Layla Chords
by Eric Clapton
Layla by Eric Clapton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Bb9, C5, C#m7, G#7, D5, E, E7, F#m, B7, A, C9, D, F#m7, Bb7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Dm=X,X,0,2,3,X
Base Intro: Dm Bb9 C5
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------1-1-------3-----3---------1-1-------3-|
G|-------2-----3-3-3-5---5-2-----2-------3-3-3-5---5-2-|
D|-----0-------3-3-3-5---5-0-----0-0-----3-3-3-5---5-0-|
A|-0-3-------3-1-1-1-3-0-3---0-3-------3-1-1-1-3-0-3---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------4-|
B|-----3---------1-1-------------5-|
G|-----2-------3-3-3-3---5-------4-|
D|-----0-0-----3-3-3-3---5-------6-|
A|-0-3-------3-1-1-1-1-0-3---0-3-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
Solo Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------10-|
B|-----5-6-5h6p5---5-6-5---5-3-3/8-6-8-8/10-8-10-10/13-10-13----|
G|---7-----------7-------7--------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-10h12p10----10------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----13-10----10--------------------------5-6-|
G|-------------------------12----12-10h12p10/9-10-9-7---7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------4---|
B|-5--------------------------------5---|
G|---7-5-7--------------------------4---|
D|---------7/5-3---3h5-3------------6---|
A|---------------5--------5-3-5-0-3-4---|
E|--------------------------------------|
C#m7 G#7
What will you do when you get lonely
C#m7 C5 D5 E E7
No one waitin' by your side?
F#m B7
You've been running
E A F#m B7
Hiding much too long you know, it's just your foolish
Pride .
A Dm Bb9 C5 Dm
Lay...........la got me on my knees
Bb9 C5 Dm Bb9 C5
Layla begging darling please layla darling
Dm Bb9 C5
Won't you ease my worried mind?
C#m7 G#7 C#m7
Tried to give you consolation
C9 D E7 F#m7 B7 E
Your old man won't let you down like a fool I fell in love
A F#m7 B7 E
With you you turned my whole world upside down
A Dm Bb7 C5 Dm
Lay...........la got me on my knees
Bb7 C5 Dm Bb7 C5
Layla begging darling please layla darling
Dm Bb7 C5
Won't you ease my worried mind?
C#m7 G#7 C#m7 C
Make the best of the situation before I finally
D E7 F#m7 B7 E A
Go insane please don't say we'll never find a way
F#m7 B7
Tell me all my love's in vain.
A Dm Bb9 C5 Dm
Lay...........la got me on my knees
Bb9 C5 Dm Bb9 C5
Layla begging darling please layla darling
Dm Bb9 C5 Dm
Won't you ease my worried mind? (2x)
Solo: Dm Bb9 C5
e|-5-5--------5-5-5--------5----------------------|
B|-6-6b(1/4)--6-6-6b(1/4)--6----------------------|
G|----------7------------7---7-5------------------|
D|------------------------------7-6-5/3-5p3-----3-|
A|------------------------------------------5-5---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|-12/13-13-13--12/13-13-13-|
G|-13/14-14-14--13/14-14-14-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12/13-13-13--12/13-13-13--12/13-13-13-12/13-13-13------13-15-|
G|-13/14-14-14--13/14-14-14--13/14-14-14-13/14-14-14-12/14------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------10-12-10h12p10----10-------------------|
B|---------------------10-13----------------13----13-10-10-10-10-11-|
G|-14/12-10-----10-12-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------12-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---------------------5-6-5h6p5---------------------|
G|----12-10-9-7h9-7-5---7-----------7-5-----------------|
D|--------------------7-----------------7-6-5/3-5p3-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------5-5-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13b(1/4)-10----10-12-10h12p10----------------10----13(1/4)-10------|
B|-------------13----------------13-13--10/9-10\---10------------13---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p13-15-15-13b(1/4)-|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|-----10-12-13-15-13-15-x-12-13--10----|
B|--10-------------------------------13-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------13----10----------|
G|-14/12-10----12----12-10----|
D|-------------------------12-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|--10-10-10---10---------------------|
B|--10-10-10---10---------------------|
G|--10-9--9h10-8/9-9h10-7-5-----------|
D|--------------------------7-6-5-3b--|
A|----------------------------------5-|
E|------------------------------------|
End Chord: Dm
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----5-6--5h6p5-----------------------|
G|---7------------7--7------------------|
D|-7-------------------7-6-5-3--5p3-----|
A|----------------------------------5-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|