Eric Clapton – The Old Man And Me (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Eric Clapton & Friends
(From the 2014 Album THE BREEZE: AN APPRECIATION OF JJ CALE)
Words and Music by JJ Cale
Arranged by Eric Clapton & Tom Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Greg Leisz - Pedal Steel Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=94
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ amp tremolo)
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1-||
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1-||
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1--------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Bb
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||------3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1-|
||----3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1-|
||o-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1--------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Bb Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--|
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--|
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
1. 2.
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||----------------|-----------------||
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1--||-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1--||
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1--||---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1--||
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------o||-1--------------|-1-----1-3-------||
|----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|--------3-----------1--1-|--------3-----1---1-|
|---3---------3---1-----1-|------3-------1---1-|
|-1-----------------------|---1------1-3-------|
|-------------------------|--------------------||
| Gtr II (Pedal Steel arr. for Gtr.) | Q a E a E +H +H Q E E |-------------------------|--------------------| |-----9s10-9s10-(10)------|-(10)---------------| |-------------------------|------------8---8---| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--| |---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--| |-1-----1-3------|-1---------------| |----------------|-----------------|
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| E E Q H W |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |-8-7------------|-----------------| |-----8----------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----| |---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----| |-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E |----------------|------------------|------------------------|| |----------------|------------------|------------------------|| |-----3-----1--1-|-------3-----1--1-|--------3---------1--1--|| |---3---3-1-1--1-|-----3---3-1----1-|------3-----------1--1--|| |-1--------------|---1--------------|----1-----1-----3-------|| |----------------|------------------|------------------------||
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| Gtr III (Ac. Gtr.) | W a H H a H a H |----------------|------------------|------------------------|| |----------------|------------------|------------------------|| |----------------|-5s7-------8------|-8s10-------10s12-------|| |----------------|------------------|------------------------|| |----------------|------------------|------------------------|| |----------------|------------------|------------------------|| 3rd Verse Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--| |---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--| |-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----| |---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----| |-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E |----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|| |-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|| |---3---3-1-1--1-|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|| |-1--------------|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|| Outro Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| |---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| |-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
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| Gtr III | E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| |-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| |---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| |-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| |-----------------------|-----------------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----| |---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----| |-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |------------------------|--------------------------| |---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------| |-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------| |---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----| |-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------| |------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| |---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| |-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| |-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| |---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| |-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----| |---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----| |-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |------------------------|--------------------------| |---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------| |-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------| |---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----| |-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------| |------------------------|--------------------------|
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| W Q E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|-------9---8-6-------6----|
|------------------------|-----------------8--------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-|
|-------3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-|
|----1----------------------|-1-----1---3-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-------3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| |-----------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| |-------3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| |----1----1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| |---------------------------|-----------------------|
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| a H. Q W |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-9s10----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1---| |---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1---| |-1-----1---3------------|-1-----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |------------------------|-------------------------| |---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1-----| |-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1---------| |---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1---| |-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-------| |------------------------|-------------------------|
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| W Q E E Q E E |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-----8-7---8-------------| |------------------------|-----------------6---8---| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| |-----3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| |--1----------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-----3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| |---------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| |-----3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| |--1----1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| |-------------------------|-----------------------|
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| +W W |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-(8)---------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-------3-------1----------|-------3-------1-------1---| |---3-----------1----------|-----3---3---1-1-------1---| |-1-------1---3------------|--1------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |---3---------1--------1---|-----3-------1-------1-----| |---------3--------1-------|---------3-------1---------| |---3-------3---1--------1-|-----3-----3---1-------1---| |-1-----1-----3------3-----|--1----1-----3-----3-------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Q a E E E E E E +H. Q |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-----6s4-3---4s5----6---6-|-(6)-----------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-| |---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-| |-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---| |-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------| |---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-| |-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----| |-----------------------|-----------------------| Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----| |---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----| |-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E |------------------------|--------------------------| |---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------| |-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------| |---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----| |-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------| |------------------------|--------------------------| H.=H Bb Fm7 Bb E E E E H W W |------------------|-----------|--------*| |------------------|-----------|--------*| |-----3------------|-----------|--------*| |---3---3----------|-----------|--------*| |-1---------3------|-----------|--------*| |------------------|-----------|--------*|
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| E E E S S E Q E W +W |------------------|-----------|--------*| |---3---------1--1-|-^3--------|-(3)----*| |-------3-----1--1-|-^3--------|-(3)----*| |---3-----3--------|-^3--------|-(3)----*| |-1---1-----3------|-^1--------|-(1)----*| |------------------|-----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths