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Tears in Heaven - Fingerstyle Guitar

Eric Clapton
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Readable tablature for Tears in Heaven - Fingerstyle Guitar 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 · 4/4 · tempo 84 BPM
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/32-1/32-1/32-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------2----3----2--------0---0---2--|
B3  |----2------------------2-----------2--|
G3  |--------------------------------------|
D3  |0-------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------4-------2--|
E2  |--------------------------------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |2-------5----7----5---5----7----5---2---0--|
B3  |2---2-----------------4----6----4----------|
G3  |-------------------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------------------|
A2  |2------------------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----------------------|
B3  |-----------------------|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |1---0---1---1---0---1--|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-------------------------------|
B3  |------------0---0-------2------|
G3  |--------2-------------------4--|
D3  |----4---------------4----------|
A2  |0------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

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

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

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16|
E4  |----3---3---3---2---0------------|
B3  |----2---2---2-----------2----4---|
G3  |2--------------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/32-1/32-1/32-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------2----3----2--------0---0---2--|
B3  |2----------------------2-----------2--|
G3  |----2---------------------------------|
D3  |0-------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------4-------2--|
E2  |--------------------------------------|

Measure 20 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |2-------5----7----5---5----7----5---2---0--|
B3  |2---2-----------------4----6----4----------|
G3  |-------------------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------------------|
A2  |2------------------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------------------|

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

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

Measure 23 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------5---5---3---3---1--|
B3  |--------5---5---4----------|
G3  |----5----------------------|
D3  |3---------------2----------|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 24 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------1---0---3-------0--|
B3  |----------------2---2------|
G3  |----2-------------------0--|
D3  |0--------------------------|
A2  |----------------2----------|
E2  |---------------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

Measure 31 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----14----------12--14-|
B3  |--------14----------14-|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |12----------11---------|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 32 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----------------------|
B3  |-----------------------|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |9---0---9---7---0---7--|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

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

Measure 34 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4.-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0-----------------------------------|
B3  |1--------------2-------------4---2--|
G3  |------------------------------------|
D3  |-----2----4--------4----5-----------|
A2  |0-----------------------------------|
E2  |------------------------------------|

Measure 35 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----2-----------5------|
B3  |2-------2-----------6--|
G3  |------------6----------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

Measure 42 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------------------2---3--|
B3  |------------3---4----------|
G3  |--------4------------------|
D3  |----4----------------------|
A2  |2---------------4----------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 43 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/16-1/16|
E4  |------------0---0----------------|
B3  |--------2-----------2---0--------|
G3  |----4------------------------4---|
D3  |2--------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------|

Measure 44 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16|
E4  |----3---3---3---2---0--------0---|
B3  |----2---2---2-----------2--------|
G3  |2--------------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------|

Measure 45 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/32-1/32-1/32-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------2----3----2--------0---0---2--|
B3  |2----------------------2-----------2--|
G3  |----2---------------------------------|
D3  |0-------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------4-------2--|
E2  |--------------------------------------|

Measure 46 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |2-------2-----------2---3--|
B3  |2-----------2---4----------|
G3  |----4----------------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |2---------------2----------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 47 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/16-1/16|
E4  |---------------------------------|
B3  |--------2---4---4---2------------|
G3  |----4-------------------5----4---|
D3  |2--------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------|

Measure 48 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16|
E4  |----3---3---3---3---2----------------|
B3  |----2---2---2---2-------4---2----4---|
G3  |2------------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 49 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/32-1/32-1/32-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------2----3----2--------0---0---2--|
B3  |2----------------------2-----------2--|
G3  |----2---------------------------------|
D3  |0-------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------4-------2--|
E2  |--------------------------------------|

Measure 50 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |2-------5----7----5---2---0---2---0--|
B3  |2---2-------------------------2------|
G3  |----------------------2--------------|
D3  |-------------------------------------|
A2  |2------------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 51 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |3-------3-------3------|
B3  |2-------2-------2---1--|
G3  |0---4-------4---2------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |----------------0------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 52 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/32-1/32-1/32-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3-----------2---3---2----3----2-----------|
B3  |1-------2--------------------------4---2--|
G3  |----2-------------------------------------|
D3  |------------------------------------------|
A2  |0-----------------------------------------|
E2  |------------------------------------------|

Measure 53 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/2.|
E4  |0---2---2---|
B3  |2-----------|
G3  |------------|
D3  |0-----------|
A2  |------------|
E2  |------------|

