At Last (Etta James) Guitar Lesson with TAB

At Last Guitar Lesson + TAB


At Last | TAB


Even though some sections repeat, I decided to TAB out all of At Last as I feel would be appropriate to play this classic with a band.

Use this as a starting point to find your variations on the theme. Here’s the intro using chords, supporting someone else to play the string line.

At Last TAB, intro chords.

Later on, this will be repeated during the outro, I decided to vary the way it is played then to give you some more ideas.

Here’s the intro string line should the job of playing this fall on you. When played for the outro, there’s a nice chromatic end line, I’ve included this as well already here.

At Last TAB, intro and outro melody.


Next up, we have verse 1, I recommend you play it like this:

At Last TAB, verse 1.

As you can see, I want you to play almost only two strings at the same time. This will ensure you cut through the mix. Moving between strings 4-3 and 3-2 provides variation.

Here’s At Last bridge section using TAB.

At Last TAB, bridge.

Again, it’s mainly two stings and lots of little hammer-on and slides to make it more expressive.



Here’s the second verse or maybe it should be called the 3rd… Try playing this as it says before you develop your version of how to play At Last verses.

At Last TAB, verse 2.

And finally, here are the outro chords, try this as well as the intro to give you ideas.


At Last TAB, outro chords.


At Last TAB | Related Pages


At Last | Chords + Lyrics

At Last chords lesson.

Learn to play At Last by Etta James using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.

| F | Dm7 | Gm7 | C7 | F | Dm7 |
At last, my love has come along…


Five similar tunes | Chords + Lyrics

When you can play the TAB for At Last, try these five tunes from the song book.


Etta James tunes

Etta James made At Last famous.

Jamesetta had a brutal childhood with a 14-year-old mother and unknown father, she was regularly beaten by her foster parents and even the choir leader.

After touring with Little Richard in her teens, Etta James signed with Chess Records, releasing her first single, At Last, only 22 years old.


Etta James on the web

Listen to Etta James on Spotify.


About me | Dan Lundholm

Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for At Last.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm features TAB covering At Last. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.


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