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Sunshine of Your Love

Eric Clapton
Tab
★4.5(65)

4 versions

Tab3

Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Q=114

4/4

Gtr I

~

E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------------------|
A|---------------12---11-|---10------8--------|
E|-----------------------|--------10----10-10-|

~

E E E E E E E E E E E E Q q

e|-----------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|------------------|
A|---------------12---11-|---10------8------|
E|-----------------------|--------10----10--|

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10-------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12---|
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10---------------|
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|--------------------|

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10--------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12----|
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10----------------|
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|---------------------|

Verse

$

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e||-------------------------|--------------------|
B||o------------------------|--------------------|
G||---11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10-------|
D||---12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12---|
A||o--12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10---------------|
E||---10-10--8-10-----------|--------------------|

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12--|
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10--------------|
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|-------------------|

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10-------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12---|
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10---------------|
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|--------------------|

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10--------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12----|
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10----------------|
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|---------------------|

e e e e E E E E E E E E E +E E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-12-12-10-12-----------|---------------------------|
G|-12-12-10-12-----------|---------------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10------8-(8)b8.5-------|
A|-10-10--8-10-----------|--------10-----------10-10-|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|

e e e e E E E E E E E E S E S E E

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-12-12-10-12-----------|-----------------------|
G|-12-12-10-12-----------|-----------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10------8-8-8-------|
A|-10-10--8-10-----------|--------10-------10----|
E|-----------------------|--------------------10-|

Gtr I

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|---------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|---------------------|
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10-------8--------|
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|--------10-----10-10-|

|

| Gtr II

| ~~

| E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------12-10--------|
D|-----------------------|--------12-----12----|
A|-----------------------|---10----------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|

To Coda

~~

e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------||
B|-----------------------|---------------------||
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|-----------10--------||
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|---------------12----||
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10----------------||
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|--------10-----------||

|

| ~~

| e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------------|---------------------||
B|-----------------------|---------------------||
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10--------||
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12----||
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10----------------||
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|---------------------||

Chorus

e. S q H Q Q Q Q e. S q H Q Q Q Q

e|--------------|-------3-----|--------------|-------3------|
B|-2--2-2-------|-5-----3-----|-2--2-2-------|-5-----3------|
G|-2--2-2-------|-5-----4-----|-2--2-2-------|-5-----4------|
D|-2--2-2-------|-5-----5-----|-2--2-2-------|-5-----5------|
A|-0--0-0-------|-3-----5-----|-0--0-0-------|-3-----5------|
E|--------------|-------3-----|--------------|-------3------|

e. S q H Q Q Q Q E. S E. S E. S E. S

e|--------------|-------3-----|---------------------|
B|-2--2-2-------|-5-----3-----|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
G|-2--2-2-------|-5-----4-----|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
D|-2--2-2-------|-5-----5-----|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
A|-0--0-0-------|-3-----5-----|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|
E|--------------|-------3-----|---------------------|

1.

~~

S E. E. S E E E E e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------||
B|-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-----|-----------------------|--------------------o||
G|-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-----|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10--------||
D|-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-----|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12----||
A|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-----|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10---------------o||
E|-----------------/10-|-10-10--8-10-----------|---------------------||

Guitar Solo

2.

Gtr II

~~~~

H Q E a +E a +W

e|----------------------------||--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------||--------------------------------|
G|----------------12b14==(12)-||-12b14==(12)--------------------|
D|----------------------------||--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------||--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------||--------------------------------|

|

| Gtr I

| E. S E. S Q e E e e e e E E E E

e|----------------------------||--------------------------------|
B|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------------||--------------------------------|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------------||---------11--11--9-11-----------|
D|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------------||---------12--12-10-12-----------|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0-------------||---------12--12-10-12---12---11-|
E|-----------------------/10--||---------10--10--8-10-----------|
                               |---------3---------|

E E a +E E a +Q a +Q q

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------12------------------------------------|
|---12-12b14==(12)----12b14==(12)-12pb14==(12)----12-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|

| ~~~~

| E E E E Q E E

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---10-------------------------8-------------------------|
E|------------------10--------------------------10----10--|

~~~~

a +H. Q

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12pb14==(12)--------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

|

| e e e e E E E E

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------11--11--9-11-----------|
D|----------12--12-10-12-----------|
A|----------12--12-10-12---12---11-|
E|----------10--10--8-10-----------|

~~

E a +E +E +S S E E E +e W

e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------9b10====(9)-|------------------------|
G|---9b11==(9)-(9)r(9)p7-9-----7--9b10.5==(9)-|--7---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|

|

| E E E E Q E E e e e e E E E E

e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|-11-11--9-11------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-12-12-10-12------------|
A|---------10------------8b8.5----------------|-12-12-10-12---12---11--|
E|-----------------10------------10-------10--|-10-10--8-10------------|

|------3-------|

E S S S S S +S +E. +S +Q a +E

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

|-------------9b10====(9)-(9)r========(9)b10====(9)----9b10====(9)-|

|--------7h9--9b10.5==(9)-(9)r========(9)b10.5==(9)----9b10.5==(9)r|

|----7h9-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

| E E E E E +E E E

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---10---------------------8b8.5==(8)------------------------------|
E|------------10---------------------------------10--10-------------|

~~~

+E S S H. E E +E. +S a +Q a +Q

e|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(9)--7h9p=7---------------|---10b12==(10)b14=====(10)-10b14==(10)--10b13.5==(10)----|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

|

| e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--11----9--11-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12--12---10--12-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12--12---10--12---12---11-|---10-------------------------------8--------------------|
E|-10--10----8--10-----------|-------------------10-----------------------------10--10-|

