WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU
Eric Clapton

from the album “Crossroads” (1988)


transcribed by Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com)



This is a great song which is only available on the Crossroads box 
set. There are a lot of small licks and fills throughout the song, 
so I’ve tabbed them out at the end and indicated where each one goes.
(As you’ll notice, I didn’t tab any of the licks during the last 
chorus, because some of them are behind the vocals and difficult to 
make out). The two main guitar solos are actually doubled on the 
recording (à la Allman Brothers) but I’ve only tabbed the first 
guitar’s part for each one. Have fun!



INTRO: (play Lick #1)


Em - C - D   (x4) (then play Lick #2)


Em      C    D        Em     C         D 
How can I explain it, this feeling it’s true
Em       C            D        Em           C       D   (play Lick #3)
Honey I can’t hardly stand it, I wanna make love to you


Em            C        D      Em        C         D
I ain’t gonna try to tell you how it’s made me so blue
Em         C            D         Em           C       D
Sittin’ alone here and wonderin’, I wanna make love to you


        C 
When the stars fall from the heavens
                           D    Em   (play Lick #4)
And the rivers they stop their flow
        C
If you’d just stop and talk to me
                   D    Em   B
Honey that’s when I’ll know


  Em          C       D   (play Lick #5)
I wanna make love to you
  Em          C       D   (play Lick #6)
I wanna make love to you
  Em          C       D   (play Lick #7)
I wanna make love to you
  Em          C       D
I wanna make love to you, ooohh


SOLO:

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12----------------7-----7--9-------|
|--------------------12~~-----7h9-----9-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------15--------------------------|
|--------------------15b(17)~~~---15b(17)~~~~(17)r15-------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12-----------------------------------12--14--12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------14---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
								       (repeat solo)



C                                     D     Em   (play Lick #8)
Please stop and tell me, tell me you want me too
C                           D      Em   B
Come on baby, I wanna make love to you


		            
  Em          C       D   
I wanna make love to you
  Em          C       D   (play Lick #9)
I wanna make love to you
  Em          C       D   (play Lick #10)
I wanna make love to you
  Em          C       D
I wanna make love to you, oh darling


Em - C - D  (x4)


SOLO:

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------------------------------|
|--------------------12~~------12------------------|
|------------------------------12------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------15b(17)~~~~~-------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------------------------------|
|--------------------12~~------12------------------|
|------------------------------12------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------15--------------------------|
|--------------------15b(17)~~~---15b(17)~~~~(17)r15-------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12-----------------------------------12--14--12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------14---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|



I wanna make love to you
I wanna make love to you, oh darling
I wanna make love to you
I wanna make love to you
I wanna make love to you
I wanna make love to you
I wanna make love to you......


END SOLO:

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12----------------7--9--7--9--7-----7--|
|--------------------12~~-----7h9-----9-----------9-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12---------14b(16)r(14)--12--------|
|--------------------14~~---------------------14~~--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------15--------------------------|
|--------------------15b(17)~~~---15b(17)~~~~(17)r15-------------------|
|--14b(16)r(14)--12-----------------------------------12--14--12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------14---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
							 (begin fade...)
							
The solo repeats (with minor changes) as the song fades out.



HERE ARE ALL THE LICKS:

 Lick #1:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--15-------15--------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)--14b(16)r(14)----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #2:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------15-------15------------------|
|--------12--14b(16)---14b(16)--14b(16)r(14)---12--|
|--12/14---------------------------------------12--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #3:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--15-------15--------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)--14b(16)---12----------------------------|
|-------------------------14~~~---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #4:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)---14~~~--12~~~---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #5:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7b(9)--7b(9)r(7)--5------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #6:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--12----------------------------------------------|
|--12----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #7:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--15-----------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)~~~~----17b(19)r(17)---16--14--16---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #8:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)--14~~~---12------------------------------|
|-----------------------14--14--14--12--------------|
|---------------------------------------14--12--10--|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #9:
|-------------------17--15--------------------------|
|----------17--17-----------17----------------------|
|--14b(16)------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

 Lick #10:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-------------------------------------------|
|--7h9-----9--7-------------------------------------|
|----------------10--7------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|



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