Broken Hearted by Eric Clapton Broken-Hearted by Eric Clapton Originally released in non-acoustic form on Pilgrim album (Reprise Records, 1998); played acoustic live on Music for Montserrat DVD; also played acoustic featuring John Mayer on CNN's Hurricane Relief telethon in 2005. Videos of both live performances are on Youtube. Standard Tuning (EADGBe) Song Structure: B B/G# C#m C#m/A When the wind blows down this hard B B/G# A E/A Many a bond is broken B B/G# C#m C#m/A See the water lie on the ground B B/G# A E/A From where the heavens opened E Asus2 F#m B Lord, how will you get through this night E/G# C#m F#m B With your dreams departed? B B/G# C#m C#m/A And who alone will comfort you? B B/G# A E/A Only the broken hear-art A E/A Hear-art-ed B B/G# C#m C#m/A So you've gone beyond your means B B/G# A E/A Every wound is open B B/G# C#m C#m/A Your best laid plans are out of reach B B/G# A E/A And all your fears unspoken E Asus2 F#m B Lord, how will you get through this night E/G# C#m F#m B With your dreams departed? B B/G# C#m C#m/A And who alone will comfort you? B B/G# A E/A Only the broken hear-art A E/A Hear-art-ed F# F#/E B B/A Sweet revenge is spoken then A C#m In the twilight it is gone F# F#/E B B/A To living lies with no escape E/G# A E/A A E/A Lord, I would rather be alone B B/G# C#m C#m/A I press my fingers to the wood B B/G# A E/A To tell you of my dreaming B B/G# C#m C#m/A To sing you songs from olden times B B/G# A E/A To keep the love light gleaming E Asus2 F#m B 'Cause there's a place where we can go E/G# C#m F#m B Where we will not be parted B B/G# C#m C#m/A And who alone will enter there? B B/G# A E/A Only the broken hearted Main riff (Clapton's way, very easy): e---------------4--------------------------| B-----4---7-5-----7~~------4---7-5---4-----| G-4-6------------------4-6-------------6~~-| D------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------| Main riff (my way, very VERY easy): e---------2-0---4-2~~-----------2-0--------| B-0-2-4----------------0-2-4---------4-2~~-| G------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------| *Lower-case "v"s above the tab indicate where Clapton mute-slaps the strings to keep the beat.* Acoustic Verse: B B/G# C#m C#m/A v v v v e------------------------------------------| B---4-----------4----------5-------5-------| G---4-----------4----------6-------6-------| D------------------------------------------| A-2--------0------------4-------0--------0-| E------------4--------4--------------------| B B/G# A E/A v v v v e------------------------------------0-----| B---4-----------4---------2-------0--0-----| G---4-----------4---------2-------1--------| D-------------------------2-------2--------| A-2--------0--------------0-------0------0-| E------------4--------4--------------------| Acoustic Chorus: E Asus2 F#m B v v v v e----0----------0--------------------------| B-0--0----------0----------2---------4-----| G-0h1-----------2----------2---------4-----| D------------------------------------------| A------------0--------0-----------2------0-| E-0--------0------------2-------2----------| E/G# C#m F#m B v v v v e----4---------------------2---------------| B----5----------5----------2---------4-----| G----4----------6----------2---------4-----| D------------------------------------------| A------------4--------------------2------2-| E-4--------4---------4-2--------2----------| B B/G# C#m C#m/A v v v v e------------------------------------------| B---4-----------4----------5-------5-------| G---4-----------4----------6-------6-------| D------------------------------------------| A-2--------0------------4-------0--------0-| E------------4--------4--------------------| B B/G# A E/A v v e-------------------------0----------0-----| B---4-----------4---------2-------0--0-----| G---4-----------4---------2-------1--------| D-------------------------2-------2--------| A-2--------0--------------0-------0------0-| E------------4-----------------------------| A E/A e------------0-----| B-2-------0--0-----| G-2-------1--------| D-2-------2--------| A-0-------0------0-| E------------------| Acoustic Bridge: F# F#/E B B/A v v v v e-2----------------------------------------| B-2----------2--------4--------4-----------| G-3----------3--------4--------4-----------| D-4----------------------------------------| A-4-------------------2-2----2-0-0------0--| E-2-2------2-0-0----0----------------------| A C#m v v v e------------------------------------------| B-2---------2-----------5---------5--------| G-2---------2-----------6---------6--------| D------------------------------------------| A-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-4-------4-4----------| E------------------------------------------| F# F#/E B B/A v v v v e-2----------------------------------------| B-2----------2--------4--------4-----------| G-3----------3--------4--------4-----------| D-4----------------------------------------| A-4-------------------2-2----2-0-0------0--| E-2-2------2-0-0----0----------------------| E/G# A E/A v v e----------------------0--------0----------| B-5---------5----------2--------0----------| G-4---------4----------2--------1----------| D----------------------2--------2----------| A----------------------0--------0----------| E-4-4-----4-4-4------4---------------------| A E/A e------------0-----| B-2-------0--0-----| G-2-------1--------| D-2-------2--------| A-0-------0------0-| E------------------| I looked all over the Internet for a decent tab of this song, but none seemed to be quite right. So I decided to transcribe the tab from Clapton's own fingerwork in the Youtube videos of Broken-Hearted. This is my first tab, and I tried to make it as thorough as possible without going overboard. Feedback and corrections are welcome! - Jaquito www.TAB6.com