Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven (extended version tab) First you need to know, this is not transcribe of original version. I made this tab because i like this song and i thought its a pity that Eric in acoustic version using mostly just three fingers instead four. This version using mostly higher position of IMA fingers and swiching PMA counter I. Thats the main idea. Some chords had to be extended too, because using one more string. I hope that someone like it. You can check it as cover at youtube. [Intro]

      A            E/G#     F#m     A/E      D/F#   E7sus4 E7 A   
|----|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|---|
|----|----2h3p2----5-----5--2|--2---2---2---|3---3---3---3--|2---2---2---2|---|
|----|----2-----2--4-----4--2|--2---2---2---|2---2---2---1--|2---2---2---2|---|
|----|--2------------(6)-----|4---4---2---2-|--0---0---0---0|--2---2---2--|---|
|----|0----------------------|--------------|---------------|0-------0----|---|
|-0h2|-------------4--------2|------0-------|2-------0------|-------------|0h2|

Verse: (2x first line patern)

     Would you know my  name                  If I   saw you in heaven? 
     Would it  be the   same                  If I   saw you in heaven? 
 A             E/G#     F#m     A/E     D/F#          A          E         E7
|------------------------|-------------|----------0-------------|-------------|
|-----2h3p2----5----(5)-2|--2---2---2--|3-----3-(/5)--2p0-------|0---0---2---3|
|-----2-----2--4----(4)-2|--2---2---2--|2-----2-------2----2----|1---1---1---1|
|--2-------------(6)-----|4---4---2---2|---0-----------------(2)|--2---2---2--|
|0-----------------------|-------------|--------------0---------|-------------|
|--------------4--------2|------0------|2-----------------------|0------------|

       I must be strong,               and carry on      Cause I 
 F#m             C#/F            Em6             F#7     E   F#7
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|2---2---2---2--|2---2---2---2--|2---2---2---2--|2---2---0---3--|
|2---2---2---2--|1---1---1---1--|0---0---0---0--|3---3---1---2--|
|--4---4---4---4|--3---3---3---3|--2---2---2---2|--2---2---2---2|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------2---4--|
|2-------2------|1-------1------|0-------0------|2--------------|

 know   I don't belong      Here   in    heaven 
 Bm7               E7       E7sus4 E7            +again intro and verse 
|-----------------|-------------------|
|3---3----3----3--|--3-3----3-----3---|
|2---2----2----2--|--1-1----2-----1---|
|--4---4-----4---4|------2-----2-----2|
|2----------------|---------2---------|
|---------2-------|0--------------0---|

[Bridge]

   Time can bring you down, time can bend your knee 
    C        G/B    Am             D/F#      G        D/F#    Em      D   G/B
---|----0------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------|
---|1-----1--3---3--1|-----1-------3--------|0---0----3---3--|0---0---3---0--|
---|0--------0---0--2|--------2----2----2---|0---0----2---2--|0---0---2---0--|
---|--2--------0-----|--2-------------0-----|--0---0----0---0|--2---2---0---0|
0-2|3--------2------0|----------------------|----------------|--------0---2--|
---|-----------------|-------------2--------|3--------2------|0--------------|

Time can break your heart Have you begging please     Begging please 
 C        G/B      Am              D/F#    G        D/F#      E           E7
|-----0-------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------|
|1------1--3----3--1|-----1--------3-----3|0---0----3----3---|0---0---2---3--|
|0---------0----0--2|--------2-----2-----2|0---0----2----2---|1---1---1---1--|
|---2--------0------|--2--------------0---|--0---0----0-----0|--2---2---2---2|
|3---------2-------0|---------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------2-----|3--------2--------|0-------0------|

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