Albert King – High Cost Of Loving (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Albert King (From the 1972 Album I'LL PLAY THE BLUIES FOR YOU) Words and Music by Allen Jones & Sherwin Hamlett Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Alexander - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=111
 4/4
 Gtr I
   W          W          Q  E E q  Q    E E E Q.   Q
G|----------|----------|--------------|----------------|
D|----------|----------|--------------|----------------|
A|----------|----------|----1---1-----|---1---1--------|
E|----------|----------|------3----3--|-----3----------|

                                  [Verse 1]
   Q  E E q  Q     E Q  Q  E E E    Q  E E Q  Q    +E  E E Q  E E E
G|--------------|----------------||--------------|------------------|
D|--------------|----------------||--------------|------------------|
A|----1---1-----|-/5-1-----------||----1---1-----|-----1---1--------|
E|------3----3--|-------3--0-1-2-||-3----3----3--|-(3)---3----0-1-2-|

   Q  E E Q  Q     E Q  Q  E E E   Q  E E Q  Q    +E  E E Q  E E E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
D|--------------|----------------|----1---1-----|-----1---1--------|
A|----1---1-----|-/5-1-----0-1-2-|-3----3----3--|-(3)---3----------|
E|-3----3----3--|-------3--------|--------------|------------0-1-2-|

   Q  E E Q  Q     E Q  Q  E E E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E
G|--------------|----------------|---3------2----|---------------|
D|--------------|--------------0-|-1----1-0----0-|---6------6----|
A|----1---1-----|-/5-1-----3-4---|---------------|-4----4-3----3-|
E|-3----3----3--|-------3--------|---------------|---------------|

                                  [Verses 2 - 4 & Guitar Solos]
   Q  E E Q  Q     E Q  Q  E E E     Q  E E Q  Q    E E E Q  E E E
G|--------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
D|--------------|----------------||o--------------|----------------|
A|----1---1-----|-/5-1-----------||o----1---1-----|---1---1--------|
E|-3----3----3--|-------3--0-1-2-||--3----3----3--|-3---3----0-1-2-|

   Q  E E Q  Q     E Q  Q  E E E   Q  E E Q  Q    E E E Q  E E E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|----1---1-----|---1---1--------|
A|----1---1-----|-/5-1-----0-1-2-|-3----3----3--|-3---3----------|
E|-3----3----3--|-------3--------|--------------|----------0-1-2-|

   Q  E E Q  Q     E Q  Q  E E E   E Q  E E Q  E
G|--------------|----------------|---3------2----|
D|--------------|--------------0-|-1----1-0----0-|
A|----1---1-----|-/5-1-----3-4---|---------------|
E|-3----3----3--|-------3--------|---------------|

   E Q  E E Q  E   Q  E E Q  Q     E Q  Q  E E E  5x
G|---------------|--------------|-----------------||
D|---6------6----|--------------|----------------o||
A|-4----4-3----3-|----1---1-----|-/5-1-----------o||
E|---------------|-3----3----3--|-------3--0-1-2--||

************************************** 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 | / - slide into (from "nowhere") | h - hammer-on | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************