B.B. King – Back Door Santa (Bass Tab)
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
As recorded by B.B. King
(From the 2001 Album A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION OF HOPE)
Words and Music by Clarence Carter & Marcus Daniel
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Doster - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=114 (8=s8/shuffle feel)
4/4
Gtr I
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[Verses 1 & 2]
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1.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E G|--------------------------|| D|-------------------------o|| A|-------------------------o|| E|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6--||
2.
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[Chorus]
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E E E E E E E E E E E E 8x G||---------------------------|| D||o-------------------------o|| A||o-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-o|| E||---------------------------||
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[Guitar Solo]
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E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-------------------------|----8-6---6-----------||--------------------------| D|-------------------------|--------8---8-6---6---||--------------------------| A|-6---6-4---4-3---3-------|----------------8---8-||-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6--| E|-------------------7---7-|-6--------------------||--------------------------|
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[Chorus]
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[Outro]
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TP TP
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E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H. H H +H. q G|-------------------------|------------|-----------|--------------*| D|-------------------------|------------|-----------|--------------*| A|-------------------------|-6----------|------6----|-(6)------6---*| E|-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|------------|-----------|--------------*|
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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
| |-3-| - triplet
| TP - tremolo picking
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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