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.
[Ab] [G] [Dm] [Eb]
Okay, we're starting off with a shape.
this end of the [E] neck?
[Eb] So these three fingers [B] like this.
all the way up until the [Eb] ring finger is at the 12th fret.
12, 11 and 10 [F] of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings.
[B] And we're going to start with the famous riff that [Eb] kicks off of course like [E] this.
[Ab] [G] [Dm] [Eb]
Okay, we're starting off with a shape.
this end of the [E] neck?
[Eb] So these three fingers [B] like this.
all the way up until the [Eb] ring finger is at the 12th fret.
12, 11 and 10 [F] of the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings.
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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
