by Ruari Hughes

Tuning EADGBe

Song: Sunshine Of Your Love
Artist: Cream
Album: Disraeli Gears (1967)
Musician: Eric Clapton

I've seen a lot of versions of this song and i'm pretty certain this version is perfect, even if this is
not
exactly what Clapton plays it still sounds exactly like it so there we go...
I have been very conscienscous with this tab so many of the verses have many different alterations of the
same riff so look and listen closely

Legend:
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
B - full bend
b - half bend
Bb - triple bend (up 3 semitones)
h - hammer on
p - pull off
r - release
~ - vibrato

Intro:
Riff A
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12------------------------12-12-10-12---------------------|
A|--------------12-11-10-----8~--------------------12-11-10-----8~----|
E|------------------------10----10-10------------------------10----10-|

Verse 1:
Riff B
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11------------12-10~----|
D|-12-12-10-12------------12-----12-|
A|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10------------|
E|-10-10--8-10----------------------| x6

Riff C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-10-12------------------------12-12-10-12---------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~-------12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~----|
A|-10-10--8-10------------10----10-10-10-10--8-10------------10----10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B2/B3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11------------------------11-11--9-11---------------10~----|
D|-12-12-10-12------------------------12-12-10-12-------------------12-|
A|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~-------12-12-10-12--12-11-10------------|
E|-10-10--8-10------------10----10-10-10-10--8-10------------10--------|

Chorus:
Riff D
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------------5----------|
D|-7--7-7--------5--------5-|
A|-7--7-7--------3--------5-|
E|-5--5-5-----------------3-| x3

Riff E:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--777--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--777--7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--555--5-5--5-5-5-5-|

Verse 2:
Riff B
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11------------12-10~----|
D|-12-12-10-12------------12-----12-|
A|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10------------|
E|-10-10--8-10----------------------| x5

Riff C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-10-12------------------------12-12-10-12---------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~-------12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~----|
A|-10-10--8-10------------10----10-10-10-10--8-10------------10----10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11------------12-10~----|
D|-12-12-10-12------------12-----12-|
A|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10------------|
E|-10-10--8-10----------------------| x2

Chorus:
Riff D
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------------5----------|
D|-7--7-7--------5--------5-|
A|-7--7-7--------3--------5-|
E|-5--5-5-----------------3-| x3

Riff E2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7----7-|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7----7-|
E|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----5-|

Solo: (Backing guitar: Riff B2 x4, Riff C, Riff B x2, Riff D, Riff E)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------12-------------------|
G|-12B-12B----12-14----14-14--12-14------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9b----------------9brb-9b------------------------------|
G|-9bp7-9-7-9b--7---------7h9-9brb-9b--7h9p7---10B-10B-10B-10B-10B-|
D|--------------------7h9------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-7-9B---7---9b-------7h9-9B----7h9B--9Bb-9B--7-9-7h9-7---|
D|---------9----------7h9---------9---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------12----------------|
B|-11/13-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12/14--12-10-11----10~----------10h11~--------10b----10-12B-|
D|-----------------12-----12p10-12-------------------12--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------10--------------------|
B|-13----------------------13---------------10-10-----------------------|
G|----12B-12-10--12--12/14----14\12-10--12B----------12Bp10----10-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12----12----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10-12---------13----13-13h15-13-------|
G|-------------10----10----10-12-12/14------14-------------14\12-|
D|-10----10----10h12-10h12---------------------------------------|
A|-10h12-10h12---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------13----------------------------|
B|----------------13----15B-13-15---13-15p13----------------------|
G|-12p10-12/14-------14----------------------14\12-10-------12-10-|
D|----------------------------------------------------12-12-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------13-13-13--------------------------|
G|-12/14----14-14-14\12-10-----------------|
D|-------------------------12p10----10h12~-|
A|-------------------------------12--------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
Riff B2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11------------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12------------------------|
A|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~-------|
E|-10-10--8-10------------10----10-10-|

Riff B
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11------------12-10~----|
D|-12-12-10-12------------12-----12-|
A|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10------------|
E|-10-10--8-10----------------------| x5

Riff C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-10-12--------------------------12-12-10-12---------------------|
D|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~-8-------12-12-10-12--12-11-10-----8~----|
A|-10-10--8-10------------10------10-10-10-10--8-10------------10----10-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-11-11--9-11------------12-10~----|
D|-12-12-10-12------------12-----12-|
A|-12-12-10-12--12-11-10------------|
E|-10-10--8-10----------------------| x2

Chorus:
Riff D
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------------5----------|
D|-7--7-7--------5--------5-|
A|-7--7-7--------3--------5-|
E|-5--5-5-----------------3-| x5

Riff E3
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|
A|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-|

fade out

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Lyrics:

It's getting near dawn
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love
To give you my dawn suprise
I'll be with you darling soon
I'll be with you when the stars start falling

I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love

I'm with you my love
The light's shining through on you
Yes I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you darling now
I'll stay with you 'till my seas are dried up

I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love

I'm with you my love
The light's shining through on you
Yes I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you darling now
I'll stay with you 'till my seas are dried up

I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love