Tabs

Feb 23, 2012

Sweet Home Chicago by Eric Clapton

Here's another classic 12 bar blues standard done by Mr. Slow Hand himself, Eric Clapton. This classic song was first recorded and credited to the great bluesman Robert Johnson. The melody was previously used in a number of recorded blues songs, including "Honey Dripper Blues", "Red Cross Blues" and "Kokomo Blues".

This song has been covered by many including, Junior Parker, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Corey Hart, Foghat, Status Quo, Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the Blues Brothers.

Note, as with most blues standards, lyrics vary by performer and performance. I've used the Eric Clapton version from the "Sessions for Robert J." DVD for this tab.

Check out this instructional video featurnig Griff Hamlin from his Blues Guitar Unleashed youtube series. You can also check him out at www.BluesGuitarUnleashed.com. He explains the intro lead section in the style of Eric Clapton.

Tab: in word document format

Instructional video: Griff Hamlin Blues Guitar Unleashed

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#This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the  #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song:  Sweet Home Chicago
By:    Eric Clapton Version

12 bar blues in E
[intro:]  E  E, A, E, B, A, E [D Db C B7 descending base line on turn around]

[verse:  1]
E   
Come on 
A                    E
Baby don't you wanna go 
A
Come on 
                     E
Baby don't you wanna go 
B                           
Back from the land of California
A                    E    D  Db  C  B7
To my sweet home Chicago 

[verse:  2]
Come on 
Baby don't you wanna go 
Come on
Baby don't you wanna go 
Back from the land of California
To my sweet home Chicago 

[bridge: 1]
E
Two and two is four Baby
Six and two is eight 
Come on now darling, don't you make me late 
                 A
now I'm crying please
                     E
Baby don't you wanna go 
B                                                  
Back from the land of California
A                   E    D  Db  C  B7
To my sweet home Chicago 

[Solo:] piano over verse
[Solo:] guitar over verse

[bridge:  2]
E
One and one is two 
Two and two is four
I'm heavy loaded
I'm booked, I gotta go.
                   A 
Now I'm  crying please
                     E
Baby don't you wanna go 
B                                                  
Back from the land of California
A                   E    D  Db  C  B7
To my sweet home Chicago


[Solo:] piano over verse
[Solo:] guitar over verse

[verse: 3]
Come on 
Baby don't you wanna go 
Come on
Baby don't you wanna go 
Back from the land of California
To my sweet home Chicago

[verse: 4]
Come on 
Baby don't you wanna go 
Come on
Baby don't you wanna go 
Back from the land of California
To my sweet home Chicago

[coda:] {same as intro}
        E  E, A, E, B, A, E [D Db C B7 descending base line on turn around]
        Finish on F9 E9

 

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