Eric Clapton Guitar Tabs

Searching for Eric Clapton guitar tabs? We've already done most of the work for you. While you don’t have to have the benefit of formal guitar training to make good use of these tabs, you do need to know how to read them before you can play your favorite Clapton tunes. Find out where to find classic Clapton tabs online and locally.

Eric Clapton

Like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Chuck Berry, British-born Eric Clapton is one the best known and most highly regarded guitarists in music today. He’s as adept with an electric guitar as he is with an acoustic one, and his style ranges from blues to rock to pop, making it difficult to label him or put him in a single musical box.

Garnering three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a solo artist as well as with groups Cream and The Yardbirds), and ranking fourth in Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” Eric Clapton is often a fan and critic favorite, receiving accolades for his songwriting and musical ability.

Eric Clapton Songs

Chances are, a guitar tab for your favorite Eric Clapton song is available. Since he is such a well-known musician, you won’t have to do a lot of digging for information on his music. Although Clapton has covered such artists as Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, he is recognizable on his own musical merit as a longtime musician and songwriter.

Some Eric Clapton tunes you’re undoubtedly familiar with include:

• Blue Eyes Blue
• Layla
• My Father’s Eyes
• Strange Brew
• Tears in Heaven
• Wonderful Tonight

Where to Find Eric Clapton Guitar Tabs

One of the first places you should check for guitar tabs is your local music store. With any luck, the owner or employees are exceptionally knowledgeable and can easily help you find what you’re looking for. You can also check the music section of any bookstore.

If you want to shop online, there are many places to find Eric Clapton guitar tabs, including:

• Ultimate Guitar: This retailer has a lengthy list of Eric Clapton tabs as well as chords. Neatly arranged in alphabetical order, you should be able to find virtually any Eric Clapton tune here.
• Rock Magic: For the most part, this site features rock, hard rock and metal group tabs, making it easy for the rock enthusiast to find his favorite artist or group here. We found many tabs for Clapton classics such as After Midnight and Bell Bottom Blues amongst the treasures.
• Chordie: You can find tabs, chords and even lyrics at this well-organized site. Clapton offerings included Can't Find My Way Home and Cocaine among many others.
• Fretplay: Message forums and reviews are some extra benefits you can find at this site that boasts a huge collection of tabs for various artists. The Clapton catalog at this site is extensive, with tabs for regular guitar and bass.
• AZ Chords: Arranged into “Most Popular Artists” and “Most Popular Song Tabs” categories, you’ll find an array of musical genres represented here, from reggae to pop to rock. The Eric Clapton collection includes tabs for guitar and bass, as well as individual tabs for some of Claptons most famous solos. Give Slow Hand a run for his money, if you dare!
• XGuitar: You can easily see which are the top guitar and top bass tabs at this site. Here you'll find entire albums worth of Clapton tabs to keep you busy.

When seeking guitar tabs for Eric Clapton, be aware that you’ll probably come across tabs for his songs with the groups Cream and The Yardbirds as well, so be sure to search all these names as well as your favorite song titles.

Pros and Cons

Even though you don’t need to be officially trained to play guitar tabs, you may not wind up sounding exactly like Clapton when you play. After all, the man's talent is legendary, and while a tab can give you basic notes and chords, it can't infuse you this artist's feel for the music. Still, there are both pros and cons to using Clapton tabs, or any guitar tabs for that matter.

• Pros
  • You don’t need formal training.
  • Tabs are easy to find in stores or online.
  • You can play songs relatively quickly.

• Cons
  • They don’t help you learn to read music.
  • They won’t show you how to keep rhythm.
  • There's no indication of how long to hold a note.

One thing that will help you a great deal is being familiar with the song whose tab you’re learning to play. At the very least, you’ll know the tune and how the song should sound. Even without guitar lessons, you can use tabs to learn to play just about any Eric Clapton tune.

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