IT'S TOO LATE As recorded by Derek And The Dominos (From the 1970 Album LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS) Transcribed by Paul Bell Words and Music by Chuck Willis Arranged by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman Gtr I (E A D G B E) - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - Rhythm / Lead w/dist' Gtr III (E B E G# B E) - Rhythm w/dist' Intro Q.=76 12/8 Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e Q Q. H. |--------|-------------------------|-------------------|| |--------|-------------3---3-3-----|-2---------^-1-----|| |--------|-----2-------2-2---2-----|-2---------^-1-----|| |--------|---2---------0-----0-----|-2---------^-2-----|| |--------|-0-----0-2-4---------4-2-|-0---------^-2-----|| |-0--2-4-|-------------------------|-----------^-0-----|| | | Gtr III | ~~~~ | Q. E E E E Q E E E E Q e Q Q. H. |--------|-------------------------|-----------^12-----|| |--------|-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----|-2---------^13-----|| |--------|-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----|-1---------^-0-----|| |--------|-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-----|-0---------^12-----|| |--------|-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----|-2-----------------|| |--------|-------------------------|-------------------|| Verse 1 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E ||--------------------2-----|---------------------------| ||o-------2---------3---3---|-------2-------------------| ||------2---2-----2-------2-|-----2---2-----2---(2)-2---| ||----2-------2-0-----------|---2-------2---2---(2)---2-| ||o-0-----------------------|-0-----------0-------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------------| | | q E q E q E q E q E q E q E +E E E ||--------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-5---5-7---7-8---8-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-8---7-(7)-5-5S| ||--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-(5)-5-5S| E E E E E E E E E +E E E |----------2------------2-(2)-------| |-------3----3-------3-----------3--| |----2----------2-------------2-----| |--0---------------0----------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | q E q E q E q E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-10---10---------------------------| |-10---10-12---12-13---13-12----12--| |-10---10-10---10-10---10-10----10--| G E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------2---------------2------| |-------3----3----------3----3----| |----2----------2----2----------2-| |--0---------------0--------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | q E q E q E q E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-10---10-10---12-12---12-10---10-| |-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-| trs I, II q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------2------------| |-2--4-4--5-5--4---4-------5--|---2---2-4--2-2---2-4---2--| |-0--0-0--0-0--0---0-------0--|---0---0-0--0-0---0-0---0--| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| | | q E q E q E E E E a H. Q. Q. |----------------/(5)s(3)s(5)-|--------------------5------| |-----------------/5s==3s==5--|-3s5----------5------------| |-----------------/5s==3s==5--|-3s5----------5------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-5--7-7--7-7--7--------------|---------------------------| |-5--5-5--5-5--5--------------|---------------------------| 1. Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E e Q Q. H. |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|-2---------^-1-------o|| |-------1---1-------1---1-|-2---------^-1--------|| |-----2---2-------2---2---|-2---------^-2--------|| |---2-----------2---------|-0---------^-2-------o|| |-0-----------0-----------|-----------^-0--------|| | | ~~~~ | q E q E q E q E e Q Q. H. |-------------------------|-----------^12--------|| |-------------------------|-----------^13-------o|| |-------------8-----------|-----------^-0--------|| |-7---7-7---9-7---9-7---9-|-5---------^12--------|| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5-------------------o|| |-------------------------|-5--------------------|| 2. < E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|| |--------------(2)-2-2-2-2-2--|| |------2---2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|| |----2---2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|| |--0-----0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|| |-----------------------------|| | | q E Q E Q E E E E |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |--5---5-7---7--8----8-7-7-7--|| |--5---5-5---5--5----5-5-5-5--|| Chorus $ E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E 3x ||--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-|-------------------------|| ||o-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---2-o|| ||--2-2-2-4--4-2-2-2-4--2-|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---2--|| ||--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-|-2-2-2-4--4-2-2-2-4---2--|| ||o-----------------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-o|| ||------------------------|-------------------------|| | | q E q E q E q E q E q E q E E E E 3x ||------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|------------------------o|| ||------------------------|-------------------------|| ||--5---5-7--7-5---7-5--7-|-------------------------|| ||o-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-|-5---5-7--5-9---9-7-7-7-o|| ||------------------------|-5---5-5--5-5---5-5-5-5--|| E E E Q E E E E Q E e Q