Layla unplugged version by Eric Clapton

Note about solo

The chords under this solo are C - Bb - Dm. This is a so called V-IV-VI progression in F major. Scales that suit these chords are F major ( F-G-A-Bb-C-D-E) or Dm penatonic (D-F-G-A-C).

Clapton mainly uses the penatonic scale with the added blues note, or "b5" (for Dm pentatonic "b5" is Gb), with brief reference to the major scale.

Riff1 (Intro)

Note - 1st time C chord after Bb is placed in a "pushed" sense with 

strumming on it before beat ends, Next time it is played with normal

time in a beat and 3rd time we slide from Bb to C. 

e----------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B----------|---------------3--3-----|--5--5--5----------------|
G-------2--|---------------3--3-----|--5--5--5--2----------2--|
D-------0--|----0-----3----3--3-----|--5--5--5--0----------0--|
A-0--3-----|-------3--1----1--1--3--|--3--3--3-------0--3-----|

E----------|------------------------|-------------------------|
        D5            Bb5  Bb          C        D5               

--1-------------------|------------------------|
--3----------3--3-----|--5---------------------|

--2----------3--3-----|--5--------2------------|
--------3----3--3-----|--5-----5--0----------0-|
-----3--1----1--1--x--|--3--0--3-------0--3----|
----------------------|------------------------|
  Dm    Bb5  Bb          C     C5 D5
(3rd time same but with slide from Bb to C at right time)

Solo1 (Intro)
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----------------------5--6--|

-------------------7--------|

--5--5--5--7----7-----------|

--3--3--3--5----------------|

----------------------------|

e----------------------------------|

B--5h6h5---5-6--5---------5--6/-8--|

G--------7---------7~--------------|

 

C5       D5                 Dm        Bb
------------------------------------|
----6--8/-10----8--10-/13---10--13--|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
 

--10-12-10h12h10-----10------------------------------| 

-----------------13------13--10------10--------------|

---------------------------------12------12--12h-10--| 

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C5          D5                        Dm                 Bb
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
----------------------5--6--5--|--------------------------------|
--9--10--9---------7-----------|--7-----7-----------------------|
----------------7--------------|-----7-----7/-5----3-----3/5-3--|
-------------------------------|----------------------5---------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  C5        D5                   Dm          Bb                       

-----------------------|

-----------------------|

-----------------------| 

--------0--------------|

--5--3-------0----3----| 

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C       a    c 

[Verse1]
C#m7                              G#7
 What_ will you do__ when you get lonely__?
C#m7          C*      D       E     E7
 With no_one_ waiting by your side__
F#m          B              E                  A
 You've been running_   and hiding much too long__,
F#m            B                 E           A  (hold)
 You know it's just your foolish pride__,    Lay___la_

[Chorus] (Riff1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Lay__la
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm   Bb   C    a  c

[Verse2]
C#m7                       G#7
 Tried_ to give_ you_ consola_tion,
C#m7          C*          D        E     E7
  Your__ old_ man__ won't let_ you down__
F#m       B         E                  A
 Like_ a_ fool__, I fell_ in love with you__,
F#m                B                    E            A  (hold)
 You_ turned_ the_ whole_ world_ upside down__       Lay___la

[Chorus] (Riff1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                You_ got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                I'm_ beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Lay__la
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm   Bb   C    a  c

[Verse3]
C#m7                               G#7
 Let's make the best_ of the sit_u_a_tion__
C#m7      C*       D     E     E7
 Before I fin'lly_ go_ insane__
F#m             B              E             A
 Please_ don't_ say__    we'll never_ find a way__
F#m           B               E            A  (hold)
 And tell_ me all my loves in vain__       Lay___la

[Chorus2] (Riff1)
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Layla
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ PLEASE__, LAY__LA
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm

[Solo]
Dm   Bb   C   Dm   (7x)

Solo2
e|-5---5b--------5--5--5b-------5b--------
b|-6---6b--------6--6--6b-------6b--------
g|-----------7--------------7-------------
d|----------------------------------------
a|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------

e|----------------------------------------
b|-----------------------------12/13--13--13-}this part do 6 times
g|-7-5-------------------------13/14--14--14-}fast
d|------7-6-5-3-5-3-----3-----------------
a|-------------------5--------------------
E|----------------------------------------

e|----------------------------------------
b|-13-15-13--------------------------10-13-
g|------------14/12--10-------10-12-------
d|-----------------------12---------------
a|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------

e|-10h12p10-------------------------------
b|-------------13-10-11-10----------------
g|--------------------------12-10--7h9-7--
d|----------------------------------------
a|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------

e|----------------------------------------
b|----------5-6-5-------------------------
g|-5-----7-----------7-5------------------
d|----7--------------------7-6-5-3-5-3-----3-
a|-------------------------------------5--
E|----------------------------------------

e|-13b---10-------10-12-10----------------
b|------------13------------13-10---------
g|----------------------------------12-10--
d|---------------------------------------12-
a|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------

e|-13b--10-------15-15-15-15-13--------10-
b|----------13---------------------10-----------
g|-----------------------------------------------
d|-----------------------------------------------
a|-----------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------

e|-12-13-15-13-15-12-13-----------------------
b|------------------------15-13------------13--------
g|-------------------------------14-12-10------12----
d|---------------------------------------------------
a|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------

e|-------------------10-----------------------------
b|-10----------------10----------------------------
g|------12-10--------10---------------------------
d|-------------12---------9-9-9-9-10---9/7------
a|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------------on to chorus
g|-7-5-----------------------------------------------
d|--------7-6-5---3b-------------0-----------------
a|-----------------------0--3------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------

Here’s the end solo

E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------5----5h6p5h6p5-------5-6/8---------
G|-5-7--------------------------7------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------






E|---------------------------------------------------
B|-8-6-5----5h6p5h6p5--------------------------
G|----------------------------7-5-------------------
D|---------------------------------7-6-5-3/5------
A|----------------------------------------------5---
E|---------------------------------------------------

Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Layla
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Dar_lin'_ won't you ease_ my_ wor_ried_ mind__

Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                                              Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                Dm
                     Got_ me_ on_ my_ knees__ Lay__la_
Dm       Bb          C                   Dm
                     Beg_ging_ dar_lin'_ please__, Layla
Dm       Bb          C
                     Dar__lin'__ won't you ease__ my__ wor__ried____
Dm   / / / /
mind_____

Chords:
Dm   xx0231
Bb   x13331
C    x32010
C#m7 x46454
G#7  464544
C*   x5555x
D    x57775
E    022100
E7   022130
F#m  244222
B    x24442
A    x02220