THE OLD MAN AND ME
As recorded by Eric Clapton & Friends
(From the 2014 Album THE BREEZE: AN APPRECIATION OF JJ CALE)
Words and Music by JJ Cale
Arranged by Eric Clapton & Tom Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Greg Leisz - Pedal Steel Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=94
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ amp tremolo)
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1-||
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1-||
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1--------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Bb
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||------3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1-|
||----3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1-|
||o-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1--------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Bb Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--|
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--|
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
1. 2.
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||----------------|-----------------||
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1--||-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1--||
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1--||---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1--||
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------o||-1--------------|-1-----1-3-------||
|----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|--------3-----------1--1-|--------3-----1---1-|
|---3---------3---1-----1-|------3-------1---1-|
|-1-----------------------|---1------1-3-------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Pedal Steel arr. for Gtr.)
| Q a E a E +H +H Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-----9s10-9s10-(10)------|-(10)---------------|
|-------------------------|------------8---8---|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--|
|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--|
|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E Q H W
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|-8-7------------|-----------------|
|-----8----------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q.
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
|-----3-----1--1-|-------3-----1--1-|--------3---------1--1--||
|---3---3-1-1--1-|-----3---3-1----1-|------3-----------1--1--||
|-1--------------|---1--------------|----1-----1-----3-------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
|
| Gtr III (Ac. Gtr.)
| W a H H a H a H
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
|----------------|-5s7-------8------|-8s10-------10s12-------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------------||
3rd Verse
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|-----3-----1--1--|
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|---3---3-1-1--1--|
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|-1---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q.
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1----|
|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-|---3-------1----|
|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------|-1-----1-3------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-|-----3-----1--1-||
|---3---3-1-1--1-|---3---3-1----1-|---3-------1--1-||
|-1--------------|-1--------------|-1-----1-3------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
Outro
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-|
|---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-|
|-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---|
|-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------|
|---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-|
|-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----|
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----|
|-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------|
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------|
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----|
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-|
|---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-|
|-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---|
|-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------|
|---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-|
|-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----|
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----|
|-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------|
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------|
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----|
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W Q E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|-------9---8-6-------6----|
|------------------------|-----------------8--------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-|
|-------3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-|
|----1----------------------|-1-----1---3-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---|
|-----------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------|
|-------3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-|
|----1----1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| a H. Q W
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-9s10----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1---|
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1---|
|-1-----1---3------------|-1-----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1-----|
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1---------|
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1---|
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| W Q E E Q E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-----8-7---8-------------|
|------------------------|-----------------6---8---|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-|
|-----3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-|
|--1----------------------|-1-----1---3-----------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---|
|---------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------|
|-----3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-|
|--1----1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| +W W
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(8)---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------3-------1----------|-------3-------1-------1---|
|---3-----------1----------|-----3---3---1-1-------1---|
|-1-------1---3------------|--1------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|---3---------1--------1---|-----3-------1-------1-----|
|---------3--------1-------|---------3-------1---------|
|---3-------3---1--------1-|-----3-----3---1-------1---|
|-1-----1-----3------3-----|--1----1-----3-----3-------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q a E E E E E E +H. Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----6s4-3---4s5----6---6-|-(6)-----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3-------1-------1-|-----3-------1-------1-|
|---3---3---1---------1-|---3---------1-------1-|
|-1---------------------|-1-----1---3-----------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3-------1-------1---|---3-------1-------1---|
|-------3-------1-------|-------3-------1-------|
|---3-----3---1-------1-|---3-----3---1-------1-|
|-1---1-----3-----3-----|-1---1-----3-----3-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----3-------1----------|-----3-------1-------1----|
|---3---------1----------|---3---3---1-1-------1----|
|-1-----1---3------------|-1------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---3-------1--------1---|---3-------1-------1------|
|-------3--------1-------|-------3-------1----------|
|---3-----3---1--------1-|---3-----3---1-------1----|
|-1---1-----3------3-----|-1---1-----3-----3--------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
H.=H
Bb Fm7 Bb
E E E E H W W
|------------------|-----------|--------*|
|------------------|-----------|--------*|
|-----3------------|-----------|--------*|
|---3---3----------|-----------|--------*|
|-1---------3------|-----------|--------*|
|------------------|-----------|--------*|
|
| E E E S S E Q E W +W
|------------------|-----------|--------*|
|---3---------1--1-|-^3--------|-(3)----*|
|-------3-----1--1-|-^3--------|-(3)----*|
|---3-----3--------|-^3--------|-(3)----*|
|-1---1-----3------|-^1--------|-(1)----*|
|------------------|-----------|--------*|
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
\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
-----------
| - 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
