Albert King – The Sky Is Crying (Bass Tab)

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SKY IS CRYING (Bassline) As recorded by Albert King (From the 1969 Album YEARS GONE BY) Words and Music by Elmore James & Morgan Robinson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' [1st - 3rd Verses] Q=93 Segno $ 12/8 Gtr I W H Q. +Q E Q. Q.
G|---------------||-------------------4----|
D|-6-------------||o-----------3-6---------|
A|---------------||o-4----(4)--------------|
E|---------------||------------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------4----|
D|------------------2----|-----------3-6---------|
A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)--------------|
E|-2----(2)--------------|-----------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|------------------4----|-----------------------|
D|-----------3-6---------|------------------2----|
A|-4----(4)--------------|-----------1-4---------|
E|-----------------------|-2----(2)--------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------4-----|
D|------------------2----|-----------3-6----------|
A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)---------------|
E|-2----(2)--------------|------------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|------------------4----|-----------------------|
D|-----------3-6---------|------------------4----|
A|-4----(4)--------------|-----------3-6---------|
E|-----------------------|-4----(4)--------------|

                                          To Coda
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------4------|
D|------------------2----|-----------3-6-----------|
A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)----------------|
E|-2----(2)--------------|-------------------------|

   1.                     2.
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.       Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|----------------------||---------------------|
D|---------------------o||-6----6----6----6----|
A|---------------------o||---------------------|
E|-4----4----4----4-----||---------------------|

  [Guitar Solo]
     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G||-------------------4----|------------------------|
D||o-----------3-6---------|------------------2-----|
A||o-4----(4)--------------|-----------1-4----------|
E||------------------------|-2----(2)---------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|------------------4----|------------------4----|
D|-----------3-6---------|-----------3-6---------|
A|-4----(4)--------------|-4----(4)--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------2----|------------------2-----|
A|-----------1-4---------|-----------1-4----------|
E|-2----(2)--------------|-2----(2)---------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|------------------4----|------------------4----|
D|-----------3-6---------|-----------3-6---------|
A|-4----(4)--------------|-4----(4)--------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------4----|------------------2-----|
A|-----------3-6---------|-----------1-4----------|
E|-4----(4)--------------|-2----(2)---------------|

                          1.                       2.
                                                          Dal Segno al Coda
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|------------------4----|-----------------------||------------------------||
D|-----------3-6---------|----------------------o||------------------------||
A|-4----(4)--------------|------------------1-3-o||------------------1-3---||
E|-----------------------|-4----4----4----4------||-4----4----4----4-------||

                          [Outro]
  Coda &
   Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E    Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|----------------------||------------------4----|
D|-6----6----6----6-4---||-----------3-6---------|
A|--------------------6-||-4----(4)--------------|
E|----------------------||-----------------------|

   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------4-----*|
D|------------------2----|-----------3-6----------*|
A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)---------------*|
E|-2----(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). | (n) - note tied to previous *************************************