CLIFFS OF DOVER As recorded by Eric Johnson (From the 1990 Album AH VIA MUSICOM) Transcribed by Ben Max Music by Eric Johnson
A Intro Free Time C DR P 8vaP P P 1 g 4 P V V V V V V V P V V V R V V V V V V V V V I 4 z u V z V P V V V W 3 Gtr I 1 1/2 Full M Full[[[[ Full 15 (15)M (15) 15 12 14 12 M 12 M 12 15 14 12 14 15 T 15 12 15 (15) 15 12 12 15 15 15 12 A 14 (14) B 0 P P
8va 3 V eV 4 g R R V V V V V 5 V V V V V V V P V V V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V 3 3 V 3 3 Full Full
12 M M 5 7 6 5 T 15 15 12 15 12 15 12 5 8 8 5 5 7 5 3 14 14 (14) 14 (14) (14) 12 7 7 4 4 2 A O 14 5 B P P P P P
3 3 V P V V V V 6 g P V V V V V V 4 V V 3 z j 4 V V V z I 4 V V V V V V V V 4 4 V V V V V V V 1/4 Full
M M 7 8 10 8 T 8 (8) 5 7 8 10 10 12 4 2 O A 5 2 5 2 2 7 9 B 5 5 2 5 2 3 5 5 3 0 P sl. sl.
8va V V V V V 9 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 42 V V 4 V V V 1716 V V V V V v 3 3 3 3 3
[ 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 T 12 13 15 17 19 19 17 19 19 17 19 A 14 14 17 17 19 19 17 B 10 12 14 15 17 sl.
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8va V 12 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 17 15 15 19 17 15 T 17 19 17 19 17 19 19 17 19 17 19 17 A 19 17 B
8va 5 5 5 14 g V V V V V aP V V V V c I 45 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 z k V 6 V V V V V V 5 V A.H. Full Full
17 15 M M T 19 19 15 17 15 18 (18)(18) (18) 17 17 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 O A 17 17 14 17 14 17 14 5 B 17 17 17 15 F G F G sl.
B Theme Build-Up Fast Shuffle = 192 ( D ) P P P CP PR 3x V 16 g V V V V V V V V V W V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V u
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring 3 3 3 3 3 3 [[[[[[ 7 T 3 5 7 5 5 8 7 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B sl.
W V V W W V 20 V P V V V g W V V V V W z V V c I W V u V Full
10 7 10[[[[[[[[[[[ 8 8 M [[[[[[[[[ T 8 8 8 10 10 8 5 7 O A 10 5 B 10 sl.
24 3 W g V V V V V V V c V V V c V c I V V V V V V V V V V let ring 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 T 3 5 7 3 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 3 3 5 (5)
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W V V V V V V W V V V 28 g W V V V V P V V V V c I W V V V j z u u V
Full A.H.[[[[[[[[[[[ 10 12 14 [[[[12 M [[[[[[[[[ T 8 12 15 15 10 15 12 12 14 (14) 12 A 12 10 O 5 B 10 D D C Main Theme
32 g V V V V W V V U W V V V V I V V V V V V U W V let ring 3 3 3 3 T 3 5 7 5 7 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 14 12 14 B 3 5 sl. sl. V V V V V V 36 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V W [[[[[[[[[ T 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 12 14 16 12 16 14 11 12 11 A 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 B 14 sl. sl. sl. sl. V V V V V V V P W 40 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V z I V V V V V
Full[[[[[[[[[[[ 10 M T 15 (15) 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 14 16 12 16 14 11 12 11 A 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 B sl. sl. sl. sl. V V V V V V 44 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V c I V V V V V k V V V [[[[[[[ T 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 12 14 16 12 16 14 11 12 11 A 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 B 14 (12) sl. sl. sl. sl. V V V V V V V 48 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V k V V V V
10 T 7 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 14 16 12 16 14 11 12 11 9 7 A 14 12 12 12 12 12 9 7 7 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org CLIFFS OF DOVER - Eric Johnson Page 4 of 10
V V V V V V V 52 g V V V V V V W u k V V V V V I V V V V V V u 3 3 3 3 3 14 17 12 (12) 10 7 T 3 5 7 12 10 10 8 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 B P P V W V V V 56 g V c V V V V V k V V V V V I V V V V V u u P.M. P.M. P.M. 3 3 3 14 15 7 T 5 7 15 8 7 14 7 A 5 5 5 5 5 12 B sl.
