8---7---7-|---8---------------| |-5---5---------5---|-7---7-------7---|-7-------7-------|-9---9-------9-7---| |-----------------5-|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------9-| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |----------0--------|---------2-------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----1-------1-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-------3---|-------0-(0)-------| |---0---0-------0---|-------2-----2---|-----------------|-------------0-----| |-----------------2-|-0-4-----------0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----2---------0---| |-3-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------2-| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------| To Coda C D Gtr I Q. E E E Q E E E E +Q Q |--------3---------|---------------5---|| |----------3---5---|---5---7-(7)-------|| |-5----------5-----|-7---7-------------|| |------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|-------------------|| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|----------2--------|| |----1-----1-------|-----3-------3-----|| |------0-----0-----|---2---2-------2---|| |--------2-----2---|-0---------------0-|| |-3--------------3-|-------------------|| |------------------|-------------------|| Interlude 1. G D/F# H a +E +E E E +H a +E +E E E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-|-(10)-------10b12==(10)r(10)-8-----| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------9---| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------3------------|---------------------2-------------| |-----3-----------------3-------|--------3-----------------3--------| |---4---4------------------4----|------2---2------------------2-----| |-5---------------------------5-|---4---------------------------4---| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| C D +H a +E +E Q Q Q Q S E. |--------------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------10b12==(10)r(10)p8---|-10--12--13---15s17----o|| |-(9)----------------------------|------------------------|| |--------------------------------|------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------o|| |--------------------------------|------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------------------|------------------------|| |-------1-----------------1------|------------3----------o|| |-----0---0----------0-------0---|--2---4--------2--------|| |--2---------------------------2-|--4---5---0----------0--|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------o|| |--------------------------------|------------------------|| 2. D Q a E E E E Q a Q Q a Q Q |-----------------10---|-10s12---10----------------|| |---------8-10s12------|--------------12s10---8----|| |-----8s9--------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|---------------------------|| |-------3----------3---|----------3-----------3----|| |---0-----0-----0----0-|-------0----0-------0---0--|| |-0----------0---------|-----0------------0--------|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| Bridge C D G D/F# Gtr I Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------3---------|------5-------5---|-----7-------5---| |-----------5-----|----5---5---------|---8---8---7---7-| |---------5---5---|-/7-------7-7---7-|-7-------7-------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------0-------|----------2-------|-----------------| |-----1-----1-----|------3-----3-----|-----0-------3---| |---0---0-----0---|----2---2-----2---|---0---0---2---2-| |---------------2-|--0-------------0-|-0-------4-------| |-3---------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| Em C E S S E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |----------7-(7)-------|-------3-(3)-------| |---8-10-8-------8-----|---3---------5-----| |-9----------------9---|-5---5---------5---| |--------------------9-|-----------------5-| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| | | E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------0-----|-------1-(1)-------| |----------0-(0)---0---|-----0-------0-----| |--------2-------------|---2-----------2---| |---2----------------2-|-3---------------3-| |-0--------------------|-------------------| D C D E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q W |-------5-(5)-------|-------3---------|-5----|| |---5---------7-----|---5-------5-----|-7----|| |-7---7---------7---|-5---5---5---5---|-7----|| |-----------------9-|-----------------|------|| |-------------------|-----------------|------|| |-------------------|-----------------|------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |---2------2--------|---------0-------|------|| |-----3-------3-----|---1-------1-----|-3----|| |-------2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-2----|| |-0---------------0-|-------2-------2-|-0----|| |-------------------|-3---------------|------|| |-------------------|-----------------|------|| Interlude G D/F# Gtr I H a +E +E E E +H a +E +E E E ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-|-(10)-------10b12==(10)r(10)p8---| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------9-| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------3------------|---------------------2-----------| ||o-----3-----------------3-------|--------3-----------------3------| ||----4---4------------------4----|------2---2------------------2---| ||--5---------------------------5-|---4---------------------------4-| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D.S. al Coda C D +H a +E +E Q Q Q Q S E. |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------10b12==(10)r(10)p8---|-10--12--13---15s17-----o|| |-(9)----------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------|------------------------o|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------0-----------|-------------------------|| |-------1-----------------1------|------------3-----------o|| |-----0---0------------------0---|--2---4--------2---------|| |--2---------------------------2-|--4---5---0----------0---|| |--------------------------------|------------------------o|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| & G Em Gtr I H H a E +E E E E E Q |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------10b12-------|-10b12==10r(10)-8-------------| |--------------------------|------------------9--7s=9-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------9---| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E a +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------------------|------------------------------| |-----3--------------0-----|------------------0-(0)-------| |---0---0-2b4==(2)r----2-0-|------------------------0-----| |--------------------------|----------------2---------2---| |--------------------------|-------------2--------------2-| |-3------------------------|---------0--------------------| C D W W |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------2---------| |---------1-------|-----3-----3-------| |-----0-----0-----|---2---2-----2-----| |---2---2-----2---|-0-------------0---| |-3-------------3-|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| G D/F# H a +E +E E E +H E E e E |-------------------------------|------------------10-------|| |---------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-|-(10)-------10s12----10b12r|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----3-----------------3-------|--------3-------3----------|| |---4--------------4------------|------2------2--------2----|| |-5-----5------------------5--5-|---4------4--------4-------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| Outro C D ~ +Q E. S H a Q a Q Q Q |-----------------------|-10s12--10s12---10---12\---| |-(10)---8------8-------|---------------------------| |-------------9---------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------------| |--------1--------1-----|----------------------5--5-| |------0--------0-----0-|-----2------4-4--5-5-/5----| |---2-------2-------2---|-----4------5----7---------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| C D/F# H a +E +E E E +H a +E +E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-|-(10)-------10b12==(10)r(10)-8---| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------9-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----3-----------------3-------|--------3-----------------3------| |---4--------------4------------|------2--------------2---------2-| |-5-----5------------------5--5-|---4------4------------------4---| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| H.=H C D G +H a +E +E Q Q Q Q S E. W |--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------*| |-----------10b12==(10)r(10)p8---|-10S==12---13---15s17--|-15----*| |-(9)----------------------------|-----------------------|-------*| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------*| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------*| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------*| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q W |--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------*| |-------1-----------------1------|-------3------3--------|--3----*| |-----0--------------0---------0-|----2-------2----------|--4----*| |--2------2------------------2---|--0------0-------0-----|--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