Albert King – Oh Pretty Woman (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Albert King
(From the 1967 Album BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN)
Words and Music by A. C. Williams
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (B E B E G# C#) - 'Albert King - Guitar / DGDGBE down 1 1/2 steps: BEBEG#C#'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Cropper - Guitar'
Intro
Q=108
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (B E B E G# C# (DGDGBE down 1 1/2 steps))
W E E +E e H E S S S S e E a E E E
|----------|-----------6---------|---6-------------------|| |----------|---4b6-(4)-6---------|-----6-4-2-------------|| |----------|---------------------|-----------3-3-------6-|| |----------|---------------------|---------------2h3---6-|| |----------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |----------|---------------------|-----------------------||
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| Gtr II | W E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |----------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |----------|---------------------|-----------------------|| |----------|--------3--3---------|-------3---3-----------|| |----------|---5---------5---3-5-|---5---------5-----3-5-|| |----------|---------------5-----|-----------------5-----|| |----------|---------------------|-----------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ N.C. Gtr II E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------| ||----5-----5---3-5-|---5-----5---3-5-|---5-----5---3-5-| ||o-----------5-----|-----------5-----|-----------5-----| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| Gtr I e E Q H e e q h e E Q H |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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| Gtr II | E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------| |---5-----5---3-5-|---5-----5---3-5-|---5-----5---3-5-| |-----------5-----|-----------5-----|-----------5-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus N.C. ~~~~~~ ~~ S S E Q H E E Q H Q e E +Q S E. |-6p0---------------|---6-------------||-----6-6-(6)---9-6----| |-6p0---------------|---x-------------||-----8-8-(8)---9------| |-------------------|-----------------||----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------||----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------||----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------||----------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |-------------------|-----------------||----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------||----------------------| |-------3-3---------|-----3-3---------||----------------------| |-----5-----5---3-5-|---5-----5---3-5-||-----1-1--------------| |-------------5-----|-----------5-----||---3------3----1----3-| |-------------------|-----------------||-------------3--------|
To Coda
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Q Q H E S S e E +E S S E E E E S S E E +E e Q |-6----------------|-------6-6-(6)-6-----------|-------6-4-(4)-6------| |------------------|---4s6-----------4-4-2---3-|---4s6----------------| |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |------------------|-------3-3-----------------|-------3-3------------| |-----1-1----------|---5--------5------3---5---|---5--------5----3-5--| |---3-----3--------|---------------5-----------|---------------5------| |-----------0-1-2--|---------------------------|----------------------| H Q E E e E Q H |-----------------|-6---------------| |-----------------|-6---------------| |---------------6-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------| |---5-----5---3-5-|---5-----5---3-5-| |-----------5-----|-----------5-----|
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G7 N.C.
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Q E +E E +E Q a E E S +S S S E E E e E |----9b11-(9)-9b10-(9)-6--|-4s5----------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----6-4b6-(4)-4-2---2---------o|| |-------------------------|-------------------3---3--------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------3------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------||
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| H H W |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-4-----------------------|--------------------------------|| |-3-----------------------|--------------------------------|| |-5-----------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| 2. G7 N.C. ~~~~~~~~ E S +S +H S S e E S S e e E e E E |---------------------6-----|-------------6-9b9.5-9b13-|| |---4b6==(4)-(4)r---------6-|-4-2h3--------------------|| |-----------------------x---|-------3------------------|| |---------------------------|---------3----------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------||
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| H H H Q E E |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |-4-------------------------|---------------------3s===|| |-3-------------------------|---------------------2s===|| |-5-------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|| Guitar Solo G7 ~~ +e E Q H Q S +E. Q S E. |-(9)---------------|-----9b13-(9)---9b13---9-6------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------|
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| E E e E e E E E E E e E e E E E |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |--4----4---4-----3s|=4---4----------4-----------3s==| |--3----3---3-----2s|=3---3----------3-----------2s==| |-------5---5-------|-----5----------5---------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| C7 E E Q H Q S +E. +Q +E +E +E +E Q +E E Q |-6---------------|-----9b13==(9)---(9)---(9)-(9)|-(9)r(9)-6---(6)-9------| |-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------x------| |-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
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| E E e E e E E E E E e E e E E E e E e E e E E E |-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------| |-4---4---4-----3s|=4---4------------4---------2s|==3------3----3------2s=| |-3---3---3-----2s|=3---3------------3---------1s|==2------2----2------1s=| |-----5---5-------|-----5------------5-----------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------| ~ S S E +E +S +S +Q Q |---x-9-(9)b13==(9)-(9)r(9)b9.5---6---| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
