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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
WOKE UP THIS MORNING (Bassline)
As recorded by B.B. King
(From the 1965 Album LIVE AT THE REGAL)
Words and Music by B.B. King & Jules Bihari
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Leo Lauchie - Bass'
Intro
Q=174
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E
|----------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|-----------5---|-----------5---|-----------5----|
|----------|-3----7--------|-3----7--------|-3----7---------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------5---|---------------|---------------|-----------5---|
|-3----7--------|-----------3---|-----------3---|-3----7--------|
|---------------|-1----5--------|-1----5--------|---------------|
Q. Q. E E Q. E +E E E E
|---------------|------------------|
|-----------5---|------------------|
|-3----7--------|------------5-7-5-|
|---------------|-3----7-(7)-------|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E q Q H
|------------------|------------------|------------||
|------------------|------------5-7-5-|------------||
|------------3-5-3-|-3----7-(7)-------|-3----------||
|-1----5-(5)-------|------------------|------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
||o--------5--7--|--------5--7--|--------5--7--|--------5--7---|
||o-3----7-------|-3----7-------|-3----7-------|-3----7--------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------5--7--|--------5--7--|--------------|--------------|
|-3----7-------|-3----7-------|--------5--7--|--------5--7--|
|--------------|--------------|-3----7-------|-3----7-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
1. 2.
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q q Q H q Q H
|--------7--9--|--------5--7--|--------------|-------------||------------||
|-5----9-------|-3----7-------|--------5--7--|------------o||------------||
|--------------|--------------|-3----7-------|-3----------o||-3----------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------||------------||
Q=174(8=s8)
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-5-----------|-------------|-5------------|
||o-------5--7--|----7--5-----|-------5--7--|----7--5------|
||o-3--7--------|----------7--|-3--7--------|----------7---|
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-3-----------|-------5--7--|----7--5-----|
|----0--3--5--|----5--3--0--|-3--7--------|----------7--|
|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|----------2--|-------------|-------5--7--|------------o||
|----2--5-----|----0--3--5--|-3--7--------|-3----------o||
|-3-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------||
5th Verse
2.
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|------------||-------------|-5-----------|
|-------5--7--|------------||-------5--7--|----7--5-----|
|-3--7--------|-3----------||-3--7--------|----------7--|
|-------------|------------||-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------5--7--|----7--5-----|-------------|-3-----------|
|-3--7--------|----------7--|----0--3--5--|----5--3--0--|
|-------------|-------------|-1-----------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-------5--7--|----7--5-----|----------2--|
|-3--7--------|----------7--|----2--5-----|
|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------|-------------|------------*|
|-------------|-------5--7--|------------*|
|----0--3--5--|-3--7--------|-3----------*|
|-1-----------|-------------|------------*|
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