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Layla (Acoustic)

Eric Clapton
Versions4TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)Capofret 2
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)Capofret 2 Download AlphaTex source (.txt)
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Readable tablature for Layla (Acoustic) by Eric Clapton

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 3/4 · tempo 78 BPM
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |---------7-----------------------7-------------|
B3  |----6--------6---------4----6---------6----4---|
G3  |-----------------------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------------------------|
A2  |0-----------------0----------------------------|
E2  |-----------------------------------------------|

Measure 2 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |---------7-------------------------|
B3  |----6--------6---------------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------0---|
A2  |0-----------------0---0----3-------|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 3 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |----2-------------2------------|
G3  |----2-------------0------------|
D3  |0--------0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0---1---|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 4 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |----0--------2-----------------|
G3  |----0--------2-----------------|
D3  |-------------0-------------0---|
A2  |3--------0--------0----3-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 5 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |----2-------------2------------|
G3  |----2-------------0------------|
D3  |0--------0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0---1---|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 6 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |----0--------1-----------------|
B3  |----0--------0-----------------|
G3  |----2--------2-----------------|
D3  |-------------0---------0---0---|
A2  |3--------0--------0----3-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 7 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/32-1/16|
E4  |-------------3--------1-----------------|
B3  |----2--------------------------3----4---|
G3  |----2-----------------------------------|
D3  |0--------0------------------------------|
A2  |---------3--------1--------0------------|
E2  |----------------------------------------|

Measure 8 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-----------------------------------|
B3  |----0--------2---------------------|
G3  |----0--------2---------------------|
D3  |------------------0--------0---0---|
A2  |3--------0------------0----3-------|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 9 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/32-1/16|
E4  |-------------5--------3-----------------|
B3  |----2--------------------------3----4---|
G3  |----2-----------------------------------|
D3  |0--------0------------------------------|
A2  |---------3--------1--------0------------|
E2  |----------------------------------------|

Measure 10 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-r1/16-1/8.|
E4  |--------------------------------|
B3  |----0-----------------------0---|
G3  |----0-------------2---------0---|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |3--------0---0----0---------3---|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 11 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8|
E4  |-----4----4----4----4---2---------2--|
B3  |1------------------------------------|
G3  |1------------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------------|
A2  |0----0--------------4--------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 12 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |4---2------------------------------|
B3  |3----------------------------------|
G3  |4----------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------------|
A2  |---------0---0----2---2----0---2---|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 13 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |---------4---4----2---0----0---2---|
B3  |----4------------------------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------------|
A2  |4--------0--------3--------2-------|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 14 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |0-----------------4------------|
B3  |-------------------------------|
G3  |--------------4----------------|
D3  |2--------2-----------------2---|
A2  |-----5-----------------5-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 15 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8.|
E4  |----5----5---4----2---2--------|
B3  |----6----6---------------------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |4------------------------------|
A2  |---------5--------2--------0---|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 16 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |4---4----2---2----0----------------|
B3  |----------------------1------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------|
D3  |2--------1-------------------------|
A2  |------------------0--------0---0---|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 17 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |----5----5---4----2---2----5---2---|
B3  |----6----6-------------------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------|
D3  |4----------------------------------|
A2  |---------5--------2--------0-------|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 18 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/4.|
E4  |4-------------5---|
B3  |---------4--------|
G3  |------------------|
D3  |2-----------------|
A2  |-----5--------5---|
E2  |------------------|

Measure 19 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |1----0-------------------------------|
B3  |----------2-------------2--------2---|
G3  |------------------------2------------|
D3  |0--------------0---------------------|
A2  |---------------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 20 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/16|
E4  |3---3----1---0-----------------|
B3  |------------------2----0---2---|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |------------------0------------|
A2  |3--------0-------------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 21 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |----2-------------2--------2---|
G3  |----2-------------2------------|
D3  |0--------0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 22 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/16|
E4  |3---3----1---0-----------------|
B3  |------------------2----0---2---|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |------------------0------------|
A2  |3--------0-------------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 23 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |----2-------------2--------2---|
G3  |----2-------------2------------|
D3  |0--------0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 24 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/32-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |3---3----1---3----3----5---3----1---0---|
B3  |----------------------------------------|
G3  |----------------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------0----------------|
A2  |3--------0----------------------0-------|
E2  |----------------------------------------|

