Eric Clapton - After Midnight Tab

AFTER MIDNIGHT
As recorded by Eric Clapton

Transcribed by Paul Bell

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2'

 4/4
  Gtr I
   W           +W             S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S  9x

  
  8        
  (8)        
                                 
  
 10        
 (10)        
o                 6 6 4 (4)     o
  
 10        
 (10)        
  5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 10        
 (10)        
  5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
  8        
  (8)        
o                               o
  
  8        
  (8)        
                                 

  E S E S E E S E S E     S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S  3x

  
 6 x 6 x 6 6 x 6 x 6 
                                 
  
 8 x 8 x 8 8 x 8 x 8 
o                 6 6 4 (4)     o
  
 8 x 8 x 8 8 x 8 x 8 
  5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 8 x 8 x 8 8 x 8 x 8 
  5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
 6 x 6 x 6 6 x 6 x 6 
o                               o
  
 6 x 6 x 6 6 x 6 x 6 
                                 

   E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S

  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 

   E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S    E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S

  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x 
  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 

   E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S

  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x  
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x  
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x  
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x  
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x  
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x  

    Gtr II
                                                        ~~
    W                              4x Q        Q        H

  
                                 
                   8\             
  
o                               o
         11b13                    
  
                                 
                                  
  
                                 
                                  
  
o                               o
                                  
  
                                 
                                  
|
|   Gtr I
|   S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S  4x S S S S +S    S E E  S S +E  S S

  
                                 
                                  
  
o                 6 6 4 (4)     o
                   6  6 4 (4)     
  
  5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
 5     5 (5)   5   5  5 3 (3) 5   
  
  5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
 5h7p5 5 (5)   5h7            5h7 
  
o                               o
                                  
  
                                 
                                  

                    ~~                                 ~~
  Q        Q        H                Q        Q        H

  
                   8\             
                   8\              
  
         11b13                    
         11b13                     
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   
|
| S S S S +S    S E E  S S +E  S S   S S S S +S    S E E  S S +E  S S

  
                                  
                                   
  
                   6  6 4 (4)     
                   6  6 4 (4)      
  
 5     5 (5)   5   5  5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5)   5   5  5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p5 5 (5)   5h7            5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5)   5h7            5h7  
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   

   |----------3----------|   |-----3------|
   Q          Q          Q   Q    Q       Q

  
 11b11.5     8                                 
  
                       11   8                  
  
                                10       8     
  
                                               
  
                                               
  
                                               
|
|  S      S S   S +S  S    E E S    S +E    S S

  
                                               
  
                            6 6    4 (4)       
  
  5            5 (5) 5      5 5    3 (3)   5   
  
  5h     7p5   5 (5) 5h   7                5h7 
  
                                               
  
                                               

                    ~~
  Q        Q        H

  
                   8\              
  
         11b13                     
  
                                   
  
                                   
  
                                   
  
                                   
|
| S S S S +S    S E E  S S +E  S S

  
                                   
  
                   6  6 4 (4)      
  
 5     5 (5)   5   5  5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p5 5 (5)   5h7            5h7  
  
                                   
  
                                   

                    ~~                                 ~~
  Q        Q        H                Q        Q        H

  
                   8\             
                   8\              
  
         11b13                    
         11b13                     
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   
|
| S S S S +S    S E E  S S +E  S S   S S S S +S    S E E  S S +E  S S

  
                                  
                                   
  
                   6  6 4 (4)     
                   6  6 4 (4)      
  
 5     5 (5)   5   5  5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5)   5   5  5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p5 5 (5)   5h7            5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5)   5h7            5h7  
  
                                  
                                   
  
                                  
                                   

   |----------3----------|   |-----3------|
   Q          Q          Q   Q    Q       Q

  
 11b11.5     8                                 
  
                       11   8                  
  
                                10       8     
  
                                               
  
                                               
  
                                               
|
|  S      S S   S +S  S    E E S    S +E    S S

  
                                               
  
                            6 6    4 (4)       
  
  5            5 (5) 5      5 5    3 (3)   5   
  
  5h     7p5   5 (5) 5h   7                5h7 
  
                                               
  
                                               

   |---------3----------|       |-------3--------|
   Q         Q          Q       Q    Q           Q

  
            8                  8                8     
  
                                                      
  
 10b12     12         10b12   12   10b12       12     
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
|
|  S    S S    S +S  S       E  E S       S +E     S S

  
                                                      
  
                               6 6       4 (4)        
  
  5           5 (5) 5          5 5       3 (3)    5   
  
  5h   7p5    5 (5) 5h      7                     5h7 
  
                                                      
  
                                                      

   E  E     E     E    S  S E    +E      E

  
                                            
  
 11             11                          
  
    10h   12         12p10 8    (8)         
  
                                       10   
  
                                            
  
