#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# PRETTY GIRL Eric Clapton from the album "Money and Cigarettes" transcribed by: Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com) solo transcribed by: Bryce Utting (butting@rose.cs.waikato.ac.nz) NOTES: This song is one of Eric's best ballads, but unfortunately it's not very well-known. It is from his 1983 album "Money and Cigarettes" and it features both acoustic and electric guitar work. An acoustic strums the chords indicated above each line of tab, while the electric plays the tab parts. CHORDS: F = x33211 Dm = xx0231 A = x02220 C = x32010 G = 320033 C# = x46664 D# = xx5343 Bb = x13331 D = xx0232 Bm = x24432 E = 022100 INTRO: F Dm A C |-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|-----------0--| |--------1-----|--------3-----|-----------2--|--------1-----| |-----2--------|-----2--------|--------2-----|-----0--------| |--3-----------|--0-----------|-----2--------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--0-----------|--3-----------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G A Dm C |--------------|--------------|-----------1--|--------------| |-----------0--|-----------2--|--------3-----|--------------| |--------0-----|--------2-----|-----2--------|-----0--------| |-----0--------|-----2--------|--0-----------|--------------| |--------------|--0-----------|--------------|--3-----------| |--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------| VERSE: F Dm A C |-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|-----------0--| |--------1-----|--------3-----|-----------2--|--------1-----| |-----2--------|-----2--------|--------2-----|-----0--------| |--3-----------|--0-----------|-----2--------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--0-----------|--3-----------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G A Dm C |--------------|--------------|-----------1--|--------------| |-----------0--|-----------2--|--------3-----|--------------| |--------0-----|--------2-----|-----2--------|-----0--------| |-----0--------|-----2--------|--0-----------|--------------| |--------------|--0-----------|--------------|--3-----------| |--3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------| F Dm A C |-----------1--|-----------1--|--------------|-----------0--| |--------1-----|--------3-----|-----------2--|--------1-----| |-----2--------|-----2--------|--------2-----|-----0--------| |--3-----------|--0-----------|-----2--------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--0-----------|--3-----------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G C# D# F |--------------|--------------|-----------5-----------------| |-----------0--|--------------|--------6-----6-----6--------| |--------0-----|-----0-----0--|-----5-----------5-----5-\---| |-----0--------|--------1-----|--3--------------------------| |--------------|--4-----------|-----------------------------| |--3-----------|--------------|-----------------------------| PRE-CHORUS: Dm Bb C F |-----------1--|--------------|-----------0--|-----------1--| |--------3-----|-----------3--|--------1-----|--------1-----| |-----2--------|--------3-----|-----0--------|-----2--------| |--0-----------|-----3--------|--------------|--3-----------| |--------------|--1-----------|--3-----------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Dm Bb C F |-----------1--|--------------|-----------0--|-----------1--| |--------3-----|-----------3--|--------1-----|--------1-----| |-----2--------|--------3-----|-----0--------|-----2--------| |--0-----------|-----3--------|--------------|--3-----------| |--------------|--1-----------|--3-----------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Bb C |-----------------------------|--------------0--------------| |--------------3--------------|--------1--------1-----1-----| |--------3--------3-----3-----|-----0-----0--------0--------| |-----3-----3--------3--------|-----------------------------| |--1--------------------------|--3--------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| CHORUS: D Bm E A |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--10---8---7--|--8---7---3---|--0---3---7---|-5------------| |--11---9---7--|--9---7---4---|--0---4---7---|-6------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D Bm E A |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--10---8---7--|--8---7---3---|--0---3---7---|-5----3---2---| |--11---9---7--|--9---7---4---|--0---4---7---|-6----4---2---| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D Bm E A |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--10---8---7--|--8---7---3---|--0---3---7---|-5------------| |--11---9---7--|--9---7---4---|--0---4---7---|-6------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D Bm E A C |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--10---8---7--|--8---7---3---|--0---3---7---|-5----8-------| |--11---9---7--|--9---7---4---|--0---4---7---|-6----9-------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Acoustic solo: |---------8/10\8--------------------------------------------| |-8--8-10--------10-8\6---/10-10-10-10-/10-9-8--------------| |-----------------------7-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----6---6-8-b(10)-8--6-8-6---6-8--------------------------| |-5/7---7--------------------7------/7-5--------------------| |----------------------------------------7-5\3--------------| |----------------------------------------------5-3-5--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------8----------------------------------------| |----6-8/9/10-8-10---/10-8\6---8-6---8-6-/10~~~-------------| |-/7-------------------------7-----7------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-/10-10-/10-9-8~~~-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----6---6-8-b(10)-b(10)(8)-6-8-6--------------------------| |-5/7---7---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----5--8--5------------------------------------------------| |-8----------6----------------------------------------------| |--------------5--------------------------------------------| |----------------/7~~--7-5\3--------------------------------| |----------------------------5------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| LYRICS: Pretty girl, you are the light of my life I mean my everything You are the one I chose to make my wife That’s why you wear my ring And when I’m feeling down and out You are the one who will bail me out My love will always guide me home Pretty girl, my pretty girl Oh pretty girl, my pretty girl Pretty girl, don’t ever say goodbye Don’t ever let me be If you do, you know that I would die You mean that much to me And when I’m feeling low and blue You always know just what to do My love will always guide me home My pretty girl, oh pretty girl My pretty girl, oh pretty girl And when I’m feeling down and out You’re the one who will bail me out My love will always guide me home My pretty girl Pretty girl, hear what I have to say It’s something you should know You brought me sunshine on my darkest day That’s why I love you so And when my wandering day is through I’ll always hurry back home to you My love will always guide me home My pretty girl, oh pretty girl My pretty girl, oh pretty girl.... __________________________________________ comments, corrections: s_garner@hotmail.com Subject: Pretty Girl solo From: Bryce Utting Hi all -- After two afternoons with a guitar, the Money & Cigarettes CD, a PC, and some nifty software (Goldwave + FX = fun!), here's the core of the Pretty Girl solo. I think it's fairly close, though a couple of what I've transcribed as slides might turn out to be bends after all, and just what our man does in the marked run in the third phrase is beyond me. Corrections, anyone? Hopefully this is in time for Mark's wedding; I've emailed him separately. (Anyone know a date for that?) Now, is there anyone out there who'd be able to cough up the (basic) piano line for Sinner's Prayer? or maybe the riff from One Chance? it'd be much appreciated! cheers, butting Pretty Girl - Eric Clapton Money and Cigarettes |---------8/10\8-------------------------------------------| |-8--8-10--------10-8\6---/10-10-10-10-/10-9-8-------------| |-----------------------7----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----6---6-8-b(10)-8--6-8-6---6-8-------------------------| |-5/7---7--------------------7------/7-5-------------------| |----------------------------------------7-5\3-------------| |----------------------------------------------5-3-5-------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |<- ? ->| |------------------8---------------------------------------| |----6-8/9/10-8-10---/10-8\6---8-6---8-6-/10~~~------------| |-/7-------------------------7-----7-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-/10-10-/10-9-8~~~----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----6---6-8-b(10)-b(10)(8)-6-8-6-------------------------| |-5/7---7--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----5--8--5-----------------------------------------------| |-8----------6---------------------------------------------| |--------------5-------------------------------------------| |----------------/7~~--7-5\3-------------------------------| |----------------------------5-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| -- Bryce Utting http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~butting the cross before me, the world behind me no turning back