Measure 25 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |2-----------------2------------|
G3  |2-----------------2--------2---|
D3  |0---0----0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 26 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/8.|
E4  |-----------------------|
B3  |4------------------0---|
G3  |0-------------2----0---|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |3----0---3----0----3---|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 27 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8|
E4  |-----4----4----4----4---2---------2--|
B3  |1------------------------------------|
G3  |1------------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------------|
A2  |0----0--------------4--------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 28 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |4---2------------------------------|
B3  |3----------------------------------|
G3  |4----------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------------|
A2  |---------0---0----2---2----0---2---|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 29 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |---------4---4----2---0----0---2---|
B3  |----4------------------------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------------------|
A2  |4--------0--------3--------2-------|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 30 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |0-----------------4------------|
B3  |-------------------------------|
G3  |--------------4----------------|
D3  |2--------2-----------------2---|
A2  |-----5-----------------5-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 31 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8.|
E4  |----5----5---4----2---2--------|
B3  |----6----6---------------------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |4------------------------------|
A2  |---------5--------2--------0---|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 32 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |4---4----2---2----0----------------|
B3  |----------------------1------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------|
D3  |2--------1-------------------------|
A2  |------------------0--------0---0---|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 33 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |----5----5---4----2---2----5---2---|
B3  |----6----6-------------------------|
G3  |-----------------------------------|
D3  |4----------------------------------|
A2  |---------5--------2--------0-------|
E2  |-----------------------------------|

Measure 34 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/4.|
E4  |4-------------5---|
B3  |---------4--------|
G3  |------------------|
D3  |2-----------------|
A2  |-----5--------5---|
E2  |------------------|

Measure 35 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |1----0-------------------------------|
B3  |----------2-------------2--------2---|
G3  |------------------------2------------|
D3  |0--------------0---------------------|
A2  |---------------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 36 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/16|
E4  |3---3----1---0-----------------|
B3  |------------------2----0---2---|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |------------------0------------|
A2  |3--------0-------------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 37 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |----2-------------2--------2---|
G3  |----2-------------2------------|
D3  |0--------0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 38 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/16|
E4  |3---3----1---0-----------------|
B3  |------------------2----0---2---|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |------------------0------------|
A2  |3--------0-------------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 39 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |----2-------------2--------2---|
G3  |----2-------------2------------|
D3  |0--------0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 40 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/32-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |3---3----1---3----3----5---3----1---0---|
B3  |----------------------------------------|
G3  |----------------------------------------|
D3  |-----------------------0----------------|
A2  |3--------0----------------------0-------|
E2  |----------------------------------------|

