Song: Change the World
Artist: Eric Clapton
Tabbed by: James Pucyk (pucyk_james@hotmail.com)

This is one of my favorite Eric Clapton songs, well there are many of his songs that I 
totally dig but this is a great song, musically, melodically and lyrically. This is a 
great bassline as well and is suitable for any player from beginner to advanced. 

Ok here is the low-down. The song starts off very melodic and tasteful and cuts loose to 
form a bassline, which is funky, groovy and complicated, without detracting from the song
or losing its tasteful or melodic edge. This is a great example of a sorta more melodic-
based style of bassplaying, which remains versatile enough to be used simply or in a more 
complicated rhythmic pattern such as funk. What also makes this bassline so great, aside 
from what was stated above is the fact that this bassline is the main mover and shaker in 
this song. Even though the rhythm section, other insturments and general intensity of the 
song increases, the bass is the primary motivator; this song fully illustrates how 
important the bass is in terms of controlling the drive of the band and the drive of a song.
 
Without further delay, here it is, I know you will have fun learning it; I had a lot of 
fun tabbing it.

Enjoy

Intro Rest for 4 bars

Verse 1
G|---|--------------------|---/9-|-----|
D|---|----------------2---|------|-----|
A|---|------------2h4-----|------|-----|
E|-0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)------0-|-0----|-(0)-|
   W    Q   Q   Q.          W        W
G|----------|-----------|----7/9-|-------|
D|------5-7-|-(7)-------|--------|-------|
A|-0--7-----|---------2-|--------|-------|
E|----------|-----0-2---|-0------|-(0)-4-|
   H.+         H.+        W         H. Q  

Chorus 1
   Change...                       Something...   Change...        World..
G|---------6-|---------------|----------------|-------------------|---|-----|
D|-------6---|---------------|----------------|-------------------|---|-----|
A|-----4-----|--------4------|-------4-4-2--22|0------------------|---|-----|
E|-2-4-------|-2-22/4---0-020|-2-24-----------|---5-4-4-2-2222222-|-0-|-(0)-|
   Q Q Q E E                                              ^Lightly

Verse 2
G|-----------------7/9-|---------------------------|----------------7h9-7h9-|
D|---------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------0h2/(4)/7-|------------------------|
E|-0-0-R-x00-0-0-R-----|-0-0-R-x00-0-0-R-----------|-0-0-R-x00-0-0-R--------|
   E E E 3/ E E E S S
G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------7-|----------------------|
A|----------------------|-0-0-R-x00-0-0-0--7--|-0-0-R-x00-0-0-0------|
E|-0-0-R-x00-0-0--0-2-3-|-----------------5---|------------------530-|

G|------------------7h9-7-h9--|------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------|
E|-0-0-R-x00--0-0-0-----------|-0-0-00-4---44444-|

Chorus 2   
   I can...                  I would be...       You would                     
G|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------4/6-64---|------------------------|
A|-------2--4---------2/4-|--------4-------64-|-----4--4-43-2-2/43/4-|
E|-0-24-2--2---0-23-4------|-2--24-------------|-2-22-------------------|
 
   If I...Change...                     
   V      V                             
G|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
A|-0--0---------------|-------------0---------|-----------|
E|-----3--4-4-2-0/5p0-|0-00-/5-320---3--4-2-0-|-(0)----022|

Guitar Solo
G|--------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------5--|---------------|-------5---5--|-------------------|
E|-0---0-2-3--33--3-3-|-3--2--0---0/50|-0-2-3---03-3-|-3-2.2.0-4-4444444-|

Chorus 3                                            Somethin'... 
G|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------4/6-64-----|-----------------|---------------------|
A|---------4-------642--|-------4---------|-----4h6-4-4-2-2h42--|
E|-2-22-44------------4-|-2-24-4--0-0h2p0-|-2-4---------------4-|
        Change...             Change...          Change..
G|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0--------0h2/4|-0-0/2/4--------0h2/4|-0-02--------|-----------------|
E|----3-4-4-2------|--------3-4-4-2------|-----3-4-4-2-|-3-----------/14|

G|----------------|--------|
D|-------------2--|--------|
A|----------------|--------|
E|-0--22-30---0-0-|-3-2--0-|
   1  2   3 4            ^-- Let last note fade into free time.