Measure 54 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |2--|
B3  |0--|
G3  |0--|
D3  |0--|
A2  |---|
E2  |---|
AlphaTex source notation
\tempo 84
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 25
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(2.1 2.2 2.5) 2.2 :16 (5.1 5.1) (7.1 7.1) :8 (5.1 5.1) :16 (5.1 4.2) (7.1 6.2) :8 (5.1 4.2) 2.1 0.1 |
(3.1 2.2 0.3) 4.3 (3.1 2.2) 4.3 (3.1 0.5) 2.2 1.2 2.2 |
0.4 2.3 (2.1 2.2) 2.3 (2.1 2.2) 2.3 (2.1 2.2) :16 2.5 4.5 |
:4 0.4 :8 2.1 2.2 :4 (0.1 4.5) :8 0.1 2.1 |
:4 2.5 :8 0.5 2.5 0.5 2.3 2.1 2.3 |
0.5 4.3 (3.1 2.2 4.3) 3.1 (2.1 2.5) 4.2 2.2 2.1 |
:4 (4.2 6.3 2.5) {d} :16 2.4 4.4 :8 2.2 :16 4.4 5.4 :8 4.2 2.2 |
0.4 2.3 2.1 2.2 :4 (5.1 4.2 4.5) :8 4.2 2.1 |
2.5 2.2 2.1 4.1 (5.1 2.1 2.2 2.3) 4.1 2.1 0.1 |
:4 (3.1 2.2 4.3 0.5) :8 (3.1 2.2) 3.1 (2.1 2.2 2.5) 0.1 2.2 2.1 |
:4 (0.1 1.2 0.5) :8 0.5 0.5 :4 0.5 :8 0.5 0.5 |
2.5 4.4 4.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 0.1 1.2 |
:4 1.5 :8 0.5 1.5 :4 1.5 :8 0.5 1.5 |
0.5 4.4 2.3 0.2 0.2 4.4 2.2 4.3 |
2.5 4.4 4.3 3.2 :4 (4.2 4.5) :8 2.1 3.1 |
2.4 4.3 2.2 4.2 :4 4.2 :8 2.2 5.3 |
2.3 (3.1 2.2) (3.1 2.2) :4 (3.1 2.2) :8 2.1 0.1 :16 2.2 4.2 |
:8 (2.2 0.4) 2.3 :32 2.1 3.1 2.1 :8 2.2 :4 (0.1 0.1 4.5) :8 0.1 (2.1 2.2 2.5) |
(2.1 2.2 2.5) 2.2 :16 (5.1 5.1) (7.1 7.1) :8 (5.1 5.1) :16 (5.1 4.2) (7.1 6.2) :8 (5.1 4.2) 2.1 0.1 |
(3.1 2.2 2.5) 4.3 (3.1 2.2) 4.3 (3.1 0.5) 2.2 1.2 2.2 |
0.4 2.3 (2.1 2.2) 2.3 (2.1 2.2) 2.3 (2.1 2.2) :16 0.4 2.4 |
:8 3.4 5.3 (5.1 5.2) (5.1 5.2) :4 (3.1 4.2 2.4) :8 3.1 1.1 |
0.4 2.3 1.1 0.1 :4 (3.1 2.2 2.5) :8 2.2 (0.1 0.3) |
:4 3.5 {d} :8 3.5 2.5 2.2 3.1 2.2 |
0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 :4 (2.2 2.5) (4.2 3.5) |
:8 3.4 0.2 (0.1 1.1) (0.1 1.1) :4 (3.1 2.4) :8 3.1 1.1 |
0.4 2.3 1.1 2.2 :4 (3.1 2.2 2.5) :8 2.2 (0.1 0.3) |
:4 3.5 :8 0.5 3.5 2.5 0.1 3.1 (0.1 0.1 1.2) |
:4 0.5 :8 0.5 0.5 :4 (2.2 2.5) (0.1 4.5) |
12.4 :8 14.1 14.2 :4 11.4 :8 12.1 (14.1 14.2) |
:4 9.4 :8 0.4 9.4 :4 7.4 :8 0.4 7.4 |
:4 0.5 :8 (3.1 2.2 4.3) 3.1 (2.1 0.4) 0.1 2.2 2.1 |
:4 (0.1 1.2 0.5) {d} :16 2.4 4.4 :8 2.2 :16 4.4 5.4 :8 4.2 2.2 |
:4 2.2 :8 2.1 2.2 :4 6.3 :8 5.1 6.2 |
:4 4.3 {d} :8 4.3 :4 2.3 {d} :8 2.3 |
:4 0.5 :8 (3.1 2.2 4.3) 3.1 (2.1 0.4) 4.2 2.2 2.1 |
:4 (0.1 1.2 0.5) :8 0.5 0.5 :4 0.5 :8 0.5 0.5 |
2.5 4.4 4.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 0.1 1.2 |
:4 1.5 :8 0.5 1.5 :4 1.5 :8 0.5 1.5 |
0.5 4.4 2.3 0.2 0.2 4.4 2.2 4.3 |
2.5 4.4 4.3 3.2 :4 (4.2 4.5) :8 2.1 3.1 |
2.4 4.3 2.2 0.1 :4 0.1 :8 2.2 :16 0.2 4.3 |
:8 2.3 (3.1 2.2) (3.1 2.2) :4 (3.1 2.2) :8 2.1 0.1 :16 2.2 0.1 |
:8 (2.2 0.4) 2.3 :32 2.1 3.1 2.1 :8 2.2 :4 (0.1 0.1 4.5) :8 0.1 (2.1 2.2 2.5) |
(2.1 2.2 2.5) 4.3 2.1 2.2 :4 (4.2 2.5) :8 2.1 3.1 |
2.4 4.3 2.2 4.2 :4 4.2 :8 2.2 :16 5.3 4.3 |
:8 2.3 (3.1 2.2) (3.1 2.2) (3.1 2.2) (3.1 2.2) 2.1 4.2 :16 2.2 4.2 |
:8 (2.2 0.4) 2.3 :32 2.1 3.1 2.1 :8 2.2 :4 (0.1 0.1 4.5) :8 0.1 (2.1 2.2 2.5) |
(2.1 2.2 2.5) 2.2 :16 (5.1 5.1) (7.1 7.1) :8 (5.1 5.1) (2.1 2.1 2.3) (0.1 0.1) (2.1 2.2) 0.1 |
(3.1 2.2 0.3) 4.3 (3.1 2.2) 4.3 :4 (3.1 2.2 2.3 0.5) 1.2 |
:8 (3.1 1.2 0.5) 2.3 2.2 2.1 3.1 :32 2.1 3.1 2.1 :8 4.2 2.2 |
(0.1 2.2 0.4) 2.1 :2 2.1 {d} |
:1 (0.1 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.4)

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