I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Chorus]
[Reggae Q=96]
[4/4]
[Gtr I]
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
e|----x-3---3---3-3---3-|---3-3---3---3-3---3-|
B|o---x-3---3---3-3---3-|---4-4---4---4-4---4-|
G|----x-3---3---3-3---3-|---3-3---3---3-3---3-|
D|----------------------|---5-5---5---5-5---5-|
A|o---------------------|-3-------------------|
E|--3-------------------|---------------------|

[Gtr II]
E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q
e|----3-3-------3-3-----|---3-3-------3-3-----|
B|o---3-3-------3-3-----|---4-4-------4-4-----|
G|----3-3-------3-3-----|---3-3-------3-3-----|
D|----------------------|---------------------|
A|o---------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1

E S S E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|-3-x-----3-------3-----3-3-x-x-3-|-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|
B|-3-x-----3-------3-----3-3-x-x-3-|-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|
G|-3-x-----3-------3-----3-3-x-x-3-|-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

~~~~~~
E E E E +Q Q E S S Q H
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---3b3.5---3b3.5-5-(5)-----------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----3-3-------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 1-|

[Gtr II plays Rhy Fig 1]
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
e|---x-3-x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|---3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---3-3-|
B|---x-3-x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|---4-4-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4---4-4-|
G|---x-3-x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|---3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---3-3-|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-3---------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
e|---3-----x-x-----3-x-x--x--x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|2nd go to verse 2
B|---3-----x-x-----3-x-x--x--x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|3rd go to verse 3
G|---3-----x-x-----3-x-x--x--x-x-3-x-x-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|4th go to verse 4
D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|5th go to outro
A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
E E Q Q Q E S S Q E a S S Q Q E E Q S S E E a S S Q E a S S Q
e|--------------|---3-3------5s6-6----|----6------5-5---|---5s6-6------5s6-6----|
B|-----6-----6--|---3-3------7s8-8----|----6------6-6---|---7s8-8------7s8-8----|
G|-----6-----5--|---3-3------6s7-7----|----6------5-5---|---6s7-7------6s7-7----|
D|-----8-----7--|---------------------|----8------7-7---|-----------------------|
A|-6-6----5-----|---------------------|-6------5--------|-----------------------|
E|--------------|-3-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-w/Fill 3
E S S Q E S S Q
e|--------------|---3-3--------3-3----|
B|--------------|---3-3--------3-3----|
G|--------------|---3-3--------3-3----|
D|--------------|---------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------|
|-Fill 3

E E S S E Q S S E E S S Q E S S E E
e|-----6-6------5-5---|---10-10------10-10-----|
B|-----6-6------6-6---|---11-11------11-11-----|
G|-----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------12-12-----|
D|-----8-8------7-7---|------------------------|
A|---6----------------|----------------------5-|
E|--------------------|------------------------|
|-w/Fill 3

Q Q Q S S E E S S Q E S S Q
e|----------------|---6-6------10-10-----|
B|----6-----6-6---|---8-8------11-11-----|
G|----6-----5-5---|---7-7------12-12-----|
D|----8-----7-7---|----------------------|
A|-6-----5--------|----------------------|
E|----------------|----------------------|
|-w/Fill 3

Q S S E Q S S E E S S Q E S S Q
e|----6-6------5-5---|---10-10------10-10----|
B|----6-6------6-6---|---11-11------11-11----|
G|----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------12-12----|
D|----8-8------7-7---|-----------------------|
A|-6--6-6---5--5-5---|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|

2/4 4/4
a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E E. S +E E +W
e|-------------------------------|------------|---------|(go to start)
B|-------------------------------|------------|--------o|
G|-------------------------------|------------|---------|
D|-3s5--3-(3)--------------------|------------|---------|
A|------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5-|-3--1-(1)---|--------o|
E|-------------------------------|----------3-|-(3)-----|

[Verse 2]
[Gtr I]
Q S S E Q S S E E S S E S S S S S S E S S
e|----6-6------5-5---|---10-10---10-10---10-10-10---10---|
B|----6-6------6-6---|---11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---|
G|----6-6------5-5---|---12-12---12-12------12-12---12---|
D|----8-8------7-7---|-----------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6---5--5-5---|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------------|

[Gtr II]
E S S E S S E S S E E
e|-------------------|----3--3----3--3-------3--3----3---|