                                            
|
|  E  S  E     S  S S  E    S  E      S  S S

  
  8  x  8     8  x x  8    x  8      8  x x 
  
 10  x 10    10  x x 10    x 10     10  x x 
  
 10  x 10    10  x x 10    x 10     10  x x 
  
 10  x 10    10  x x 10    x 10     10  x x 
  
  8  x  8     8  x x  8    x  8      8  x x 
  
  8  x  8     8  x x  8    x  8      8  x x 

   S S S  S S  S E   +S   S E     S  S  S  S    S  S E    +S   S E    E E     S  S  E

  
 11p8   11p8 11p8   (8) 11p8    11p 8 11 11p
  8 11p8    (8) 11p8   10 8                 
  
      8                                     
                               11  8        
  
                                            
                                     10h    
  
                                            
                                            
  
                                            
                                            
  
                                            
                                            
|
|  E   S  E    S S S  E     S  E     S  S  S    E    S  E      S S S  E S  E     S  S S

  
  8   x  8    8 x x  8     x  8     8  x  x 
 10    x 10     10 x x 10 x 10    10  x x   
  
 10   x 10   10 x x 10     x 10    10  x  x 
 12    x 12     12 x x 12 x 12    12  x x   
  
 10   x 10   10 x x 10     x 10    10  x  x 
 12    x 12     12 x x 12 x 12    12  x x   
  
 10   x 10   10 x x 10     x 10    10  x  x 
 12    x 12     12 x x 12 x 12    12  x x   
  
  8   x  8    8 x x  8     x  8     8  x  x 
 10    x 10     10 x x 10 x 10    10  x x   
  
  8   x  8    8 x x  8     x  8     8  x  x 
 10    x 10     10 x x 10 x 10    10  x x   

   Q       Q         S    S S  S S  S S S   E    E     Q      H

  
                           8             
                                 
  
                         8   11p8      8 
                                 
  
 12      12        10b11          10 8   
 8                               
  
                                         
     10\                         
  
                                         
                                 
  
                                         
                                 
|
|  E S  E     S S S  E      S  E    S S S   S S  S  S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
 10 x 10    10 x x 10      x 10   10 x x 
                                 
  
 12 x 12    12 x x 12      x 12   12 x x 
                   6 6 4 (4)     
  
 12 x 12    12 x x 12      x 12   12 x x 
 5       5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
  
 12 x 12    12 x x 12      x 12   12 x x 
 5h7p 5  5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
  
 10 x 10    10 x x 10      x 10   10 x x 
                                 
  
 10 x 10    10 x x 10      x 10   10 x x 
                                 

    Gtr I
    S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S  8x

  
                                 
  
o                 6 6 4 (4)     o
  
  5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
  5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
o                               o
  
                                 

  E S E S E E S E S E     S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S  3x

  
 6 x 6 x 6 6 x 6 x 6 
                                 
  
 8 x 8 x 8 8 x 8 x 8 
o                 6 6 4 (4)     o
  
 8 x 8 x 8 8 x 8 x 8 
  5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 8 x 8 x 8 8 x 8 x 8 
  5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
 6 x 6 x 6 6 x 6 x 6 
o                               o
  
 6 x 6 x 6 6 x 6 x 6 
                                 

   E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S    E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S

  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
  
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 
  8 x  8  8 x x  8 x  8  8 x x 

   E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S

  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x  
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x  
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x  
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x  
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x  
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x  

   E S  E  S S S  E S  E  S S S     S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S  4x

  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
                                 
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x 
o                 6 6 4 (4)     o
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x 
  5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 12 x 12 12 x x 12 x 12 12 x x 
  5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
o                               o
  
 10 x 10 10 x x 10 x 10 10 x x 
                                 

  Gtr II
   Q        Q      H               W

  
                                
                                
  
                                
                                
  
                                
                                
  
 10\                            
                                
  
                                
                                
  
                                
                                
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| Gtr I
|  S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S   S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                                
                                
  
                  6 6 4 (4)     
                 6 6 4 (4)      
  
  5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
  5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
                                
                                
  
                                
                                

                                       ~~~
  H               Q      E   E         Q        S   S E  E     +E     E   E

  
                           11b13   
 11        8                              
  
                                   
              11 8                        
  
                                   
                   10b12r(10)    8  10    
  
                                   
                                          
  
                                   
                                          
  
                                   
                                          
|
| S S S S +S  S E E S S +E   S    S    S S S S +S   S E  E      S  S +E   S S

  
                                   
                                          
  
                 6 6 4 (4)         
                    6      6  4 (4)       
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3)  5      
  5     5 (5)  5    5      5  3 (3)  5    
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7            5h   7 
  5h7p5 5 (5)  5h7                   5h7  
  
                                   
                                          
  
                                   
                                          

  E    E    Q      H               W

  
                                
                                
  
                                
                                
  
 8                              
                                
  
     10                         
                                
  
                                
                                
  
                                
                                
|
| S S  S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S   S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                                
                                
