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Layla - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio

Please use the following audio that I tuned to the correct pitch for practice, which is the key of D minor.



The following is the original radio version, which is tuned a little higher pitched and will not be suitable to practice along with.

Song Form

SONG FORM:

INTRO A x2 simple
INTRO B x4 with guitar melody

VERSE 1
Chorus 1 (same as INTRO B)

V2
C2

V3
C3
C4

SOLO (Chorus form) x12
(conclude on C chord)

PIANO OUTRO A
& 
PIANO OUTRO B

Song Lyrics and Chords


[Intro] (x6)


[Verse 1]

C#m                            G#7                           
What'll you do when you get lonely
C#m           C       D       E    E7
And nobody's waiting by your side?
F#m           B           E               A 
You've been running and hiding much too long
F#m             B                 E
You know it's just your foolish pride


[Chorus]

A   Dm  Bb     C            Dm
Layla, you've got me on my knees
A  Dm  Bb     C               Dm 
Layla, I'm begging, darling please
A   Dm  Bb     C               Dm 
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind
Am   Dm  Bb     C    A

[Verse 2]

C#m                      G#7
  Tried to give you consolation,
C#m            C         D       E    E7
  And 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
  Turned the whole world upside down

[Chorus]
A Dm Bb C                     Dm
Layla, you've got me on my knees 
A  Dm  Bb     C               Dm 
Layla, I'm begging, darling please
A   Dm  Bb     C               Dm 
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind
Am   Dm  Bb     C    A


[Verse 3]

C#m                            G#7  
Let's make the best of the situation
C#m         C   D  E   E7
Before I finally go insane
F#m           B       E             A
Please don't say I'll never find a way
F#m          B                E
And tell me all my love's in vain


[Chorus] (x2)

A Dm C                         Dm
Layla, you've got me on my knees
A  Dm  Bb     C               Dm 
Layla, I'm begging, darling please
A   Dm  Bb     C               Dm 
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind
Am   Dm  Bb     C    (A)


[Piano Outro A]

****We'll go over this form together****

|: C   / / / |  C/E / / / | F / / / | F / / /  |
|  C   / / / |  C/E / / / | F / / / | F / / /  |
|  Bb7 / / / |  Bb7 / / / | C / / / | C / / / :|


[Piano Outro B]

| Am / / / | Dm / / / | G / / / | C / / /B |
| Am / / / | Dm / / / | G / / / | G / / /  |





Keyboards

Bass

Bass Tab
INTRO/CHORUS
repeating
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--3--------------3-|----------5--------------|
E|----------6-----5--3----|----5--3-----------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + 
   
last time   
G|------------------------|-------------|
D|------------------------|-------------|
A|-5--5--3--------------3-|-------------|
E|----------6-----5--3----|----5--3-----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  

VERSE
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4-----4-----4-----4----|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   
   
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|-4-----4-----3-----5----|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     

G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----4----------------|-2-----2-----------------|
A|-------------2-----2----|-------------0-----0-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + 

G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----4----------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-------------2-----2----|-------------0-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + 

Guitar

GUITAR Tab
[Intro]
        Moderately Q=116
        N.C.             D5  C5Bb5   F/A C5      A7  D5    N.C.
  4/4
        Gtr I
e|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------0h=3p0----|-0-----------------|-(0)-------(0)------0h=3p0----|
A|------0h=3---------3-|-------------------|---------------0h=3---------3-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
|
 |      Gtr II
e|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------7h10p7----|-7-----------------|-(7)-------(7)------7h10p7----|
D|------7h10--------10-|-------------------|---------------7h10--------10-|
A|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
|
 |      Gtr III
e|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------0h=3p0----|-0-7s5-3-(3)-3---5-|-(5)-5---7-(7)------0h=3p0----|
A|------0h=3---------3-|---5s3-1-(1)-0---3-|-(3)-0---5-(5)S0h=3---------3-|
E|---------------------|---------------3---|-------3----------------------|


   D5  C5Bb5               A7  D5    N.C.
e|-------------------|---------------------10h13p10----|
B|-------------------|---------------10h13----------13-|
G|-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------|-(0)-------(0)-------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-----------------|-(7)-------(7)--------7h10p=7----|
D|-------------------|----------------7h10----------10-|
A|-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-7s5-3-(3)-3---5-|-(5)-5---7-(7)--------0h=3p=0----|
A|---5s3-1-(1)-0---3-|-(3)-0---5-(5)S=0h=3-----------3-|
E|---------------3---|-------3-------------------------|


    [Intro (cont.), Choruses]
     $
     $$
        D5C5Bb5             F/A  C5        A7   D5      N.C.
e||--10-----13b15-(13)-(13)-13---12-|-(12)------10-(10)-------10h13p10----|
B||o--------------------------------|------13-----------10h13----------13-|
G||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
e||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G||---7-----------------------------|--(7)----------(7)--------7h10p=7----|
D||---------------------------------|--------------------7h10----------10-|
A||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
e||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D||---0-7s5---------3---(3)--3----5-|--(5)--5----7--(7)--------0h=3p=0----|
A||o----5s3---------1---(1)--0----3-|--(3)--0----5--(5)S=0h=3-----------3-|
E||----------------------------3----|---------3---------------------------|


                                   1.                                       2.
                                                                                    To Coda
                                                                                    To Coda
   D5   C5Bb5             F/A  C5        A7   D5      N.C.
                                                                           2/4
e|-10-----15b17-(15)-(15)-15---12-|-(12)------10-(10)-------10h13p10-----||-12----------------||
B|--------------------------------|------13-----------10h13----------13-o||-----13---13b15----||
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-------------------||
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-------------------||
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||-------------------||
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-------------------||
|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-------------------||
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||-------------------||
G|--7-----------------------------|--(7)----------(7)--------7h10p=7-----||--7----------------||
D|--------------------------------|--------------------7h10----------10--||-------------------||
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||-------------------||
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-------------------||
|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-------------------||
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||-------------------||
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------||-------------------||
D|--0-7s5---------3---(3)--3----5-|--(5)--5----7--(7)--------0h=3p=0-----||--5---5------------||
A|----5s3---------1---(1)--0----3-|--(3)--0----5--(5)S=0h=3-----------3-o||-(3)--0------------||
E|---------------------------3----|---------3----------------------------||--------3----------||





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