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 --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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