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PRESENCE OF THE LORD As recorded by Blind Faith (From the 1969 Album BLIND FAITH) Words and Music by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Winwood - Electric Guitar ' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Winwood - Organ ' Intro Q=60 C F Em F C F Em F C F Em F 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|----2--0-----| |-2--3--2\--0--|----3--2\--0--|-2--3--2--3--| |--------------|-3------------|-3--------5--| |--------------|--------------|-------------| | | Gtr IV (Organ arr. for Gtr.) | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-0--5--3---1--|-0--5--3---1--|-0--5--3--1--| |-1--6--5---3--|-1--6--5---3--|-1--6--5--3--| |-0--5--4---2--|-0--5--4---2--|-0--5--4--2--| |-2--7--5---3--|-2--7--5---3--|-2--7--5--3--| |--------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------| 1st & 2nd Verses
CQ FQ EmQ FQ CQ E E GQ E E AmQ S E S E. S S S S S FH E E +Q |-------------||------------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-------------||o-----------------|-----------------------|----------------| |----2--0-----||------------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-2--3--2--3--||--------5---------|-----------------------|----------------| |-3--------5--||o-3--/7---------5-|----7---7----7---7---5-|----------------| |-------------||----------3--/7---|-5--------5----5---3---|-1----1-1-(1)---|
| | Q Q Q Q W W W |-0--5--3--1--||------------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-1--6--5--3--||o-----------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-0--5--4--2--||------------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-2--7--5--3--||------------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-------------||o-----------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-------------||------------------|-----------------------|----------------|

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Q Q Q Q CQ S S E GQ S S E AmE E E. S E. S S S S S |--------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |--------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |----2---------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-2-----5\--3--|-------5-5-----------|-----7-------7-7-----5-| |--------------|-3--/7-----------5-5-|--------7--------------| |--------------|-----------3--/7-----|-5-5------5------5-8---|
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DE E S S S S +S E S S S S S GE S S E. S S S EE GE AmE +E E E. S E E E. S |-----2h3p2-2-(2)-0---0-------|-----------------------||---------------------| |---3---------------3-----3---|-----------------------||---------------------| |-----------------------2-----|-----0-----0-0---------||-------5--5-----5--5-| |-0---------------------------|---------------------7-||-(7)---7--7-----7--7-| |-----------------------------|-------/2--------2-5-7-||-(7)---7----7-7-7----| |---------------------------2S|=3-3-------------0-3-5-||-(5)-5------5-5------|
FE E Q E EE GE AmE +E E E. S E E E E DS S S S S S S S GE S S E E |----------------|---------------------|-------3p2--------------------| |----------------|---------------------|-----------3------------------| |-----2----------|-------5--5-----5----|---2-----------2-----0--------| |-----1--1-----7-|-(7)---7--7-----7----|-0---0-------0------------/3--| |----------2-5-7-|-(7)-7------7-7---7\-|-----------------------/2-/5--| |-1-1------0-3-5-|-(5)-5------5-5------|-----------------3-3----------|
CQ E E GQ E E AmQ E. S E. S S S S S FE E E. S E E E. S |-----------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----2--------4--0-| |-------5---------|----7-------7---7---5-|-----3--------5----| |-3--/7---------5-|----7--7--------------|-----3--5-----5----| |---------3--/7---|-5-------5----5---3---|-1-1------3-3------|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------------||--------------| |--------------|--------------o||--------------| |----2---------|----2----------||----2---------| |-2--3--2\--0--|-2--3--2\--0---||-2--3--2\--0--| |-3------------|-3------------o||-3------------| |--------------|---------------||--------------|
Interlude Double time Q=120
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Gtr III ~~~~~ H H E E e E E e E E e E Q Q Q |-----------||-----------------|---------------| |-----------||-----------------|---------------| |-----------||-----------------|--------5------| |-7---------||-----------------|---5h7-----7\--| |-7---------||-------3h5-5-5h7-|-7-------------| |-5---------||-3h5-5-----------|---------------|
