Layla Chords

Layla with chords

The three verses of the song are played in the same way.

We will therefore look only at introduction, verse 1 and chorus.

Introduction | Layla

To play Layla on guitar you will have to know and master some first chords that will be used throughout the song :

When you master these positions, you can continue and read the following grid to play the introduction :

The grid is read from left to right, from top to bottom. Each square represents a measure of 4 beats (one, two, three, four, if you count the rhythm).

If a square is divided in two OR if two, three or four chords appear, you will know that you have to play them in a four beat measure. If you don’t succeed, watch my videos or listen to the music, as it is sung/played at this time and do the same.

Verse 1 of the song from Eric Clapton

As we have seen, all the verses of this music of Eric Clapton are played in the same way. So you only have to know how to play the first verse.

In order to be able to play this verse 1, you will have to know some extra chords :

Once you know these chords and the three previous ones, you can follow and play the following rock chords and tabs with your guitar :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

Chorus of the rock music

The last part you need to know to play the whole Layla song is the chorus. No need to know new chords. You will just have to follow and play this last tab :

You can try to play the melody or to improvise on the pentatonic scale.

Layla video with tab

Layla lyrics

Play Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder with chords on guitar.

Easy PDF score for play Layla from Eric Clapton