Albert King – Ill Play The Blues For You (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Albert King (From the 1972 Album I'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU) Words and Music by Jerry Beach Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Alexander - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=95
 4/4
 Gtr I
   H    Q  Q    H    S S Q  E   H    S S E S S E   H    S S Q  E
G|------------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
D|------------|----------3--3-|----------3-5-3---|----------3--3--|
A|---------x--|------3h5------|------3h5-------5-|------3h5-------|
E|------------|-3-------------|-3----------------|-3--------------|

                   [Verses 1 & 2]
   H    e e S S E     H    S S Q  E   H    S S E S S E   H    S S Q  E
G|----------------||----------------|------------------|----------------|
D|------5-3-------||o----------3--3-|----------3-5-3---|----------3--3--|
A|----------4p3-1-||o------3h5------|------3h5-------5-|------3h5-------|
E|-3--------------||--3-------------|-3----------------|-3--------------|

   H    S S E S S E   Q.   E E E S S E   Q.   E  E E S S E   H    S S Q  E
G|------------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|----------3-5-3---|------------------|-----------3-5-3---|----------3--3--|
A|------3h5-------5-|-3----------1---1-|-3----3-/5-------5-|------3h5-------|
E|-3----------------|------3-3-3---3---|-------------------|-3--------------|

   H    S S E S S E    Q  E. S e e E S S
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|----------3-5-3----|-------------------|
A|------3h5-------5\-|-1-------1-1---1-3-|
E|-3-----------------|----1--1-----1-----|

   Q  E. S E E E S S   Q  E. S E E E S S
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-5-------5-5---5---|-3-------3-3--------|
E|----5--5-----5---5-|----3--3-----3-3-3--|

  1.                                                     2.
   Q  Q   E E S S E   H    S S Q  E   H    S S E S S E     Q  Q  E E S S E
G|------------------|---------------|-------------------||------------------|
D|-------/5-5-------|----------3--3-|----------3-5-3---o||---------3-5-3----|
A|-3----------5-3-1-|------3h5------|------3h5-------5-o||-3-----5-------5--|
E|----3-------------|-3-------------|-3-----------------||------------------|

                               [Interlude, Verse 4 & Outro]
   H    S S Q  E   Q  H    Q      H    S S Q  E   H     E E S S E
G|---------------|---------x--||----------------|------/7---5------|
D|----------3--3-|------------||o----------3--3-|---------8---8-5--|
A|------3h5------|------------||o------3h5------|------------------|
E|-3-------------|-3----------||--3-------------|-3----------------|

   H    S S Q  E   H     E E S S E   Q.   S S E E S S E   Q.   S S E E S S E
G|---------------|------/7---5-----|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------3--3-|---------8---8-5-|--------------------|------------3-5-3---|
A|------3h5------|-----------------|-3------------1---1-|-3----3-3-5-------5-|
E|-3-------------|-3---------------|------3-3-3-3---3---|--------------------|

   H    S S Q  E   H    S S E S S E   Q  E. S E E E S S   Q  E. S E E E S S
G|---------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|----------3--3-|----------3-5-3---|-------------------|--------------------|
A|------3h5------|------3h5-------5-|-1-------1-1---1-3-|-5-------5-5---5----|
E|-3-------------|-3----------------|----1--1-----1-----|----5--5-----5---5--|

   Q  E. S E E E S S   Q  E. S E E E S S   Q.   S S E E S S E
G|-------------------|-------------------|--------------3-4-5-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------5-5-5-5-------|
A|-3-------3-3---3-4-|-5-------5-5---5---|-3------------------|
E|----3--3-----3-----|----5--5-----5---5-|--------------------|

   Q.   S S E E S S E   H    E E S S E   H      E E  S S E  4x
G|--------------------|----------------|------/12-----------||
D|------------3-5-3---|--------3-5-3---|----------8-10-8-5-o||
A|-3----3-3-5-------5-|------5-------5-|-------------------o||
E|--------------------|-3--------------|-3------------------||

************************************** 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 ot out of (from/to "nowhere") | h - hammer-on | x - muted | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************