Guitar Solo Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W W H. +Q |-----------------|----------------||----------------------| |-----------------|----------------||-10-----------(10)/---| |-----------------|----------------||----------------------| |-----------------|----------------||----------------------| |-----------------|----------------||----------------------| |-----------------|----------------||----------------------| | | Gtr III | ~ | E E e E E e E E e E Q E E E E E E e E E e E E |-----------------|----------------||----------------------| |-----------------|----------------||----------------------| |-----------------|--------5h7-7S9-||----------------------| |-----------------|---5h7----------||----------------------| |-------3h5-5-5h7-|-7--------------||--------3h5-5---5h==7-| |-3h5-5-----------|----------------||--3h5-5---------------| Q S S +S S S +S S S +S S S +S |-----15-------------15-------------15-------------15-------------| |--------15pb17r(15)----15pb17r(15)----15pb17r(15)----15pb17r(15)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e E E E E E Q |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---5h=7-----------------7-----------7----------------------------| |-7----------------------7-----------7----------------------------| |------------------------5-----------5----------------------------| S S +S S S +S S S S S S S E S S |-15-------------15-------------15--------15-15-------------------| |----15pb17r(15)----15pb17r(15)----15pb17-------17-15-13b14-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------14-14-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | E E e E E e E E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------3h========5-----5-----5h====7----| |--3h=========5------5--------------------------------------------| ~~ Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S +E S S S S E |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-14---12-14-14-14-14p12----12--------|-----------------------------------12-| |------------------------14----13\----|---------------10-(10)-12-10-12s14----| |----------------------------------10-|-12---10h12-12------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | e E e e E Q E E E e E E e E E |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----5h=7-----------7-----7-----------|--------------------------------------| |--7----------------7-----7-----------|-------------3h=====5---5-----5h====7-| |-------------5-----5-----------------|--3h5--5------------------------------| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----12h14-14-14-14-14-14p12---14p12----| |-------------------------------------14-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | e E E e E E Q |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---5h=7-----------7-----7---------------| |-7----------------7-----7---------------| |------------5-----5-----5---------------| S E S S S S S S S E S S S S |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-14p12---14p12-14-14p12----14p12-14p12----14p=| |------------------------14-------------12-----| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | E E e E E e E E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-------------------3h====5-----5--5h====7-----| |--3h===5-----5--------------------------------| |--3---| |--3--| E S S +S S S E S S S E E E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-12-14p12-(12)-14-12-----------------------| |---------------------12-10h12p10----10-----| |---------------------------------12----12\-| |-------------------------------------------| | | e E E E E E Q |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----5------7---------------------7--------| |--7--7-------------------7--------7--------| |-------------------------5--------5--------| ~~ Q E E E E S +S +E S E. Q Q S S E |-------10----10---------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------13------------------|-----------------------------| |-/11------11-------12b14==(12)r(12)-|-10h11--------------10h11----| |------------------------------------|----------12---12------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| | | E E e E E e E E e E E E E E Q |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------5h=7------7----------| |-----------3h=5--5--5h===========7--|--7-------------7-7----------| |---3h5--5---------------------------|----------------5------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| ~~~~ E E +Q E S S S S S S |----------------10-------------------| |---13b15-(13)------13p10----10-------| |-------------------------12----12p10-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| | | E E e E E e E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--------------3h=5--5-----5h====7----| |-3h=5------5-------------------------| |-------------------------------------| ~~~~ S S S S S S E S S E E E Q S S E E E +E E |-------------------------------------|---------------12-(12)--------| |-------------------------------------|-------0--------------15b17===| |-[10]-10-----------------------------|---------1-/13----------------| |---------12p10-----------------------|------------------------------| |---------------12p10-8-10p8----8-----|------------------------------| |----------------------------10---10\-|-0----------------------------| | | e E E e E E e E E E e E E e E E |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------5h====7------------7-------|------------------------------| |---7--------------------7----7-7-----|---------5h==7--7---7S=9------| |---------------------5--5----5-------|-5h7-7------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------| ~~~~~ +E S S E S S E E S S E |-------0---12-------------------------| |-(15)r---0----15p12-------------------| |--------------------14b16-14-14p12----| |-----------------------------------14-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | e E E E E E Q |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-------7h===9--------------9----------| |---9-----------------9-----9----------| |---------------------7----------------| |--------------------------------------| ~~~~ |--3--| E E E E +E E S S S E E E +Q E E S S E |-----12----15b17==(15)r-15-12h15p12----|-12-----------------------------| |--------12--------------------------15-|----15b17-(15)---15-12-15p12----| |-/13-----------------------------------|-----------------------------14-| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | E e e E E e E E e E E E E E e E |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----7h=====9-----9--9----------| |------------5h======7----7--7S=======9-|--9---------------9--9--9-------| |---5--7--7-----------------------------|------------------7-----7-------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D5 C5 Bb5 ~~ |--3---| E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q e E |-----------10--10----10-----|--------8--------8---| |------------------13----13\-|----------11-11------| |-11--12p11------------------|-----/9--------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| | | H. E E +H. E E |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |--7----------------------5--|-(5)---------------3-| |--7----------------------5--|-(5)---------------3-| |--5----------------------3--|-(3)---------------1-| |----------------------------|---------------------| G5 ~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E |--------6---6-------|--------3--------3----|| |----------9---9-6---|----------6-(6)-------|| |-----/7-------------|-----/4---------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| | | +H. E E +W |--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------|| |-(3)----------------|----------------------|| |-(3)--------------5-|-(5)------------------|| |-(1)--------------5-|-(5)------------------|| |------------------3-|-(3)------------------|| Interlude Half-time feel Q=60

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Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| |------------2------------------------|-------2-----------------------------------|| |---2--------3----2\----------0-------|-2-----3-------2\---------------0----------|| |---3---------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
| | Gtr III | E S S Q +S S S E S E Q. S S S S S S S S S S |-----12----12--(12)----12------10----|-----------12-15---------15----------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------------15pb17r===15-13----13----|| |-/12----12----------12----12------10-|-8tr9-----------------------------14----14-|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| 3rd Verse C G Q E E Q E E |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------5---------------------------| |--3-----------/7--------------------5----------| |---------------------3----------/7-------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | S +E. +Q. S S E S +S |-----------------------------------------------| |-15b17==(15)-(15)r-------15pb17----15pb17r(15)-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
Am Q S E S E. S S S S S F H E E +Q |------------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------| |----------7---7-------7----------7------5-|----------------| |--5-------------5--------5-----------3----|--1----1-1-(1)--|
| | ~~ | S S E Q E S S S +S S S H H |------------------------------------------|----------------| |-13h15-13------------13-15pb17r(15)-13----|-13-------------| |---------------------------------------14-|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------|

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Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------2-----------------------------| |--2------------3-------------2\--------0-----| |--3------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
| | T S. S. S S S. S S S E E E |--------15--15---15S17--15------15-----------| |-15S17---------------------/17-----17-13-13--| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
C Q S S E GQ S S E Am E E E. S E. S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |--------5-5------------------|---------7-------7-7-----5-| |--3--/7-----------------5--5-|------------7--------------| |------------3--/7------------|---5---5------5------5-8---|
| | ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q Q Q S +E. +Q Q H |---------------13b15==(13)---|-(13)r---------------------| |-13--------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
DE E S S S S +S E S S S S S |-----2h3p2-2-(2)-0---0--------| |---3---------------3-----3----| |-----------------------2------| |-0----------------------------| |------------------------------| |---------------------------2S=|
| | W |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Chorus
GE S S E. S S S EE G E Am E +E E E. S E E E. S |-------------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------------||-------------------------| |-----0-----0-0-----------------||---------5----5-----5--5-| |-------------------------7-----||--(7)----7----7-----7--7-| |-------/2--------2---5---7-----||--(7)----7------7-7-7----| |-3-3-------------0---3---5-----||--(5)--5--------5-5------|
