Tears In Heaven Acoustic Tab

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Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven (Unplugged)
Tuning: Standard
 
The symbols above the tabs are for the beats.
| is for the first beat. ' is for all the other beats.
 
 
[Intro]
 
(Guitar 1)
            |   '       '   '  |  '   '   '
   e|-----------------------------------------|
   B|----------2h3p2---5---5-2---2---2---2----|
   G|--------2-------2-4---4-2---2---2---2----|
   D|-----------------------------------------|
   A|------0----------------------------------|
   E|--0h2-------------4-4---2-2---2-0-0---0--|
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e|-------------------------------------|
   B|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2------|
   G|--2---2---2---1---2---2---2---2------|
   D|-------------------------------------|
   A|------------------0-0---0---0--------|
   E|--2-2---2-0-0-0-0---------------0h2--|
 
 
[Verses]
 
[Part A]
 
 
(Guitar 1)
 
         |   '       '   '  |  '   '   '
   e|--------------------------------------|
   B|-------2h3p2---5---5-2---2---2---2----|
   G|-----2-------2-4---4-2---2---2---2----|
   D|--------------------------------------|
   A|---0----------------------------------|
   E|---------------4-4---2-2---2-0-0---0--|
 
(Guitar 2)
 
         |   '       '   '  |  '     '     '
   e|-------------------------5/7-5------------|
   B|-------2h3p2---5---5-2---------5/7-5---5--|
   G|-----2-------2-4---4-2---------------6----|
   D|------------------------------------------|
   A|---0--------------------------------------|
   E|---------------4-4---2--------------------|
 
 
(Guitar 1)
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e|-----------------------------------|
   B|--3---3---2---2---0---0---2---3----|
   G|--2---2---2---2---1---1---2---4----|
   D|-----------------------------------|
   A|-----------------------------------|
   E|--2-2---2-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0--|
 
(Guitar 2)
 
        |   '   '   '   |  '   '     '
   e|------0-------0---------------------|
   B|--3-------2h3--------0---2-----3----|
   G|----------------1----1---2-----4----|
   D|------------------------------------|
   A|---------------------------3/5------|
   E|-------------------0---0---------0--|
 
 
[Part B]
 
(both guitars)
 
            |   '       '     |   '       '
   e|------------------|-----------------|
   B|-------2h3p2---5--|--2---2h3p2---5--|
   G|-----2-------2-4--|----2-------2-4--|
   D|------------------|-----------------|
   A|---0--------------|--0--------------|
   E|---------------4--|--------------4--|
 
(Guitar 2)
 
       |  '     '     '     |  '     '   '
   e|----5/7-5------------|----2-4-4/5-4-2-0--|
   B|----------5/7-5---5--|-------------------|
   G|----------------6----|-------------------|
   D|---------------------|-------------------|
   A|---------------------|-------------------|
   E|---------------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Choruses]
 
(Guitar 1)
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e|---------------------------------------------------|
   B|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
   G|--2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0----|
   D|---------------------------------------------------|
   A|---------------------------------------------------|
   E|--2-2---2---2---2-1-1---1---1---1-0-0---0---0---0--|
 
(Guitar 2)
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
   e|------2-------2-------1-------1-------0-------0----|
   B|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
   G|---------------------------------------------------|
   D|--4-------4-------3-------3-------2-------2--------|
   A|---------------------------------------------------|
   E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
(Guitar 1)
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |    '   '  '
   e|------------------------------------------------|
   B|------------------3---3---3---3------3-3---3----|
   G|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2------2-2---2----|
   D|--2---2---2---2---------------------------------|
   A|------------------2-2---2---2-------------------|
   E|--2-2---2---2---2---------------0--------0------|
 
(Guitar 2)
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '     |    '   '  '
   e|--------------------------------------------------|
   B|----------0---2-------3-------3--------3-3---3----|
   G|------3-------------2---2---2----------2-2---2----|
   D|----2---2-----------------------------------------|
   A|------------------2-------2-----------------------|
   E|--2-------------------------------0--------0------|
 
