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Eric Clapton San Francisco Bay Blues Guitar Lesson + Tutorial + TABS

In this video I’m going to show you how to play some awesome acoustic blues strumming patterns that are straight from Eric Clapton’s version of “San Francisco Bay Blues”.

This is a classic folk/blues song originally written by Jesse Fuller. And if you are just getting into playing blues guitar this is an excellent progression to work through.

But also for you more advanced players, it doesn’t follow a typical 12-bar blues form, so these types of blues influenced progressions are always fun to try out as well!

Eric Clapton San Francisco Bay Blues Guitar Lesson Chapters

0:00 – Introduction
1:25 – Verse chord progression
5:02 – Strumming pattern
5:40 – Walking bass lines
8:25 – Play through
9:20 – Verse after solos
10:48 – Tag
11:28 – Congrats, here’s what to do next

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More Eric Clapton Guitar Lessons:
Hey Hey Guitar Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkbIGNpkB44
Old Love Guitar Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYDVxdSt6qI
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out Guitar Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTXC9DDcvrg
Tears In Heaven Guitar Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulorrF-eCBY&t=11s
I Shot The Sheriff Guitar Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B34Vlw_Ma0&t=30s
Further On Up The Road Guitar Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj2ch8EO0E8
Badge Guitar Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soz9lheBw9Y

🎤Lyrics:

I got the blues from my baby left me by the San Francisco Bay
The ocean liner’s gone so far away
Didn’t mean to treat her so bad, she was the best girl I ever have had
She said goodbye, I can take a cry, I want to lay down and die

I ain’t got a nickel and I ain’t got a lousy dime
She don’t come back, think I’m going to lose my mind
If she ever gets back to stay, it’s going to be another brand new day
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay

Sitting down looking from my back door, wondering which way to go
The woman I’m so crazy about, she don’t love me no more
Think I’ll catch me a freight train, ’cause I’m feeling blue
And ride all the way to the end of the line, thinking only of you

Meanwhile, in another city, just about to go insane
Thought I heard my baby, Lord, the way she used to call my name
If I ever get her back to stay, it’s going to be another brand new day
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay

Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay