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Pretending by Eric Clapton
Pretending
E]----------------------------------------------------------]
B]----------------------12-12-12P10P8H10-8H10-12-12P10P8----]
G]-9-7H9------------9-12---------------------------------9--]
D]------9-7-------------------------------------------------]
A]-----------7-7--------------------------------------------]
E]----------------------------------------------------------]
E]--------------------------------------------------]
B]------8-10-8--------------------------------------]
G]--7-9--------7H9-7--------------------------------]
D]-------------------9P7----------------------------]
A]-----------------------7-7------------------------]
E]--------------------------------------------------]
HOW MANY TIMES MUST WE TELL THE TALE?,
E]-----------]
B]-----------]
G]-----------] ALL OF THESE BITS OF TAB ARE PLAYED
D]-9--9------] AFTER CLAPTON SINGS.
A]-----------]
E]-----------]
HOW MANY TIMES MUST WE FALL?,
E]-----------------]
B]-----------------]
G]-7---------------]
D]--7H9--9-7-------]
A]-----------7-----]
E]-----------------]
LIVING IN LOST MEMORY YOU JUST RECALLED,
E]------------------------]
B]------------------------]
G]----7--7H9-7------------]
D]--9----------9-7--------]
A]-----------------7------]
E]------------------------]
WORKING ON THE SOUND OF THE BAND,
E]------------------------]
B]----10--8---------------]
G]------------------------]
D]------------------------]
A]------------------------]
E]------------------------]
TRYING TO THE MUSIC RIGHT,
E]-------------------]
B]--12P10P8----------]
G]----------9--------]
D]-------------------]
A]-------------------]
E]-------------------]
TWO GO OUT WORKING
THREE STAY HOME AT NIGHT,
E]-------------------------]
B]---12P10P8----------8----]
G]-----------9----7H9--7-9-]
D]-------------7H9---------]
A]-------------------------]
E]-------------------------]
CHORUS
THATS WHEN SHE SAID SHE WAS PRETENDING
E]------------------------]
B]------------------------]
G]------------------------]
D]--12-11-9-7-11----------]
A]------------------------]
E]------------------------]
LIKE SHE KNEW THE PLAN
E]------------------------]
B]--7-10-7-12-10-12------]
G]------------------------]
D]------------------------]
A]------------------------]
E]------------------------]
THATS WHEN I KNEW SHE WAS PRETENDING
PRETENDING TO UNDERSTAND.
E]------------------------]
B]------------------------]
G]------------------------]
D]-------12-11-9-7-11--7--]
A]------------------------]
E]------------------------]
PRETENDING, PRETENDING, PRETENDING
E]---------------------------------------------------------------------]
B]------------12-----12--12P10P8----8H10-8H10-8H10-8H10-8H10-12-10-8---]
G]----9--------------------------9-----------------------------------9-]
D]---------------------------------------------------------------------]
A]---------------------------------------------------------------------]
E]---------------------------------------------------------------------]
PRETENDING
E]----10----10-10---------------------------------]
B]-12----12-------12P10P8-------------------------]
G]-----------------------9------------------------]
D]--------------------------9P7P5-----------------]
A]--------------------------------7--------------]
E]-----------------------------------0------------]
SATISFIED BUT LOST IN LOVE.
E]---------]
B]---------]
G]---------]
D]---9-9---]
A]---------]
E]---------]
SITUATIONS CHANGE
E]-------------]
B]-------------]
G]---9---------]
D]-----7-------]
A]-------7-----]
E]-------------]
YOU'RE NEVER WHO YOU USED TO THINK YOU ARE, HOW STRANGE
E]--------------------------]
B]-----10--8----------------]
G]--------------------------]
D]--------------------5-7---]
A]----------------5-7----5-7]
E]-----------5-7------------]
REPEAT CHORUS BUT CHANGE THE RIFF AT THE END TO THIS:
E]----/12--10----10---------------]
B]------------12----12P10P8-------] THIS IS ONLY THE BEGGINING BIT OF THE RIFF.
G]--------------------------9-----] ITS ALL REALLY COMPLICATED FOR ME. (SORRY) BUT I'M SURE
D]--------------------------------] YOU CAN JUST IMPROVISE.
A]--------------------------------]
E]--------------------------------]
SOLO
E]------------------------------10----------------------------------------]
B]-12-12-10P8H10-8-10/12--12-12----12-10p8h10-8--------8-10-8-------8/10--]
G]----------------------------------------------9-7-9--------9p7h9-------]
D]------------------------------------------------------------------------]
A]------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E]------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E]------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B]--10-10-10p8---12p10p8---8----------------------------------------------]
G]-------------9---------9---9--7/9-7-------------------------------------]
D]------------------------------------9-7/9-7-----------------------------]
A]--------------------------------------------7--------------------------]
E]-----------------------------------------------0------------------------]
I GET LOST IN ALABIS
E]--------------------------]
B]--------------------------]
G]--------------------------]
D]----7/9-7-----------------]
A]----------10--------------]
E]--------------------------]
SADNESS CANT PREVAIL
E]-----------------------]
B]-----------------------]
G]----12-11-9------------]
D]--7--------------------]
A]-----------------------]
E]-----------------------]
EVERBODY KNOWS STRONG LOVE CANT FAIL
E]------------------------]
B]------------------------]
G]-12-12-----------------]
D]-------9-7-------5-----]
A]---------------5H7--5-7-]
E]------------5H7---------]
DON'T BE PRETENDING
E]-----------------------]
B]-----------------------]
G]----9-11-9-------------]
D]--11-------11-7-9------]
A]------------------7H9-]
E]-----------------------]
ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL
E]-----------------------]
B]------------12-10-12--]
G]----9-11-9-------------]
D]--11-------------------]
A]-----------------------]
E]-----------------------]
DONT BE PRETENDING
E]-----------------------]
B]-----------------------]
G]-----9-11-9------------]
D]--11--------11-7-9-----]
A]-------------------7H9-]
E]-----------------------]
THAT YOUR LOVE IS REAL
E]-----------------------]
B]------------12-10-12--]
G]-----9-11-9------------] REPEAT THIS SEQUENCE TWICE.
D]--11-------------------]
A]-----------------------]
E]-----------------------]
PRETENDING
E]----------------------]
B]----------------------]
G]----9-----7-----------]
D]------7H9---975-----]
A]-----------------7----]
E]-0--------------------]
PRETENDING
E]-7H10-7H10-7H10-7H10-7H10]
B]-------------------------] DO THIS UNTIL HE SINGS
G]-------------------------] PRETENDING TWICE THEN GO INTO:
D]-------------------------]
A]-------------------------]
E]-------------------------]
E]----------------------]
B]--10-8----------------]
G]-------9-------------]
D]----------------------]
A]----------------------]
E]-----------0----------]
E]----------------------------]
B]----------------------------]
G]-----------------------7----]
D]--9-9-7-5-7-5------9-9---7H9] THIS IS ON THE FADE OUT PART SO
A]--------------7-------------] THIS IS PRACTICALY THE END OF THE SONG.
E]----------------------------]
Piano intro, a few drum hits, then guitar solo around verse chords (lick 1*)
E5
How many times must we tell the tale?
G/E
How many times must we fall?
A/E
Living in lost memory
E5
You just recalled (lick 1, guitar only)
Working on the sound of the band (2 part harmony)
Trying to get the music right
Two go out working
Three stay home at night (lick 2)
A E D
That's when she said she was pretending
A E D
Like she knew the plan
A E D
That's when I knew she was pretending
A E D
Pretending to understand
E5 Em7
Pretending, pretending
A E
Pretending, pretending (2nd time, repeat 'pretending' part before solo)
(second time guitar solo here)
Satisfied but lost in love (2 part harmony)
Situations change (2 part harmony)
You're never who you used to think you are
How strange (lick 2)
Chorus
I get lost in alibis
Sadness can't prevail
Everybody knows strong love
Can't fail (lick 2)
Don't be pretending about how you feel (3 part harmony when singing)
Don't be pretending that your love is real (the word 'pretending')
Don't be pretending about how you feel
Don't be pretending that your love is real
E5 Em7
Pretending, pretending
A E5
Pretending, pretending
* lick 1 = E D B A G E E (octave lower)
* lick 2 = A B D B G D E
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