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Tuning: D A D G B E
B.B. King and Eric Clapton - "I Wanna Be"
Tuning - Drop D
Tabbed by jjhand
[Kick-Off Lick]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---------0-------|
A|-----0-2---------|
D|-0-4-------------|
[Intro]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton)
e|-------5--5--53--3--3--------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------7--7--75--5--5--------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------7--7--75--5--5-----5--5~---|-------7--------------------------| play 4x
D|---------------------------5--5~---|-------7--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------|
Lead Guitar (King)
e|----12b14r----12---10---10---12------|-12b14-------------------------10-12--|
B|-------------------------------------|----------------------------12--------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|------------------------13---15b17---|----------------------13b14-----------|
B|-------------------15----------------|--------------15~~~~------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-------17b19-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------17b18r-------|-15--------------------------15-17b18-|
G|--------------------------------16---|--------------------------16----------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------15b17-----|--------------------------------------|
B|-15~---------------------------------|------------15-----17b18--------------|
G|----------16-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse Chords]
** Verse is purely chords in the middle of the fretboard (3rd fret C, 7th fret Em, etc)
D5 C5 I wonder helplessly day by day C5 E5
D5It's so much easier to run away D5
C5My mind is telling my body so C5 E5
D5Never know which way to go
[Prechorus]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9b11--7-9b11r-7--------7~----| this part repeats during
D|-----------------9--7h9-------| the lyrics below
A|------------------------------| Rhythm Chords are shown below
D|------------------------------|
Bm"I'm always there for you baby
E9You let me see
G7If we can get clF#7oser everyE7day"
[Chorus]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton)
e|-------5--5--53--3--3--------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------7--7--75--5--5--------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------7--7--75--5--5-----5--5~---|-------7--------------------------| play 4x
D|---------------------------5--5~---|-------7--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------|
"I wanna be Held by you"
"I wanna be Touched by you"
"I wanna be I wanna be loved by you"
"I wanna be Anything you want me to"
[Verse 2]
Lead Parts (During lyric pauses)
#1 #3
e|--------------------------|--15b17-------------------|
B|-17b18r--17--15-15~--17---|---------15--15~~---------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D5 C5 "Don't mean nothing when you're growing old C5 E5
D5Nobody knows what the future holds D5
C5I am left with a bitter taste C5 E5
D5Turn away from that beautiful chase"
[Prechorus 2]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9b11--7-9b11r-7--------7~----| this part repeats similarly during
D|-----------------9--7h9-------| the lyrics below
A|------------------------------| Rhythm Chords are shown below
D|------------------------------|
Bm"I'm always there for you baby
E9You let me see
G7If we can get clF#7oser everyE7day"
[Chorus 2]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton)
e|-------5--5--53--3--3--------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------7--7--75--5--5--------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------7--7--75--5--5-----5--5~---|-------7--------------------------| play 4x
D|---------------------------5--5~---|-------7--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------|
"I wanna be Held by you"
"I wanna be Touched by you"
"I wanna be I wanna be loved by you"
"I wanna be Anything you want me to"
Lead on Chorus 2
e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----12b14--15b17--|
B|------15-17b18-----|----------17b18r---|-----15-----------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-----12b14--15b17--|------------------|-----19b20r-17-----------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----17b18r--15----|---------------17b18-15--|
G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
[King's Solo]
(2:26) Solo plays along to the Chorus/Intro Riff
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------15-17---|
B|-17pb18r____------17-15--|-15~-----15-17--------15--17--|-17b18r----15-17-17b19---------|
G|-------------------------|------16-----------16---------|--------16---------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------19b20-|------------------------------|------10~~--------------------------|
B|-15~~---17b18------------|------17pb18r-17-15-------15--|------------13----------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------16~------|-------------------10bb-10bb--------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------12------------12--10-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|---14b16-14--------10~---|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----13-10--------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----------12-10--------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------12-----|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
[Clapton Solo]
(2:47) Solo Plays along to Prechorus Riff
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------2--|------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------2p0---2/4----|-2p0----2--2p0---0------0-----|----0h7h9~~-----------------|
A|-0h2~~----------2--------|-----2---------2---0h2~---2p0-|---------------7b8r-5---7---|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------9-----|
e|------------------------------|----------(7)------------------|-------------------------10-10-12-10--|
B|------------------------------|-----------10-7----------------|----------------10/12-12--------------|
G|---7-----76---64---4/64~---|----------------10-9-7---9-7---|------7-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-----------------------9-----9-|-9~-----------------------------------|
A|-9-----9-----7-----5----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|---/17---------12p10-------10---------7---|--------------------------------|
B|--------17b18--------12-12---12p10------7-|-10b12--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------11------|--------9--7--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|--------------7--9-9------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------12----|
[Chorus 2]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton)
e|-------5--5--53--3--3--------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------7--7--75--5--5--------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------7--7--75--5--5-----5--5~---|-------7--------------------------| play 8x
D|---------------------------5--5~---|-------7--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------|
"I wanna be Held by you"
"I wanna be Touched by you"
"I wanna be I wanna be loved by you"
"I wanna be Anything you want me to"
Lead on Chorus 3
e|-------------------|-------------------|-----15b17--------|--------15b17------|
B|-17b18----------17-|-17--15--15----15--|------------17b18-|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|--------15b17------|------------------|-------------15-14--|
B|--17b18r-15---15~--|--------------15~--|------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|------15b17--------|
B|----15----15~-17b18--|-----------------|----------15------|-------------------|
G|-------16------------|-----------------|----------17------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
e|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------10----|
B|----17b18r-----------|-------17b18r-----|------15~~--------|-----**10-10----10-|
G|------------16-------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
[Outro Solo]
** Solo starts above where marked in the Chorus Lead above.
Rhythm Track continues playing a simple D blues jam with occasional accent chords
e|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15--b15--b15~~--13--10-|-13--10--13b-10--13b-10h13p10--10---------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------12---12b14gr-|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------10----------------------|--------------------------------8--|
G|-10---------10--10----------------------|----------------------------5/7----|
D|----12-12~----------12-10----10---------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------12----1210-8-|-10b11--8----8--------8------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------12-----12----------------|
e|----------10-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10----10-13-10h13p10---10---------------------|----------10---------------------------------------|
G|-12b14---------------------12----12-10h12p10---12p10-|-12b14-------12b14r-10-------10---------10-12p10---|
D|--------------------------------------------12-------|-----------------------12p10----12-12~----------12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------13---13~--13~--13~--13~-|----13~--13~--13-12-11-10----------|
G|-10~------14---14~--14~--14~--14~-|----14~--14~--14-13-12-10--12--10--|
D|-----12---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------10------------------|--------------13pb15---pb15r14------|------------------------------|
B|----------10----10-13b15--b15~~~-|-b15--b15~-b15----------------------|-13pb15~~~-----------13-10-13-|
G|-12b14---------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-10h13p10-----------------------------10-------------|--------------------------------------|
G|---------12h14p12-10--10-12p10-12b14----pb14r12-10---|-10~----------------------------------|
D|--------------------12----------------------------12-|-------------------------------/7--7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|-----12--0---------------------------|
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----6gb---------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-5-----5--------------------|-7---------------7-----------|-------------------------------|
D|----7-----5b6r-3------/7--7-|---7---------------7-53-----|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------5----------|-------------------------5-3-|-5---3---0-3-0-----------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------5-------5-3--3--0--5-3--|
start to fade out
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------13~-13~-13~-|
G|------------------5~------5~--5~--5~--|--5~----/10~-10~-10~-/14~-14~-14~-14~-14~-14~-|
D|------------------7~------7~--7~--7~--|--7~----/12~-12~-12~-/15~-15~-15~-------------|
A|-5~-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------0------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------15b17----13b14-----|-10----------------------------------------|
B|-15~~~--------------------------------|----13-10-13-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------12-10-------10------10-12-10--|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------12-10----12-------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| / Slide up
| Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| bb blues bend - not a full semitone (slight change in pitch)
| gb bend up pitch gradually
| gr releaase bent pitch gradually
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