~~~~

a +Q a +H E E

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-10b12==(10)----10b12==(10)---------10--7-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

|

| e e e e E E E E

e|------------------------------------------|
B|---------12--12---------10--12------------|
G|---------12--12---------10--12------------|
D|---------12--12---------10--12---12----11-|
A|---------10--10----------8--10------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

~

|--3--| |------3-------|

a +Q E H a +E E Q S E S E E a +E +E E

|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-9b11==(9)------7---------------9b11==(9)----|---------------7h9------9pb10==(9)-(9)----|
|--------------9------------------------------|--------7h9-----------------------------9-|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|

| E E E E E +E E E e e e e E E E E

e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-12-12-10---12----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-12-12-10---12----------------------------|
D|-----------10--------8b8.5==(8)--------------|-12-12-10---12-------12----------------11-|
A|------------------10------------------10--10-|-10-10--8---10----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  |-----3-----|  |---3----|     |---3----|

E E +E E a +Q E a +Q E E

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7-9b11=====(9)---9b12==(9)------9b11==(9)--7--9-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|

| E E E E Q E E

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10--------------------8-----------10----|
E|----------------------------10----------------10-|

~~~ ~~~

S S E H. Q Q E E E e

e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------/13------------------|
G|----7h=9--7---------------|------/14----12-10-11------|
D|--9-----------------------|-----------------------12--|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

|

| e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-11---11--9--11-----------|---------------------------|
D|-12---12-10--12-----------|---------------------------|
A|-12---12-10--12---12---11-|---10---------8------------|
E|-10---10--8--10-----------|----------10-------10-/10--|

~~ ~~

Q E E Q a Q Q e e E a +E E E

e|----------------------------|-------x-10---------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-10----------------10h11----|-11-----------10b11==(10)----10-|
D|-------12p10-12-------------|--------------------------12----|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------|

|

| e e e e E E E E E E E E Q Q

e|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11----------------|--------------------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12----------------|--------------------------------|
A|-12-12-10-12----12-------11-|----10------8-------------------|
E|-10-10--8-10----------------|---------10---------------10----|

A

Gtr I

E. S q H

| | |

/ / /

~~~~ ~~

E +Q. E a +E E E

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------13-------------------|
G|-12b14==(12)---------12b14==(12)-12-10-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

|

| W

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

C/G G

Q Q Q Q

| |

/ /

~~~~

+Q E E a E E a E E

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------13----------|
G|-(10)--12---12s14----14s12-10-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

A

E. S q H

| | |

/ / /

~~

|---3----|

a +E E E a +S +S S E a +E E E

|------------------10-------------------------------------------|
|-------------10------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14==(12)---------12pb14==(12)r(12)p10----10b11==(10)-------|
|------------------------------------------12-------------12----|
|------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

C G

Q Q Q Q

| |

/ /

~~~~

+Q a E a E a E a E E E

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------10-12-|
G|----------------------10----10-10-12-|
D|----------10----10-10h12-10h12-------|
A|-(12)--10h12-10h12-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

A

E. S q H

| | |

/ / /

~~~

S E. S S S S S S a E a +E S S

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------13----13-13h15-13-------------------------|
G|-12s14-------14-------------14s12-10b11==(10)-12p10-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

C G

Q Q Q Q

| |

/ /

~~~~~~~~

S E. +E E E a +E E E

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----15b17==(15)-13-15-|
G|-12s14--(14)----14-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

A

E. S E. S E. S E. S

| | | | | | | |

/ / / / / / / /

E E S S S S a +E S S E e

e|----13------------------------------------------|
B|----13---15p13----------------------------------|
G|---------------14s12-10b11==(10)-------12--10---|
D|---------------------------------12-12----------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Gtr II

a E S S +S S a E a +E S S e S S

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13-13-(13)-13------------------------------------|
G|-12s14--14-14-(14)-14-14s12-10b11==(10)------------------|
D|------------------------------------------12p10----10h12-|
A|------------------------------------------------12-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

|

| Gtr I

| E. S Q S S S S E E

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2------2---2--------------------2--2--2--2--2-------|
G|-----2------2---2--------------------2--2--2--2--2-------|
D|-----2------2---2--------------------2--2--2--2--2-------|
A|-----0------0---0--------------------0--0--0--0--0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------10----|

q Q H

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-10--------------------|

|

| e e e e E E E E

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11-----------|
D|-12-12-10-12-----------|
A|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|
E|-10-10--8-10-----------|

D.S. al Coda

Gtr I

~ ~~

E E E E Q E E e e e e E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------||
B|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------||
G|--------------------|-11-11--9-11-----------|--------12-10-------||
D|--------------------|-12-12-10-12-----------|--------12-----12---||
A|---10------8--------|-12-12-10-12---12---11-|---10---------------||
E|--------10----10-10-|-10-10--8-10-----------|--------------------||

Out-Chorus

&

e. S q H Q Q Q Q 5x E. S E. S E. S E. S 5x

e||---------------|-------3------||-||-----------------------||
B||o-2--2-2-------|-5-----3-----o||-||o-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-o||
G||--2--2-2-------|-5-----4------||-||--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--||
D||--2--2-2-------|-5-----5------||-||--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--||
A||o-0--0-0-------|-3-----5-----o||-||o-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-o||
E||---------------|-------3------||-||-----------------------||

E E E. S E E E. S E. S E. S S S E +S S E E. S E E +S S E E. S

e|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------*|
B|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--2--*|
G|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--2--*|
D|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--2--*|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--0--*|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------*|

************************************

| ~ Vibrato

| / Slide up

| b Bend

| pb Pre-bend

| h Hammer-on

| (n) Ghost note

| x Dead note

| p Pull-off

| * Natural harmonic

************************************

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