Eric Clapton – Danny Boy tab

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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 11:25:36 -0600
From: Brian Davies 
Subject: TAB: Eric Clapton's version of Danny Boy

Forget "Change The World" -- God's true gift to the Faithful is the b-side
of the single.  Here it is, in all its glory.


  DANNY BOY  (traditional)

Arranged by Eric Clapton
The B-Side of the "Change The World" single

Transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu)
For more of my transcriptions, check:  http://www.ils.nwu.edu/~davies/


I didn't have room to mark all the hammer-ons and pull-offs explicitly, so
if you see something like 464, that's three separate notes, not one very
high one.  The ~ denotes a fast hammer-on and pull-off (usually
sixteenth-note triplets).

Eric gets a great, very fluid tone by playing almost every node with a
glissando.  I've only marked the most noticable slides.

There are a couple of times when Eric descends into a flurry of notes -- I
can play flurries that sound fine, but I'm not sure if I'm getting exactly
the same notes as the recording.  Anyway, I've marked the two places where
this happens.  My advice for these sections: play lots of notes. :)


(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------6-7-------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

FIRST VERSE

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|-------464-------|-----------------|---------------4-|(D) |-6-------------4-|-6----------/6-4-|---2-------------|-------2/6---7---|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |---------------46|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-------6~---/6-4-|-----------------|---------------4-|(A) |-----------------|---------7-------|-----------------|-------6-7-------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|----/6-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |/6-------------4-|-6-----------6-4-|---2-------------|---------------4-|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-------6-7-------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------/4-6--/8---|(D) |-6-------------67|-6-----4~2----/4-|-2---------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

SECOND VERSE

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |-9-------------89|-8-6-6----/6--/6-|-4---------------|------/4-6--/8---|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|---6-6-----------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |-9-----9-9-----9~|-8-----6~4-------|-----------------|------/4-4---4---|(D) |-----------------|-----------6-6-4-|-------------2-4-|-1---------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |/9-------------7-|-7-------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|---9-9----/6-----|-4---------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|---6-2-----------|---------------4-|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------6-7-------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-5-7-|(G) |------/6-4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-6-----------6-4-|-------2-------2-|-2---------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

THIRD VERSE

(e) |-----------------|-------797-------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-9-------------7-|-9-----------9-7-|-----------------|-------5/9---10--|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-12-----------12~|-12----9~---/9-7-|-----------454---|-------4-5-----12|(G) |-----------------|---------9-------|---------46---646|-4---------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-------46--------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-------797-------|-----------------|-----------------|(B) |-9-------------7-|-9-----------9-7-|---5-------------|-------4-5---7-9-|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----6---------4~|-3---------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7---9--/11--|(B) |--------------910|-9-----7~5-----7-|-5---------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|----------------6|-------64--------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|---------4-2-242-|-2---------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

FOURTH VERSE

(e) |-12------------11|11-9-9----/9--/9-|-7---------------|-------7-9--/11--|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|--95-------------|-5---------------|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|---------------46|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-12---12-12---12~|11-----9~7-------|-----------------|-------7-7-----7-|(B) |-----------------|------------/9-7-|---------5-754~--|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|---------------64|-4---------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |/16------------14|14-1212---/9---12|-7---------------|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|---9-5-------4-54|-------4-5-----7-|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-------797-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-9--/11--|(B) |-9-----------9-7-|-------5-------5-|-5---------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

FIFTH VERSE

(e) |-12-----------111211-9-9----/9--/9-|-7---------------|-------7-9--/11--|(B) |-----------------|-----------------|--95-------------|-----------------|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-12-----------12~|11-----9~7-------|---------1197----|-----------------|(B) |-----------------|------------/9-7-|-------77----975-|-7--------9~79757|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------46--------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|--------not-sure-|-about-this-part-|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |----16-16------14|14-1212---/9---12|-7---------------|-----------------|(B) |-5---------------|-----------------|---9-5---------4~|--------------457|(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-----6~5-------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(e) |-----9-7---------|-----------------|-9---------9-1112|-----------------|(B) |-9-----------9-7-|-------5-------5-|-----------------|-11---11~10--1210|(G) |-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CADENZA

(e) |-------9-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|(B) |-9----------/9-7-|-------5-----5---|---5-7-9-9~797~57|---5-5-----------|(G) |-----------------|---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|(D) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|(A) |-----------------|-ritard----------|--------not-sure-|-----------------|(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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