Third Degree Eric Clapton
Let's start with the intro. Some piano parts are included - if you have no piano...
I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I I--------13/15~~-(13tr15)-13----------------------------------------------------------|I I-12-12-----------------------(14)rb12-------------------------------10-12b(14)rb12---|p-I I-(piano)--------(piano)---------------12-10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-12------------------|I I-----------------------------------------pick softly---------------------------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
0:00
I-------------------------------------------------------------------13--10--13--10----|I I-------------------------------------10----------------------------12b-----12b-------|I I-10-12----10-12b(14)rb12p10----10-12----12-10h12-9h10--------------------------------|I I-------12-------------------12------------------------12-10tr12..--------------------|from G7 chord...-I I--------------------------------------------------------------.piano.----------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
0:09
[(Bb9)(A9)] [(Eb9)(D9)]
I-------------------------------------13--12-------6--5-------------------------------|I I-10----------------------------------13--12-------6--5----vocals start---------------|I I----12-10----10h12-10----------------13--12-------6--5-------------------------------|I I----------12----------12-10tr12...---12--11-------5--4-------------------------------|I I-------------------------------------13--12-------6--5-------------------------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
0:19
During the vocals we play a very soft rhythm guitar using downstrokes only:
[D9] Got me...
[D9] [G7] I c...[Eb9] [D9]
[D9]Got ...[A7]
I [D9]...[A9] [G9]
[G9] Bad love..[A9]..[G9]
is ....[D9]
Short guitar break at 1:02 with a variation of our well known Blues starting riff, going
to the root note at the high E-string and then back to the root note at the low E-string:
[(Bb9)(A9)]
I-------------10------------10--13---10-----------------------------13--12----|I I----------10----10-13b(15)-----12b-----10----10--------------------13--12----|I I--12b(14)---------------------------------12----12-----------------13--12----|I I---------------------------------------------------10--------------12--11----|I I------------------------------------------------------12\8---------13--12----|I I-----------------------------------------------------------10----------------|I
1:01
[A9] Well I just can't stay[G9]
[G9] no more on this [D9]third degree
At 1:23 a variation of the above theme, than starting the next verse. Chords are the
and guitar fills between area again versions of the above theme.
At 2:41 we have a solo, all around the D minor Blues scale at the 10th fret. It starts like:
I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I I-----------13/15-15-15~~~--13/15-13/15-13/15-13------------------------------13------|I I--14-14-14--------------------------------------(14)rb12-10---------10-12/14---------|I I------------------------------------------------------------12---12------------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
2:41
I-------------------------------------------------------------13--10------------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------12b----10---------------|I I--14\12-10----10h12-10h12-10-------------------------------------------12-11----11---|I I-----------12----------------12-10----------------------------------------^--12------|I I-----------------------------------12-10--------8h10-8h10-8---------------major------|I I-----------------------------------------13-10----------------------------note!------|I
2:54
I------------10------------10------13---13--13---10-----------------------------------|I I---------10----10-13b(15)---------12b--12b-12b-----10-----10-------------------------|I I-12b(14)----------------------------------------------12b----12b-12-10----10---------|etc..-I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------12------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
You now go on with the licks above. Remember to play fluid and clean, using small bends
sometimes a major note. Build up and release tension, another short example from 3:35
like:
I----13-15-17-15-17-15h17p15--13-15-13---------------|I I-15-----------------------------------15-13-15~~~---|I I----------------------------------------------------|I I--------------------------------------------root----|I I--------------------------------------------note----|I I----------------------------------------------------|I
3:35
The end is easy to figure out, a short lick up and down ending with the chords Eb9 / D9.
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