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tabbed by Jean-Pierre TROLET
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and Ginger BAKER (drummer), this  surely is one of the pillars on which Eric CLAPTON 
built his fame.  And the engine starts at the first stroke ! 
 
There are six verses each of them consisting of the usual 12 bars. 

   1. Intro verse
   2. 1st sung verse
   3. 2nd sung verse
   4. solo verse
   5. 3 rd sung verse
   6. outro verse


I suppose that the chords are played like this ( they sound OK to me like this ) :

        D9    : X5455X
        E7#9  : 07678X
        D7#9  : X5456X
        and A : 577655  (simple full barre)

I tabbed the rhythm guitar separately because it is easy to make out the bars 
and to synchronize the solo guitar and the bass.   

Now the lead and bass guitars.

The lead guitar is easier to tab than to play. So I tabbed the 
solo as carefully as I could. 
The bass was another story to tab : the riffs vary constantly 
and you must listen very carefully to what Bruce is doing ! 
Only in the 2 last verses do we find a steady pattern. 

You can download the full AUDIO MP3 demo from the URL at the top of this
doucment in which I approximately played the voice at the end of the left 
channel for you to be able to check were you are when reading 
the tab (not sure it's a success) !

The lead and bass tabs come after the rhythm guitar tabs and the 
full tune is tabbed.  The bass plays a real solo all along.

RHTHM GUITAR :

The riffs are repetitive ! There are only two variations that are
noted farther with the solo/bass tab.

    Legend:

    h      : hammer-on
    n !    : do NOT let ring (choke when releasing)
    ~~~    : do let ring
    1    : bar number
    fbu  : full bend up
    fbd  : full bend down
    hbu  : half bend up
    hbd  : half bend down
    qbu  : quarter bend up


INTRO AND SOLO VERSES 
 1                                                 2     
E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+-----5-------------------------------+


 3                                                 4    
E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+


 5                                                 6
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
D+------4-!--------5---5h7-------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+
A+---5--5----5h7-----------------------+-----5--5-----5h7--------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

 7                                     8 
E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+

 9                                     10
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----8-------------------------------+--------6----------------------------+
G+-----7-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
D+-----6-!--------5---5h7--------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7-----5h7-----------------------+------5-5-----5h7--------------------+
E+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

11                                     12
E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+




SUNG VERSES    
                         
 1                                                 2     
E+-----5-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------5-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------4-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+------5-5-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


 3                                                 4    
E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+


 5                                                 6
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+------5------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
D+------4-!--------5---5h7-------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+
A+---5--5----5h7-----------------------+-----5--5-----5h7--------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

 7                                     8 
E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+

 9                                     10
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----8-------------------------------+--------6----------------------------+
G+-----7-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
D+-----6-!--------5---5h7--------------+--------4-!---------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7-----5h7-----------------------+------5-5-----5h7--------------------+
E+--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

11                                     12
E+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--------5----------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--------6-!--------------------------+
D+-----7-----------5---5h7-------------+--------7-----------5--5h7-----------+
A+-----7------5h7----------------------+--------7-----5h7--------------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+------5------------------------------+




Now the solo and bass guitars  ( the bass is really a solo too !)


 1                                                 2  
SOLO GUITAR  
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--8h10~~~~ --------------------------+-----8h10-----8-8--------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------7---5-7-----------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 3                                                 4    
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+--5qbu---------------9p7\5-----------+--------5-!--------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+--7~~ -------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 5                                                 6
SOLO GUITAR
E+--8----------------------------------+-8-------------8---------------------+
B+--8---10~~ --------------------------+-8------10~ ---8-10--8----5qbu-------+
G+-------------------------------------+---------------------7----5qbu-------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+



 7                                     8 
SOLO GUITAR
E+------------------8------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+----------------8--------------------+--10~~~ 8!---------------------------+
G+-----------7/9-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+--7----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+



 9                                     10
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




11                                     12
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+----------10----7--5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
G+------7/9~~ -9--7--5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-----------------------7-------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    you                                                she's a

                

   




 1                                                 2     
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    witch  of   trouble    in    e_       _lectric blue     in her              




 3                                                 4    
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    own mad mind  she's in                 love with you      with




 5                                                 6
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-----------7/9-7!-9!-7!----5!--------+-------------------------------------+
D+------------------------7!----7!-----+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    you                                    now watch_a gonna do ?




