Tears In Heaven

One of many ways to do it.

Chords to prepare for this

3 2

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3

X

2

0

1

X

4

0

2 1 3

0 X 0

2 3

0

1 2 3

0 0

4

1 1 1 1 1 2

0

F#7 C#7 E sus (Bm7/E)

D/F# E sus Bm7

F#7 and C#mVery much likean F chord butno barre and up1 fret with the1st string open!

Similar to theC7 Chordbut up 1 frets.

3 2

0

3

X

2

0

1

X

4

2 1 3

2 3

1

F#7 C# 7

D/F# E sus

You can also use your thumbon the 6th string 2nd fret. This isA D Chord with an F# as a bass note

0

21

3

0 X 0

2 3

0 0

D/F# E sus

0

1 2 3

4

1 1 11

2

0

E sus (Bm7/E)

Bm7

Barre at the 2nd fret

Very similar to a D Chord.

F#m

1

3 4

X X2

1

E/B

1 11

X X

1 1 1 1 1

Tears In Heaven 4/4 ||: A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E | Would you know my name. If I saw you in Heaven. A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E |F#m | C#7 | Would it be the same. If I saw you in Heaven. I must be strong A7 | F#7 |Bm7 |E sus |A E/B# | F#m A and carry on. Cause I know I don't belong here in Heaven. D E| A | A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E | Would you hold my hand. If I saw you in Heaven. A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E | F#m | C#7 | Would you help me stand. If I saw you in Heaven. I'll find my way.

Can play E or E/B bass – either will work.

A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E | F#m | C#7 | Would you help me stand. If I saw you in Heaven. I'll find my way. A7 |F#7 |Bm7 |E sus |A | | through night and day. Cause I know I just can't stay here in Heaven. C G | Am D | G D | Em | Time can bring you down. Time can mend your needs. C G | Am D | Bm7 |E sus | Time can break your heart, if your beggin' please beggin' please. A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E |F#m |C#7 (Interlude) Beyond the door. A7 |F#7 |Bm7 |E sus | There's peace I'm sure and I know they'll be no more tears in Heaven. Repeat first verse.

Tears In Heaven 4/4 ||: A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E | Would you know my name. If I saw you in Heaven. A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E |F#m | C#7 | Would it be the same. If I saw you in Heaven. I must be strong A7 | F#7 |Bm7 |E sus |A E/B# | F#m A and carry on. Cause I know I don't belong here in Heaven. D E| A | A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E | Would you hold my hand. If I saw you in Heaven. A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E | F#m | C#7 | Would you help me stand. If I saw you in Heaven. I'll find my way. A7 |F#7 |Bm7 |E sus |A | | through night and day. Cause I know I just can't stay here in Heaven. C G | Am D | G D | Em | Time can bring you down. Time can mend your needs. C G | Am D | Bm7 |E sus | Time can break your heart, if your beggin' please beggin' please. A E/B# | F#m A |D A |E |F#m |C#7 (Interlude) Beyond the door. A7 |F#7 |Bm7 |E sus | There's peace I'm sure and I know they'll be no more tears in Heaven. Repeat first verse.

Tears In Heaven 4/4 ||: A C#m | F#m A |D A |E | Would you know my name. If I saw you in Heaven. A C#m | F#m A |D A |E |F#m | C#7 | Would it be the same. If I saw you in Heaven. I must be strong A7 | F#7 |Bm7 |E sus |A C#m | F#m A and carry on. Cause I know I don't belong here in Heaven. D E| A | A C#m | F#m A |D A |E | Would you hold my hand. If I saw you in Heaven. A C#m | F#m A |D A |E | F#m | C#7 | Would you help me stand. If I saw you in Heaven. I'll find my way. A7 |F#7 |Bm7 |E sus |A | | through night and day. Cause I know I just can't stay here in Heaven. C G | Am D | G D | Em | Time can bring you down. Time can mend your needs. C G | Am D | Bm7 |E sus | Time can break your heart, if your beggin' please beggin' please. A C#m | F#m A |D A |E |F#m |C#7 (Interlude) Beyond the door. A7 |F#7 |Bm7 |E sus | There's peace I'm sure and I know they'll be no more tears in Heaven. Repeat first verse.

TEARS IN HEAVEN As recorded by Eric Clapton Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar' Q=80 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| H Q E S S E E S S S E Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| |---------------|-----2h3p2---5---5-2-|-(2)---2----2----2---|-3---3---3---3----| |---------------|---2-------2-4---4-2-|-(2)---2----2----2---|-2---2---2---1----| |---------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| |---------------|-0-------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-----------0-2-|-------------4-4---2-|-----2---2-(2)-0---0-|-2-2---2-0-0-0-0--| H E E E E E Q E +E Q E E Q E E E E E |-3-| Q Q Q Q E E S S S E Q E E |---------------------||---------------------| |-2---2----2----2-----||o-----2h3p2---5--5-2-| |-2---2----2----2-----||----2-------2-4--4-2-| |---------------------||---------------------| |-0-0---0-(0)-0-------||o-0------------------| |-----------------0h2-||--------------4----2-| E Q E +E Q S S H Q E E

+Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |------7-5---------|-----------------| |-(2)------7-5---5-|-3---3---2---2---| |-(2)--7-6-----6---|-2---2---2---2---| |----------7-6---6-|-----------------| |--------------7---|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-2-2---2-0-0---0-| E E E E E E E E |-3-| Q Q Q Q E E S S S E Q E E +Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------------|--------------------|------2-4-5-4-2-0-|-------------0---| |-0---0---2---3-----|-----2h3p2---5--5-2-|-(2)--------------|-3---3---2---2---| |-1---1---2---4-----|---2-------2-4--4-2-|-(2)--2-4-6-4-2-1-|-2---2---2---2---| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-0------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-0-0---0---0---0h2-|-------------4--4-2-|-(2)--------------|-2-2---2-0-0---0-| E E E E E E E S S H Q E E E Q E E Q E $ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-2---2----2----2---|-1---1----1----1---|-0---0----0----0----| |-0---0---2---3---|-2---2----2----2---|-2---2----2----2---|-2---2----2----2----| |-1---1---2---4---|-2---2----2----2---|-1---1----1----1---|-0---0----0----0----| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-0-0---0---0---0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2---0-|-1-1---1-(1)-1---1-|-0-0---0-(0)-0---0--| E E E Q Q E E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E E E E E Q E +E Q E

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|-----------------| |-2-------------2--|-3---3---3---3---| |-3--------4-------|-2---2---2---2---| |-2---2----2-------|-4---4---4---4---| |---------------1--|-2-2---2-2-2-2---| |-2-2---2-(2)-2----|---------------0-| E Q E +E E Q E Q E E E E E To Coda |-3-| +E E Q Q. S S E E S S S E S E S E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |-(3)-3-3----3--------|-----2h3p2-----5-----5-2-| |-(2)-2-2----2--------|---2-------2---4-----4-2-| |-(4)-4-4----4--------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-0-----------------------| |--0------0-(0)---0h2-|-------------4---4-----2-| Q. E +Q. S S H E E E E 1. +Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |------7-5---------|---------------| |-(2)------7-5---5-|-3---3---3--3--| |-(2)--7-6-----6---|-2---2---2--1--| |----------7-6---6-|---------------| |--------------7---|---------------| |-(2)--------------|-2-2---2-0--0--| E Q E Q Q

2. Q E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q |---------------------------||---------------| |-2------------2h3---------o||-3---3---3--3--| |-2--------2h4-----6p4------||-2---2---2--1--| |------2h4-------------7p4--||---------------| |-0--0---------------------o||---------------| |---------------------------||-2-2---2-0--0--| E Q E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|---------------3-0-| |-2---2----2----2-----|-----1-------0---1-| |-2---2----2----2-----|---0---0-(0)-0---2-| |---------------------|-------------------| |-0-0---0-(0)-0---0h2-|-3--------2------0-| |---------------------|-------------------| E Q E +E E E S S H Q. E +E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-(0)---------------|-----------------| |-(1)-1---3-3---3---|-----3---3---3---| |-(2)---2---2-2-----|-0---0---2---2---| |-------------------|-0---------------| |-(0)---------------|-----------------| |-----------2-----2-|-3-3---3-2-2---2-| +E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q. E +E E E E +E E Q Q Q E E Q |-----------------|-------0---------|---------------------|------------------| |-----3---3---3p0-|-1---1---3-----1-|-(1)-1-----------3---|-3---3---3---3----| |-0---0---2---0---|-----------------|-------2-0-(0)-2-----|-0---0---2-2------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------| |-0---------------|-3-3---3-2--2--0-|--0------0-----------|------------------| |---0---0-2-2-3---|-----------------|------------2--2---3-|-3-3---3-2-2---0--| E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E Q. E E Q E E Q E E Q E

Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q Q H Q E E E E E E |--0-----------------|----9-5---12-12-9-|-(9)----------|----10-10-9-7-5-9--| |--0---0----2----3---|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--1---1----2----4---|----9-6---13-13-9-|-(9)----------|----11-11-9-7-6-9--| |--------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-(0)----0-(0)-0---0-|------------------|--------------|-------------------| +Q. E +E Q E E E Q H Q E E E E E E +Q Q H Q E E E E E E |-7-7-7-------|----9-5-12-12---9-|-(9)----------|----10-10-9-7-5-9--| |-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-------|----9-6-13-13---9-|-(9)----------|----11-11-9-7-6-9--| |-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda & |-3-| +E E Q H E E S S S E Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-(9)-7-7-------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----2h3p2---5--5-2-|-(2)---2---2---2---|-3---3----3----3----| |-(9)-7-7-------|---2-------2-4--4-2-|-(2)---2---2---2---|-2---2----2----2----| |---------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |---------------|-0------------------|-------------------|-2-2---2-(2)-2------| |---------------|-------------4----2-|-(2)-2---2-0-0---0-|-----------------0--| H Q E E +E Q E E Q E E Q E +E Q E

Q=77Q=74 |-3-| E E Q Q. S S E E S S S E Q E E +Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------------|--------------------|------7-5---------|---------------| |-3--3-3---3--------|-----2h3p2---5--5-2-|-(2)------7-5---5-|-3---3---3--3--| |-2--2-2---2--------|---2-------2-4--4-2-|-(2)--7-6-----6---|-2---2---2--1--| |-------------------|--------------------|----------7-6---6-|---------------| |-------------------|-0------------------|--------------7---|---------------| |-0------0-0----0-2-|-------------4----2-|-(2)--------------|-2-2---2-0--0--| Q. E Q. S S H Q E E E Q E Q Q Q=70 Q=67 Q=Q=Q=50 |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S |-------------------------5----*| |-------2-3-2h3p2-------5------*| |-----2-----------4-2s6--------*| |---2--------------------------*| |-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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

Once the chords are learned

• Start with the right hand playing a bass pluck type of pattern.

• Once you can do that add in the turns and bass runs (will be covered later).