Eric Clapton – River Of Tears (Guitar Tab)
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Song : River of Tears
Album : Pilgrim
Artist : Eric Clapton (/Simon Climie)
Author : Al Watson
Bound to become a classic - I have seen a fairly accurate transcription of
this and have a fairly good interpretation myself. This is my first transcription
so I have just invented the Tab as I went along.
There is quite a lot of arpeggioed rhythm guitar which is repeated so
please excuse me for not writing it out each time.
There were I suspect at least 3 guitar tracks on the original:
1 - Main Rhythm (arpeggioed chords)
2 - Lead / Rhythm
3 - Slide
I have not transcribed the slide part yet but could try - this is because
of the difficulty of getting accurate intonation and the difference between
players have the slide on the neck to acheive a certain note.
As usual you will need to listen to the track for all the timings.
Guitar 1 - [Intro] / [PART A] Played Twice C F e|----------0--------|---------0-------|--------1--------|-------1------------| B|--------1-------1--|------1------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-----1-3------| G|------0-------0----|----0------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2----------------| D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|---3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1------------------| Dm7 G7sus4 e|----------1--------|--------1--------|--------1--------|-------1------------| B|--------1----1-3---|------1----1-3---|------3----1-3---|-----3----1-3-------| G|------2------------|----2------------|----0------------|---0----------------| D|---0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| Guitar 1 - [PART B] Am D7 e|----------0--------|--------0--------|--------5--------|--------5-----------| B|--------1------1---|------1------1---|------3------3---|------3------3------| G|------2------2-----|----2------2-----|----5------5-----|----5------5--------| D|-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0------------------| A|---0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| Gsus4 G F e|----------3--------|--------3--------|--------1--------|--------1-----------| B|--------3------3---|------3------3---|------1------1---|------1------1------| G|------5------5-----|----4------4-----|----2------2-----|----2------2--------| D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|---3---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-1------------------| e|----------1--------|--------1-----------| B|--------1------1---|------1------1------| G|------2------2-----|----2------2--------| D|-------------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|--------------------| E|---1---------------|-1------------------|
It is Played
[Part A]
[Part A] / [Part C]
[Part B] / [Part D]
[Part A] / [Verse 1] (Start of [Part E])
[Part B] / [Part E]
[Part A] / [Chorus] / [Part E] cont. (Start [Part F])
[Part A] / [Part F] (Parts A & C together)
[Part A] / [Verse 2]
[Part B] / [Part E]
[Part A] / [Chorus]
[Part A] / [Part F]
[Part B] / [Part E] (Start of [End] on last F) / Two bars of chorus
[End] (Two bars of C)
Guitar 2 - [PART C] G7sus4 C F e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-------6~~~~~~~~5--|--5~~~~~~~-------|-----------------|--------------------| G|-------------------|-----------------|--------------7--|--p5----------------| D|---5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-------5/7-------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| Dm7 G7sus4 e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-------8--------6--|--6~~~~~~~-------|---5h6-5---------|--------------------| G|-------------------|-----------------|----------7--p5--|--7~~~~~~-----------| D|---7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| C F e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-------8--p5~~-----|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| G|----------------7--|-7(9)r7--p5~~~---|-------------7---|--p5~~~~------------| D|---5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----5/7---------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| Dm7 G7sus4 e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-----5h6~~~~---5---|-5h6p5-----------|--5h6--5~~~------|--------------------| G|-------------------|-------7~~~~~~---|------------7p5--|--7~~~~~~-----------| D|---7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|--------5----5--------| E|----------------------| [PART D] Am D7 e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------8------| G|------5~~~~~-------|---4/5 7/9\7-----|-----------------|------7h9~~~--------| D|--5h7--------------|-----------------|--4------7-------|--7-----------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| Gsus4 G F e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| G|-9\7~~~~-----------|-----------------|-----5~~~--7-----|--5-----------------| D|-------------------|------------5--5-|-5h7---------7---|-------------5------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| e|-------------------|--------------------| B|-------------------|--------------------| G|------5~~~~----7---|--5~~~~~~\----------| D|-5h7-------------7-|--------------------| A|-------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|--------------------| [PART E] G7 Am D7 e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|------3/5--\3---1--|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| G|-------------------|--2--------------|-------2/4---5---|-2------------------| D|------3/5--\3------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|--3--------------|-----3-3/5---7---|-3------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| Gsus4 G F e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| G|---2/4--5----------|---4-------------|-----------0-----|--2----------5\-----| D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|---3/5--7----------|---5-------------|-----------2-----|--3--------7-7\-----| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| {C *only played 1st chorus* e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------{--------------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------{--3/5------6--------| G|--2-----------0----|---2--------5\---|-\2--------------{--------------------| D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------{--3/5------7--------| A|--3---------2------|---3-----7--7\---|-\3--------------{--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------{--------------------| F Dm7 e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|----5\3-p1---------|-------6---5-----|--\1-------------|-------5/6---8------| G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D|----5\3-p2---------|--5/7--7---5-----|--\2-------------|-------5/7----------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| G7sus4 e|-------------------|-----------------} B|----6\5-p3---------|------6--5-------} G|-------------------|-----------------} Straight onto Part F D|----7\5-p3---------|--5/7----5-------} A|-------------------|-----------------} E|-------------------|-----------------} [PART F] G7 C F e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|---3------6~~~-5---|-5-3/5------6----|-5\3-p1----------|----------6---5-----| G|-------------------|-----------------|--------------7--|-p5-----------------| D|---3---5-----------|---3/5------7----|-5\3-p2----------|------5/7-----5-----| A|-------------------|-----------------|----------5/7----|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| Dm7 G7sus4 e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|-\1-------8----6---|-6~~~~------6--8-|-6p5-3-5h6-5-----|----------6---5-----| G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D|-\3----7-----------|-------5/7-------|-7p5-3-------7p5-|-7---5/7------5-----| A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| e|----------------------| B|-3--------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-3--------------------| E|----------------------| [End] F C e|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| B|--1----------------|--3/5------6-----|--5\3-p1------------| G|--2----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|--3----------------|--3/5------7-----|--5\3-p2------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
It's three miles to the river that would carry me away,
and two miles to the dusty street that I saw you on today,
It's four miles to my lonely room where I'm gonna hide my face,
and about half a mile to the downtown bar that I ran from in disgrace
Lord how long have I got to keep on running?
Seven hours, seven days or seven years?
All I know is since you've been gone, feel like I'm drowning
in a river
Drowning in a river of tears
Drowning in a river
Feel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river
In three more days, I leave this town, and disappear without a trace,
a year from now maybe settle down, where no one knows my face,
I wish that I could hold you one more time to ease the pain,
But my times run out and I got to go, got to run away again
Still I catch myself thinking one day I'll find my way back here
And you'll save me from drowning,
Drowning in a river, drowning in a river of tears
Drowning in a river, Feels like I'm drowning,
Drowning in a river
Lord how long must this go on?
Drowning in a river, drowning in a river of tears.
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| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
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