Sunshine of Your Love Eric Clapton/Cream Written 1967 Tabbed By: Matt Lenda Username: redwing_suck |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------12-----11---|-10----------8---------------| |-----------------------------------|--------10---------10---10---| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------12-----11---|-10\---------8---------------| |-----------------------------------|--------10---------10--------| Rhythm Figure 1 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-11---11---9----11-----------------|--------12---10--------------| |-x----x----x----x------------------|--------12----------12-------| |-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10--------------------------| |-10---10---8----10-----------------|-------------------------10--| Lyrics: With Rhythm Figure 1, 2 times It's getting near dawn When lights close their tired eyes I'll soon be with you, my love To give you my dawn surprise |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----------------|---------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10----------8-------------| |-10---10---8----12-----------------|--------10---------10-10---| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----------------|-----------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----------------|-----------------------------| |-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10----------8-8---8---------| |-10---10---8----12-----------------|--------10-----------10------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------10-| Lyrics: With above rhythm figure I'll be with you darlin' soon I'll be with you when the stars start falling |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-11---11---9----11-----------------|-------------------------------| |-x----x----x----x------------------|-----------------x-x-----------| |-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10----------8---x-x-----------| |-10---10---8----10-----------------|--------10-----------10---10---| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-11---11---9----11-----------------|-------------10~~~~-----------| |-x----x----x----x------------------|--------------------12\-------| |-12---12---10---12-----12-----11---|-10-----------------------0---| |-10---10---8----10-----------------|--------10--------------------| Chorus Rhythm Figure |-0---0-0---------------------------|-------------3-----x-----| |-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----3-----x-----| |-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----4-----x-----| |-2---2-2---------------------------|-5-----x-----5-----x-----| |-0---0-0---------------------------|-3-----x-----5-----x-----| |-----------------------------------|-------------3-----x-----| Lyrics: With above chorus rhythm figure, 3 times I've been waiting so long To be where I'm goin' In the sunshine of your love On the word "love," play below: |-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0|-0-----0-0-0---0-0---0---0---------| |-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-----2-2-2---2-2---2---2---------| |-2---2-2-----2-2-----2-2---2|-2-----2-2-2---2-2---2---2---------| |-0---0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0|-0-----0-0-0---0-0---0---0---------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------/10---| Then the second verse kicks in. Repeat the rhythm figure indicated over the verse, then the chorus rhythm figure as indicated. Very self-explanatory. After the second verse and chorus, this solo comes in. |-----------|-----------------------------------| |-----------|-----------------------------------| |-12b(14)---|-12b(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |-----------|-----------------------------------| |-----------|-----------------------------------| |-----------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------12-----------------------------------| |----12---12b(14)--------12b(14)-----12pb(14)-----12-----| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------9---b(11)---| |-12b(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-x-----|----9b(10)>>>>>r9p7-9---7---9---b(10)---| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------9-b11>>>r9b(11)-----9b(11)>>>| |-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------7h9-9-b10>>>r9b(10)-----9b(10)>>>| |-----------------------------------|----7h9----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-r9--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-r9---7h9p7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----10---b(12)>>>b(14)-10b(14)-----10b(14)-----| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-10b(12)-----10b(12)---------10---7|-9b(11)---------7~~~~~~~9b(11)-----| |-----------------------------------|------------9----------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------7h9-----9b(10)-----9---|-7---h9---b(11)-----9b(12)-----9b(11)-----7---9| |------7h9--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------/13-----12---10---11-----| |--7h9---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|------/14----------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------10-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-10~~~~~------------------9h11~~~~~|-~~~~~x------------10b(11)--------10---| |--------12---p10---12--------------|-----------------------------12--------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------13-----------------------|------------------13---------------| |-12---b(14)~~~~~-----12b(14)---12---10~~~|-~~~~~12-----/14--------\12---10---| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------10---------------------------------------------| |-----------10-10------------------------------------------------| |-12b(14)--------------(12)pb(13)r12p10------10b(11)-------------| |---------------------------------------12-------------12--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------12---| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------10---12---| |-------------------------------10--------10---10---12---| |-----------10--------10---(10)h12---(10)h12-------------| |------(10)h12---(10)h12---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----------13----13-13h15-13----------------------| |-12/14~~~~~---14-------------12---10b(11)---12p10-| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------13--------15b(17)---13---15---| |-12/14~~~~~~~-----14-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |----13-----------------------------------------| |----13---15p13---------------------------------| |---------------14\12-10b(11)---------12---10---| |-------------------------------12-12-----------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------13-13---13--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-14------14---14\12---10b(11)-------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------12p10------10h12|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------12--------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-10--------------------------------| Play the rest of the song accordingly (with correct rhythm figures and such; once again, it is pretty self-explanatory... listen to the song). Peace.
About the artist behind Sunshine Of Your Love Tab:
Although Clapton's musical style has varied throughout his career, it has always remained rooted in the blues. Clapton is credited as an innovator in several phases of his career, which have included blues-rock (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Clapton has also achieved great chart success in genres ranging from Delta blues (Me and Mr. Johnson) to pop ("Change the World") and reggae (Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff"). Clapton also achieved fame with Derek and the Dominos through the hit song "Layla".
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