Q. H. |-----------------------|-0-----------------|| |-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-|-0---------^-1-----|| |-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-|-1---------^-1-----|| |-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-|-2---------^-2-----|| |-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-|-2---------^-2-----|| |-----------------------|-0-----------------|| | | Gtr III | Q E Q E Q E Q E e Q Q. H. |-----------------------|-----------^12-----|| |-----------------------|-----------^13-----|| |-----------------------|-----------^-0-----|| |-----------------------|-----------^12-----|| |-7---7-9--9-7---9-9--9-|-5-----------------|| |-7---7-7--7-7---7-7--7-|-0-----------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E |-------------------2-----|---------------------------| |-------2---------3---3---|-------2-------------------| |-----2---2-----2-------2-|-----2---2-----2---(2)-2---| |---2-------2-0-----------|---2-------2---2---(2)---2-| |-0-----------------------|-0-----------0-------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| | | q E q E q E q E q E q E q E +E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-5---5-7---7-8---8-7---7-|-5---5-7---7-8---7-(7)-5-5S| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-(5)-5-5S| E E E E E E E E E +E E E |----------2------------2-(2)--------| |-------3----3-------3-----------3---| |----2----------2-------------2------| |--0---------------0-----------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | q E q E q E q E |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-10---10----------------------------| |-10---10-12---12-13---13-12----12---| |-10---10-10---10-10---10-10----10---| E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------2---------------2------| |-------3----3----------3----3----| |----2----------2----2----------2-| |--0---------------0--------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | q E q E q E q E |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-10---10-10---12-12---12-10---10-| |-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-| To Coda q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------2------------| |-2--4-4--5-5--4---4-------5--|---2---2-4--2-2---2-4---2--| |-0--0-0--0-0--0---0-------0--|---0---0-0--0-0---0-0---0--| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| | | q E q E q E E E E a H. Q. Q. |----------------/(5)s(3)s(5)-|--------------------5------| |-----------------/5s==3s==5--|-3s5----------5------------| |-----------------/5s==3s==5--|-3s5----------5------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-5--7-7--7-7--7--------------|---------------------------| |-5--5-5--5-5--5--------------|---------------------------| Guitar Solo Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H. Q. E E E a Q a E +E E E a Q a E +E a E E |-----------------------5s17-||-16s17---16s17-(17)-------16s17---16s17-(17)----------| |----------------------------||--------------------16s17--------------------17s16----| |----------------------------||---------------------------------------------------17-| |----------------------------||------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------||------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------||------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E |----------------------------||-----------------2------------------------2-----------| |--------2-------------------||-------------3---3--------------------3---3-----------| |------2---2------2----------||-------2------------------------2---------------------| |----2-------2-2----2--------||-----0------------------------0-----------------------| |-0-------------------0-2--4-||-------------------------------------------------4--2-| |----------------------------||------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ Q. Q E E E E E E a E |----------------------------------------| |---------------17---------17s15---------| |----------/17-----17s15-x-------15s17---| |-/17------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | E E E Q E Q E E E E |----------------------------------------| |------------2---2--2----2---------------| |--------2---2---2--2----2---------------| |------2-----2---2--2----2---------------| |---0----0---0---0--0----0--0--2-----4---| |----------------------------------------| ~~~ ~~ ~~ Q. a E E a E Q E E E a E Q E E E E a Q E a E E E |-------------------------------------------------|---------------17-15s17s==15-------------| |---------16s17s15---------------19s17------------|---------16-17---------------15s17s15----| |------------------15s17---------------15s===17---|--------------------------------------18-| |-17---------------------17---17------------------|-19---19---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | E E E Q E E E E Q a +E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------2--------2----------2---------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------3-----3--------3-------3--3---------------|----------2-----2----------2-------------| |-----2-2-----2-------------2---------------------|-------2--2-----2-------2----------------| |--0----0-----0-----------0-----------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2------------------| |---------------------------------------3b4==(3)r-|--0-------0-----0-----0----------0--2--4-| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ a Q. Q E a Q a E +E a E E |-16s17------17---17-17s20---16s17-(17)------------| |---------------------------------------17s16------| |---------------------------------------------18---| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------2------------------------------------| |----------3----3----------------3---3-------------| |--------2---------2-------2---------2-------------| |-----0-------0----0-----0-----------0-------------| |-------------------------------------------4--2---| |--------------------------------------------------| E