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Tuning: E A D G B E
RECESSION BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by B.B. King
(From the 1958 Album THE VINTAGE YEARS)
Words and Music by B.B. King
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ralph Hamilton - Upright Bass'
Intro
Q=90(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|----5--8--5--|-------------|
|----------|----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--6--7--|
|----------|-6-----------|-------------|-6-----------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||--------------|-------------|--------------|
|----7--------||o-------------|----5--8--5--|----------5---|
|-8-----8--8--||o----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--8------|
|-------------||--6-----------|-------------|-6------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------5--|-8--5--------|--------------|
|-8--5--------|----5--8-----|-------8--5--|----------5---|
|-------8--5--|-6-----------|-------------|----5--8------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-6------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-8--5--------|----7--10--7--|----5--8--5--|--------------|
|-------8--5--|-8------------|-6-----------|----5--6--7---|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-6------------|
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----7--------o||-------------|----5--8--5--|----------5---|
|-8-----8--8--o||----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--8------|
|--------------||-6-----------|-------------|-6------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------5--|-8--5--------|--------------|
|-8--5--------|----5--8-----|-------8--5--|----------5---|
|-------8--5--|-6-----------|-------------|----5--8------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-6------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-8--5--------|----7--10--7--|----5--8--5--|--------------|
|-------8--5--|-8------------|-6-----------|----5--6--7---|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-6------------|
3rd Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----7--------||-------------|----5--8--5--|----------5---|
|-8-----8--8--||----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--8------|
|-------------||-6-----------|-------------|-6------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------5--|-8--5--------|--------------|
|-8--5--------|----5--8-----|-------8--5--|----------5---|
|-------8--5--|-6-----------|-------------|----5--8------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-6------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q E Q. q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------*|
|-8--5--------|----7--10--7--|----5--8--5--|-------------|----------------*|
|-------8--5--|-8------------|-6-----------|----5--6--7--|-8----9---------*|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-6-----------|-----------6----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths