River Of Tears (Clapton Eric)

Song : River of Tears
Album : Pilgrim
Artist : Eric Clapton (/Simon Climie)
Author : Al Watson

Bound to become a classic - I have seen a fairly accurate transcription of
this and have a fairly good interpretation myself. This is my first transcription
so I have just invented the Tab as I went along.
There is quite a lot of arpeggioed rhythm guitar which is repeated so
please excuse me for not writing it out each time.
There were I suspect at least 3 guitar tracks on the original:

1 - Main Rhythm (arpeggioed chords)
2 - Lead / Rhythm
3 - Slide

I have not transcribed the slide part yet but could try - this is because
of the difficulty of getting accurate intonation and the difference between
players have the slide on the neck to acheive a certain note.

As usual you will need to listen to the track for all the timings.

Guitar 1 - Intro / PART 
A


Played Twice


   
C
                                       
F

E
----------0--------I---------0-------I--------1--------I-------1----------|I
B
--------1-------1--I------1------1---I-----1-------1---I-----1-----1-3----|I
G
------0-------0----I----0------0-----I---2-------2-----I---2--------------|I
D
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
---3---------------I-3---------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-1---------------I-1----------------|I


   
Dm7
                                     
G7sus4

E
----------1--------I--------1--------I--------1--------I-------1----------|II
B
--------1----1-3---I------1----1-3---I------3----1-3---I-----3----1-3-----|II
G
------2------------I----2------------I----0------------I---0--------------|II
D
---0---------------I-0---------------I-----------------I------------------|II
A
-------------------I-----------------I-3---------------I-3----------------|II
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|II

Guitar 1 - PART 
B


  
Am
                                       
D7

E
----------0--------I--------0--------I--------5--------I--------5---------|I
B
--------1------1---I------1------1---I------3------3---I------3------3----|I
G
------2------2-----I----2------2-----I----5------5-----I----5------5------|I
D
-------------------I-----------------I-0---------------I-0----------------|I
A
---0---------------I-0---------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I


  
Gsus4
                  
G
                    
F

E
----------3--------I--------3--------I--------1--------I--------1---------|I
B
--------3------3---I------3------3---I------1------1---I------1------1----|I
G
------5------5-----I----4------4-----I----2------2-----I----2------2------|I
D
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
---3---------------I-3---------------I-1---------------I-1----------------|I


E
----------1--------I--------1---------|I
B
--------1------1---I------1------1----|I
G
------2------2-----I----2------2------|I
D
-------------------I------------------|I
A
-------------------I------------------|I
E
---1---------------I-1----------------|I

It is Played

Part 
A

Part 
A
 / Part 
C

Part 
B
 / Part 
D

Part 
A
 / Verse 1 (Start of Part 
E
)
Part 
B
 / Part 
E

Part 
A
 / Chorus / Part 
E
 cont. (Start Part 
F
)
Part 
A
 / Part 
F
 (Parts 
A
 & 
C
 together)
Part 
A
 / Verse 2
Part 
B
 / Part 
E

Part 
A
 / Chorus
Part 
A
 / Part 
F

Part 
B
 / Part 
E
 (Start of End on last 
F
) / Two bars of chorus
End (Two bars of 
C
)

Guitar 2 - PART 
C


  
G7sus4
         
C
                                      
F

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-------6~~~~~~~~5--I--5~~~~~~~-------I-----------------I------------------|I
G
-------------------I-----------------I--------------7--I--p5--------------|I
D
---5---------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-------5/7-------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I


                      
Dm7
                            
G7sus4

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-------8--------6--I--6~~~~~~~-------I---5h6-5---------I------------------|I
G
-------------------I-----------------I----------7--p5--I--7~~~~~~---------|I
D
---7---------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I


                      
C
                                      
F

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-------8--p5~~-----I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
G
----------------7--I-7(9)r7--p5~~~---I-------------7---I--p5~~~~----------|I
D
---5---------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----5/7---------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I

                      
Dm7
                            
G7sus4

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-----5h6~~~~---5---I-5h6p5-----------I--5h6--5~~~------I------------------|I
G
-------------------I-------7~~~~~~---I------------7p5--I--7~~~~~~---------|I
D
---7---------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I


E
--------------------|I
B
--------------------|I
G
--------------------|I
D
--------------------|I
A
--------5----5------|I
E
--------------------|I


PART 
D


  
Am
                                       
D7

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I-------------8----|I
G
------5~~~~~-------I---4/5 7/97-----I-----------------I------7h9~~~------|I
D
--5h7--------------I-----------------I--4------7-------I--7---------------|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I

  
Gsus4
              
G
                        
F

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
G
-97~~~~-----------I-----------------I-----5~~~--7-----I--5---------------|I
D
-------------------I------------5--5-I-5h7---------7---I-------------5----|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I

E
-------------------I------------------|I
B
-------------------I------------------|I
G
------5~~~~----7---I--5~~~~~~--------|I
D
-5h7-------------7-I------------------|I
A
-------------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I------------------|I


PART 
E


  
G7
                     
Am
                             
D7

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
------3/5--3---1--I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
G
-------------------I--2--------------I-------2/4---5---I-2----------------|I
D
------3/5--3------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
-------------------I--3--------------I-----3-3/5---7---I-3----------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I

                      
Gsus4
                
G
            
F

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
G
---2/4--5----------I---4-------------I-----------0-----I--2----------5---|I
D
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
---3/5--7----------I---5-------------I-----------2-----I--3--------7-7---|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I

                                                        {C *only played 1st chorus*
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------{------------------|I
B
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------{--3/5------6------|I
G
--2-----------0----I---2--------5---I-2--------------{------------------|I
D
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------{--3/5------7------|I
A
--3---------2------I---3-----7--7---I-3--------------{------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------{------------------|I

                      
F
                                      
Dm7

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
----53-p1---------I-------6---5-----I--1-------------I-------5/6---8----|I
G
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
D
----53-p2---------I--5/7--7---5-----I--2-------------I-------5/7--------|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I

                      
G7sus4

E
-------------------I-----------------}
B
----65-p3---------I------6--5-------}
G
-------------------I-----------------}  Straight onto Part 
F

D
----75-p3---------I--5/7----5-------}
A
-------------------I-----------------}
E
-------------------I-----------------}


PART 
F


  
G7
                     
C
                                      
F

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
---3------6~~~-5---I-5-3/5------6----I-53-p1----------I----------6---5---|I
G
-------------------I-----------------I--------------7--I-p5---------------|I
D
---3---5-----------I---3/5------7----I-53-p2----------I------5/7-----5---|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I----------5/7----I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I

                      
Dm7
                            
G7sus4

E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
-1-------8----6---I-6~~~~------6--8-I-6p5-3-5h6-5-----I----------6---5---|I
G
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
D
-3----7-----------I-------5/7-------I-7p5-3-------7p5-I-7---5/7------5---|I
A
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I-----------------I------------------|I


E
--------------------|I
B
-3------------------|I
G
--------------------|I
D
--------------------|I
A
-3------------------|I
E
--------------------|I


End

  
F
                      
C

E
-------------------I-----------------I------------------|I
B
--1----------------I--3/5------6-----I--53-p1----------|I
G
--2----------------I-----------------I------------------|I
D
-------------------I-----------------I------------------|I
A
--3----------------I--3/5------7-----I--53-p2----------|I
E
-------------------I-----------------I------------------|I

It's three miles to the river that would carry me away,
and two miles to the dusty street that I saw you on today,
It's four miles to my lonely room where I'm gonna hide my face,
and about half a mile to the downtown bar that I ran from in disgrace

Lord how long have I got to keep on running?
Seven hours, seven days or seven years?
All I know is since you've been gone, feel like I'm drowning
in a river
Drowning in a river of tears
Drowning in a river
Feel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river

In three more days, I leave this town, and disappear without a trace,
a year from now maybe settle down, where no one knows my face,
I wish that I could hold you one more time to ease the pain,
But my times run out and I got to go, got to run away again

Still I catch myself thinking one day I'll find my way back here
And you'll save me from drowning,
Drowning in a river, drowning in a river of tears
Drowning in a river, Feels like I'm drowning,
Drowning in a river
Lord how long must this go on?

Drowning in a river, drowning in a river of tears.


Tab

 /   = Slide up
    = Slide down
(7)  = Target pitch
 h   = hammer onto following note
 p   = pull off from previous note to new note

Видео для песни «River Of Tears»:

Описание аккордов к песне (Генератор аккордов)

• C ↓

• F ↓

  

• Dm7 ↓

  

• B ↓

  

• Am ↓

  

• D7 ↓

  

• Gsus4 ↓

  

• G ↓

  

• D ↓

  

• E ↓

  

• G7 ↓