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SNAKE LAKE BLUES – Derek & the Dominos
(Clapton/Whitlock)
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Tabbed by: verannion
Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com
‘Snake Lake Blues’ is an instrumental workout (before the possible addition of vocal
recorded during sessions for the DominosÂ’ aborted second studio album in April/May 1971. It
featured (along with four additional tracks from these sessions) on EC’s ‘Crossroads’ box set.
Tuning: standard
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
===================================================================== 17 August 2007