 7                                     8 
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--8h10--8--------5-------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+----------9--7---5-------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+--------------------7----------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-7-----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+



 9                                     10
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




11                                     12
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+---------8---10-8----7---5-----------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------7/9~~ -----9--7---5-----------+-------------------------------------+
D+-----------------------------7-------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-7-----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
   you                                            she's  some









 1                                                 2     
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    kind of demon   messing               in the glue   if you



 3                                                 4    
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     don't watch out it'll              stick to you     to




 5                                                 6
SOLO GUITAR
E+----------------8--------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------8-----10~~ -------------+--8----------------------------------+
G+--------7/9--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
   you                                      What kind of fool are  


 7                                     8 
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----8~~ 10--8--------8--------------+------(-----8)-----------------------+
G+---7/9---------9--7/9-----9\7--------+-5----(5/9---)-----------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  you



 9                                     10
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




11                                     12
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------10------7---------------+-----------------13--15--------------+
G+------7/9~~ -----9---7----5----------+-----------12/14---------------------+
D+-------------------------------7-----+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-7-----------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
   you 







 1                                                 2     
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+----16hbu!---------------------------+------16hbu-16hbu---13-13------------+
G+-------------------------------------+--14---------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 3                                                 4    
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------13!---------------------------+---------15fbd--15--13---------------+
G+--14~~ ------------------------------+-----14------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 5                                                 6
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-----------8-------------------------+

G+--14---------------------------------+---7/9--------------9--7\5-----------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 7                                     8 
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------8--10--8---(/13!)-------13-15-+
G+-------------------------------------+---7/9-------------------12/14-------+
D+--7----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 9                                     10
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+----15fbu  15fbu----15fbu---15fbu----+--15fbu---15fbu_fbd--13--15--13------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




11                                     12
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----------------10-8----7-----------+-5qbu--------------------------------+
G+--14~~ ---------------9--7-----------+-5qbu--------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+------7------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+--------7--7-------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+










 1                                                 2     
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    boat in the middle of the           raging sea she would




 3                                                 4    
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    make a scene  for it                 all to be      ig_




 5                                                 6
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+------------8~~ -----8~~ ------------+-------------------------------------+
G+------------9~~ -7/9-----------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     _nored                                     And wouldn't you be 


 7                                     8 
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--------------10-8--------8----------+-------------------------------------+
G+--------7/9~~ -----9--7/9----7-------+-5-----------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+------7--5---------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    bored



 9                                     10
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

                             

11                                     12
RHYTHM GUITAR
E+-----5-------------------------------+-----------------5-------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+-----------------5-------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+-----------------6-------------------+
D+-----7--------------(silence)--------+-----------------7-!-------5--5h7----+
A+-----7-------------------------------+-----------------7----5h7------------+
E+--5----------------------------------+-----------------5-------------------+

SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------(silence)---------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    you




 1                                                 2     
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+---10/13---10-8-10p8-10--------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 3                                                 4    
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+--12fbu--12p9-12p9-12p9--------------+
D+-------------------------------------+------------------------12--10-------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+




 5                                                 6
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+---12fbu(_fbd)-9---------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+--------------------12---------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+



 7                                     8 
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+----8--------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+----8--10~~ -------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+



 9                                     10
SOLO GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    



11                                     12
RHYTHM GUITAR
E+-----5-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-----5-------------------------------+--0~~ -------------------------------+
G+-----6-!-----------------------------+--0~~ -------------------------------+
D+-----7-------(silence)---------------+--2~~ -------------------------------+
A+-----7-------------------------------+--0~~ -------------------------------+
E+-----5-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


SOLO GUITAR
E+--------------5-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+------------5--5-8p5--------------8---+-------------------------------------+
G+--------7fbu---------9p7\5h7p5-7/9-7\-+--5----------------------------------+
D+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    you