Tab Gitar B.B. King – Cryin wont help you Versi 1

CRYIN' WON'T HELP YOU As recorded by B.B. King (From the 1956 Album SINGIN' THE BLUES) Words and Music by Hudson "Tampa Red" Whittacker Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'B.B. King - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=98(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) ~~~ |-3--| Q S S S S E E Q E E E E E S E. E a E |------------8-----------|---------------------------| |----------8---11p8------|-----------8---------------| |----10b12---------------|------8-10---8h10--8b9-8h9-| |------------------------|---10----------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| ~~~~~~~ |-3-| E q E Q E E E E E E E +Q E E |----------------|-----8-------------11----| |----------------|---8---13-13-(13)-----13-| |--------------8-|-9-----------------------| |-10-------------|-------------------------| |----7-----------|-------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E Q E H +E E E E E E E E E E E |---11-13-13b15----------|---------11-12-13---11-12-13p12----| |---------------13-13----|-(13)-13------------------------13-| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ a E E Q +Q. E |-11s12---------------11--| |-------13-13--(13)---10--| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q |-8-------------------|---11-8-10----8-10-------| |---8--------8--------|-----------10------10----| |-----10-8h9-----8----|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |--3--| |-3--| E E E E E E E E a E E |---18---15-14-13------11s12----| |-------------------13-------13-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| 1st Verse N.C. ~~ |-3--| |-3-| |--3---| Q E E E E E E E E S S a Q a E E Q Q W |-----11-8-10----8-------------|--------------------||------| |-13----------10---8-11-8----8-|------7s8-----------||------| |-------------------------10---|-8s9--8s9-----------||------| |------------------------------|----------10--------||------| |------------------------------|-------------10-----||------| |------------------------------|--------------------||------| |--3---| |-3--| |-3--| W Q E S S S E E E E E E a Q a S S S S H |----------|--------------8----------------|------------8---------| |----------|------------8---11---11-8----8-|----------8---11------| |----------|------10b12---------------10---|-8h9--8h9-------------| |----------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |----------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |----------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |-3--| |--3---| W W Q E E E S E S E E S S |----------|----------|------11-8-10---10-----------| |----------|----------|------10------8----11-8----8-| |----------|----------|------------------------10---| |----------|----------|-----------------------------| |----------|----------|-----------------------------| |----------|----------|-----------------------------| 2nd Verse N.C. |-3--| H E E Q H Q E E E Q Q H |---------8----|-----------------|------------| |---------8----|-----------------|------------| |---------9----|------------8-10-|-8----------| |--------10----|---------10------|------------| |--------------|-----------------|------------| |--------------|-----------------|------------| ~~~~~ Q S S S S E E S S S S a E E a S S S S H W |--------------8--------------------|-------------8---------|------| |------------8---11-11b13-8---------|-----------8---11------|------| |------10b12----------------10p8----|-8h9---8h9-------------|------| |--------------------------------10-|-----------------------|------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|------| |-3--| |-3--| W Q S S S S E E E E E E a Q a Q H |----------|--------------8----------------|------7s8-------|| |----------|------------8---11---11-8----8-|---8--7s8-------|| |----------|------10b12---------------10---|-8h9--8s9-------|| |----------|-------------------------------|----------------|| |----------|-------------------------------|----------------|| |----------|-------------------------------|----------------|| 3rd Verse |---6---| E E E S S S S S S E Q W W |---------------8-----------|----------|------| |-------------8---11p8------|----------|------| |-8b9-----8-9---------------|----------|------| |---------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------|----------|------| Guitar Solo ~~ |-3--| Q S S S S S S E E E E a Q a E E E E E E E Q E Q E E |--------------8---------------|-----------------8-8-||-----------------| |------------8---11p8--------8-|------7s8------8-----||-13-13---------8-| |------10b12--------------10---|-8h9--8s9------------||-----------------| |------------------------------|---------------------||-----------------| |------------------------------|----------10---------||-----------------| |------------------------------|---------------------||-----------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~ |--3---| |--3--| |--3---| E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E E H Q Q E E |-8-----------------------|-------11b12--------------|-13b15-----11b12----/18--| |---/13-13-13-13-(13)-----|-13-13--------------13-13-|--------13---------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~ |--3--| |---3----| |--3--| +Q. S S Q E E E E S S S S E E +Q E E E |-(18)---15-15-18b18.5--15-18-15-|-18-15-14-13s11----------------12-13-| |--------------------------------|----------------13-13-(13)--13-------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--3--| |-----3-----| |3-| E E E S S S S E Q E Q |-12-13-12-13-12h13p12----12---------| |----------------------13----13-13---| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--3--| |-3--| |---3---| |---3---| +Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E. S E E E S S |------------12-13-12----|--------8-10-10b11-8-10-8-10-8h10p| |-(13)----13-------13----|---8-10---------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3--| |-----3-----| |-3--| |----3----| E E E E E S +S E E E E +E E |-8----8-10-8-10b11-(10)-8-11---11b13r(11)-8--| |---10----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| 4th Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~ |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| E E E +Q E E E E E E a Q a E E H W W |---8------------11-8--------|-----------------||----------|------| |-8---13-(13)---------8----8-|------7s8--------||----------|------| |-----------------------10---|-8h9--8s9--------||----------|------| |----------------------------|-----------------||----------|------| |----------------------------|-----------------||----------|------| |----------------------------|-----------------||----------|------| |---3---| |--3--| E E E E E E Q S S S S a E E a S S S S Q Q W W |-----------8--------------------|-------------8----------|----------|------| |---------8---11s14s13--8--------|-----------8---11p8-----|----------|------| |---10b12-----------------10p8---|-8h9---8h9--------------|----------|------| |--------------------------------|------------------------|----------|------| |--------------------------------|------------------------|----------|------| |--------------------------------|------------------------|----------|------| Db7C7 TP E E E E E E E E Q E E +H q Q H |---8---------------|-------8-(8)----|-8----------*| |-----11-8----8-----|-8---9-8-(8)----|-8----------*| |----------10---8-9-|----10-9-(9)----|-9----------*| |-------------------|-----9-8-(8)----|-8----------*| |-------------------|----------------|------------*| |-------------------|----------------|------------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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