B.B. King – Dont Answer The Door (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
B.B. King - Don't Answer The Door - 4 STRING BASS TAB
"-" = 1/16TH KEY - Bb (recorded) 89 bpm
Played in 4/4 with triplet feel, but notated in 12/8 for spacing:
(triplets still notated for feel)
12/8
INTRO: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------0---0-| D||------------------------|1-----------------------|------0-----3-------3---| A||1-----------1---------1-|------4-----3-----2-----|1-----------------------| E||------1-----------1-----|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------------|------------------------| D|------0-----3-------3---|1-----------------------|1-----------1-----------| A|1-----------------------|------4-----3-----1-----|------1-----------4-3-0-| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------0---0-|------------------------| D|------0-----3-------3---|------0-----3-------3---|3-----------3-------3-2-| A|1-----------------------|1-----------------------|------3-----------3-----| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|1-----------------------|------0-----1-----2-----|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|| A|------4-----3-----2-----|1-----------------------|--------------------3---|| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] Verse: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------0---0-| D||------0-----3-----2-----|1-----------------------|------0-----3-------3---| A||1-----------------------|------4-----3-----2-----|1-----------------------| E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------------|------------------------| D|------0-----3-------3---|1-----------------------|1-----------------------| A|1-----------------------|------4-----3-----1---4-|------4-----3-----2-----| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------0---0-|------------------------| D|------0-----3-------3---|------0-----3-------3---|3-----3-----3-----3---3-| A|1-----------------------|1-----------------------|-----------------3--3---| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|1-----------------------|------0-----1-----2-----|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|| A|------4-----3-----2-----|1-----------------------|--------------------3---|| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE: G||3---3-1---1-0---0---1-2-|3---3-1---1-0---0---1-2-|3---3-1---1-0---0---1-2-| D||------------------3-----|------------------3-----|------------------3-----| A||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------3---3-|1---------------------0-|1-----------------------| A|--------------------3---|------4-----3-----1-3---|------4-----3-----2-----| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------0---0-|------------------------| D|------0-----3-------3---|------0-----3-------3---|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| A|1-----------------------|1-----------------------|--------------------3---| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|1---1-------------------|------0---0-1---1-2---2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| A|------4---4-3---3-2---2-|1---1-------------------|------------------------|| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] SOLO: G||------------------------|------------------------|------------------0---0-| D||------0---x-3---x-2---2-|1---1-------------------|------0---0-3---3---3---| A||1---x-------------------|------4---4-3---3-2---2-|1---1-------------------| E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------------|------------------------| D|------0---0-3---3---3---|1---1-------------------|1---1-------------------| A|1---1-------------------|------4---4-3---3-1-3-4-|------4---4-3---3-2---2-| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------0---0-|------------------------| D|------0---0-3---3---3---|------0---0-3---3---3---|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| A|1---1-------------------|1---1-------------------|--------------------3---| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|1---1-------------------|------0---0-1---1-2---2-|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|| A|------4---4-3---3-2---2-|1---1-------------------|--------------------3---|| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE: G||3---3-1---1-0---0---1-2-|3---3-1---1-0---0---1-2-|3---3-1---1-0---0---1-2-| D||------------------3-----|------------------3-----|------------------3-----| A||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------3---3-|1---1-----------------0-|1---1-------------------| A|------------------------|------4---4-3---3-1-3---|------4---4-3---3-2---2-| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------0---0-|------------------------| D|------0---0-3---3---3---|------0---0-3---3---3---|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| A|1---1-------------------|1---1-------------------|--------------------3---| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| D|1---1-------------------|------0---0-1---1-2---2-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| A|------4---4-3---3-2---2-|1---1-------------------|------------------------|| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] VERSE: G||------------------0-----|------------------0-----|------------------0---2-| D||------0---0-3---3---3-0-|------0---0-3---3---3-0-|------0---0-3---3---3---| A||1---1-------------------|1---1-------------------|1---1-------------------| E||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|3---3-1---1-0-0-0-------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------3-3-3-|1---1-----------------0-|1---1-------------------| A|------------------------|------4---4-3---3-1-3---|------4---4-3---3-2---2-| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------0---0-|------------------0---0-|------------------------| D|------0---0-3---3---3---|------0---0-3---3---3---|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---0-| A|1---1-------------------|1---1-------------------|--------------------3---| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] G|------------------------|------------------------|●-----------------------|| D|1---1-------------------|------0---0-1---1-2---2-|1-----------------------|| A|------4---4-3---3-2---2-|1---1-------------------|----4-1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ] [ 3 ]
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"-" Each dash equals 1/16 bar (4 dashes is a quarter note:
notes are 8th notes unless noted with "~"
"~" means hold the note (each ~ = 1/16) ("5~~~" = 5th fret quarter note)
"•" above note is staccato (cut note off quickly)
"[ 3 ]" indicates triplets (basically three notes played in space of two)
| x Dead note
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