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KEY TO LOVE As recorded by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers (From the 1966 Album BLUES BREAKERS WITH ERIC CLAPTON) Words and Music by John Mayall Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' [Intro] Q=201 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) ~~~~~ ~~ Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q. E Q Q +H. Q E|-------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|| B|-------8--8--|-10--10-10pb11r(10)-8-----|--------------|--------------|| G|-9--9--------|----------------------9p8-|-9----7-------|--------------|| D|-------------|--------------------------|--------9--7--|-(7)----------|| A|-------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|| E|-------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|| [1st - 3rd Verses] Segno $ Segno Segno $$ A PM------------| PM------------| q Q q Q q E E E E Q q Q q Q q E E E E Q E|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| B|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------2-2--|-------------|----------2-2---| D|-2--2--4--4--|-2----2h4---2--|-2--2--4--4--|-2----2h4---2---| A|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0-0--------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0-0---------| E|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| E PM------------| PM------------| q Q q Q q E E E E Q q Q q Q q E E E E Q E|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| B|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------2-2--|-------------|----------------| D|-2--2--4--4--|-2----2h4---2--|-------------|----------2-2---| A|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0-0--------|-2--2--4--4--|-2----2h4---2---| E|-------------|---------------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0-0---------|
AQ Q +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|------2-(2)-------|-----------------|-------------------| G|----2--(2)-----2-|-2----2-(2)-2-----|----2--(2)-------|-2-----2-(2)-2-----| D|----2--(2)-2h4-2-|-2--4-2-(2)-2---2-|----2--(2)-2h4---|-2-2h4-2-(2)-2-4---| A|-0--0--(0)-------|-0----0-(0)---4---|-0--0--(0)-0-----|-0-----0-(0)-------| E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
To Coda To Double Coda E PM------------| PM------------| q Q q Q q E E E E Q q Q q Q q E E E E Q E|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| B|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| D|-------------|----------2-2--|-------------|----------2-2---| A|-2--2--4--4--|-2----2h4---2--|-2--2--4--4--|-2----2h4---2---| E|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0-0--------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0-0---------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ q H Q Q H E E +Q H Q +Q Q Q E E E|------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------| B|------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------| G|----4----4--|-4--4----4s2-|-(2)--2----2--|-(2)--2--0tr1-------| D|------------|-------------|--------------|---------------2p0--| A|-2----------|-------------|--------------|--------------------| E|------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------| Dal Segno al Coda Q a Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q. E a Q Q +W E|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------|| B|---------------|---------------------|-------------0--|-(0)-----|| G|---------0--0--|-2--2-2pb4r(2)-0-----|----------------|---------|| D|-2--0h2--------|-----------------2-0-|-2----0---------|---------|| A|---------------|---------------------|--------1h2-----|---------|| E|---------------|---------------------|----------------|---------|| Coda & N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ q H Q Q H E E Q E E +Q Q +Q E E E E E E E|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------| B|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------| G|----4----4--|-4--4----4s2-|-2--2-2-(2)--2--|-(2)--2p0-2-0------| D|------------|-------------|----------------|--------------2-0--| A|-2----------|-------------|----------------|-------------------| E|------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q. E S S E Q +H +Q. E R|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B|-------------|---------------------|--------------0--|-(0)----(0)---15-|| G|-------0--0--|-2--2-2pb4r(2)-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|| D|-2--2--------|-----------------2-0-|-2----0----------|-----------------|| A|-------------|---------------------|--------0h1s2----|-----------------|| E|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| [Guitar Solo] N.C. |-3--| W +Q Q Q E Q E|-12------------|-(12)------12-------12---12---| B|-15b17=========|=(15)r-----15b17===(15)-(15)r-| G|---------------|------------------------------| D|---------------|------------------------------| A|---------------|------------------------------| E|---------------|------------------------------| Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E|-12-------12---12-----(12)--12---12------|-12-----12-------12-------12-----12--------| B|-15b17===(15)r-15b17==(15)-(15)r-15b17---|-15pb17-15pb17---15pb17---15pb17-15pb17----| G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| Q E E S +S S S E E E|-12---------------------------------------| B|-15b17--15-12-----------------------------| G|--------------14b16r(14)p12----14-12b12.5-| D|----------------------------14------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| ~~ ~~ |--3---| Q E E +E E E E +E E E E E Q E E E|----------------------12-------|------------------------------------| B|-------------------12-12-------|------------------------------------| G|-----12-14b16-(14)-------14b16r|=(14)p12----14-12b12.5-----12-14b16-| D|-14----------------------------|---------14------------14-----------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| +E E E E E E E E E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-(14)-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14-12b12.5-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| ~~ |--3--| Q E E E E E +E E E +E E E E E E E E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|----------------------------|-15-----------------------------------| G|-14--12----14-12-14b16-(14)-|----14b16r(14)p12-14p12----14-12b12.5-| D|--------14------------------|------------------------14------------| A|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------| ~~ E E +Q E Q E Q E E Q E E E|----15b17-(15)--15pb17----15pb17-|-15pb17--15-12-----12----| B|---------------------------------|---------------15-----15-| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-14------------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~ Q. E +E E S +S S S E|-12--------------------------------| B|-------15-(15)-12------------------| G|------------------14b16r(14)p12----| D|--------------------------------14-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| ~~ E E E E Q E E +E E E E +S S E E E E|--------------------------|---------12------------------------| B|--------------------------|------12---------------------------| G|-14-12-----------12-14b16-|-(14)-------14b16r(14)p12----14-12-| D|-------14-12-14-----------|--------------------------14-------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------------------------| Q Q +Q E E E|---------------------------------| B|-----12b14--(12)--12pb13-12pb14==| G|---------------------------------| D|-14------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| +E E E +E E E E +E E E E E +E E E E E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| B|-(12)r-12pb13-12pb14r(12)----12------------|--------------------------| G|--------------------------14----12b13-(12)-|--------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------|-14-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|----14-14-14-(14)-14-14---| E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| Q H E E E E E E a +E E E E E|----17b19----17pb18-17pb19-|-17pb18-17pb19-17pb18-17pb19-17pb18r(17)-15b15.5-------| B|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------17p15-| G|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| ~~ |--3--| Q E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E|-------15----15-15-15-|-------------------------------| B|-17----15h17----17----|-------------------------------| G|----------------------|-16s14-12-14p12----14-12-------| D|----------------------|----------------14-------14-12-| A|----------------------|-------------------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------------------| Dal Segno Segno al Dbl. Coda ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ PM Q E E Q Q +H Q Q E|-----------------|------------------|| B|-----------------|------------------|| G|-----12----------|------------------|| D|-14--------------|------------------|| A|-------------14--|-(14)-------------|| E|-----------------|---------12\--0---|| Double Coda && N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ q H Q Q H E E E E Q H W E|------------|-------------|-------------|------| B|------------|-------------|-------------|------| G|----4----4--|-4--4----4s2-|-2-----------|------| D|------------|-------------|-------------|------| A|-2----------|-------------|-------------|------| E|------------|-------------|-------------|------| [Outro] E9 TP TP a Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E Q Q Q +H E Q. E|---------------|--------------------------|---------------|----------------*| B|---------8--8--|-10--10-10pb11r(10)-8-----|------------7--|-(7)------------*| G|-7s9--9--------|----------------------9p8-|-9----------7--|-(7)----7\------*| D|---------------|--------------------------|------------6--|-(6)----6\------*| A|---------------|--------------------------|-----7\-----7--|-(7)----7\------*| E|---------------|--------------------------|-----7\--------|----------------*| [Lyrics] I never realized that you were in pain I wanna help you honey, let me see you again Hurts my soul, babe, when I find you feeling rough Life is so bad, baby, when I find the key to love Put a smile on your face and dry away your tears Life is bound to get better as you live your years Hurts my soul, babe, when I find you feeling rough Life is so bad, baby, when I find the key to love Somewhere in this world, the one you waited for Come along and find you, turn the key your door Hurts my soul, babe, when I find you feeling rough Life is so bad, baby, when you find the key to love ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | h - hammer-on | p - pull-off | b - bend | r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) | /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") | ~ - vibrato | |-3-| - triplet | s - legato slide | S - shift slide ************************************