Eric Clapton – Too Bad (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 1988 Boxset CROSSROADS)
Words and Music by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Moderate blues shuffle Q=88(8=s8)
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
|------3-------| |-----3-----|
H E Q S +S E +E S +S S +S E E Q E E |-----------7b8--(7)-|-7b8==(7)-7b8--(7)-7b8==(7)r-0----------| |-----------8b9==(8)-|-8b9==(8)-8b9==(8)-8b9==(8)r-----0------| |--------------------|--------------------------------------4-| |--------------------|-------------------------------2--------| |--------------------|------------------------------------x---| |--------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----3----| |-3-| |-3-|
E E S +S E E E E E E E S S |---0-3b4==(3)r-0---0------0--------| |-3---------------0------3----------| |---------------------/4-----2-0h1--| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
1st Verse
B7 E A
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0------0---0---0---|-----0----------||-----------------|-----------------| |---0------------------|-----------0----||-----------------|-----------------| |---1-/4-----3---2-----|-0h1-------1----||-----------------|-----------------| |--------0-----------2-|----------------||-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-| |-----/5-----4---3-----|-------2-2------||-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--------------------|----------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
E A
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4---4-----0-2-0-|-----4p0---4-0-----|-----------------| |---3---3-----2-------|---3-----3-------0-|-----------------| |---4-------3-----2-1-|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-| |---------------------|---------------2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-------------------|-0-----------------|-----------------|
E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----0------0----0-------|--------0-----0---0-------| |-----------------|----------0--------------|----------------3---------| |-----------------|-0h1---/4-----\3---------|-0tr1h1-----1-------------| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|---------------------2---|--------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------/5-----\4---3---3-|----------------------0-1-| |-----------------|-0-----------------------|------0---0-----0---0-----|
B7 A E
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E |-----2-----------|-----------------|-----0------0---0-------| |-------------0---|-----------------|----------0-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0h1---/4-----2---------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|--------------------2---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------/5-----4---3---3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------------| 2nd Verse B7 E A |-3-| S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----0---------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------0---0---||-----------------|-----------------| |-0h1---------2---2---||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------1-------||-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-| |-------0-1-2---2-----||-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-------------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
E A
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0---4-----3---2-0-|-----0----------|-----------------|------------------| |---0-----------------|-------3--------|-----------------|------------------| |-----4---4-3---3-2-1-|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------------|----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--| |---------------------|--------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0-------------------|-0-0-0---0--4---|-----------------|------------------|
E B7
|-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
E E E E E E E +E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0----0-----0-(0)---0-|--------0-------0---0---|---------2-2------| |------------------------|--------------0---------|------------------| |-----/4---4-2-------2---|-0tr1h1-----1-----1-----|------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| |-----/5-----4-----------|----------------------1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-0----------------------|----------0-----0---0---|------------------|
A E B7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------0-|---0----0-----0---------|-----------------------|| |-------------/2-2-|----------0-------------|------0-------0-0---0--|| |------------------|-----/4-----2---2---2---|-1tr0------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2------|------------------------|-----------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-----/5-----4-----3---3-|-2------0-1-2-2---2----|| |------------------|-0----------------------|-----------------------||
Piano Solo
E7 A7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3---| |---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2---2---2---| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|
E7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |------3-------| |------3-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E S +S E +E S +S E E E E |-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7b8==(7)-7b8--(7)-7b8==(7)-7b8==(7)r-0---0---| |-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-8b9==(8)-8b9==(8)-8b9==(8)-8b9==(8)r-0-0-----| |-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------------0-----4-|
A7
|-3-| |------3------|
E E E E E E +E S +S E E |---3-3---0-3b4-(3)-3b4==(3)r----------| |-------3------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-0---0-----0-----------------0--------| |-------------------------------3b3.5--|
|-3-| |------3------| |-3-|
E E E E E E +E S +S E E E |-----0---0-3b4-(3)-3b4==(3)r-0-----| |-------2-----------------------0---| |---0-----------------------------2-| |-----------------------------------| |-0---0-----0-----------------------| |-----------------------------------|
E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------0-----4-0-----2-0-|---0---0---0----------| |------------3-------0-----|-----3---3---3--------| |-0tr1-1---4-------3---2-1-|----------------------| |--------------------------|-2-----------------2--| |--------------------------|---------------0-1----| |------0-------------------|-----0-----0----------|
B7 A7 E
|-3-| |-3-| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E |---2-2-----2-2-----|---3b3.5-0---0-3b3.5-0---------|-----0------0----0-----0--| |---------0---------|-----------3-----------0---0---|----------0---------------| |-------2-----------|-------------------------2---2-|-0h1----------\2-----2----| |-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-2---2-----2---2---|-0-------0---------------------|-------/5-----\4---3------| |-----------------4-|-------------------------------|--------------------------| 3rd Verse E A |-3-| a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------0---------------||-----------------|-----------------| |----------------0-0---0-||-----------------|-----------------| |-0tr1h1---------------1-||-----------------|-----------------| |----------------1-------||-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-| |----------0-1-2---------||-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |------0-------------0---||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
A
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---0-4---4-0-----2-0---|---0---0---0-------|------------------| |-------3-----2---------|-----3---3---0-0---|------------------| |-1---4-----3---3-2-0h1-|-------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--| |-----------------------|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-----------------------|-0---0-----0---0-4-|------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---0----0-----0-------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-1---/4---4-3---4-2---| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----/5-----4---3---3-| |-----------------|-0--------------------|
B7
|-3-| |-3-|
a E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E |--------0-------0--------|----------------| |------------3-----3---3--|------------4-3-| |-0tr1-1------------------|------------4-3-| |--------------2-----2----|-1-1-1-1-1------| |-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2------| |------0---0-----0-----0--|----------------| Outro A7 E E e E Q E E E E E Q E E E E a E E E E e E. S Q +W |----------------||---4--0--------------|-----------------|--------*| |-2--------------||---3----3------------|-----------------|--------*| |-2--------------||---4------4-2-0tr1h1-|-----0-1------1--|-(1)----*| |--------2-2-4-4-||---------------------|-2---1-2------0--|-(0)----*| |--------0-0-0-0-||---------------------|--------------2--|-(2)----*| |----------------||-0-------------------|---0--------0-0--|-(0)----*|
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