Eric Clapton – Alberta (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 1992 Album UNPLUGGED) Words and Music by Huddie Ledbetter Arranged by Eric Clapton Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nathan East - Acoustic Bass'
 [Intro]
 Q=134
 12/8
 Gtr I
   W              W              W
G|--------------|--------------|------|
D|--------------|--------------|------|
A|--------------|--------------|------|
E|--------------|--------------|------|

   W              H.      Q.   Q  E   H    +E  E Q.   Q  E
G|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------|-------------------|----------0-3----5-----|
E|--------------|-----------------0-|-1----(1)-----------0--|

   H    +E  E Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E H    +E  E   H    +E  E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|------3-2-0------------|-3----(3)-3-3----------|
E|-1----(1)-0-1----1-0---|------------3----(3)-3-|-----------------1-----|

   H.      H.        H.      Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|--------0-2-3----3-----|
A|-----------------|---------0----2----|-3----3----------------|
E|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-----------------------|

                        [Verses 1 & 2]
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.       H    +E  E H    +E  E   H    +E  E Q.   Q  E
G|---------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-------------------||o-3----(3)-0------------|-----------------------|
E|------0----1----2----||-------------3----(3)-0-|-3----(3)-0---------3--|

   H    +E  E Q.   E E E   H.      Q.   Q.     H    +E  E H    +E  E
G|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-3----(3)-0--------0-2-|-3-------5---------|----------0-3----(3)----|
E|------------3----3-----|--------------0----|-1----(1)---------------|

   H.      Q.   Q  E   H    +E  E H    E E   H    +E  E Q.   Q  E
G|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------3-|-3----(3)-0------0-2-|-3----(3)-3-5----------|
E|-1-------1----1----|------------3--------|-----------------0--0--|

   H.      H.        H.      Q.   Q  E
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|---------0----2--3-|
E|-3---------------|-3-----------------|

                         1.
   Q.   E E E Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E
G|----------------------|-------------------------||
D|--------0-2-3----3----|------------------------o||
A|-3----3---------------|-3----------------------o||
E|----------------------|------0----1----2--3-----||

                        [Piano Solo]
  2.
   Q.   Q  E Q  E Q  E    Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E   +Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E
G|---------------------||---------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------||---------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-------------------||-3----3--------------|-----------------2--2--|
E|------0--0-1--1-2--3-||-----------0----1--1-|-(1)---3----3----------|

   Q.   E E Q.   E Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     H    +E  E Q.   Q  E
G|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------0-2-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3----3--------0-2----|-3----3----5---------|----------0-3----5-----|
E|----------------------|----------------0----|-1----(1)-----------0--|

   H    +E  E Q.   E E E   H    E E H    E E   Q.   Q.   Q  E Q  E
G|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
A|----------0-3----5-3-0-|-3----2-0------0-2-|-3----3---------------|
E|-1----(1)--------------|----------3--------|-----------0--0-1--1--|

   H    +E  E H    E E   H.      Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E Q.   E E E
G|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|----------2-0----0-0-|-------------------|--------0-2-3----3-2-0--|
A|---------------------|---------0----2----|-3----3-----------------|
E|-3----(3)------------|-3-----------------|------------------------|

                        [Verses 3 & 4]
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.       H    +E  E H    +E  E   H    +E  E Q.   Q  E
G|---------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-------------------||o-3----(3)-0------------|-----------------------|
E|------0----1----2----||-------------3----(3)-0-|-3----(3)-0---------3--|

   H    +E  E Q.   E E E   H.      Q.   Q.     H    +E  E H    +E  E
G|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-3----(3)-0--------0-2-|-3-------5---------|----------0-3----(3)----|
E|------------3----3-----|--------------0----|-1----(1)---------------|

   H.      Q.   Q  E   H    +E  E H    E E   H    +E  E Q.   Q  E
G|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------3-|-3----(3)-0------0-2-|-3----(3)-3-5----------|
E|-1-------1----1----|------------3--------|-----------------0--0--|

   H.      H.        H.      Q.   Q  E   Q.   E E E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|--------0-2-3----3-----|
A|-----------------|---------0----2--3-|-3----3----------------|
E|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-----------------------|

                         [Outro]
  1.                     2.
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E     Q.   Q  E +H.        +W         +E  +Q.
G|----------------------||--------------------|-----------------------*|
D|---------------------o||--------------------|-----------------------*|
A|-3-------------------o||-3-------3-(3)------|-(3)--------(3)-(3)----*|
E|------0----1----2--3--||------3-------------|-----------------------*|
*************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************