D Interlude I W V V V V V W V V V 60 g W V V V V k V V V V k V V c V V V V I W V u V u 3 u V V V V V u Full P.M. P.M. P.M. 10 12 14 [[[[[[[ 10 12 M 3 3 T 8 12 15 15 3 5 12 12 12 14 (14) 12 A 12 10 O 5 5 5 5 5 B 10 sl. sl. V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 65 g V V V k V V V V V V V V V I u 15mb P.M. 3 3 7 10 8 8 7 [[[[[[[ 14 (14) 14 17 T 7 8 8 8 15 17 17 15 17 9 7 9 7 14 A 5 B (17) P P V P V V V V V V V V z aP V V 69 g z V V V V c V V V V V W I u u V V V V V V V V
Full [[[[[[[[[Full P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 14 15 17 (17)M M [[[[[[[ 3 3 3 3 T 17 15 17 O 18 (18) 3 5 7 12 14 12 A (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 B sl.
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E Main Theme Redux U V V 74 V V V V V V V V V g U W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I W V 8 T 8 5 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 12 14 16 12 16 14 11 A 12 14 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 B 12 10 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
V V V V V V V V 79 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V u V V
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[Full [[[[[[[ 10 M T 15 12 11 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 14 16 12 16 14 11 12 11 A 14 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 B 14 sl. sl. sl. sl.
V V V V W V V 83 V V V V V V V V V V g V 3 V V V V V V V V V V V V k I 3
15 19 [[[[[[[[ T 15 17 15 16 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 12 14 16 12 16 14 11 A 17 14 12 12 12 12 12 B sl. sl. sl. sl.
V V V V V V V 87 g V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V k
10 T 12 11 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 14 16 12 16 14 11 A 14 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 B 14 12 sl. sl. sl. sl.
F Interlude II
91 g V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
let ring
T 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 11 9 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 A 9 7 7 5 5 (5) 5 B H
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V V V V P V V 3 95 V V V V V V g V V 3 z V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 V V V I V 3 3 V V 3 V Full let ring 14 17 12 M [[ T 8 15 12 15 (15) 12 10 12 10 7 5 5 14 O 11 11 9 11 9 A 5 12 9 12 9 B 12 9 12 10
P V 98 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V u z u u u u V let ring 3 3 3 7 T 1 1 3 1 1 8 10 12 10 (10) 8 10 0 7 7 9 A 0 5 B 3 H sl.
V V V V V V V 102 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V
let ring 8 12 10 (10) 8 7 T 8 8 8 8 8 10 8 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 7 A 5 5 B H P
P V V 106 g W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V k V V V z u u u V V V V I V u u V let ring let ring 3[[[[[[[ 3 3 7 T 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 8 10 12 10 (10) 8 10 8 8 8 0 7 7 9 7 5 5 A 5 B H sl. H
V 111 g V V V V P V V V V V V V V I V V V V V k V V V V V j z k V V V V u V 1/2 let ring let ring let ring P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 3 3 3 M T 8 3 1 1 3 12 10 (10) 8 8 10 10 10 7 5 5 0 O 9 7 A 5 10 10 B 10 3 H
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V V 115 g P V V V V V V V V P V V V I k V z k V V V V k V z j
1/2 let ring 1/2 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 7 M 7 M T 10 (10) 8 8 10 10 10 10 (10) 8 O 9 7 O A (9) 10 10 (9) B 10
V V 118 V V V V V V W g V V V V V V V j U W V I V V V U W V
5 7 5 7 10 (10) 7 3 5 T 8 8 8 (8) 10 8 3 3 7 5 5 2 A 5 5 10 (10) 0 14 B 5 12
G Guitar Solo V W V V V V V 122 W P V V V V V V V g V V z V V V V V V k V I 3 Full [[[[[[[[[[[[ M [[[[[[ T 15 17 15 17 15 15 12 13 14 12 14 (14) 12 16 14 14 12 12 14 A 14 O 14 14 14 B H P P sl. sl.
