Magnolia tab by Eric Clapton

Cover of JJ Cales Magnolia


Tuning:Standard EADGBe


Strumming patterns using down-up-down-up pattern
Intro
  Fmaj7      Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|

Verse
  Fmaj7      Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|
  Whip-poor-wills singing

Bridge
  Am      G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
  you whisper good morning

  Am      G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
  So gently in my head
  Am      G
e|---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------|
  Im coming home to you babe

  Fmaj7      Cmaj7
e|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1----0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------=---|
 Ill soon be there


Lead guitar
Intro
      Fmaj7  Cmaj7   Fmaj7  Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------5\4--------------------------------------|
D|--------5--5/7--3/5-\2-------5/7-----4/5--/2-------------------------------|
A|--3-5/7------------------5/7-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Fmaj7            Cmaj7    Fmaj7      Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13-----10/12 12\10---10\8-8-8------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9-----5/7-7\5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-2-2--3------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3------------3--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Whip-poor-wills singing

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-3-5/7-5/7-5--3-3------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Soft summer breeze

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7\5------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-5-7-3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Makes me think of my baby

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0-2-2--3-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3------------3-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I left down in New Orleans

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3-5--3------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3-3/5-------------------------------------------|
I left down in New orleans

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5/7--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Magnolia you sweet thing

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5/7-9-5--7------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're driving me mad

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10----8--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7--7/9---7/9---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5h7----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gotta get back to you babe

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------0-2-2--3---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5---7----5/4--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5/7--------7-----7-7----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

 Am           G
e|--------------------------7-5----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8-6-5-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7-5--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5/7----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You whisper good morning

 Am           G
e|----------------------------------------------------------19-15------------|
B|-------------------------15p13-12----------------13h15/17------------------|
G|-------------------------12------14-----12--14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------12--------12/14--14-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
So gently in my ear

 Am          G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12-13p12-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------14-12-------14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------13/15-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Im coming home to you babe

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12~~----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ill soon be there

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-------------------/8---------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--------------------/9---------------------------------------------------|
D|--10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Ill soon be there

Solo
 Fmaj7            Cmaj7
e|--12-13-14-15---------------12-13-12----------------------------------------|
B|--------------15b17r15-13-----------15-13-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14-12------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------15-14-12~---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am          G
e|----------------------------------10---------------------------------------|
B|-------8-10--------------10--8-8----12-------------------------------------|
G|--5-7/9----9-7\5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7----9/10--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Am         G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/13-15-17-17-17~--20b22-20-17-20--15b17-15~------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------12-15-17----------------------------|
B|--15b17-15p13-15-13h15-13h15-13~-----13--------15/17----15p13-12-----------|
G|-----------------------------------14---------------------------14-12------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12------------------7----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14-12/10-9b10r9-----9-5------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7~---5/7-5-3~----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3-5-5/7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3/5------------------------------------------------|
Magnolia you sweet thing

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5/7-7/9----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7/9---------5/7------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're driving me mad

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------5/7\5----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------5/7------------------------------------------|
Gotta get back to you babe

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------/8-8-----------8---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------/9-9-9\7-5--7/9--5-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|-------------cant really hear this part but sounds close-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10--8-----13------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9---/9--/9--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------/14--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------13----15----12--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12-------------13--------------------------|
G|---------------------------14---------14-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------/14----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------12b13r12b13r12b13r12b13-13/15--15/13-12----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------14--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had

 Fmaj7         Cmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12------------8---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------14-12\9~----9p7------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------10----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You're the best I've ever had






Lyrics

Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Whip-poor-wills singing
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Soft summer breeze
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Makes me think of my baby
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
I left down in New Orleans
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
I left down in New orleans

Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Gotta get back to my baby
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had

Am    G
You whisper good morning
Am    G
So gently in my ear
Am    G
Im coming home to you babe
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Ill soon be there
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Ill soon be there

Solo
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Am G
Am G
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Magnolia you sweet thing
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
You're driving me mad
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Gotta get back to you babe
Fmaj7  Cmaj7
You're the best I've ever had x 6


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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