Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven Bass Tab

Intro (no bass till 0:12)

  
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  7  7   7  7  7    7h9 
  
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Verse 1

  
                      
                      
                      
  
  7>       6    6     
                      
                      
  
                   9  
 9  9   9  7  7    7  
  9  9   9  7  7    7 
  
                      
                      
                      


  
                      
                      
                      
  
                      
  7>       6    6     
                      
  
  7  7   7  7  7   7h9
                   9> 
     9   9  7  7    7 
  
                      
                      
                      


  
                      
                      
  
                      
                      
  
  9  9   9  7  7   7> 
    7   7  7  7    7  
  
                      
                      

Chorus

  
                      
                      
                      
  
                      
                      
                      
  
  9      9    9    6  
  8  8    8   8    8  
  7>         7   7    
  
                      
                      
                      


  
                      
                      
                      
  
                      
  9>      9   9       
                      
  
  9  9    9    9      
                   7> 
    7  7    7     7h9 
  
                      
                      
                      


  
                      
                      
                      
  
  7>        6    6    
                      
                      
  
                   9  
  9  9   9  7  7   7  
  9      9  7    7    
  
                      
                      
                      


  
                      
  
  7      7  7         
  
                      
  
                  0h2 

Verse 2 (This is a variation of verse 1, so you can also play verse
1)

  
                      
                      
                      
  
                      
                      
                      
  
  0>                  
                      
                      
  
           4    4 ?2  
  2  2   2  0  0   0  
  2  2   2  0  0   0  


  
                      
                      
                      
  
                      
                      
                      
  
                      
  0>                  
                      
  
  0>     0>       0h2 
           4    4  2> 
    2    2  0  0   0  


  
                      
                      
  
                      
                      
  
                      
                      
  
 2  2    2  0  0   0  
  0>    0    0    0   

Chorus 2  (variation of chorus 1)

  
                    
                   
                    
                    
  
                 4  
  3                
                    
                    
  
              4     
                   
        7  7     7  
  9     9       1   
  
  2     2>          
        1>      1  
  0                 
           4        


  
                      
                      
                      
  
                   2> 
    2  2              
         7  6         
  
  2     2    4h 5     
                      
  0                9  
  
                      
           0      0h2 
                      


  
                      
                      
                      
  
                      
                      
                      
  
  9  9   9  7  7   7  
  9  9    9  7        
                      
  
                      
                  0   
  5         5  5      

Bridge                                                !1st time!

  
                     
                      
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      !                        *
  
*  3       2      0> 
                      
      !                        *
  
                     
           3  2  2    
      !  0  0    0  2  2  3     

 !2nd time!

  
!                      
  
!                      
  
!                      
  
!  0      0  2    4    

Verse 3 (variation of the verse matching to guitar solo,that
Is played during this verse)

  
          18h 16  14  
  14      13h14h13    9     
                        
  
                      
                            
                        
  
                      
                         7  
  9  9    9  9  9    9  
  
 5>                   
                            
                        


  
                       
     9  18    16    16  14> 
       13h14h13    14  14  
  
                   7h9 
  11                        
                           
  
 7      7  7   7h9     
                            
                           
  
    0                  
                            
                           


  
               9  11  9  
                      
  
        7  11            
                      
  
                         
  7      7    7    7  
  
                         
                      

Chorus 3

  
           11h 11          
                       
         9            
  
       11                  
                       
                      
  
  9                9    9  
  8  8    8    8    8  
  7           7    7  
  
                           
                       
                      


  
                      
                        
                       
  
                      
                  9     
                       
  
  9                   
               9     7> 
    7       7      7h9 
  
         2  4    6    
  7      7  7           
       0               


  
                      
                        
                       
  
         7  6         
                        
                       
  
  0                9  
  9  9    9  7  7    7  
  9  9    9  7         
  
                      
                        
                  0    


  
                   
  
                   
  
                   
  
  5>               

Verse 4

  
  18  18        18  16  14  
  14      13h14h13h   14  14> 
  
                            
                              
  
      0                     
                              
  
                            
                              


  
               9  11  9> 
                        
  6        4      2  
  
        7  11            
                    7h9 
                     
  
                         
    7    7>   7>  7     
                     
  
                         
                        
                     


  
                       
                       
                      
  
  4      4  2  2    2  
                       
                      
  
                       
         7  7  7    7  
         7>   7    7  
  
                       
  0                    
  0                   

Chorus 4

  
           11h 11          
                       
         9            
  
       11                  
                       
                      
  
  9                9    9  
  8  8    8>   8    8  
  7           7    7  
  
                           
                       
                      


  
                      
                        
                       
  
                      
                  9     
                       
  
  9                   
               9     7> 
    7       7      7h9 
  
         2  4    6    
  7      7  7           
       0               


  
         9            
                       
                       
  
  7         6         
                       
                       
  
                   9> 
        9  7           
                 9? 7> 
  
                      
               10   9  
  7        7  7        


  
                       
  
                       
  
                       
  
    0  0    0      0h2 

Ending

  
                   
                     
                    
                  
  
                   
      4  2  2        
  4    4   2        
                  
  
  2                
                     
                    
                  
  
         4      2> 
               0  0  
                0   
  5       5>