8va
126 V g V V V V V V V V V V V P W V V V k c c I 3 3 z 3V } V V V Full
12 12 15 14 15 14 14 17 15 14 M (14) [[[[[ T 15 13 O 17 A 12 B 5 7 (5) x H sl.
V V V V V V V V 130 g R V V V V V V V I P W V V V V 3 u u [[[[[[[ [[[[[[[ T 12 13 15 15 17 15 12 12 14 16 14 12 12 A 5 7 7 9 10 12 14 (14) B sl. sl. sl. sl.
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8va V W V V V 3 134 V V V V V V V V g V V V V V V V V V I V V V V 3
[[[[[[[[ 14[[[[[[(14) 15 19[[[[15 19 15 T 10 15 12 15 17 9 14 16 A 10 12 12 14 14 17 B 10 14 sl. P
8va 3 3 138 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 3 V V V V V V 3 3 } 3 3 17 15 12 15 15 T 17 15 17 15 17 15 15 15 12 17 17 14 14 12 16 14 12 A 17 14 x 14 B P P
8va 3 3 V V V V W 140 g V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V 3 V V W 14 10 \\\\\\\ 12 T 15 12 13 14 12 11 9 9 7 A 14 12 9 7 9 7 B 10 7 10 7 0 P P P P
8va V V V V V V 143 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V I u u V V V V V 3 3
15 19\\\\\\\15 15 15 15 T 15 13 12 12 13 15 17 17 19 19 19 A 14 14 16 17 19 B sl. sl.
8va V 147 V V V V V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V k I V V 3 3 V 3 3 3 3 3 u
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 17 19 20 19[[[[[(19) T 17 19 17 19 19 19 17 19 17 A 19 17 B 14 sl. sl.
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H Main Theme Revisited 8va W V P W V 150 g gV V V V V c V V eV f V z V V V I V V V u eV V
[[[[[[[[[[[Full 16 17 19[[[[[[[[[[[[[[20 20 M (20) T 15 17 16 17 16 17 A 14 17 16 19 14 12 14 B 15 18 sl. sl. sl.
V V V V V V 154 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V W [[[[[[[[[ T 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 11 14 11 12 14 16 12 16 14 11 12 11 A 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 B 14 sl. sl. sl. sl.
8va V V V V P V V V bP V V V V V W 158 g V V V V z z V V V P V V V V V I V V z let ring Full[[[[[[[[ 1 1/2 1/2 Full M 12 M M 12 14 15 17 19[[[[[[[[[[[ T 15 (15) 14 (14) 12 15 17 17 14 17 16 12 16 14 14 12 14 (14) A 14 12 12 O B sl. sl.
8va 8va V V V V V V 162 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V k V W
20 17 20 19 15 19 17 14 17 14 15 17 19 15 19 17 14 15 14 12 [[[[[[[[[ T 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 A 16 B sl. sl. sl. sl. V V V V V V 166 V V V V V V V V V V g V V k V V V V V V V V I V W V V
14 17 14 T 15 7 17 14 17 16 12 14 16 12 16 14 11 14 12 11 9 7 A 14 12 0 0 12 12 9 7 7 B sl. H P sl. sl. sl.
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170 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V u 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 3 5 7 5 3 3 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B V V V V 173 g V c V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V j
8 8 7 10 3 3 3 3 T 8 3 5 7 A (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 B P I Outro Free Time C DR 8va P P P P V V 176 g aP W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I z V V V V V V V
[[Full M 15 15 20 19 15 17 15 15 14 15 14 10 12 12 T 18 (18) 15 17 17 17 17 15 13 13 15 15 A B sl. P V V V V V V 178 g V V V P V V V V V W U I 43 z 4 V V V V W U Full M[[ let ring T 13 12 12 15 17 12 14 12 11 14 (14) 14 12 12 (12) A 14 12 12 (12) B 14 12 10 sl. H sl.
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