Eric Clapton – Pretty Blue Eyes


These known chords are used in this song.


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from the album “There’s One in Every Crowd” (1975)

transcribed by Steve Garner ([email protected])

 
CHORDS USED:  
A 
= x02220  
E7 
 
022130
 
D 
= xx0232  
Bm 
 
x24432
 
G 
 
320033

INTRO:

(listen to recording to get exact strumming pattern)

 
A 
A 
 

|———-0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0————0-0-0–0-0-0-0-0———|

|———-2-2-2–2-2-2–2-2————2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2———|
|———-2-2-2–2-2-2–2-2————2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2———|
|———-2-2-2–2-2-2–2-2————2-2-2–2-2-2-2-2———|
|——0—0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0——–0—0-0-0–0-0-0-0-0———|
|–0-2————————-0-2————————–0-2–|

MAIN RHYTHM FIGURE:

(listen to recording to get exact strumming pattern)

Gtr.I (rhythm)

 
A 
E7 
A 
 

|—0–0-0-0—0–0-0–0—-0-0–0-0—0–0-0-0-0——————|

|—2–2-2-2—3–3-3–3—-3-3–3-3—2–2-2-2-2——————|
|—2–2-2-2—1–1-1–1—-1-1–1-1—2–2-2-2-2——————|
|—2–2-2-2—2–2-2–2—-2-2–2-2—2–2-2-2-2——————|
|—0–0-0-0—2–2-2–2—-2-2–2-2—0–0-0-0-0——————|
|————–0–0-0–0—-0-0–0-0——————————-|

| |

|Gtr.II (lead) |

|——————————————————————|

|——————————————————————|
|——————————————————————|
|–9b(10)r9–7———————-7–9—–7———————|
|—————9–7——-7–7–9——–9————————|
|——————————————————————|

HARMONY VOCALS SECTION:

 
D 
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
Bm 
G 
A 
 

|—————|—————|—————|—————–|

|-7–5–3——-|———-7–5-|-7–5–3——-|—-5–7–10–10-|
|-7–6–4–2–4-|-4–6–7–7–6-|-7–6–4–2–4-|-7–6–7—9—9-|
|———-4–5-|-5–7–7——-|———-4–5-|-7—————|
|—————|—————|—————|—————–|
|—————|—————|—————|—————–|

 
D 
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
Bm 
G 
A 
 

|—————|—————|—————|—————–|

|-7–5–3——-|———-7–5-|-7–5–3——-|—-5–7–12–10-|
|-7–6–4–2–4-|-4–6–7–7–6-|-7–6–4–2–4-|-7–6–7–11—9-|
|———-4–5-|-5–7–7——-|———-4–5-|-7—————|
|—————|—————|—————|—————–|
|—————|—————|—————|—————–|

SONG SETUP:

(Play intro figure x1)

(Play main rhythm fig. x4)

Verse #1:

 
A 
Left alone to  
E7 
cry while he goes out  
A 
singing
 
A 
 
A 
nd she don’t see  
E7 
why 
 
 
A 
wedding bell ain’t  
A 
ringing

(play main rhythm fig. X2)

Verse #2:

 
A 
Left alone to cr
E7 
y while he goes out rocking
A 
 
A 
 
A 
nd she can’t see  
E7 
why it ain’t her he’s
A 
socking

(play main rhythm fig. x2)

(play harmony vocals section x2)

(play main rhythm fig. x2)

Verse #3:

 
A 
Left alone to  
E7 
cry, life don’t seem worth l
A 
iving
 
A 
It’s time to say  
G 
E7 
oodbye, you’ve done enough  
A 
forgiving

(play main rhythm fig. x2)

(play harmony vocals section x2)

(play main rhythm fig. w/acoustic solo until fade)

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PERFORMANCE NOTES:

The main rhythm figure ends abruptly just before the switch

to the harmony vocals section. Listen to the recording to hear

exactly where you should stop.

In the tab for the lead guitar during the harmony section,

 
the bottom notes are optional. You can play them to add  
A 
fuller

sound to the guitar part. Listen to the recording to hear where

these bottom notes would sound best added in.

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