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Layla - Tutorial
Table of Contents
Song Audio (YouTube) Song Lyrics and Chords Keyboard Bass Tab 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.
VIDEO
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
[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----------||
