When You Got a Good Friend   Eric Clapton

 
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 The next thing is the rhythm part we need as backgroud for the vocals. Note the quick


 change form, chord A (IV) in the second bar. The good thing is that we can use the riff


 we've learned at the rhythm page:


 


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 We have some nice fills between, for example the first one at 0:16 (MAMJ):


 


 

 
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 At the end of the first verse at 0:36 (MAMJ) we have a typical turnaround. We can play


 the notes from the intro as well as the other ones from the rhythm page. The next verses


 are played the same way. At 2:10 a short solo (RJ didn't play a solo on his version!)


 starts, almost the same style as the "Unplugged" solo of "Before You Accuse Me":


 


 

 
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