Eric Clapton Layla unplugged guitar lesson (part1)
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The licks in Eric Clapton Layla unplugged solo are as timeless as the man himself. And as Mr Clapton is one of the most important blues guitarists of all time, you are likely to find this classic solo interesting. This solo is orginally performed acoustic, still the techniques lend themselves to electric guitar.
The solo will probably suit both the beginner as well as the more experienced "shredders", who need to get some phrasing and feel into their playing. Just like the previous SRV solo, this one is also filled with inspiring ways of using the trusty pentatonic scale. |
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The chords under this solo are C - Bb - Dm. This is a so called V-IV-VI progression in F major. Scales that suit these chords are F major ( F-G-A-Bb-C-D-E) or Dm penatonic (D-F-G-A-C).
Clapton mainly uses the penatonic scale with the added blues note, or "b5" (for Dm pentatonic "b5" is Gb), with brief reference to the major scale. |
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The solo begins with a double stop sequence, which has a rythmic displacement effect to it. It also contains a quarter note bend, landing in the "blue" region between the minor third (F) and major third (F#). Note: a "blue note" is NOT the same as the "blues note".
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e|-5---5-----5---5---5------5--|
b|-6b--6b----6b--6b--6b-----6b-|
g|-------7-------------7-------|
d|-----------------------------|
a|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|-7-5--------------------|
d|-----7-6-5\3-5-3----3---|
a|-----------------5----5-|
e|------------------------| |
Clapton really grabs the listeners attention by repeating this slide pattern over and over again. If you listen closely to the record you will hear the unplugged audience start to cheer by the end of the lick. A smart way to tell the audience it's time for the guitar solo!
To get a good attack you might want to play solely with downstrokes. Also, play close attention to the slides!
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e|-7/8--8--8---7/8--8--8--|
b|-9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10-|
g|------------------------|
d|------------------------|
a|------------------------|
e|------------------------|
Play this pattern three times |
The previous slide pattern connects with this next descending pentatonic run. Also note the E note (E string twelfth fret) is not part of Dm pentatonic scale. This E note could be seen as an "added second".
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e|-7/8--8--8---7/8--8--8-----8-10-|
b|-9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10-10------|
g|--------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------10-12-10h12p10----10------|
b|----------------------10-13----------------13----13-10|
g|-12b--12-10-----10-12---------------------------------|
d|------------12----------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
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