The music video features the band performing the song in a recording studio with cut scenes of a girl preparing to go on a night out. The song is prominently performed by Richards, with little vocal input from any other members of the band. The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's most successful single to date, and peaking highly in several other territories, which was a first for the band. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.Ĭover versions Damage version "Wonderful Tonight"īritish R&B group Damage covered "Wonderful Tonight" and released it as the fifth single from their debut studio album, Forever (1997), in April 1997. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Japanese International Singles ( Oricon) Ĭertifications Certifications and sales for "Wonderful Tonight" The group became his backing musicians for a surprise performance of "Wonderful Tonight" during their set. In 1988, Clapton appeared in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert as a guest guitarist for Dire Straits. Marcy Levy – harmony and backing vocals.Yvonne Elliman – harmony and backing vocals.Dick Sims – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ.
The song is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Today.īillboard Magazine described "Wonderful Tonight" as "perhaps Clapton's prettiest and mellowest love ballad in some time." Billboard particularly praised Clapton's guitar playing during the interludes. So I give her the carkeys, and she helps me to bed.On 7 September 1976, Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party. It’s time to go home now, and I’ve got an aching head
I feel wonderful because I see the lovelight in your eyes,Īnd the wonder of it all is that you just don’t realize, This beautiful lady, that’s walking around with me.Īnd then she’d aske me: “do you feel alright?”Īnd I say: “Yes I feel wonderful tonight!” We’d go to party, and everyone turns to see She puts on her makeup, and brushes her long blond hair.Īnd then she’d ask me: “do I look alright?”Īnd I say: “Yes you look wonderful tonight!” It’s late in the evening, she’s wondering what clothes to wear. That’s what you can hear in Wonderful Tonight for the verses. If you already read and studied the song “ House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals, you are already familiar with arpeggio or arpeggiating chords and notes. The chords that is in use for this song are:, in its pimpliest form: Wonderful use of picking out chords, open chords and a great rhythm are just some of the few characteristics of this beautiful song. There are a number of guitar techniques that you will learn in this song.
Eric Clapton wrote Layla while he was madly in love with Pattie who is also married at the time. If you don’t know already, Pattie Boyd was once George Harrison‘s wife. The story was that he wrote this or got the idea of it at least, while he was waiting for Pattie to be ready to go to the Buddy Holly party that was annually hosted by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney. This song was written for Pattie Boyd (during the time when they are together of course).
#How to play wonderful tonight on guitar how to#
On this post we will learn how to play that classic guitar riff from Eric Clapton’s beautiful song called “ Wonderful Tonight“.