E E E a Q a Q E +E Q Q E +E E E E E E +Q E |-17s15--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------12-| |-------17s15-----------------/17-(17)-/18---|-/19---/19-(19)S22---20s17--------------| |-------------15s18-----------/18-(18)-/19---|-/20---/20-(20)S23-x-------20-(20)-----| |---------------------15s19------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------2---------------2-------2--------|---4-4---4---4--------4--4--4---4-------| |--------2--------2---------2-------2--------|---4-4---4---4--------4--4--4---4-------| |-----2-------------2------------------------|---4-4---4---4--------4--4--4---4-------| |--0--------0-------0-----0-----0--------0-1-|---2-2---2---2--------2--2--2---2-------| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E E E a E a E E Q a E +E Q |-12----14-------12s16---/17-----------------------| |----12----14s12---------------17s15---(15)--------| |-------------------------------------------18-----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E a E E E |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--2--2--2-----2-----2-2---2-----------------2-----| |--2--2--2-----2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2s==4-----4---| |--0--0--0-----0-----0-0---0-----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ Q E Q E Q E E E E |-/17----17--/17---17--17----17-17s15----| |-------(17)-/17---17-(17)------------17-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------2-------| |--------------2--------------3----------| |---------2------2---------2-------------| |-----2-------------2---0----------------| |---0---------------0---------------4--2-| |----------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E +Q E |-/20---20-21---19---17------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------17s15-----|---------------17--------------------| |-------------------------------------17/-|---------15s17----/16s15-------------| |-----------------------------------------|-17----------------------17-(17)-----| |--------------------------17-------------|------17-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E a E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------|----------2-------------------2------| |-----------2-----------------------------|-------3-----3------------3------3---| |--------2----2---------------------------|----2-----------2------2-----------2-| |-----2----------2-------2----------2-----|--0-----------------0----------------| |---0----0--0----0-2s=4-----4S2s=4-----4--|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ a Q. +E E E Q E a E E E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-15s17------(17)-17s16---------15s18s16-----| |-----------------------19---------------19/-| |----------------------------19--------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------2--------------------2--------| |----------3-------3----------3--------3-----| |--------2------------2----2--------------2--| |-----0------------------0-------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| ~~ Q E a E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E a Q E a E E E |------------------------------------------|--------14------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-----17----14s12-10-8s10--10-10s8---8---| |-18--/18-15s18s16----15s18s16-------------|-/18------------------------------9-----| |------------------19----------19-19-19-19-|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | q E q E q E q E q E q E q E a E E E |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--2----2-----4-----4-----2-----2--4-----4-|---2-----2--4-----4----5---2------2-----| |--0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-|---0-----0--0-----0----0---0--2s4---4---| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E +E E E Q E +E E a E Q E Q. H. |-----------------------------------------|---------17------17------------|| |-8s9-------8s10----------------17-------|-------------------------------|| |-----9-(9)------/17---/16-(16)-----15s16-|------18-----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|-19--19-----------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|-19---------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------1-------------------1------------|----------2--2-2--2------------|| |-----2-----2------------2-------2--------|--2-------2--2-2--2------------|| |---2----------2-----2------------------2-|--0-------0--0-0--0--0-0-0-2-4-|| |-0----------------0----------------------|-------------------------------|| & Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E e Q Q E +H. +W. |-------------------------|-------------4--(4)------|--(4)----*| |-------------3---3-3-----|-2------3----2--(2)------|--(2)----*| |-----2-------2-2---2-----|-2------1----2--(2)------|--(2)----*| |---2---------0-----0-----|-2------0----2--(2)------|--(2)----*| |-0-----0-2-4---------4-2-|-0------2----0--(0)------|--(0)----*| |-------------------------|--------0----------------|---------*| | | Gtr III | ~~~~ | E E E e Q E E E e Q e Q Q E +H. +W. |-------------------------|------/14--/17-(17)------|-(17)----*| |-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----|-2----/13--/17-(17)------|-(17)----*| |-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----|-1-----------------------|---------*| |-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-----|-0-----------------------|---------*| |-2-2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----|-2-----------------------|---------*| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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