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H Q E E +Q. E H |-------------------[15]-17b19==||=(17)r-------------------| |-------------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------------||-------------------------| F E E Q E E E E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------2-------------------------| |------------1-------1-----------7-----| |--------------------------2--5--7-----| |-1--1---------------------0--3--5-----| | | E E +E E S S E E E |---20b22==(20)r-20-17h20-17-----------| |----------------------------20-20b22==| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| +E E E. S E E E E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |---------5--5------5--------------| |--(7)----7--7------7--------------| |--(7)--7------7-7--------------7\-| |--(5)--5------5-5-----------------| | | ~~~~~ | +H Q S +S E |----------------------------------| |-(20)r------------20pb22r(20)-17--| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
D S S S S S S S S G E S S E E C Q E E GQ E E |--------------------3p==2---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------2-----------------------------------2----------------0-------------------|----------------------------------| |--0----------0-----------------------------0--------------------------------/3----|--------5-------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------/2----------/5----|--3--/7-----------------------5---| |------------------------------------------------3---------3-----------------------|----------3--/7-------------------|
| | ~~ | |------3-------| | S +S S +S S +S +S E S S +S S S +S S S H Q S +S +E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------20-------------------|----------------------------------| |-19b21-(19)-19b21-(19)-19b21==(19)r==(19)-17---17-19b21-(19)----19pb21r(19)-17----|-17----------16pb17r(16)b17-(16)--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------19-|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Am Q E. S E. S S S S S |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------7------------------------------------7-------------7----------5-| |--------------7--------------7------------------------------------------------| |--5-----------------------------5---------------------5------------------3----|
| | |-----3------| |------3-------| | E S S S +S S S S +S +S E S +S +S S S |----------20------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------20---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-19b21-------19pb21r(19)-17----19b21==(19)r(19)-17---19b21==(19)r==(19)-------| |----------------------------19------------------------------------------17-19-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro
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Q Q Q Q |--------------------------||-------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------| |------------2--------4--0-||----2--------------------------| |------------3--------5----||-2--3-----2\-----0-------------| |------------3--5-----5----||-3-----------------------------| |--1-----1--------3-3------||-------------------------------|
| | ~~~~~~~~~~ | S E. +Q H Q S E. +Q S S S S |--------------------------||-------------------------------| |--------------------------||----6S8--(8)--------13-13------| |--------------------------||--------------/(14)-------(14)-| |-17h19----(19)------------||-------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------|
C Q F Q EmQ F Q |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------------2----------------------------| |--2------------3----2\-----------0----------| |--3-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
| | ~~~~~~~~~ | S +E. +Q S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------| |-15b17==(15)-(15)r-----13-13----13----13----| |-----------------------------14----14----14-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | Q Q Q Q |--0------------5----3------------1----------| |--1------------6----5------------3----------| |--0------------5----4------------2----------| |--2------------7----5------------3----------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| H.=H
C Q FQ EmQ F Q C W W |----------------------|--------------------------------|--------*| |----------------------|--------------------------------|--------*| |-------2--------------|--------------------------------|--------*| |--2----3---2\---0-----|--------------------------------|--------*| |--3-------------------|--------------------------------|--------*| |----------------------|--------------------------------|--------*|
| | ~~ | E Q E Q E E Q Q S +E. S S S S +W |----------------------|--------------------------------|--------*| |-13------------13-----|-/11--/11-----------------------|--------*| |----14------------14\-|-----------10pb12r(10)-8--------|--------*| |----------------------|-------------------------10-8-7-|-(7)----*| |----------------------|--------------------------------|--------*| |----------------------|--------------------------------|--------*| | | Q Q Q Q W +W |--0----5---3----1-----|---0----------------------------|-(0)----*| |--1----6---5----3-----|---1----------------------------|-(1)----*| |--0----5---4----2-----|---0----------------------------|-(0)----*| |--2----7---5----3-----|---2----------------------------|-(2)----*| |----------------------|---3----------------------------|-(3)----*| |----------------------|--------------------------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths