Blind Faith - Presence of the lord
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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
Chorus
Interlude
Double time Q=120
|
| 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)-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| T S. S. S S S. S S S E E E
|--------15--15---15S17--15------15-----------|
|-15S17---------------------/17-----17-13-13--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
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-----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-------------||------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
N.C.
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---| 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------|
1. 2.
N.C.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QN.C.
Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------------||--------------| |--------------|--------------o||--------------| |----2---------|----2----------||----2---------| |-2--3--2\--0--|-2--3--2\--0---||-2--3--2\--0--| |-3------------|-3------------o||-3------------| |--------------|---------------||--------------| Am
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
N.C.
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-----------|---------------|N.C.
Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| |------------2------------------------|-------2-----------------------------------|| |---2--------3----2\----------0-------|-2-----3-------2\---------------0----------|| |---3---------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| 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-|----------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------|
N.C.
Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------2-----------------------------| |--2------------3-------------2\--------0-----| |--3------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| 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
F E E E. S E E E. S
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| S E. +Q H Q S E. +Q S S S S
|--------------------------||-------------------------------|
|--------------------------||----6S8--(8)--------13-13------|
|--------------------------||--------------/(14)-------(14)-|
|-17h19----(19)------------||-------------------------------|
|--------------------------||-------------------------------|
|--------------------------||-------------------------------|
N.C.
Q Q Q Q |--------------------------||-------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------| |------------2--------4--0-||----2--------------------------| |------------3--------5----||-2--3-----2\-----0-------------| |------------3--5-----5----||-3-----------------------------| |--1-----1--------3-3------||-------------------------------| 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