Derek And The Dominos
I Looked Away Bass Tab
I LOOKED AWAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Derek And The Dominos
(From the 1970 Album LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS)
Words and Music by Eric Clapton & Bobby Whitlock
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass'
Intro
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E E Q E +Q. E E Q E +Q. E E E E E
|----------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------|-----------5----|----------------|---------3-2-0----|
|----------|-3----3-/7------|---------2-5----|---------------3--|
|----------|--------------3-|-(3)---3------3-|-(3)--------------|
|-3-|
E E E E +E E E E +Q. E E Q E +Q. E E Q E +H Q Q Q
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------2-5----|----------------|--------3-2-0--|
|-3-2-0-------0-2-3-|-(3)---3--------|---------2-5----|---------------|
|-------3-(3)-------|--------------3-|-(3)---3------3-|-(3)-----------|
Chorus
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +E E +E E
|-------------||--------------------|
|-------------||--------------------|
|-3-2-0---0-2-||-3----2-(2)-3-(3)-5-|
|-------3-----||--------------------|
+E E +E E e E E E E E +E E +E E +E E
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-(5)-5-(5)---5-5-2-0-|---2-(2)---------------|
|-----------5---------|-3-------3-(3)-1-(1)-0-|
+E E +E E +E E +E E +Q. E E E Q
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-----------0-(0)---------|-----------3-5--|
|-(0)-2-(2)-------3-(3)-2-|-(2)---3-5------|
E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------2---|
|-----------3-5--|-----------2-5---5-|
|-2-2---2-5------|-3-3-(3)-3---------|
Q Q H Q. E +E E +E E +E Q E e E E E E Q Q Q E
|------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-5-----5----|--------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----5-------|-3----2-(2)-3-(3)-5-|-(5)-5----5-5-2-0-|---2----------|
|------------|--------------------|--------5---------|-3----3--1--0-|
+E Q Q Q E Q. E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------0-3-3-5--|-----------3-5--|-----------5-7-5-|
|-(0)-4--5--3--1-|-1-------------|-2-2---2-5------|-3-3--3-/7-------|
1st Verse
2/4 4/4
Q Q Q. E E S S E E +E E Q e e e e
|-------||------5-----------|------------------|
|-5-----||-7------7-7-5-----|--------------5-6-|
|----5--||--------------7-8-|-(8)---8--8-8-----|
|-------||------------------|-----8------------|
Q. E E E E E +E E Q. E E E
|------5---------|-------------------|
|-7------7-5-----|------------5-6-7--|
|------------7-8-|-(8)---8-----------|
|----------------|-----8-------------|
+Q. E E E E E +E E H E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
|-------5---------|-----------------|--------------|------------------||
|-(7)-----7-5-----|---------------2-|-3----3----3--|-(3)-3-(3)--3--3--||
|-------------7-8-|-(8)---8----3---|--------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----8-----------|--------------|------------------||
Chorus
Q. E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E E E E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|
|-3----2-(2)-3-(3)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)---5-5-2-0-|---2----------|--------0-------|
|--------------------|-----------5---------|-3----3--1--0-|-(0)-2-----3--2-|
Q. E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E Q Q H
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------2---|-5-----5----|
|--------3-3-5--|-----------3-5--|--------2-5---5-|----5-------|
|-3----3--------|-2-2---2--------|-3-3--3---------|------------|
Q. E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E E E E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|
|-3----2-(2)-3-(3)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)---5-5-----|---2----------|----------------|
|--------------------|-----------5-----7-5-|-3----3--1--0-|-(0)-4--5--3--1-|
2/4
Q. E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------||
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-5-----||
|------0-3-3-5--|---------3-3-5-3---|-----------5-7-5-|----5--||
|-1-------------|-2-2---5---------5-|-3-3--3-/7-------|-------||
2nd Verse
4/4
Q. E E E E E +E E Q +E E E E Q. E E E E E +E E H E E
|------5---------|--------------------|------5---------|-----------------|
|-7------7-5-----|--------------5-5-6-|-7------7-5-----|------------5-6--|
|------------7-8-|-(8)---8--(8)-------|------------7-8-|-(8)---8---------|
|----------------|-----8--------------|----------------|-----8-----------|
Q. E E S S E E +E E Q +E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q E E
|------5-----------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------||
|-7------7-7-5-----|--------------------|--------------|---------------------||
|--------------7-8-|-(8)---8--(8)-8---7-|-8----8----8--|-(8)-8-(8)--8--8-8--||
|------------------|-----8----------8---|--------------|---------------------||
Guitar Solo
Q. E +E E +E E +E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-3----2-(2)-3-(3)-5-|-(5)-5-----5-2-0-|---2----------|--------0-------|
|--------------------|--------5--------|-3----3--1--0-|-(0)-2-----3--2-|
Q. E E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q H
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|------------|
|--------------4-|---------------------|------------2---|-5-----5----|
|----------3-5---|-------------3-5-2---|--------2-5---5-|----5-------|
|-1----5---------|-2-2-(2)-5-5-------5-|-3-3--3---------|------------|
Q. E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E E E E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|
|-3----2-(2)-3-(3)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)---5-5-----|---2----------|----------------|
|--------------------|-----------5-----7-5-|-3----3--1--0-|-(0)-4--5--3--1-|
2/4
Q. E E E E E Q. E E S S E E E Q E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------||
|--------------3-|------------------|-----------------|-5-----||
|--------0-3-5---|----------3-5-3---|-----------5-7-5-|----5--||
|-1----1---------|-2----2-5-------5-|-3-3--3-/7-------|-------||
Guitar Solo 2
4/4
Q. E E E E E +E E Q +E Q E Q. E E E E E +E E H.
|------5---------|-------------------|------5-2-0-----|-------------|
|-7------7-5-----|--------------5--6-|-7----------2-3-|-(3)---------|
|------------7-8-|-(8)---8--(8)------|----------------|-----3-------|
|----------------|-----8-------------|----------------|-------1-----|
Q. E E S S E E +E E Q E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
|------5-2-2-0-----|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-7------------2-3-|-(3)----------1-2-|-3----3----3--|-(3)-3-(3)--3--3---|
|------------------|-----3------3-----|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------1--5-------|--------------|-------------------|
Q. E E Q E +Q. E E Q E +Q. E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-----------5----|----------------|---------3-2-0---|---------------------||
|-3----3-/7------|---------2-5----|---------------3-|-(3)-3-0-------0-2-3-||
|--------------3-|-(3)---3------3-|-(3)---3---------|---------3-(3)-------||
Outro
+Q. E E Q E +Q. E E Q E
|-----------------|----------------|
|------------5----|----------------|
|-(3)---3-/7------|---------2-5----|
|---------------3-|-(3)---3------3-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
+H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W
|--------------|-------------|----------|--------*|
|--------3-2-0-|-------------|----------|--------*|
|--------------|-3-2-0---0-2-|-3--------|-(3)----*|
|-(3)----------|-------3-----|----------|--------*|
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
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
