Eric Clapton – Broken Hearted (Guitar Tab)

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Artist: Eric Clapton Song: Broken Hearted [Verse 1] B B/G# C#m C#m/A When the wind blows down this hard B B/G# A E/A Many a bond is broken B B/G# C#m C#m/A See the water lie on the ground B B/G# A E/A From where the heavens opened [Chorus] E Asus2 F#m B Lord, how will you get through this night E/G# C#m F#m B With your dreams departed? B B/G# C#m C#m/A And who alone will comfort you? B B/G# A E/A Only the broken hear-art A E/A Hear-art-ed [Verse 2] B B/G# C#m C#m/A So you've gone beyond your means B B/G# A E/A Every wound is open B B/G# C#m C#m/A Your best laid plans are out of reach B B/G# A E/A And all your fears unspoken [Chorus] E Asus2 F#m B Lord, how will you get through this night E/G# C#m F#m B With your dreams departed? B B/G# C#m C#m/A And who alone will comfort you? B B/G# A E/A Only the broken hear-art A E/A Hear-art-ed [Verse 3] F# F#/E B B/A Sweet revenge is spoken then A C#m In the twilight it is gone F# F#/E B B/A To living lies with no escape E/G# A E/A A E/A Lord, I would rather be alone B B/G# C#m C#m/A I press my fingers to the wood B B/G# A E/A To tell you of my dreaming B B/G# C#m C#m/A To sing you songs from olden times B B/G# A E/A To keep the love light gleaming [Bridge] E Asus2 F#m B 'Cause there's a place where we can go E/G# C#m F#m B Where we will not be parted B B/G# C#m C#m/A And who alone will enter there? B B/G# A E/A Only the broken hearted

[Main riff] (Clapton's way, very easy)
e|---------------4--------------------------|
B|-----4---7-5-----7~~------4---7-5---4-----|
G|-4-6------------------4-6-------------6~~-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

[Main riff] (my way, very VERY easy)
e|---------2-0---4-2~~-----------2-0--------|
B|-0-2-4----------------0-2-4---------4-2~~-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(Lower-case "v"s above the tab indicate where Clapton mute-slaps the strings to keep the beat.)

[Acoustic Verse]
   B          B/G#       C#m      C#m/A
        v          v          v         v
e|------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----------4----------5-------5-------|
G|---4-----------4----------6-------6-------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2--------0------------4-------0--------0-|
E|------------4--------4--------------------|

   B          B/G#         A       E/A
        v          v          v         v
e|------------------------------------0-----|
B|---4-----------4---------2-------0--0-----|
G|---4-----------4---------2-------1--------|
D|-------------------------2-------2--------|
A|-2--------0--------------0-------0------0-|
E|------------4--------4--------------------|

[Acoustic Chorus]
   E          Asus2      F#m        B
        v          v          v         v
e|----0----------0--------------------------|
B|-0--0----------0----------2---------4-----|
G|-0h1-----------2----------2---------4-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--------0-----------2------0-|
E|-0--------0------------2-------2----------|

   E/G#       C#m        F#m        B
        v          v          v         v
e|----4---------------------2---------------|
B|----5----------5----------2---------4-----|
G|----4----------6----------2---------4-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------4--------------------2------2-|
E|-4--------4---------4-2--------2----------|

   B          B/G#       C#m      C#m/A
        v          v          v         v
e|------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----------4----------5-------5-------|
G|---4-----------4----------6-------6-------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2--------0------------4-------0--------0-|
E|------------4--------4--------------------|

   B          B/G#         A       E/A
        v          v
e|-------------------------0----------0-----|
B|---4-----------4---------2-------0--0-----|
G|---4-----------4---------2-------1--------|
D|-------------------------2-------2--------|
A|-2--------0--------------0-------0------0-|
E|------------4-----------------------------|

  A       E/A
e|------------0-----|
B|-2-------0--0-----|
G|-2-------1--------|
D|-2-------2--------|
A|-0-------0------0-|
E|------------------|

[Acoustic Bridge]
   F#        F#/E      B        B/A
        v         v         v        v
e|-2----------------------------------------|
B|-2----------2--------4--------4-----------|
G|-3----------3--------4--------4-----------|
D|-4----------------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------2-2----2-0-0------0--|
E|-2-2------2-0-0----0----------------------|

   A                   C#m
        v         v         v
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-2---------2-----------5---------5--------|
G|-2---------2-----------6---------6--------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-4-------4-4----------|
E|------------------------------------------|

   F#        F#/E      B        B/A
        v         v         v        v
e|-2----------------------------------------|
B|-2----------2--------4--------4-----------|
G|-3----------3--------4--------4-----------|
D|-4----------------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------2-2----2-0-0------0--|
E|-2-2------2-0-0----0----------------------|

   E/G#                 A       E/A
        v         v
e|----------------------0--------0----------|
B|-5---------5----------2--------0----------|
G|-4---------4----------2--------1----------|
D|----------------------2--------2----------|
A|----------------------0--------0----------|
E|-4-4-----4-4-4------4---------------------|

  A       E/A
e|------------0-----|
B|-2-------0--0-----|
G|-2-------1--------|
D|-2-------2--------|
A|-0-------0------0-|
E|------------------|

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