  
                  6 6 4 (4)     
                 6 6 4 (4)      
  
 5      5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p 5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
                                
                                
  
                                
                                

                             ~~~~~~~~~
  H               Q      E   E

  
                                    
  
                           11b13    
  
                                    
  
                                    
  
                                    
  
                                    
|
| S S S S +S  S E E S S +E   S     S

  
                                    
  
                 6 6 4 (4)          
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3)  5       
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7            5h    7 
  
                                    
  
                                    

 ~~~~~~~
   +Q          S  E    S     +S  S  E    E   E

  
             11  8                              
  
 (11)r                                          
  
                     10b11r(10) 8       8       
  
                                  10       10\  
  
                                                
  
                                                
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|   S   S S S +S  S E         E     S S +E   S S

  
                                                
  
                             6     6 4 (4)      
  
   5       5 (5) 5           5     5 3 (3)  5   
  
   5h  7p5 5 (5) 5h7                        5h7 
  
                                                
  
                                                

  E    E     Q      H               W

  
                                 
                                
  
                                 
                                
  
                                 
                                
  
 8                               
                                
  
     10\                         
                                
  
                                 
                                
|
| S S  S  S +S  S E E S S +E  S S   S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                                 
                                
  
                   6 6 4 (4)     
                 6 6 4 (4)      
  
 5       5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p 5  5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
                                 
                                
  
                                 
                                

  H               Q      E   E

  
                                    
  
                           16b18    
  
                                    
  
                                    
  
                                    
  
                                    
|
| S S S S +S  S E E S S +E   S     S

  
                                    
  
                 6 6 4 (4)          
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3)  5       
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7            5h    7 
  
                                    
  
                                    

                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   +E      E    E        +E    E E    S  S  E

  
         13                     8   10p 8      
  
 (16)r        16b18    (16)r 10           10   
  
                                               
  
                                               
  
                                               
  
                                               
|
|   S   S  S S +S     S   E    E S S +E     S S

  
                                               
  
                              6 6 4 (4)        
  
   5        5 (5)    5        5 5 3 (3)    5   
  
   5h  7p 5 5 (5)    5h  7                 5h7 
  
                                               
  
                                               

  ~~
  Q        Q      H               W

  
 8\                            
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
|
| S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S   S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                               
                                
  
                 6 6 4 (4)     
                 6 6 4 (4)      
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                

  W
|
| S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                               
  
                 6 6 4 (4)     
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
  
                               
  
                               

  S  S E    E     S       S  +S   S       E    E   E

  
      8   11            11 (11)         11    8       
  
 8h11           11b11.5         11b11.5          11   
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
|
| S  S S S +S  S  E           E           S S +E   S S

  
                                                      
  
                             6           6 4 (4)      
  
 5      5 (5) 5              5           5 3 (3)  5   
  
 5h 7p5 5 (5) 5h 7                                5h7 
  
                                                      
  
                                                      

  ~~
  Q        Q      H               W

  
 8\                            
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                
|
| S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S   S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                               
                                
  
                 6 6 4 (4)     
                 6 6 4 (4)      
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                

  Q        S   S S  S      +S    S  S     +S   E   E

  
          8                                           
  
             11 8              11                     
  
                  10b12  (10)r    10b12r(10)  8  10   
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
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| S S S S +S   S E          E       S      S  +E   S S

  
                                                      
  
                           6       6      4  (4)      
  
 5     5 (5)  5            5       5      3  (3)  5   
  
 5h7p5 5 (5)  5h7                                 5h7 
  
                                                      
  
                                                      

  S  E.     Q      H

  
                                
  
                                
  
 8                              
  
   10                           
  
                                
  
                                
|
| S  S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                                
  
                  6 6 4 (4)     
  
 5      5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
  
 5h 7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
  
                                
  
                                

  Gtr I
  S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S   S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S

  
                               
                                
  
                 6 6 4 (4)     
                 6 6 4 (4)      
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5    
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7  
  
                               
                                
  
                               
                                

  Gtr II
                                         ~~~~~~               ~~~~~~
  W                               S  S S S +E     S S  S S  S S +S   S S  S

  
                               
 8                                         *
  
                               
   11 8                 8                  *
  
                               
        8 (8)      8 10   10 8 (8)         *
  
                               
                10                 10 8 10 *
  
                               
                                           *
  
                               
                                           *
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S +S  S E E S S +E  S S   S  S S S +S  S  E    E    S S +E     S  S

  
                               
                                           *
  
                 6 6 4 (4)     
                      6    6 4 (4)         *
  
 5     5 (5) 5   5 5 3 (3) 5   
 5      5 (5) 5       5    5 3 (3)    5    *
  
 5h7p5 5 (5) 5h7           5h7 
 5h 7p5 5 (5) 5h 7                    5h 7 *
  
                               
                                           *
  
                               
                                           *


Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash