Chords for When Eric Clapton met Jimi Hendrix
Tempo:
160.75 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Abm
G
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm] [G] Such was Clapton's prowess on the guitar, [Dm] fans proclaimed his divinity on the streets [G] of London.
[Am] But the guitar god seemed to be [E] challenged by one of his [D] disciples.
[A] [D]
Having been in London [G] for just a week, Jimmy [C] went along to a Cream gig and put in an audacious request to [Dm] jam with Clapton.
[Gb]
Nobody gets up to jam with Cream.
Cream is Mount Olympus, Cream [Db] is the absolute [Ab] pinnacle.
Ordinary [A] mortals cannot breathe the rarified air that exists in this hallowed space.
I mean, he's a very brave person who would do that.
As far as I [G] remember, he plugged into my bass amp.
He did a version of Killing [Db] Floor and blew us all away, of course.
[B] [Db] [Bm] [Abm]
Clapton had always loved the song but always thought it was too difficult.
And Hendrix just rages [Eb] through it [E] and does all his tricks and stunts,
the kind of things that people like [Gm] Little Richard and the Isley Brothers hated [Abm] him doing.
You know, he plays the guitar behind his head, between [E] his legs, with his teeth,
[Abm] feedback, tremolo arm, dive bombs, [Db] the whole works.
He just played his arse off, basically.
You [N] know, I mean, the first time I saw Eric, I thought,
oh, there's a master guitar player, but Eric was a guitar player, Jimmy [Db] was some sort of force of nature.
[Ab] [Abm]
[Db] [E]
The guitar was like, [Ab] [Bbm]
what [Abm] is this?
It was like, wow, [Eb] that kind of a thing.
I know it had a [Abm] tremendous effect on Eric.
And Eric's hands were like [Eb] this on the guitar and it just [E] dropped, I'd say.
And he just sat, stood [G] there looking at Jimmy and he walked off the stage.
I thought, oh dear, I knew this was going to happen.
[D]
[N] And everybody's just going, my God.
And it's like, word goes around,
this guy got up to jam with Cream and he cut Clapton.
He killed God, man.
I ran backstage and Eric was standing trying to light a cigarette, you know,
and his hands [C] were shaking, he just says, is he really that good?
[N]
[Am] But the guitar god seemed to be [E] challenged by one of his [D] disciples.
[A] [D]
Having been in London [G] for just a week, Jimmy [C] went along to a Cream gig and put in an audacious request to [Dm] jam with Clapton.
[Gb]
Nobody gets up to jam with Cream.
Cream is Mount Olympus, Cream [Db] is the absolute [Ab] pinnacle.
Ordinary [A] mortals cannot breathe the rarified air that exists in this hallowed space.
I mean, he's a very brave person who would do that.
As far as I [G] remember, he plugged into my bass amp.
He did a version of Killing [Db] Floor and blew us all away, of course.
[B] [Db] [Bm] [Abm]
Clapton had always loved the song but always thought it was too difficult.
And Hendrix just rages [Eb] through it [E] and does all his tricks and stunts,
the kind of things that people like [Gm] Little Richard and the Isley Brothers hated [Abm] him doing.
You know, he plays the guitar behind his head, between [E] his legs, with his teeth,
[Abm] feedback, tremolo arm, dive bombs, [Db] the whole works.
He just played his arse off, basically.
You [N] know, I mean, the first time I saw Eric, I thought,
oh, there's a master guitar player, but Eric was a guitar player, Jimmy [Db] was some sort of force of nature.
[Ab] [Abm]
[Db] [E]
The guitar was like, [Ab] [Bbm]
what [Abm] is this?
It was like, wow, [Eb] that kind of a thing.
I know it had a [Abm] tremendous effect on Eric.
And Eric's hands were like [Eb] this on the guitar and it just [E] dropped, I'd say.
And he just sat, stood [G] there looking at Jimmy and he walked off the stage.
I thought, oh dear, I knew this was going to happen.
[D]
[N] And everybody's just going, my God.
And it's like, word goes around,
this guy got up to jam with Cream and he cut Clapton.
He killed God, man.
I ran backstage and Eric was standing trying to light a cigarette, you know,
and his hands [C] were shaking, he just says, is he really that good?
[N]
Key:
Db
Abm
G
E
D
Db
Abm
G
[Cm] _ _ [G] Such was Clapton's prowess on the guitar, [Dm] fans proclaimed his divinity on the streets [G] of London.
_ [Am] _ _ But the guitar god seemed to be [E] challenged by one of his [D] disciples.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Having been in London [G] for just a week, Jimmy [C] went along to a Cream gig and put in an audacious request to [Dm] jam with Clapton.
_ _ [Gb]
Nobody gets up to jam with Cream.
Cream is Mount Olympus, Cream [Db] is the absolute [Ab] pinnacle.
Ordinary [A] mortals cannot breathe the rarified air that exists in this hallowed space.
I mean, he's a very brave person who would do that.
As far as I [G] remember, he plugged into my bass amp.
_ He did a version of Killing [Db] Floor and blew us all away, of course.
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Abm]
Clapton had always loved the song but always thought it was too difficult.
And Hendrix just rages [Eb] through it _ [E] and does all his _ tricks and stunts,
the kind of things that people like [Gm] Little Richard and the Isley Brothers hated [Abm] him doing.
You know, he plays the guitar behind his head, between [E] his legs, with his teeth, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] feedback, tremolo arm, dive bombs, [Db] the whole works. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He just played his arse off, basically.
You [N] know, I mean, the first time I saw Eric, I thought,
oh, there's a master guitar player, but Eric was a guitar player, Jimmy [Db] was some sort of force of nature. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
The guitar was like, _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm]
what [Abm] is this?
It was like, wow, [Eb] that kind of a thing.
I know it had a [Abm] tremendous effect on Eric. _
And Eric's hands were like [Eb] this on the guitar and it just [E] dropped, I'd say.
_ And he just sat, stood [G] there looking at Jimmy and he walked off the stage.
I thought, oh dear, I knew this was going to happen. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] And everybody's just going, my God. _
And it's like, word goes around,
this guy got up to jam with Cream and he cut Clapton.
He killed God, man.
_ I ran backstage and Eric was standing trying to light a cigarette, you know,
and his hands [C] were shaking, he just says, is he really that good?
[N] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ But the guitar god seemed to be [E] challenged by one of his [D] disciples.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Having been in London [G] for just a week, Jimmy [C] went along to a Cream gig and put in an audacious request to [Dm] jam with Clapton.
_ _ [Gb]
Nobody gets up to jam with Cream.
Cream is Mount Olympus, Cream [Db] is the absolute [Ab] pinnacle.
Ordinary [A] mortals cannot breathe the rarified air that exists in this hallowed space.
I mean, he's a very brave person who would do that.
As far as I [G] remember, he plugged into my bass amp.
_ He did a version of Killing [Db] Floor and blew us all away, of course.
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Abm]
Clapton had always loved the song but always thought it was too difficult.
And Hendrix just rages [Eb] through it _ [E] and does all his _ tricks and stunts,
the kind of things that people like [Gm] Little Richard and the Isley Brothers hated [Abm] him doing.
You know, he plays the guitar behind his head, between [E] his legs, with his teeth, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] feedback, tremolo arm, dive bombs, [Db] the whole works. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He just played his arse off, basically.
You [N] know, I mean, the first time I saw Eric, I thought,
oh, there's a master guitar player, but Eric was a guitar player, Jimmy [Db] was some sort of force of nature. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
The guitar was like, _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm]
what [Abm] is this?
It was like, wow, [Eb] that kind of a thing.
I know it had a [Abm] tremendous effect on Eric. _
And Eric's hands were like [Eb] this on the guitar and it just [E] dropped, I'd say.
_ And he just sat, stood [G] there looking at Jimmy and he walked off the stage.
I thought, oh dear, I knew this was going to happen. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] And everybody's just going, my God. _
And it's like, word goes around,
this guy got up to jam with Cream and he cut Clapton.
He killed God, man.
_ I ran backstage and Eric was standing trying to light a cigarette, you know,
and his hands [C] were shaking, he just says, is he really that good?
[N] _ _