Black Rose Tabs & Lyrics by Eric Clapton
Black Rose
guitar tabs lyrics
e|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------10101010-----2-2-2-2-|
B|-/10101010101010----------9-9-9-9------2-2-2-2-|
G|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-9------2-2-2-2-|
D|-----------------/11-10-9-9-9-9-9------4-4-4-4-|
A|---------------------------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------0-1-2-2-2-2-| etc etc
A E7 F#m
There are countless variations on this theme throughout the song, so you can stick to
chord shapes shown or make up your own variations.
Chord pattern example: verse 1:
I�ve got the key to the highway
A E7
Be allowed that I do go
F#m
Gonna leave here runnin�
A
Walkin�s most too slow
E A (turnaround)
Here�s a simple turnaround idea, which can be expanded upon if you like, although you
have to include a turnaround at all.
e|-----------------|
B|--5-3-2-1--------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7-5-4-3-2-0-1-2-|
E|-----------------|
Here�s an example of a fill that�s sometimes used when changing from A to E:
A|---2-0-----|
E|-0-----3-0-|
Lead: This lead section is fairly accurate, although again timing is not shown. It isn�t
which parts Clapton or King play throughout this song.
Intro lead:
e|----------------------------12b14-12b14-12-10----------------|
B|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12-------------------13-12----12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------14----11-|
e|---------------------12----------------------12-11-10----------|
B|------12b14-12b14-15----12b14-12-------10-------------13h14----|
G|-11-14---------------------------11-14-11-14----------------14-|
e|-----------------|
B|-7h8-5---------5-|
G|-------7-5-5h6---|
In the verses some parts are played after the sung parts, whereas other parts continue
the sung parts etc. You�ll have to listen to the song to know when to play each bit.
Verse 1 lead � Clapton sings
e|----------------------7-------------------|
B|----------10---8b9-10---------10-10-------|
G|-------6/9-------------9-7/11------11-----|
D|----7-9------------------------------12---|
A|-7-9--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-12b14-12-10-10------------9------------------------|
B|----------------13-13-10-------------------------10-|
G|-------------------------11---9p7p6---9------9-11---|
D|----------------------------------------9h11--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-11/13-12-12-10--10-10/14--------|
G|-x-------------11-----------12---|
D|-------------------------14---14-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 2 lead � King sings
In this verse there is hardly any lead guitar at all. For most of the verse the only
guitar to be heard is this:
B|-10
G|-11
So you can improvise a lead using ideas from the licks in this tab. At the end of the
there is a bit of lead:
e|------------------7/9----------|
B|-13-12-12-10-10----------------|
G|----------------9-----9-9-9�-9-|
D|-----------------------------9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse 3 lead � Clapton sings
e|-------------------------------------------13b14-12-10-------|
B|----------10-------------------------------------------13-10-|
G|-------6-9---------------------------10----------------------|
D|----7-9---------8-11b12r11-9---9-9/11------------------------|
A|-7-9-------------------------11------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----97---------------------------------------------------5-7-5---|
B|------------------------10-8------------------------5------------|
G|-11-----9----6-7-8-9�9-------9-7------------------6---4-6--------|
D|-----------9---------------------10p7-10b11-7-7------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12b14-12-10-------------------------------|
B|-5�5-10101010101010�10------------14-13-12-10-----10--10--------|
G|-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------9/11--10�-11------|
D|-7-7-------------------------------------------------------11---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12b14r12-12-10-9-----------------------------12-10----------|
B|------------------13-13-10-----10-12b14r12-10-------13-12-10-|
G|---------------------------9-11------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------14b16r14-14-10-8-7-------------5-|
G|-12b13-11-9--7-9--------------------10-9--------5-|
D|----------------------------------------11------6-|
A|------------------------------------------12----7-|
