Chords for How To Play Eric Clapton Sunshine of Your Love Acoustic Introduction
Tempo:
128.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
D
Ab
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We're going to take a look at Sunshine of Your [E] Love as Eric Clapton plays it acoustically these days.
[B] And we're going to start with the famous riff that [Eb] kicks off of course like [E] this.
[D]
[Ab] [G] [Dm] [Eb]
Okay, we're starting off with a shape.
Do you know F major 7 all the way down at this end of the [E] neck?
F major 7 being F without the [F] finger lying down.
[Eb] So these three fingers [B] like this.
Bring that shape [Fm]
all the way up until the [Eb] ring finger is at the 12th fret.
So you're on 12, 11 and 10 [F] of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings.
And we're going to play down strums coming from the 4th string.
So we need to be quite precise with our picking hand.
And to get that, I'm [Eb] not swinging freely from the forearm here.
I've [B] got my right hand anchored at this sort of part of the hand.
Just coming across [F] from the bridge so that [Eb] I can pick with some precision.
I'm going to come [Ab] down from the 4th string.
I'm definitely going to get 4 and 3.
[Eb] And if I can get 2 as well, that's even better.
And this finger, the index finger of my left hand, is lying down just enough that the 1st [E] string is dead.
So [Eb] if I get that by accident, it's not going to ring.
And we're going to play 4 down strums.
No, well, yes, 4 down strums.
The first 2 in this [D] shape.
[Ab] The 3rd one in this shape.
2 frets lower, the same [C] shape.
[Eb] And 1 back [D] up, each in position.
[C] [D] [Eb]
Clapton actually [Cm] slides into that first shape from 2 frets below.
[D] [F] If you can do that so much, the better.
[Eb] OK, once we've played that [Ab] 4-strum lick, we're going to come down [A] the 5th string.
12th fret, [Ab]
11th fret, [G] 10th fret.
[Cm] And then we're going to switch finger positions.
The ring finger of your left hand comes to the 6th string, 10th fret.
[D] Play that, followed by the [Eb] 5th string, 8th [F] fret, and back to the [D] 6th string, 10th fret again.
[Ab] If you can give the 5th string, 8th fret a little [F] nudgey bit, [D]
[Eb] that'll sound even more bluesy, but not essential.
Here's that riff again, with the count.
[D] 1 [C] and [D] 2 and 3 and [Ab] 4 and [G] 1 [Dm] and 2
[B] And we're going to start with the famous riff that [Eb] kicks off of course like [E] this.
[D]
[Ab] [G] [Dm] [Eb]
Okay, we're starting off with a shape.
Do you know F major 7 all the way down at this end of the [E] neck?
F major 7 being F without the [F] finger lying down.
[Eb] So these three fingers [B] like this.
Bring that shape [Fm]
all the way up until the [Eb] ring finger is at the 12th fret.
So you're on 12, 11 and 10 [F] of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings.
And we're going to play down strums coming from the 4th string.
So we need to be quite precise with our picking hand.
And to get that, I'm [Eb] not swinging freely from the forearm here.
I've [B] got my right hand anchored at this sort of part of the hand.
Just coming across [F] from the bridge so that [Eb] I can pick with some precision.
I'm going to come [Ab] down from the 4th string.
I'm definitely going to get 4 and 3.
[Eb] And if I can get 2 as well, that's even better.
And this finger, the index finger of my left hand, is lying down just enough that the 1st [E] string is dead.
So [Eb] if I get that by accident, it's not going to ring.
And we're going to play 4 down strums.
No, well, yes, 4 down strums.
The first 2 in this [D] shape.
[Ab] The 3rd one in this shape.
2 frets lower, the same [C] shape.
[Eb] And 1 back [D] up, each in position.
[C] [D] [Eb]
Clapton actually [Cm] slides into that first shape from 2 frets below.
[D] [F] If you can do that so much, the better.
[Eb] OK, once we've played that [Ab] 4-strum lick, we're going to come down [A] the 5th string.
12th fret, [Ab]
11th fret, [G] 10th fret.
[Cm] And then we're going to switch finger positions.
The ring finger of your left hand comes to the 6th string, 10th fret.
[D] Play that, followed by the [Eb] 5th string, 8th [F] fret, and back to the [D] 6th string, 10th fret again.
[Ab] If you can give the 5th string, 8th fret a little [F] nudgey bit, [D]
[Eb] that'll sound even more bluesy, but not essential.
Here's that riff again, with the count.
[D] 1 [C] and [D] 2 and 3 and [Ab] 4 and [G] 1 [Dm] and 2
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Eb
D
Ab
F
E
Eb
D
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We're going to take a look at Sunshine of Your [E] Love as Eric Clapton plays it acoustically these days.