FIN 

 Verse:
F/C Bb/D F7
If I can reach the stars,
F7 Bb/D F/C
Pull one down for you,
F/C Bb/D F7
Shine it on my heart
F7 Bb/D F/C
So you could see the truth:
Bb Eb/Bb Bb7
That this love I have inside
Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb
Is everything it seems.
F/C Bb/D F7
But for now I find
F7 Bb/D A7
It's only in my dreams.

Chorus:
Bb C6
And I can change the world,
E7 A7 Dm/A
I will be the sunlight in your universe.
E7 C6 Dm7/C
You would think my love was really something good,
Bb F/A Gmaj7 Gm F/A
Baby if I could change the world.

Verse 2:
And if I could be king,
Even for a day,
I'd take you as my queen;
I'd have it no other way.
And our love would rule
This kingdom we had made.
Till then I'd be a fool,
Wishing for the day...

Chorus 

 Intro:
^^^^^^
E|---------------|-------------------|
B|-------------0-|-(0)-------0-----0-|
G|---0h1---2-----|-------2-------2---|
D|---------2---0-|-(0)-----0---0-----|
A|-----2---------|-------------------|
E|-0-----0-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-------------|

E|------------------|-----0-----0----0-|
B|----0-------------|-------0------0---|
G|---------2----0h1-|-(1)--------------|
D|----0----2--------|------------------|
A|----------------2-|-(2)--------------|
E|-3----3--2-2------|---------0---0----|

E|------------------|-----|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------3-------|-----|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-(2)/4--2---(2)/4-|-(4)-|-(2)/4--2-0-2-0---------|-------------------------|
D|------------------|-----|------------------2p0---|---------------------0---|
A|------------------|-----|----------------------2-|-----(2)---------0h2-----|
E|------------------|-----|------------------------|-----------------------0-|

During the above 4 bars of the intro a second guitar plays the following:

E|---------------|-----------------|-------------------0-|-----(0)-|
B|-------------0-|-(0)-------0-----|---0---------------0-|-----(0)-|
G|---0h1---2-----|---------2-------|---------2---------2-|-----(2)-|
D|---------2---0-|-(0)---0-----0---|---0-----2----2----4-|-----(4)-|
A|-----2---------|-----------------|-------------------2-|-----(2)-|
E|-0-----0-2-2-3-|-(3)-3---------3-|-3----3--2------2----|---------|

1st Verse:
^^^^^^^^^^
If I can reach the stars...
E|---------------|-----0----------0-----------|
B|---------------|---------0------------0---0-|
G|---1----2----4-|-(4)--------------------4---|
D|---------------|-----------0--------0-------|
A|---2----4----5-|-(5)------------------------|
E|-0----0----0---|----------------------------|

Pull one down for you...
E|-------------------|-----0-----------0-------|
B|-------------------|-----------0-------------|
G|---4----2----(0)h1-|-(1)-------------------1-|
D|-------------------|-------------------------|
A|---5----4--------2-|-(2)---------------------|
E|-0----0----0-------|--------0-----0-----0----|

Shine it on my heart...
E|---------------|-----0----------0--/7-------|
B|---------------|---------0------------0---0-|
G|---1----2----4-|-(4)--------------------4---|
D|---------------|-----------0--------0-------|
A|---2----4----5-|-(5)------------------------|
E|-0----0----0---|----------------------------|

So you could see the truth...
e:(7)----------------|-----0-------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------0---------8p5-|
G|---4----2----(0)h1-|-(1)-----------1---------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------2-|
A|---5----4--------2-|-(2)---------------------|
E|-0----0----0-------|--------0--------0-------|

Then this love I have inside...
E|----------------|-----0-------0---------|---------------|
B|----2----3----5-|-(5)-------------------|---5----3----2-|
G|----------------|---------------------0-|---------------|
D|----2----4----5-|-(5)------5--------5---|---5----4----2-|
A|-0-----0----0---|--------0------0h7-----|-0----0----0---|
E|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|

E|---------------5b«(5)p3b¬---|-----------0---|-----0--------0------------0-|
B|-(2)--------2---------------|---------------|--------0------------0-------|
G|----------------------------|---1----2----4-|-(4)--------------------4----|
D|-(2)-----2------------------|---------------|-----------0------0----------|
A|------0-----------------0h2-|---2----4----5-|-(5)-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-0----0--------|-----------------------------|

E|-------------4-|-4-------------|
B|-------------4-|--------4-5--7-|
G|---4----2----5-|----5-6--------|
D|-------------4-|---------------|
A|---5----4------|---------------|
E|-0----0------4-|---------------|

Chorus:
^^^^^^^
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 D#m7-5 G#7 C#m7
Change........The world I will be the sunlight in your universe

D#m7b-5 G#7 C#m7 Cm7
You would think my love was really something

Bm7 A Eadd2/G# E/G# E/G F#m7 E
Good, baby if I could change...................... The world.

2nd guitar beneath the chorus:
(Starts just after the "If I could..." on the A chord)

E|-------------|----------0-|-(0)-|------7/9-----------9-|
B|-------------|----------0-|-(0)-|----------------(9)p7-|
G|------9h11-9-|----------2-|-(2)-|----------------------|
D|-9h11--------|----------2-|-(2)-|----------------------|
A|-------------|------------|-----|----------------------|
E|-------------|----------2-|-(2)-|----------------------|

E|-----------------|------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------3-------|------|----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-(2)/4-2---(2)/4-|-(4)--|-(2)/4--2-0-2-0-------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|------|----------------2p0-2-|-(2)-----0---------0h2-|
A|-----------------|------|----------------------|-----0h2---0h1p0-------|
E|-----------------|------|----------------------|-----------------3-----|

2nd Verse:
^^^^^^^^^^
Same as 1st Verse plus this:

If I could be king...
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-(2)0h2-2-2-2--2--0h2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)0h2-2-2-2--2-(4)2-2-2-2--2-|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|------3b«--------------|---|
B|-----------5p3---------|---|
G|---------------2h4-2p0-|---|
D|-----------------------|-2-|
A|-----------------------|---|
E|-----------------------|---|

...And our love would rule...
E|---5b«r(5)p3b¬-|----------------------------|
B|---------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------|-0h2-2-2-2--2--0h2-2-2-2--2-|
D|---------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------|----------------------------|
In this kingdom we have made...
E|-----------------------------|--|----6h7p6p0-----------|
B|-----------------------------|--|------------5-8b¬-5---|
G|-0h2-2-2-2--2-(4)2-2-2-2--2-|--|--------------------6-|
D|-----------------------------|--|----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--|----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--|----------------------|

Till then i'd be a fool...
E|-------------------|--|----------------------------|----------4-----4---|
B|-5////////-|--|----------------------------|-----4----4-------7-|
G|-------------------|--|-0h2-2-2-2--2--0h2-2-2-2--5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------|--|--------------------------4-|-4-4---4--4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-------------------|--|--------------------------6-|---6---6--6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------|--|----------------------------|--------------------|

Back to Chorus:

Solo:
^^^^^
E|-------10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------|
B|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-(12)10-8-10-8-(8)h10-|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|

E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-10b«r(10)p8---------------------|---------------------8---10bfullr10-8b¬-|
G|-------------9---(7)h9p7---------|---------------7-7-9---9----------------|
D|---------------9---------97p5---|-------5-(7)/9--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------7-|-(7)-7----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

E|---------------10----12---(10)h12----(10)h12---10--------|
B|-------(10)/12------------------------------------12--11-|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|----15b«---12-----12-11-|
B|-10-8---10bfull(10)p8-------------|-12------------/14----13-|
G|------9----------------9-9--(9)--|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-(11)-------14---12b¬-------------|
B|-(13)-------------------14p12--14-|
G|--------13------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Bridge:
^^^^^^^

If I could... change the world, baby if I could...
E|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------------|--------------12--------------|
G|----------9--9-|-(9)-----------/9--9---9-|-(9)----11/13----(13)11--9-9-|
D|-----9h11------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|-------------------12----12-|-(12)-|
B|----------------------------------|--------------12---12h14-12-|-(12)-|
G|-----(9)----------9---9h11p9--9-9-|-9------11/13---------------|------|
D|-------------9h11-----------------|----------------------------|------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|------|

