Albert King – Answer To The Laundromat Blues (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
As recorded by Albert King
(From the 1972 Album I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU)
Words and Music by Albert King
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Alexander - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=108
12/8
Gtr I
W Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|--------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------|-------------2--2-4--2-|
A|--------------|-0----(0)--4-----------|
E|--------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------2--2-4--2-|-------------2--2-4--2-|
A|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0----(0)--4-----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q. Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------------------|-------------2--2-4--2-|-------------2--2-4--2-|
D|-------------2--2-4----|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0----(0)--4-----------|
A|-0----(0)--4-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------4--4-6--4-|
D|-------------2--2-4--2-|-------------2--2-4--2-|-2----(2)--6-----------|
A|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0----(0)--4-----------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-------------2--2-4--2-|-----------------------|-------------------------||
D|-0----(0)--4-----------|-------------2--2-4--2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
A|-----------------------|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0-----------------------||
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------||
[Verses & Guitar Solo]
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G||------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D||o-------------2--2-4--2-|-------------2--2-4--2-|-------------2--2-4--2--|
A||o-0----(0)--4-----------|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0----(0)--4------------|
E||------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q. Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------------------|-------------2--2-4--2-|-------------2--2-4--2-|
D|-------------2--2-4----|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0----(0)--4-----------|
A|-0----(0)--4-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------4--4-6--4-|
D|-------------2--2-4--2-|-------------2--2-4--2-|-2----(2)--6-----------|
A|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0----(0)--4-----------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1.,2.,3.,4.
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E e e e e e e e e e e e e 5x
G|-------------2--2-4--2-|-----------------------|--------------------------||
D|-0----(0)--4-----------|-------------2--2-4--2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
A|-----------------------|-0----(0)--4-----------|-0-----------------------o||
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------||
[Outro]
5.
Q W E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E +H.
G|-----------------|---------------------|------------------*|
D|-----------------|-----------0--0-1--1-|-2----------------*|
A|-2-----------2-1-|-0--0-4--4-----------|----2-1--0-(0)----*|
E|-----------------|---------------------|------------------*|************************************
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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