Albert King – Heartbreak Hotel (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Albert King
(From the 1969 Album KING DOES THE KING'S THINGS)
Words and Music by Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden & Elvis Presley
Arranged by Albert King
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Doanld "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=141
12/8
Gtr I
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------6----|----------------4----|
A|------6--6-9--9----9-|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-7--7----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E
G|-----------4--4-6--4-|---4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4--4-||
D|------6--6-----------|-----------------------||
A|-7--7----------------|-----------------------||
E|---------------------|-----------------------||
[Verses 1 & 3]
q. Q. Q E q. H. Q E q.
G||----------------------|-------------------|
D||o---------------------|-------------------|
A||o-7------------7-7----|------------7-7----|
E||----------------------|-------------------|
W Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|--------------|----------------------|
D|--------------|----------------------|
A|--------------|-7--7-5--5-4--4-------|
E|--------------|----------------7--7--|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------4----|----------------4----|
A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-------------4-4-4-4-4---||
D|-----------4--4-6--4-|------6--6---------------||
A|------6--6-----------|-7--7--------------------||
E|-7--7----------------|-------------------------||
[Verses 2 & 4]
q. Q. Q E q. H. Q E q.
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|-7------------7-7----|------------7-7----|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
W Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|--------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------|-7--7-5--5-4--4--------|
E|--------------|----------------7--7---|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------4----|----------------4----|
A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-------------4-4-4-4-4----||
D|-----------4--4-6--4-|------6--6---------------o||
A|------6--6-----------|-7--7--------------------o||
E|-7--7----------------|--------------------------||
[Guitar Solo]
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4-|
D|------6--6-----------|------6--6-----------|
A|-7--7----------------|-7--7----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6-4-----|
D|------6--6-----------|------6--6----------6---|
A|-7--7----------------|-7--7-------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------4----|----------------4----|
A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|----------------6----|----------------6------|
D|------6--6-9--9----9-|------6--6-9--9----9---|
A|-7--7----------------|-7--7------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------4--4-6--4-|----------------4----|
A|------6--6-----------|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-7--7----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------4--4-6--4-|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
D|------6--6-----------|-2-------------------------||
A|-7--7----------------|---------------------------||
E|---------------------|---------------------------||
[Verse 5]
q. Q. Q E q. H. Q E q.
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|-7------------7-7----|------------7-7----|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
W Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|--------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------|-7--7-5--5-4--4--------|
E|--------------|----------------7--7---|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------4----|----------------4----|
A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------4-4-4-4-4---||
D|-----------4--4-6--4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------||
A|------6--6-----------|---------------------------||
E|-7--7----------------|---------------------------||
[Outro-Guitar Solo]
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G||------------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4-|
D||o------6--6-----------|------6--6-----------|
A||o-7--7----------------|-7--7----------------|
E||----------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4--|
D|------6--6-----------|------6--6------------|
A|-7--7----------------|-7--7-----------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------4----|----------------4----|
A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4---|
D|------6--6-----------|------6--6-------------|
A|-7--7----------------|-7--7------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------4--4-6--4-|----------------4----|
A|------6--6-----------|------4--4-7--7----7-|
E|-7--7----------------|-5--5----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E 6x
G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4----||
D|------6--6-----------|------6--6-------------o||
A|-7--7----------------|-7--7------------------o||
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).
| +() - note tied to previous
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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