Measure 41 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |2-----------------2------------|
G3  |2-----------------2--------2---|
D3  |0---0----0---------------------|
A2  |---------3---1---------0-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 42 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/8-1/16|
E4  |---------------------------1---|
B3  |4----4---4----4---4----4---4---|
G3  |0--------------------------2---|
D3  |--------------7------------0---|
A2  |3----0---5--------5----3-------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 43 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/2.|
E4  |1---|
B3  |----|
G3  |2---|
D3  |0---|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 44 · 3/4
Rhythm |1/2.|
E4  |1---|
B3  |----|
G3  |2---|
D3  |0---|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 45 · 3/4
Rhythm |r1/2-r1/4|
E4  |---------|
B3  |---------|
G3  |---------|
D3  |---------|
A2  |---------|
E2  |---------|
AlphaTex source notation
\title "Steel Guitar"
\tempo 78
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 25
.
\ts 3 4 :8 0.5 :16 6.2 :8 7.1 :16 6.2 0.5 4.2 6.2 7.1 6.2 4.2 |
:8 0.5 :16 6.2 :8 7.1 :16 6.2 :8 0.5 :16 0.5 :8 3.5 :16 0.4 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 0.3) :8 0.5 :16 1.5 |
:8 3.5 :16 (0.2 0.3) :8 0.5 :8 (2.2 2.3 0.4) {d} :16 0.5 :8 3.5 :16 0.4 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 0.3) :8 0.5 :16 1.5 |
:8 3.5 :16 (0.1 0.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :8 (1.1 0.2 2.3 0.4) {d} :16 0.5 :8 (0.4 3.5) :16 0.4 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :16 3.1 :8 1.5 :16 1.1 :8 0.5 :32 3.2 :16 4.2 |
:8 3.5 :16 (0.2 0.3) :8 0.5 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.4 :16 0.5 :8 (0.4 3.5) :16 0.4 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :16 5.1 :8 1.5 :16 3.1 :8 0.5 :32 3.2 :16 4.2 |
:8 3.5 :16 (0.2 0.3) :8 0.5 :16 0.5 :8 (2.3 0.5) :16 r :8 (0.2 0.3 3.5) {d} |
(1.2 1.3 0.5) {d} :16 (4.1 0.5) 4.1 4.1 :8 (4.1 4.5) :16 2.1 0.5 :8 2.1 |
(4.1 3.2 4.3) :16 2.1 :8 0.5 :16 0.5 :8 2.5 :16 2.5 :8 0.5 :16 2.5 |
:8 4.5 :16 4.2 :8 (4.1 0.5) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 3.5) :16 0.1 :8 (0.1 2.5) :16 2.1 |
:8 (0.1 2.4) {d} :8 5.5 :16 2.4 :8 4.3 :16 4.1 :8 5.5 :16 2.4 |
:8 4.4 :16 (4.1 5.1 6.2) :8 (4.1 5.1 6.2 5.5) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 2.5) :16 2.1 :8 0.5 {d} |
:8 (4.1 2.4) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 1.4) :16 2.1 :8 (0.1 0.5) :16 1.2 :8 0.5 :16 0.5 |
:8 4.4 :16 (4.1 5.1 6.2) :8 (4.1 5.1 6.2 5.5) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 2.5) :16 2.1 :8 (5.1 0.5) :16 2.1 |
:8 (4.1 2.4) {d} :8 5.5 :16 4.2 :4 (5.1 5.5) {d} |
:16 (1.1 0.4) 0.1 2.2 :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.2 |
:8 (3.1 3.5) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 0.1 :8 (2.2 0.4) {d} :8 (0.2 0.5) :16 2.2 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.2 |
:8 (3.1 3.5) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 0.1 :8 (2.2 0.4) {d} :8 (0.2 0.5) :16 2.2 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.2 |
:8 (3.1 3.5) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 3.1 :32 3.1 :8 (5.1 0.4) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 0.1 |
:8 (2.2 2.3 0.4) :16 0.4 :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.3 |
:8 (4.2 0.3 3.5) {d} :8 0.5 :16 3.5 :8 (2.3 0.5) {d} (0.2 0.3 3.5) {d} |
(1.2 1.3 0.5) {d} :16 (4.1 0.5) 4.1 4.1 :8 (4.1 4.5) :16 2.1 0.5 :8 2.1 |
(4.1 3.2 4.3) :16 2.1 :8 0.5 :16 0.5 :8 2.5 :16 2.5 :8 0.5 :16 2.5 |
:8 4.5 :16 4.2 :8 (4.1 0.5) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 3.5) :16 0.1 :8 (0.1 2.5) :16 2.1 |
:8 (0.1 2.4) {d} :8 5.5 :16 2.4 :8 4.3 :16 4.1 :8 5.5 :16 2.4 |
:8 4.4 :16 (4.1 5.1 6.2) :8 (4.1 5.1 6.2 5.5) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 2.5) :16 2.1 :8 0.5 {d} |
:8 (4.1 2.4) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 1.4) :16 2.1 :8 (0.1 0.5) :16 1.2 :8 0.5 :16 0.5 |
:8 4.4 :16 (4.1 5.1 6.2) :8 (4.1 5.1 6.2 5.5) :16 4.1 :8 (2.1 2.5) :16 2.1 :8 (5.1 0.5) :16 2.1 |
:8 (4.1 2.4) {d} :8 5.5 :16 4.2 :4 (5.1 5.5) {d} |
:16 (1.1 0.4) 0.1 2.2 :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.2 |
:8 (3.1 3.5) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 0.1 :8 (2.2 0.4) {d} :8 (0.2 0.5) :16 2.2 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.2 |
:8 (3.1 3.5) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 0.1 :8 (2.2 0.4) {d} :8 (0.2 0.5) :16 2.2 |
:8 0.4 :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.2 |
:8 (3.1 3.5) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 3.1 :32 3.1 :8 (5.1 0.4) :16 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.5) :16 0.1 |
:8 (2.2 2.3 0.4) :16 0.4 :8 (0.4 3.5) :8 1.5 {d} :16 (2.2 2.3) :8 0.5 :16 2.3 |
:8 (4.2 0.3 3.5) {d} :8 (4.2 0.5) :16 (4.2 5.5) :8 (4.2 7.4) :16 (4.2 5.5) :8 (4.2 3.5) :16 (1.1 4.2 2.3 0.4) |
:2 (1.1 2.3 0.4) {d} |
(1.1 2.3 0.4) {d} |
:2 r :4 r

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