Albert King – As The Years Go Passing By (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Albert King (From the 1967 Album BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN) Words and Music by Deadric Malone Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 [Intro]
 Q=94
 12/8
  Gtr I
   H.      H.        H.      H    E E   H.      Q.   Q.
G|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|-5-------5-------|-6-------5----0---|--------------5-----|
A|-----------------|----------------4-|-3-------6----------|
E|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|

                            [1st & 2nd Verses]
                                                                   |3-|
   e e e e e e e e e E E E     H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q  +E  S
G|-------------------------||--------------------|--------------5--(5)----|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0---||o--------------5----|-3-------6--------------|
A|-3---------------------4-||o-3-------6---------|---------------------3--|
E|-------------------------||--------------------|------------------------|

   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q.
G|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5----|
D|--------------5----|--------------5----|-3-------6---------|
A|-3-------6---------|-3-------6---------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

                    |3-|
   H.      Q.   Q  +E  S   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   E E E
G|--------------5--(5)---|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-3-------6-------------|--------------5----|--------------5-3-4--|
A|---------------------3-|-3-------6---------|-3-------6-----------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

   H.      Q.   E E E   H.      H    E E   H.      Q.   Q.
G|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-5-------5----3-4-5-|-6-------5----5---|--------------5----|
A|--------------------|----------------5-|-3-------6---------|
E|--------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                              [Guitar Solo]
                                                                    |3-|
   e e e e e e e e e E E E     H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q  +E  S
G|--------------------------||-------------------|--------------5--(5)----|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0---o||--------------5----|-3-------6--------------|
A|-3---------------------4-o||-3-------6---------|---------------------3--|
E|--------------------------||-------------------|------------------------|

   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q.
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------5----|--------------5----|
A|-3-------6---------|-3-------6---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

                                        |3-|
   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q  +E  S
G|--------------5----|--------------5--(5)----|
D|-3-------6---------|-3-------6--------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------3--|
E|-------------------|------------------------|

   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   E E E
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------5----|--------------5-3-4-|
A|-3-------6---------|-3-------6----------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|

   H    +E  E Q.   E E E   H.      H    E E
G|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|-5----(5)---5----3-4-5-|-6-------5----0-----|
A|----------5------------|----------------4---|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|

                                                  [3rd Verse]
   H.      Q.   Q.     e e e e e e e e e S S E E    H.      Q.   Q.
G|-------------------|---------------------------||--------------------|
D|--------------5----|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------||--------------5-----|
A|-3-------6---------|-3-----------------------1-||-3-------6----------|
E|-------------------|---------------------3-3---||--------------------|

   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q.
G|--------------5----|-------------------|
D|-3-------6---------|--------------5----|
A|-------------------|-3-------6---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q.
G|-------------------|--------------5-----|
D|--------------5----|-3-------6----------|
A|-3-------6---------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|

                    |3-|
   H.      Q.   Q  +E  S   H.      Q.   Q.
G|--------------5--(5)---|-------------------|
D|-3-------6-------------|--------------5----|
A|---------------------3-|-3-------6---------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|

   H.      Q.   E E E   H.      H    +E  E
G|--------------0-----|---------------------|
D|----------------3-4-|-5-------5----(5)-5--|
A|-3-------6----------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|

   H.      H    E E   H.      Q.   Q.
G|------------------|-------------------|
D|-6-------5----0---|--------------5----|
A|----------------4-|-3-------6---------|
E|------------------|-------------------|

                             [Outro]
   e e e e e e e e e e E E    H.      Q.   Q.
G|-------------------------||-------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----||--------------5----|
A|-3-------------------5-4-||-3-------6---------|
E|-------------------------||-------------------|

                    |3-|
   H.      Q.   Q  +E  S   H.      Q.   Q.
G|--------------5--(5)---|--------------------|
D|-3-------6-------------|--------------5-----|
A|---------------------3-|-3-------6----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|

                                                          |3-|
   H.      H    E E   H.      Q.   Q.     H.      Q.   Q  +E  S
G|------------------|--------------5----|--------------5--(5)----*|
D|--------------5-4-|-3-------6---------|-3-------6--------------*|
A|-3-------6--------|-------------------|---------------------3--*|
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 | |3-| - triplet **************************************