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Eric Clapton-Wonderful Tonight - sr - 0

            "Do I look alright" bit - E string 5p3h5 7 over Em 
            
play full C maj bar at 7 for the finger picking bit - fingers in better position??

[BPM 96]               
[Intro over G D/F# C D]                                                                  
Solo - G at 7th fret - C shape, D - xx077x E string 7 B 10 8, C - 7xx87x B string 12 10 8 
Arpeggiate the chords before playing the solo parts up up up down - then this phrase for D
                                                                                          
E-------7-----8-----12------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B-10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------      
G----7-----7-----7--------------------------------------------------------------------    
D-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------      
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
                                                                                                
[Verse 1 - phrase with Em is to play high E 5p3 5 7 with as many notes from E min ringing under]
 [G]   It's late in the  [D/F#] evening, [C]  she's wondering what cl [D] othes to wear.                                  
 [G]   She puts on her  [D/F#] make-up, [C]  and brushes her  [D] long blonde hair.
 [C]   And then she a [D] sks me [G]  "Do I  [D/F#] look all  [Em] right?"
And I say "Y [C] es, you look w [D] onderful toni [G] ght!"
      
[Riff]   
[Verse 2]                       
 [G]   We'd go to  [D/F#] party, [C]  and everyone t [D] urns to see
 [G]   This beautiful  [D/F#] lady, [C]  that's walking ar [D] ound with me.
 [C]   And then she  [D] asks me: [G]  "Do you  [D/F#] feel all right [Em] ?"
And I say: "Y [C] es, I feel w [D] onderful ton [G] ight!"
[Linking phrase]                                                                                     
[Stay on G to come into Bridge - can play G strum then b string 10-12 xxx0 x 10h12 xxx0x10 implies G]
[Bridge - phrase with Em is to play high E 5p3 5 7 with as many notes from E min ringing under]      
I feel w [C] onderful bec [D] ause I see the l [G] ove light [D/F#]  in your e [Em] yes,                                             
And the w [C] onder of it a [D] ll is that you j [C] ust don't real [D] ise,
How much I l [G] ove you!
[Riff]         
[Verse 3]                                        
 [G]   It's time to go  [D/F#] home now, [C]  and I've got an aching  [D] head
 [G]   So I give her the  [D/F#] car keys,  [C] and she helps me to  [D] bed.
 [C]   And then I t [D] ell her, [G]  as I  [D/F#] turn off the l [Em] ight:
I say: "My d [C] arling, you are w [D] onderful ton [G] ight!   [D/F#]           [Em]   
 Oh my  [C] darling, you were w [D] onderful t [G] onight."
[Riff / Solo out- - end xxx0 15 15]                                   

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Fleetwood Mac-Chain

[Intro - Just bass drum - BPM 76] 
[Strum the first chord and then just flatpick notes with first fingernail
BUT MIGHT BE EASIER TO JUST STRUM THE LOT, DROP THE SLIDE TO 5TH FRET 
AND JUST PLAY UPSTROKE ON HIGH E TO ALLUDE TO
or pick really close to bridge]

e|-0------2-----------------0------2----------------
B|-0-03--0-------03---3s5---0-03--0-------03-03-3s5-
G|-0------------------------0-----------------------
D|-2------------------------2----------------------- 
A|-2------------------------2-----------------------
E|-0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------

e|-0-------------0--2-------0------------0------------  
B|-0-03-03-3s5---0-0----3s5-0-03-03-3s5--0------------
G|-0-------------0----------0------------0------------
D|-2-------------2----------2------------2-5p2*------- 
A|-2-------------2----------2------------2----5p2-----
E|-0-------------0----------0------------0--------3b4-0
*hard down pick with other strings muted to bring this out

[Verse 1 - Just bass drum - Slap strings for snare - some finger picking] 
[Em] Listen to the wind bl [A] ow, 
watch the (finger pick) [Bm/D - x00432] sunrise 
[Am/C - x3x210] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow, damn your love,
 damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em]
 
(finger pick section) 
e|-------2-----------0---------3p0-----------0-------|
B|-----3--3--------1--1------------3p0------0--------|
G|----4----4------2----2----------------2p0----------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------2----|
A|--------------3-------------------------------2----|
E|-----------------------------0----------------0----|
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain [Em] 
(Stop - bass drum back in for second half of phrase)

e|----0------------------------0---------------------
B|---0-0--3--------3-03-3s5----0-3-03-3s5------------
G|--0-------------0------------0---------------------
D|---------------------------------------5p2---------  
A|------------------------------------------5p2------
E|-0-------------0-------------0---------------3b4-0-

[Verse - Just bass drum]
[Em] Listen to the wind [A] blow
Down comes the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow
Damn your love, damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em] Break The si [A] lence
Damn the dark damn the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em]
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain 
(Stop) 

[Em] 
[Ahead of bass section - Bass drum stabs only - keep second finger on 2nd fret of D whilst 
transitioning from Em to the other chord]
 
e|-0---2--2-----2------2------2-----2--------|
B|-0---1----1-----1------1------1-----1------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------2-----2------2------2----------| 4x
A|-2-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|

Left hand tap - play snare roll with right hand
then at some point start to play notes with right hand pick 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-h5----h5h7h8-p7p5s3h5s7----p0------------|

[Vamp - chords follow bass line]
[Am] [Am] [C] [G-G/B] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]

Implying solo - apply some vibrato on 45 to help mute D string
mute low E when playing notes on A string
e|-0--sustain-chord
B|-5------------5-
G|-4------------4-
D|-2------------x- then repeat at 12th fret
A|-0--023-20-02-2--
E|-x----x---3-x-0--
 
[Outro - Sing down from original with 3rd on harmony - not during Running in bit]
[YOU CAN JUST PLAY A5 THEN THE RIFF MUTING ALL THE OTHER STRINGS THE E5 - STILL SOUNDS BIG AND CAN SING AGAINST]
[Am] Chains [C] [G-G/B] keep us to 
[Em] gether  ... Running in the shadows
[Repeat to end - Slow the riff for the end]

[END RIFF]
E -------------
B -------------
G 2------------
D 2------------2
A 0-023--20-02-2
E ---------3---0

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