B|-------------------|----3--3----3--3-------3--3----3---|
G|-------------------|----3--3----3--3-------3--3----3---|
D|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-Fill 4

Q S S E Q S S E E S S Q S S S S Q
e|----6-6------5-5---|---10-10---------10-10-10-------|
B|----6-6------6-6---|---11-11---------11-11-11-------|
G|----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------------12-12-------|
D|----8-8------7-7---|--------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6---5--5-5---|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-w/Fill 3

Q S S E Q S S E E S S E S S S S S S E S S
e|----6-6------5-5---|---10-10---10-10---x-10-10---10---|
B|----6-6------6-6---|---11-11---11-11---x-11-11---11---|
G|----6-6------5-5---|---12-12---12-12---x-12-12---12---|
D|----8-8------7-7---|----------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6---5--5-5---|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|-w/Fill 4

Q S S E Q S S E E S S Q E S S Q
e|----6-6------5-5---|---10-10------10-10\----|
B|----6-6------6-6---|---11-11------11-11\----|
G|----6-6------5-5---|---12-12------12-12\----|
D|----8-8------7-7---|------------------------|
A|-6--6-6---5--5-5---|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
|-w/Fill 3

E. S +E E E. S S S E E S S Q E S S Q
e|----------6----5---5---|---3-3------3-3----|
B|----------6----6---6---|---3-3------3-3----|
G|----6-(6)-6----5---5---|---3-3------3-3----|
D|----8-(8)------7---7---|-------------------|
A|-6---------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-w/Fill 3

2/4 4/4
a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E E. S +E E +W
e|-------------------------------|------------|---------| go to start
B|-------------------------------|------------|--------o|
G|-------------------------------|------------|---------|
D|-3s5--3-(3)--------------------|------------|---------|
A|------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5-|-3--1-(1)---|--------o|
E|-------------------------------|----------3-|-(3)-----|

[Verse 3]
[Gtr II plays as verse 1]
Q Q Q Q E a Q a E E E S E.
e|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----6--|-----------18--------------18---18----------------|
G|-----6-----5--|---17b19==(17)-----17b19==(17)-(17)---17---15-----|
D|-----8-----7--|----------------------------------------------17\-|
A|-6------5-----|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|

~
Q Q Q Q E a +E Q S E S E E
e|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------6-----|-------------------------------|
G|----6------5-----|---5b7==(5)---5--3-------------|
D|----8------7-----|-------------------5-----3-----|
A|-6------5--------|---------------------------5-3-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------|

Q Q Q S S E E a E +S E S a E. S a E E
e|--------------------|-------------------6-6--------------6------------|
B|-----6--------6-6---|---------6-----(6)-6-6-------6------6-------6----|
G|-----6--------5-5---|---5b7==(5)----(5)-----5b7==(5)-------5pb7r(5)-5-|
D|-----8--------7-7---|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6---------5--------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Q Q E E S S E S S E +S E S S S E S S E
e|----6------5-5---|---------------------------------|
B|----6------6-6---|---------------------------------|
G|----6------5-5---|---------------------------------|
D|----8------7-7---|-------------3-x-5-3-------------|
A|-6-----5-5-5-5---|---3s5---(5)----------5----3-1---|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------3-|

E E Q Q S S E E a E +S S S S S S S S S S E
e|-----6--------5-5---|---2s=3----(3)-3-x-x-3-x--3--3-x-x-3-|
B|-----6--------6-6---|---2s=3----(3)-3-x-x-3-x--3--3-x-x-3-|
G|-----6--------5-5---|---2s=3----(3)-3-x-x-3-x--3--3-x-x-3-|
D|-----8--------7-7---|-------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-----5--5-5---|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------------|

[Gtr I+II]
a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3s5--3-(3)----------------------|
A|------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5---|
E|---------------------------------|

7/8
E. S +E E +H +W +H. +E
e|-------------------|------------|---------------| go to start
B|-------------------|------------|--------------o|
G|-------------------|------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|------------|---------------|
A|-3--1-(1)----------|------------|--------------o|
E|----------3-(3)----|-(3)--------|-(3)------(3)--|

[Verse 4]
[Gtr II plays as verse 1]
4/4
E E Q Q S S E E a Q S S S S E S E. E E S E. Q S S E
e|-----6-----5-5---|---------------------------------------|-----6-6-------5-5---|
B|-----6-----6-6---|---------------------------------------|-----6-6-------6-6---|
G|-----6-----5-5---|---------------------------------------|-----6-6-------5-5---|
D|-----8-----7-7---|---15h17-----15------------------------|-----8-8-------7-7---|
A|-6-6-6--5--5-5---|----------------17s15-13---15---13-----|-6-6-6-6----5--------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------------15\-|---------------------|

S S E a +E E S S a E S E.
