Derek and the Dominos - Its too late
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IT'S TOO LATE (Bassline)
As recorded by Derek And The Dominos
(From the 1970 Album LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS)
Words and Music by Chuck Willis
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass'
Intro
Q.=76
12/8
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. H.
|--------------|-------------------------|------------------||
|--------------|-------------------------|------------------||
|--------------|-----------4-5-5-5-5-4---|------------------||
|--------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------------7-|-5----------0-----||
1st Verse
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------7--7-4----|
|----------------4--7-|-----------7---7-4-----|------4--7---------7-|
|------4--7-5--5------|------4--7---7-----7-4-|-5--5----------------|
|-5--5----------------|-5--5------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|-----------7--7-4-----|---------------------|----------------------|
|------4--7--------7-4-|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7-----|
|-5--5-----------------|---------------------|------------------5-6-|
|----------------------|----5----5----5----5-|----5----5----5-------|
2nd Verse
Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q. H +E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------4--4-------|------------------------||---------------------|
|------6--6--------4-6-|-7----------------------||----------------4--7-|
|-7--7-----------7-----|------------7----(7)-7\-||------4--7-5--5------|
|----------------------|------------------------||-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----------------------|---------------------|-----------7--7-------|
|-----------7--7-4-----|------4--7------4--7-|------4--7------9-7---|
|------4--7--------7-4-|-5--5------5--5------|-5--5---------------9-|
|-5--5-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7-----|----------------------|
|---------------------|------------------5-6-|-7--7-----------4-----|
|----5----5----5----5-|----5----5----5-------|------4--4-7--7---7-4-|
Bridge
$
Q E E E E E E E +E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|--------------------------||--------------------4-|----------------------|
|----------4-7-7-7-(7)-4---||----------------4-7---|-7----7----7----7-4---|
|------4-7---------------7-||-5----5----5--5-------|--------------------7-|
|-5--5---------------------||----5----5------------|----5----5----5-------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|--------------------4-|-----------4-----------|--------------------4-|
|----------------4-7---|-7----7--------7-4-----|----------------4-7---|
|-5----5----5--5-------|-------------------7-6-|-5----5----5--5-------|
|----5----5------------|----5----5---5---------|----5----5------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q. H.
|----------------------|----------------4-----|------------------||
|-7----7----7--4-------|-----------4--4---7-4-|------------------||
|----------------7-4---|------6--6------------|-7----------------||
|----5----5----------6-|-7--7-----------------|------------0-----||
3rd & 4th Verses
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------5--5-4----|
|----------------4--7-|-----------7---7-4-----|------4--7---------7-|
|------4--7-5--5------|------4--7---7-----7-4-|-5--5----------------|
|-5--5----------------|-5--5------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|-----------7-7-7-4-----|---------------------|----------------------|
|------4--7---------7-4-|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7-----|
|-5--5------------------|---------------------|------------------5-6-|
|-----------------------|----5----5----5----5-|----5----5----5-------|
Guitar Solo
To Coda
Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|-----------4--4--------|-------------------4-----||--------------------4--|
|------6--6--------4-6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-4-||----------------4-7----|
|-7--7-----------7------|-------------------------||-5----5----5--5--------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------||----5----5-------------|
Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E
|-----------4-----------|--------------------4-|-----------4-----------|
|-7----7--------7-4-3-2-|----------------4-7---|-7----7--------7-4-3-2-|
|-----------------------|-5----5----5--5-------|-----------------------|
|----5----5---5---------|----5----5------------|----5----5---5---------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E
|--------------------4-|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------4-7---|-7----7----7---7---7-8-|-9----9----9-7---------|
|-5----5----5--5-------|-----------------------|----9----9-----9-----6-|
|----5----5------------|----5----5---5---5-----|-----------------7-9---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------4--7-|-----------7--7-4-----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|------4--7-5--5------|------4--5--------7-4-|
|---------------0-1-2-3-4-|-5--5----------------|-5--5-----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|---------------------|-----------7---------|----------------------|
|------4--7------4--7-|------4--7---4--5--6-|-7----7----7----7-4---|
|-5--5------5--5------|-5--5----------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----5----5----5-----5-|
D.S. al Coda
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------4--4-------|--------------------------||
|-7----7----7----7-----|------6--6--------4-6-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-----||
|------------------5-6-|-7--7-----------7-----|----------------------7---||
|----5----5----5-------|----------------------|--------------------------||
Outro
&
Q. E E E Q. E E E q E Q E +H. +W.
|-----------------------|--------------------|--------*|
|-----------------------|--------------------|--------*|
|----------4-5----5-4---|--------------------|--------*|
|-5----5-7------------7-|-5----4--5-(5)------|-(5)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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