Eric Clapton – Motherless Child (Guitar Live)
Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D)
• Capo 4
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Robert Hicks
From: “From the Cradle” (1994)
Tabbed by: maguri
Clapton plays a 12-string with open G-tuning on the studio recording.
The live video in the description has the same setting. If retuning
is not an option, just play regular voicings and go for the chord lick.
Listen to this tab: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/shot/maguri/838915431
Tuning: Open G (D-G-D-G-B-d)
Capo: 4th fret
Play: G
Key: B
LICK
C/G C/G C/G
G G G G G G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G/4-0---------0---/4-0---------0---/4-0---------0---|----------------| the studio version has this lick;
D|0---2-0---2-0---|0---2-0---2-----|0---2-0---2-0---|----------------| could be played by the main (rhythm)
G|0---0---0-----0-|0---0---0-----0-|0---0---0-----0-(0---------------| guitar; may also be a second guitar
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3----2--0)--|
(optional: link to subdominant)
d|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|0-0-0-0---1-0---|0-0-0-0---1-0---|0-0-0-0---1-0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| on the live recording, Clapton plays
D|0-0-0-0---2-0---|0-0-0-0---2-0---|0-0-0-0---2-0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| this chord lick only
G|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0---0-0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord Lick in standard tuning
G/C
G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---------3-3---|
B|0---------1-0---|
G|0---------0-0---|
D|0---------2-0---|
A|x---------x-x---|
E|3---------3-3---|
CHORDS
D-G-D-G-B-d E-A-D-G-B-e
G (0)0-0-0-0-0 3-x-0-0-0-3
C (0)5-5-5-5-5 x-3-2-0-1-3
D7 0-2-0-2-1-0 x-x-0-2-1-2
or x-x-0-2-1-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| G | % | % |
[Verse 1]
6/4
| G | C | G | % | % | If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm (LICK) G C | G | % | % | If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm (LICK) D7 | G | % | % | Well I'm a motherless child who don't know right from wrong (LICK)
[Verse 2]
G C | G | % | % | Please tell me pretty mama, honey where'd you stay last night (LICK) G C | G | % | % | Please tell me pretty mama, honey where'd you stay last night (LICK) D7 | G | % | % | Well you didn't come home til the sun was shining bright (LICK)
[Verse 3]
G C | G | % | % | I have to go so far gal, get my ham bones boiled (LICK) G C | G | % | % | I have to go so far gal, get my ham bones boiled (LICK) D7 | G | % | % | Well these Atalanta women gonna let my ham bone spoil (LICK)
[Verse 4]
G C | G | % | % | Now I did more for you gal, than your daddy ever done (LICK) G C | G | % | % | Now I did more for you gal, than your daddy ever done (LICK) D7 | G | % | % | Well I give you my jelly, he ain't give you none (LICK)
[Verse 5]
G C | G | % | % | And when you see two women always runnin hand in hand (LICK) G C | G | % | % | And you see two women always running hand in hand (LICK) D7 | G | % | % | You can bet your bottom dollar one got the other one's man (LICK)
[Verse 6]
G C | G | % | % | Well I'm goin to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair (LICK) G C | G | % | % | I'm goin to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair (LICK) D7 | G | % | And if the blues overtake me gonna rock away from there (LICK)
[Coda]
G G6 G6 G G6 G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + d|0---------------|0 B|0---------------|0 G|0---------------|0 D|0-2---2-0---2---|0 g|0-0---0-0---0---|0 D|0---------------(0)