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| e E e E e E E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-3------3---------------3----------3s| |-2------2---------------2----------2s| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| G7 ~ E +S S Q E E S E. Q E e E e E E |-9b10-(9)-----------6-9b9.5---|-6-----9---6-9-9pb11-| |------------------6---9b9.5---|-----9-9-------------| |------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------|
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| E E e E e E E E E E e E e E Q |------------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------| |-4----------4---4-----------3s|=4---4---4-----------| |-3----------3---3-----------2s|=3---3---3-----------| |------------5---5-------------|-----5---5-----------| |------------------------------|---------------------| D7 ~~~~ S +E. E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E S E. |--9b11-(9)-9b11-(9)-9b11-(9)-9b11-(9)-|--9b11.5-(9)-9b12-(9)-9b11-(9)-9-6--| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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|-^7-----------------------------------|-^7---------------------------------|
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|-^7-----------------------------------|-^7---------------------------------|
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D.S. al Coda
G7
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Q Q a E E E E +E e e E +E S S E e
|---6---6--6s4-------|---------------------6----||
|--------------6-4-2-|-(2)-----------4s6-6-6----||
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|--------------------|-------3-3-(3)------------||
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| a E E Q H W |--------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------------|| |-3h4----------------|--------------------------|| |---3----------------|--------------------------|| |---5-5--------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------------|| & N.C. ~~~~~~ E S S S S E +E S S S S E E S S e E +Q Q H. E E |-------6---6-(6)-6---------|-------6-4-(4)-------|-^8----------------| |---4s6---6---------6-4-2---|---4s6---------------|-^8----------------| |-------------------------3-|---------------------|-^8--------------6-| |---------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |---------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------3---3---------------|-------3-3-----------|-------------------| |---5----------5------3---5-|---5--------5----3-5-|-------3-3---------| |-----------------5---------|---------------5-----|-----5-----5---3-5-| |---------------------------|---------------------|-------------5-----| G7 ~ e E Q H Q S +E. E +E Q |-6---------------|----9b11-(9)-9b11-(9)-6--| |-6---------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E H H |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-4-----------------------| |-----3-3---------|-3-----------------------| |---5-----5---3-5-|-5-----------------------| |-----------5-----|-------------------------| Outro N.C. ~~~~~~ S +S E +E E S S E a E e E +e Q H |-9b10-(9)-6-(6)-x-4-----4h6-6-||-9b13-(9)-------------| |--------------------6-6-------||----------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------|
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| W E E E E e E E E |------------------------------||----------------------| |------------------------------||----------------------| |------------------------------||----------3-3---------| |------------------------------||-------5------5---3-5-| |------------------------------||----------------5-----| |------------------------------||----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ Q S +E. S +E. S E. Q e E H |-----9b13-(9)---9b13-(9)---9pb10-6----|-6---9-----------| |--------------------------------------|-----9-----------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |--------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| |-----3--------3-----------------------|-----3-3---------| |---5------------5----------3--------5-|---5-----5---3-5-| |-------------------------5------------|-----------5-----| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| H E Q +E +Q. +E Q S +S +E |-----------9b13====(9)-|-(9)r====(9)-----9b12==(9)r(9)b10---| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----3-3---------------|-------3--3-------------------------| |---5-----5-------3--5--|-----5-------5---3----------5-------| |-----------5-----------|---------------5--------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ +E E Q Q S E. Q E E Q E +E |-(9)-x---------9-6----|-6---x-------9b13==(9)r| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-------3-3------------|-----3-3---------------| |-----5-----5---3----5-|---5-----5---3------5--| |-------------5--------|-----------5-----------| |----------------------|-----------------------| +E E Q Q E +E +Q Q Q E +E |-(9)-----------9b13==(9)r|=(9)-----------9b13==(9)r=| |---------------9b12==(9)r|=(9)-----------9b13==(9)r=| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------3-3---------------|-------3-3----------------| |-----5-----5---3------5--|-----5-----5---3------5---| |-------------5-----------|-------------5------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| +Q Q E E +E +E |-(9)---------9pb13r(9)b9.5-(9)-| |-(9)---------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
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| E E E E e E E E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------3-3---------------------| |-----5-----5--------3-------5--| |-------------5-----------------| |-------------------------------| ~ ~ Q Q S S S T +T S S S S Q Q E E +E E |-6-------6-4-------------------|---------------------*| |-------------6-4b6-(4)---4-2---|-2---------4b6-(4)---*| |-----------------------------3-|---------------------*| |-------------------------------|---------------------*| |-------------------------------|---------------------*| |-------------------------------|---------------------*|
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| E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------*| |-------------------------------|---------------------*| |-----3-3-----------------------|-----3-3-------------*| |---5-----5-------------3---5---|---5-----5------3--5-*| |-------------5-----------------|-----------5---------*| |-------------------------------|---------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths