Albert King – Down Dont Bother Me (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Albert King (From the 1967 Album BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN) Words and Music by Albert King Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=147
 12/8
  Gtr I
   W              Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|--------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------|
E|--------------|-8----8----8----8----|

                                              6/8
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|------------||
D|---------------------|---------------------|------------||
A|---------------------|---------------------|------------||
E|-8----8----8----8----|-8----8----8----8----|-8----------||

  [1st - 3rd Verses]
  Segno $
  12/8
     Q.   +Q   E Q  E E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G||-----------------------5-|-----------7-5------5-7-|-------------------------|
D||o-----------7-5----5-7---|------------------7-----|-----------7-5------5-7--|
A||o----------------7-------|-8----(8)---------------|------------------7------|
E||--8----(8)---------------|------------------------|-8----(8)----------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|------------------------|-----------7-5------5-7-|-----------7-5------5-7--|
D|-----------7-5------5-7-|------------------7-----|------------------7------|
A|------------------7-----|-8----(8)---------------|-8----(8)----------------|
E|-8----(8)---------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

                                                                       To Coda
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E    Q.    +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|------------------------|------------------------|-------------9-7------7-9--|
D|-----------7-5------5-7-|-----------7-5------5-7-|--------------------9------|
A|------------------7-----|------------------7-----|-10----(10)----------------|
E|-8----(8)---------------|-8----(8)---------------|---------------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|-----------7-5------5-7-|------------------------|--------------------------||
D|------------------7-----|-----------7-5------5-7-|-----------7-5------5-7--o||
A|-8----(8)---------------|------------------7-----|------------------7------o||
E|------------------------|-8----(8)---------------|-8----(8)-----------------||

 [Guitar Solo]
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
E|-8----8----8----8----|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-|-8----8----8----8-----|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|-8----8----8----8----|-8----8----8----8-----|
E|-8----8----8----8----|---------------------|----------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-5----5----5----5-----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
E|-8----8----8----8----|-8----8----8----8----|----------------------|

                                                     Dal Segno al Coda
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------||
D|-3----3----3----3----|---------------------|-----------------------||
A|---------------------|-3----3----3----3----|-3----3----3-----------||
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------3-5-7--||

                      [Outro]
  Coda &
   E Q  Q.   H.         Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   W.
G|-------------------||---------------------|-------*|
D|-------------------||---------------------|-------*|
A|-8-----------------||---------------------|-------*|
E|-------------------||-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-|-8-----*|

************************************ 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 | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************