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------15b15.5---17b19==(17)-15b15.5-----------------------|
D|---17---------------------------------17-15-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------17s15---13------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------15\--|

Q Q Q Q E E +S E. S S S a +S +S S E
e|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----6--------6-----|--------------------------3------------------|
G|-----6--------5-----|----3b3.5=====(3)-5--3-5----5b7==(5)r(5)-3---|
D|-----8--------7-----|-------------------------------------------5-|
A|-6---6-----5--5-----|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|
~
Q Q E E Q E E +S E. E E Q
e|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---6---(6)b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5--6b6.5----8---|
G|----6------5-----|-----------------------------------------|
D|----8------7-----|-----------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--5-5-5-----|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|

Q Q Q S S E E S S S S E S S E Q
e|----6--------5-5---|-x--3--3-x-3----------------|
B|----6--------6-6---|-x--3--3-x-3----------------|
G|----6--------5-5---|-x--3--3-x-3---5-3----------|
D|----8--------7-7---|--------------------5----5--|
A|-6--6-----5--5-5---|----------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------|

2/4 4/4
a E. S +E a E +S a E. E a E E. S +E E +W
e|-------------------------------|-------------------|---------| go to start
B|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------o|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|
D|-3s5--3-(3)--------------------|-------------------|---------|
A|------------3s5-(5)-5s3--1-3s5-|-3--1-(1)----------|--------o|
E|-------------------------------|----------------3--|-(3)-----|

Q E a E +W
e|-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------3--|-(3)----o|
G|-------------------------------|----------5b7==(5)-|-(5)-----|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------o|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------|---------|

[Outro]
Q Q E E Q Q a +Q +S a +E S S S E Q S S E E E S S E
e|--------------|----------------------------------------|--------------5-5---|
B|----6------6--|----------------------------------------|----6-6-------6-6---|
G|----6------5--|-------5b7==(5)--(5)-5pb7r(5)---3-------|----6-6-------5-5---|
D|----8------7--|----------------------------------5-3-5-|----8-8---7-7-7-7---|
A|----6--5-5-5--|----------------------------------------|-6--6-6---5-5-5-5---|
E|--------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-w/Fill 3

E S S +S S S S S S S S E E Q S S E E E S S E
e|---5s6-(6)-6-x-x-5s6-6-6-x-6-|--------------5-5---|
B|---7s8-(8)-8-x-x-7s8-8-8-x-8-|----6-6-------6-6---|
G|---6s7-(7)-7-x-x-6s7-7-7-x-7-|----6-6-------5-5---|
D|-----------------------------|----8-8-------7-7---|
A|-----------------------------|-6--6-6---5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-w/Fill 3

E e S S E S S S S E S S Q Q E E Q E S S S S S S S S E e E
e|-----------------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----6------6--|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----6------5--|----------------------------|
D|---5-----3-----5-3---3---3h5-|----8------7--|---------3---x-5-3----------|
A|-------------------5---------|-6--6--5-5-5--|---3-4-5-----------5---3----|
E|-----------------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
|-w/Fill 4 |-w/Fill 3

E E Q E E Q E S S E E S S S S E E
e|-----6------5--|-----------------------|
B|-----6------6--|-----------------------|
G|-----6------5--|-----------------------|
D|-----8------7--|-----------------------|
A|-6-6-6--5-5-5--|-----------------------|
E|---------------|---1-3---3---1-2-3---3-|
|-w/Fill3

Q Q Q S S E E S S E e E S S E e
e|-----6-----5-5---|---------------------*|
B|-----6-----6-6---|---------------------*|
G|-----6-----5-5---|---3h5---5---3-5---5-*|
D|-----8-----7-7---|---------------------*|
A|-/6--6--5--5-5---|---------------------*|
E|-----------------|---------------------*|
|-w/Fill 3
Song info
I Shot The Sheriff
Eric Clapton
2001
  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • Pop Rock
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