Biography:
Derek and the Dominos was a music group formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton along with Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon, who had all played with him in Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. Duane Allman from the Allman Brothers Band joined the group early in the recording of their first album. They were a blues-rock band that demonstrated virtuosity at its finest, showing some of Eric "Slowhand" Clapton's finest work.
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Bell Bottom Blues
Derek and the Dominoes
Written by Eric Clapton
Meter: 4/4
Key: C major/A minor
Intro/Verse: | C E | A5 C/G | F G | F G7 |
Prechorus: | A E | F#m D E |
Chorus: | A Amaj7 | A7 D |(2/4) E |
The main lick at the end of the intro is really 2 guitars. I like to play this for solo guitar:
E|-13-------------------10------------------|
B|-13---13---11--------------12v------------|
G|----------------12b-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C E A5 C/G
Bell Bottom Blues you made me cry
F G F G7
I don't wanna lose this feeling
C E A5 C/G
And if I could choose a place to die
F G7
It would be in your arms
Prechorus/Chorus:
A E F#m D E
Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you
A E F#m D E
Do you wanna see me beg you to take me back, I’ll gladly do it because
A Amaj7 A7 D E
I don't want to fade away give me one more day please
A Amaj7 A7 D E F G7
I don't want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay
It's all wrong, but it's all right.
The way that you treat me baby.
Once I was strong but I lost the fight.
You won't find a better loser.
Prechourus/Chorus
Solo
Prechourus/Chorus
Bell bottom blues, don't say goodbye.
I'm sure we're gonna meet again,
And if we do, don't you be surprised
If you find me with another lover.
Prechourus/Chorus
I don't want to fade away.
Give me one more day please.
I don't want to fade away.
In your heart I long to stay.
Derek and the Dominoes
Written by Eric Clapton
Meter: 4/4
Key: C major/A minor
Intro/Verse: | C E | A5 C/G | F G | F G7 |
Prechorus: | A E | F#m D E |
Chorus: | A Amaj7 | A7 D |(2/4) E |
The main lick at the end of the intro is really 2 guitars. I like to play this for solo guitar:
E|-13-------------------10------------------|
B|-13---13---11--------------12v------------|
G|----------------12b-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C E A5 C/G
Bell Bottom Blues you made me cry
F G F G7
I don't wanna lose this feeling
C E A5 C/G
And if I could choose a place to die
F G7
It would be in your arms
Prechorus/Chorus:
A E F#m D E
Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you
A E F#m D E
Do you wanna see me beg you to take me back, I’ll gladly do it because
A Amaj7 A7 D E
I don't want to fade away give me one more day please
A Amaj7 A7 D E F G7
I don't want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay
It's all wrong, but it's all right.
The way that you treat me baby.
Once I was strong but I lost the fight.
You won't find a better loser.
Prechourus/Chorus
Solo
Prechourus/Chorus
Bell bottom blues, don't say goodbye.
I'm sure we're gonna meet again,
And if we do, don't you be surprised
If you find me with another lover.
Prechourus/Chorus
I don't want to fade away.
Give me one more day please.
I don't want to fade away.
In your heart I long to stay.
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