Tab Gitar B.B. King – Why i sing the blues Versi 1

WHY I SING THE BLUES As recorded by B.B. King (From the 1969 Album LIVE & WELL) Words and Music by B.B. King & Dave Clark Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'B.B. King - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=118 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr.) ~~~~~ W E E E E H E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |----------|-----------------------|---------8------------|----------------8--| |----------|-----------------------|---8---8---11-11b13---|-11b13--------8----| |----------|-10b12-10-8b8.5--------|---8-9----------------|-------------------| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~ |--3--| E E E E E E E +E Q Q E Q E e |-----8-------------------|-------------------------------| |---8---11---8-11b12-(11)-|-11pb13------------------------| |-------------------------|---------10b11-10-8b8.5--------| |-------------------------|-------------------------10-10-| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| E E E E E +S S Q |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |------8b8.5-10-10b11r(10)p8------| |---10-----------------------10---| |---------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~ E E E E +Q q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-8-------------8--|-----------------|-8--10-10b12----------| |---8----------10--|-------8---8-10--|---------------8-8----| |-----8-9-(9)---9--|---8-9-----------|-------------------10-| |------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------------------| E E E E E E S S E |-----------8-10b11-10p8---| |--------10--------------8-| |---8-10-------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q a E E +E +E E E E E Q |-8---------------11h12-13b15==|=(13)r(13)---------8----|| |-----13-13-(13)---------------|-------------10---10----|| |------------------------------|--------------9----9----|| |------------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------|| 1st - 6th Verses $ 1.,2.,3. To Coda Guitar Solo 4. N.C. ~~ ~~ Q E e Q E E E E E E Q E E |-------8---------||---------------11b11.5---| |------10---------||-13---13---13------------| |-------9------12-||-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------| ~~ ~~ E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E. +S |-------------11b11.5---|-----11b11.5---13---13b15r(13)p=| |---13----13------------|-13-----------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------| ~~ e Q E +Q E E +E +Q +E +E E E E |-11-----11-(11)b11.5--13-13b14==|=(13)r(13)b15===(13)-(13)r-11b11.5------| |----13--------------------------|-------------------------------------13-| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ~~~~ ~~ +Q e E E E E E +E. S Q Q S S E |--------------11-13-13b14r|=(13)p11-----11b11.5-----------| |-(13)--13-----------------|---------13-----------13p11----| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| ~~ ~~ Q E E Q E E +E S S Q E E Q |-------11b11.5------13b15==|=(13)r13p11-----11-13----| |-13------------------------|------------13-----------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| ~~ ~~ E E +S S E E E E E E E E. S Q E E |---13b15r(13)p11---13p12-13-13b15-|------------------11b11.5-| |----------------------------------|---13----11-13------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------| D.S. al Coda & G Q E E E E Q H E E Q |-------8----8----||---------8----|| |------10---10----||--------10----|| |-----------------||---------9----|| |-----------------||--------------|| |-----------------||--------------|| |-----------------||--------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. ~~ ~~ E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E |---------------11b11.5---|-------------11b11.5---| |-13---13---13------------|---13----13------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| ~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E +E E E E E +E +E e E |-----------11---13b15r(13)-|--------13b15==(13)r(13)p11-13b15==| |-13---13-------------------|---13------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ +H E Q E E E Q E Q. |-(13)r----13b15-------|-11b11.5--------13b15====| |----------------13----|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~ +E E S E. Q Q |-(13)r-13-11-----11b11.5-----| |-------------13--------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| ~~ ~~ Q E E Q E E E E +S S e Q e E |-------------11b11.5---|---13b15r(13)p11-13----13----| |----13---13------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| ~~ |-3-| E E +Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q |---13-(13)p11-13--11b11.5---|-------/8--------------|----------8----8----|| |----------------------------|-13-------------------|---------10---10----|| |----------------------------|-----------------8b8.5-|--------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------|-10-----------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------|----10--------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| 7th & 8th Verses 1. Guitar Solo 2. N.C. ~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E Q Q E +E E +E Q |---------------------||-----11b12-(11)-11b12-(11)----| |------13-13---13-13--||-13---------------------------| |---12----------------||------------------------------| |---------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------||------------------------------| |---------------------||------------------------------| ~~ ~~~~~~~~ E Q E +E +E Q Q E +E E +E Q |-------11b12==(11)r(11)-----|-----11b12-(11)-11b12-(11)----| |---13-------------------13--|-13---------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| ~~ ~~ ~~~ E Q E +E +S S Q E +E E. S +S E. E E |-------13b15==(13)r(13)p11-----|-11b12-(11)-13--13b15-(13)----------| |---13----------------------13--|---------------------------13--13---| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| ~~ E E E E +E +S S Q E +E Q Q E S S |------11-13b15==(13)r(13)p11-----|-11b12-(11)-/8-------------| |---13------------------------13--|----------------8--10-8----| |---------------------------------|-------------------10-8h9--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| ~~~~~~~ Q E E Q Q E +E E E +Q E E |-------8-------|-10b12-(10)----------------| |------10----8--|------------8----------8---| |-------9-------|--------------10-(10)------| |---------------|---------------------------| |---------------|---------------------------| |---------------|---------------------------| ~~~~~~~ E S S E E +E. S E E E S S E E +Q E E |-----------------------10---|---------------------12-15-| |---------13-13-(13)-10------|-13------13-13-(13)--------| |---12h14--------------------|------12-------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| 9th, 10th & 11th Verses Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e E Q e E |-----8------8---|----8------8---|-----8------8---| |----10------8---|----8------8---|----10------8---| |-----9------9---|----9------9---|-----9------9---| |----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------| 1.,2. Outro Guitar Solo 3. N.C. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E Q e e e Q Q Q H Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E |-----------------||-------------|---------------------|---------------------| |------10---10----||----13-------|----13-13-(13)--13---|----13-13-(13)--13---| |-------9----9----||-------------|---------------------|---------------------| |------10---10----||-------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------||-------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------||-------------|---------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~ Q E E +E Q S +S +E S +S +E S +S +E S +S +E S +S |---------------/12--11b13==(11)-|-(11)r-11b13==(11)-(11)r-11b13==(11)-(11)r-11b13==(11)-(11)r-11b13==(11)-| |----13-13-(13)------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ +E S +S +E E +Q Q |-(11)r-11b13==(11)-(11)r--------------| |-------------------------13-(13)--13--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| E E Q E E E E Q e e q e E |-8-10---------8---|-------8-----8---| |-----------10-----|------10----10---| |------------9-----|-------9-----9---| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| ~~ ~~ Q Q Q E S +S +Q Q E E E E |-------------11-13b15==(13)-|-(13)r----------11-13b15-|| |-13--13--13-----------------|-------------13----------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------|| ~~~~ +W E E +Q Q E S S |-(13)--------|---13b15-(13)--11b11.5----------| |-------------|--------------------------13p11-| |-------------|--------------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------------| Q E +E H E Q +E E E +E +E |-----11b12-(11)------|---13b15--(13)-13-11b12==(11)r(11)-| |-13------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------------| ~~ ~~ Q E +E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-----11b12-(11)-/15---------|-------------------| |-13-----------------13---16-|---15------13------| |----------------------------|--------14-----14--| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| ~~ E +E E +E Q E S +S +E Q E E E Q |------------------------------------------|------------------------| |-16b17-(16)-16b17-(16)-13-----16b17==(16)-|-(16)r--------------13--| |---------------------------14-------------|-------/15------/14-----| |------------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------------|------------------------| ~~ S +S +S S E E Q E E E E +Q +E E E E |-----------------------------------|---15b17==(15)r=(15)-15--------| |-15b16==(15)r(15)p13-15---13--15---|------------------------16-15--| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ Q E E Q Q E E E E +Q Q |------------------|----------------------|| |-13--13----13-----|------13-13-(13)--13--|| |--------14--------|---14-----------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|----------------------|| ~~~~~~~~~ E +E E +E Q E E +Q Q S +E. S +E. |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)------13-|-(13)--13--15b16-(15)-15b16-(15)-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q Q S +E. S +E. E +E E S +S |-------------------|-----------------------15b17-(15)-15------------| |------13-(13)--13--|-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)---------------15b18-(15)-| |-------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ +Q +E S +S E S +S E S +S Q S +E S E S +S E E |--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------13-15-----------------| |-(15)--(15)-15b18==(15)-15r-15b18==(15)-15r-15b18==(15)-|-15r--15b16-(15)-------15b17-(15)---13-| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ~~ +E E Q S +E. S +E. Q E E E E +S +S E |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-(13)---13--15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)-|----13-13---15b16==(15)r(15)p13-| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| ~~ Q E E Q E E E E +E S +S Q T +T +S E |------------------|---15b18-(15)-15b17-(15)-----------------------| |----15---13--15---|----------------------------15b16==(15)r(15)---| |------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------|-----------------------------------------------| ~~~ ~~ H. E S +S +Q E E E E Q |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-13-------13-15b17==(15)-|-(15)r----13------13--|| |-------------------------|---------------14-----|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------------| |-13---13--------13-|-(13)---13---13---13----| |------14--------14-|-(14)---14--------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| E +E E E E E E E +E E +H. |---------------------------|------15b18-(15)------| |-15b17-(15)-13-----13---13-|-(13)-----------------| |------------14-----14------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| ~~ E E S E S Q S S E Q E S +S Q E E |-15------------------------|------15pb18r(15)p13b13.5--13-----| |----16---16-13-13--13h15---|------------------------------16--| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| E E Q S +S E Q Q E E +Q +Q |-------------------------|------------------------| |-13------15b17-(15)------|------16b18-(16)--(16)--| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| ~~ S +E. S +E. S +E. Q Q E S +S +E E E E |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-16b18-(16)-16b18-(16)-16b17-(16)-13--|-13--15-15b16==(15)r(15)-(13)-15----| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------14-| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ Q E E Q E S +S E E E E +E E Q |----------------------------|------------------------|| |-13--15----13----15b17-(15)-|------13-13-(13)-13-15--|| |--------14------------------|---14-------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------------|| ~~ ~~ S +S +E Q E +E Q E Q E +E E Q |-------------------------------------|----------------------| |-15b16==(15)r(15)-13--15b16-(15)-----|---13--15-(15)-13-----| |---------------------------------14--|------------------14--| |-------------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------| ~~ Q E E E +E E E E E +Q E S +S +S S E |--------------------------|---15b17-(15)--15------------------------| |-13--15---15b16-(15)------|------------------15b16==(15)r(15)p13----| |---------------------14---|--------------------------------------14-| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ~~ ~~ Q E S +S +E S +S +E E +E E E E Q E S +S |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-13--15-15b18==(15)-(15)r-15b18==(15)-(15)r-15pb17==|=(15)r-13-13h15-13--15-15b17==(15)--| |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| +Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |--------12-----------|-------8-------| |-(15)r----------10-8-|------10----8--| |----------------10-8-|-------9-------| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| E E Q E E Q E E +Q +E E Q |-10---------------|---10b11==(10)r=(10)-8----| |----10----8-------|--------------------------| |------------10----|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| C9 N.C. |-3--| |-3-| E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q H W W |---10pb11r(10)-8---------------|--------------||----------|------| |-----------------11-8----8-----|-8------8----||----------|------| |----------------------10---8-9-|--------7----||----------|------| |-------------------------------|--------8----||----------|------| |-------------------------------|--------7----||----------|------| |-------------------------------|--------------||----------|------| W W W H Q E E E +E Q Q E E |----------|----------|----------|-----------13b15==|=13r(13)-----------| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|---------------8---| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|---------------8-9-| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| E Q E Q Q Q Q E Q E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------|----------------|-----------------------|-8------8---------*| |----------------|----------11----|-10-------------8h9-10-|---8h10---10-8-8--*| |-10-8-----------|----------------|-10-8b9-(8)------------|------------------*| |----------8--8--|----------------|------------8----------|------------------*| |-------10-------|-10-------------|-----------------------|------------------*| |----------------|----------------|-----------------------|------------------*| 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