Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover

eric johnsons cliffs of dover

i actually worked this out from some bass tabs : / it sounds right apart from ends of chorus’s .

/ = 1beat C ( iii ) = 1 beat C ( iii ) / = 2beats ect

intro

G ( iii ) ( hold )

verse 1

G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /
G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /
G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /
G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /

chorus 1

Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /

transition 1

pause ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///

verse 2

G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /
G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /
G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /
G ( iii ) /// C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /

chorus 2

Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /

transition2

G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///

interlude

G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
G ( iii ) ///
C ( iii ) / D ( v ) /

main solo

Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / C ( iii ) / D ( v ) / ( hold )

chorus 3

Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
Am ( v ) / D ( v ) / G ( iii ) / E7 ( vii ) /
outro
G///
G///
G///
silence// G ( hit last note on 4th beat )

this is the basic outline of eric johnsons cliffs of dover .

if you want to heavy it up i suggest turning these chords into power chords ( D turns
into D5 ) and ignor the Am and play it as an A5

if you want to make it plainer , then turn the E7 into a standard E . i put the E7 in
myself to jazz if up .

if you want to jazz it up , then add chord variations . ( Am to Am7 or e7to E7#9 ) do the
same to blues it up ( but add in a shuffling bass note : ) )

if you want to solo over this song then just play A G major pentationic blues scale over
it . ( same as an eminor pentatonic blues but with C as your main note )

well thankyou . please rate : )

chord list
( numbers on diagramme are your fingers and numbers on top are base frets )

G ( iii ) C ( iii ) D ( v ) Am ( v ) E7 ( vii )
3rd fret 3rd fret 5th fret 5th fret 7th fret
E 1 | – | – | E 1 | – | – | E 1 | – | – | E 1 | – | – | E1 | – | – |
B 1 | – | – | B 1 | – | 4 | B 1 | – | 4 | B 1 | – | – | B1 | – | 4 |
G 1 | 2 | – | G 1 | – | 3 | G 1 | – | 3 | G 1 | – | – | G1 | – | – |
D 1 | – | 4 | D 1 | – | 2 | D 1 | – | 2 | D 1 | – | 4 | D1 | – | 2 |
A 1 | – | 3 | A 1 | – | – | A 1 | – | – | A 1 | – | 3 | A1 | – | – |
E 1 | – | – | E 1 | – | – | E 1 | – | – | E 1 | – | – | E1 | – | – |