_ [B] And we're going to start with the famous riff that [Eb] kicks off of course like [E] this.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Okay, we're starting off with a shape.
Do you know F major 7 all the way down at this end of the [E] neck?
F major 7 being F without the [F] finger lying down.
[Eb] So these three fingers [B] like this.
Bring that shape [Fm]
all the way up until the [Eb] ring finger is at the 12th fret.
So you're on 12, 11 and 10 [F] of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings.
_ And we're going to play down strums coming from the 4th string.
So we need to be quite precise with our picking hand.
And to get that, I'm [Eb] not swinging freely from the forearm here.
I've [B] got my right hand anchored at this sort of part of the hand.
Just coming across [F] from the bridge so that [Eb] I can pick with some precision.
I'm going to come [Ab] down from the 4th string.
I'm definitely going to get 4 and 3.
[Eb] And if I can get 2 as well, that's even better.
And this finger, the index finger of my left hand, is lying down just enough that the 1st [E] string _ is dead.
So [Eb] if I get that by accident, it's not going to ring.
_ _ And we're going to play 4 down strums.
No, well, yes, 4 down strums.
The first 2 in this [D] shape.
_ [Ab] The 3rd one in this shape.
2 frets lower, the same [C] shape.
[Eb] And 1 back [D] up, each in position.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [Eb] _
_ Clapton actually [Cm] slides into that first shape from 2 frets below.
[D] _ _ [F] If you can do that so much, the better.
[Eb] _ OK, once we've played that [Ab] 4-strum lick, we're going to come down [A] the 5th string.
12th fret, _ [Ab]
11th fret, [G] 10th fret. _ _ _
[Cm] And then we're going to switch finger positions.
The ring finger of your left hand comes to the 6th string, 10th fret.
[D] Play that, followed by the [Eb] 5th string, 8th [F] fret, and back to the [D] 6th string, 10th fret again.
[Ab] If you can give the 5th string, 8th fret a little [F] nudgey bit, _ [D] _ _ _
[Eb] that'll sound even more bluesy, but not essential.
Here's that riff again, with the count.
_ [D] 1 [C] and [D] 2 and 3 and [Ab] 4 and [G] 1 [Dm] and 2
_ _ _ We're going to take a look at Sunshine of Your [E] Love as Eric Clapton plays it acoustically these days.
_ [B] And we're going to start with the famous riff that [Eb] kicks off of course like [E] this.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Okay, we're starting off with a shape.
Do you know F major 7 all the way down at this end of the [E] neck?
F major 7 being F without the [F] finger lying down.
[Eb] So these three fingers [B] like this.
Bring that shape [Fm]
all the way up until the [Eb] ring finger is at the 12th fret.
So you're on 12, 11 and 10 [F] of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings.
_ And we're going to play down strums coming from the 4th string.
So we need to be quite precise with our picking hand.
And to get that, I'm [Eb] not swinging freely from the forearm here.
I've [B] got my right hand anchored at this sort of part of the hand.
Just coming across [F] from the bridge so that [Eb] I can pick with some precision.
I'm going to come [Ab] down from the 4th string.
I'm definitely going to get 4 and 3.
[Eb] And if I can get 2 as well, that's even better.
And this finger, the index finger of my left hand, is lying down just enough that the 1st [E] string _ is dead.
So [Eb] if I get that by accident, it's not going to ring.
_ _ And we're going to play 4 down strums.
No, well, yes, 4 down strums.
The first 2 in this [D] shape.
_ [Ab] The 3rd one in this shape.
2 frets lower, the same [C] shape.
[Eb] And 1 back [D] up, each in position.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [Eb] _
_ Clapton actually [Cm] slides into that first shape from 2 frets below.
[D] _ _ [F] If you can do that so much, the better.
[Eb] _ OK, once we've played that [Ab] 4-strum lick, we're going to come down [A] the 5th string.
12th fret, _ [Ab]
11th fret, [G] 10th fret. _ _ _
[Cm] And then we're going to switch finger positions.
The ring finger of your left hand comes to the 6th string, 10th fret.
[D] Play that, followed by the [Eb] 5th string, 8th [F] fret, and back to the [D] 6th string, 10th fret again.
[Ab] If you can give the 5th string, 8th fret a little [F] nudgey bit, _ [D] _ _ _
[Eb] that'll sound even more bluesy, but not essential.
Here's that riff again, with the count.
_ [D] 1 [C] and [D] 2 and 3 and [Ab] 4 and [G] 1 [Dm] and 2