E|----------------------|--------------|
B|-----------------0----|--------------|
G|--------------2-----2-|-4-------(4)-|
D|-----------0----------|--------------|
A|--------2-------------|--------------|
E|----------------------|--------------|

Outro:
^^^^^^
E|----------------------|-----|
B|--------------3-------|-----|
G|---(2)/4--2-----(2)/4-|-(4)-|
D|----------------------|-----|
A|----------------------|-----|
E|----------------------|-----|

E|---------------------|----------------------------------------|---|
B|---------------------|----------------------------------------|---|
G|-(2)/4--42p0-2--0----|----------------------------------------|---|
D|-------------------2-|-(0)h2-0--------------2-0---------------|-2-|
A|---------------------|---------2-0h1p0----------2-1-0---------|---|
E|---------------------|-----------------3-0------------(3)/4-0-|---|

Chords:
^^^^^^^
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 D#m7-5 Cm7 Bm7 A Eadd2/G# E/G# E/G F#m7  E
E|-2--|-4--|--4--|----2--|-3-|-2-|---|---------|-----|----|------------|----|
B|-2--|-4--|--5--|----2--|-4-|-3-|-2-|-----5---|-----|----|------------|----|
G|-2--|-5--|--4--|----2--|-3-|-2-|-2-|-----4---|--4--|--3-|----2-------|--1-|
D|-2--|-4--|--6--|----1--|-5-|-4-|-2-|-----4---|--2--|--2-|----2-------|--2-|
A|----|----|--4--|-------|-3-|-2-|---|---------|-----|----|------------|--2-|
E|-2--|-4--|-----|-------|---|---|---|-----4---|--4--|--3-|----2-------|----| 

 Intro: E F#m G G F# E E F#m G G F#m B7sus4 
 
E          E6        E7     E7       E6       E 
If I could reach the stars, pull one down for you. 
E       E6    E7     E7           E6      E 
Shinin' on my heart, so you could see the truth. 
A         A6          A7      A7      A6    A 
Then this love I have inside, is everything it seems 
E       E6    E7    E7       E6    G#7 
But for now I find, its only in my dreams 
 
          F#m7 G#7    C#m 
And I can change  the world. 
  F#m            G#7              C#m 
I would be the sunlight in your universe 
F#m7                G#7             C#m7 Cm7   Bm7 
You would think our love was really some-thing good 
 
     A    E/G#   G#m Gm F#m (6 beats) E 
Baby if I could, change......       the world 
 
E E6 E7 E7 E6 E 
 
E    E6       E7     E7   E6    E 
If I could be king,  even for a day. 
E            E6    E7      E7          E6       E 
I'd take you as my queen.  I'd have it no other way. 
G# A       A6         A7         A7      A6      A 
   And our love would rule, this kingdom we have made. 
E             E6   E7    E7     E6      G#7 
Till then I'd be a fool, wishin for the day... 
 
          F#m G#7    C#m 
And I can change the world. 
F#m            G#7              C#m 
I would be the sunlight in your universe 
F#m                 G#7             C#m7 Cm7   Bm7 
You would think our love was really some-thing good 
     A7   E/G#   G#m Gm F#m (2 Beats) E (4 beats) 
Baby if I could, change         the world 
     A7   E/G#   G#m Gm F#m  (6 beats) E 
Baby if I could, change.............  the world 
 
Break around verse chords 
 
      F#m    G#7 C#m 
I can change the world. 
F#m            G#7              C#m 
I would be the sunlight in your universe
F#m                 G#7             C#m7 Cm7   Bm7 
You would think our love was really some-thing good 
     A7   E/G#   G#m    Gm  F#m 
Baby if I could, change the world 
     A7   E/G#   G#m    Gm  F#m 
Baby if I could, change the world 
     A7   E/G#   G#m Gm F#m 4beats     G 
Baby if I could, change     . . . .         the World 
 
Outro: E E6 E7 E7 F#m7 E