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Tom Finch
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 06/17/08
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Tom Finch
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 06/17/08
Posts: 150
02/28/2019 10:14 pm

Hi there,

The phrase you are asking about is tabbed correctly to what I played on the clip/playthrough. It is a very fast phrase of 16th notes that I didn't quite play how I intended to. So If you watch the breakdown, I play it exactly, at least a couple of times. There will always be a certain level of error when playing things this fast, very difficult to be 100% at this speed! :)

As far as the double stops go, ignore the B string as it is unintentional! This happens sometimes in this sort of fast double-stop barring, you'll accidentally play an extra string. Doesn't sound bad! As far as the timing, Clapton plays this phrase off and around the beat, so the timing is tricky! I suggest you listen to him play it a bunch of times, maybe slow it down, and get as close as you can. Took me a while to figure it out!

Good luck, Tom