 
[Intro 2]
 
(Guitar 1)
 
Same as Intro 1. You can do the last measure of G2 for fun if you're playing by yourself
 
 
(Guitar 2)
 
            |   '       '   '  |  '     '     '
   e|----------------------------5/7-5------------|
   B|----------2h3p2---5---5-2---------5/7-5---5--|
   G|--------2-------2-4---4-2---------------6----|
   D|---------------------------------------------|
   A|------0--------------------------------------|
   E|--0h2-------------4-4---2--------------------|
 
        |   '   '   '   |   '      '       '         |-----------|
   e|--------------------------------------------------|        |
   B|--3---3---3---3---2---2----------2h3-2------------|   Alternate first
   G|--2---2---2---1---2---2------2h4-------h4-2-------|    note of verse
   D|-------------------------2h4----------------h4-2--|
   A|------------------0-0-----------------------------|
   E|--2-2---2-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
(Both guitars)
 
[Part A]
 
        |   '   '   '  |    '   '   '   |   '   '   '   |   '   '   '
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-------3-----1-1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G|--------0---0---0-----2-2-2-----2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0-2---4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0h2/3-------2-----0-------0----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-2-3--|
 
 
[Part B]
 
     |   '   '   '  |    '     '   '   |   '   '   '     |   '   '   '
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-------3-----1-1---------3-------3-------3-----0---0---2---3--|
G|----0---0---0-----2-2-2-------2---2---0---0---2---2---1---1---2---4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-----0-------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------2-------3-------2---------0-0---0---0---0|
 
 
 
[Solo]
 
Guitar 1 plays Verse Part B twice
Guitar 2 repeats this twice
 
(Guitar 2)
 
      |   '          '        '   |  '        '   '
   e|-----9h10p9-----12/14-12-9----------------------|
   B|------------10----------------------------------|
   G|------------------------------------------------|
   D|------------------------------------------------|
   A|-----------------------------------11/12\11--7--|
   E|------------------------------------------------|
 
       |    '       '    '     '    |
   e|-------9/10-10-9-7----7/9-7--7-7--|
   B|-------------------10-------------|
   G|-----------------------------7-7--|
   D|----------------------------------|
   A|--7/12----------------------------|
   E|----------------------------------|
 
 
[Song Structure]
 
(Intro Part)
(Verse Part A)
(Verse Part B)
(Chorus Part)
(Intro 2)
(Verse Part A)
(Verse Part B)
(Chorus Part)
(Intro 2 minus last G2 variation)
(Bridge Part A)
(Bridge Part B)
(Solo)
(Chorus Part)
(Intro 2)
(Repeat Verse 1 and Chorus 1)
 
[Outro]
 
(both guitar)
 
        |   '       '   '  |  '   '   '
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------2h3p2---5---5-2---2---2---2----|
G|--------2-------2-4---4-2---2---2---2----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|------0----------------------------------|
E|--0h2-------------4-4---2-2---2-0-0---0--|
  ...Hea-ven                         Cuz I
 
    |   '   '     '    |   '   '
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--3---3---3-----3------3-3---3--------|
G|--2---2---2-----2------2-2---2--------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2-2---2---2-------------------------|
E|-------------------0-------0----------|
     Know  I don't be-long            Here in...
 
(First two measures of Intro 2)...Heaven.
 
     |   '   ' '
e|---------------|
B|--3---3---3-3--|
G|--2---2---2-1--|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--2-2---2-2-0--|
      (slow down)
 
e|----------------------------5--|
B|--------2-3-2h3p2---2-2/5-5-5--|
G|------2-----------2------------|
D|----2--------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------0--|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
***********************************
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
***********************************
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perfect ****ing tab man, learned the song thanks to this :D
Nice tab!
Its the acoustic version because this is the live version played on the album unplugged .. I love this version I havent heard the original version since maybe the 4th grade though