B.B. King – Every Day I Have The Blues (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by B.B. King
(From the 1965 Album LIVE AT THE REGAL)
Words and Music by Peter Chatman
Arranged by B.B. King
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Leo Lauchie - Bass'
Intro
Q=172(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------6--|-8--6--------|
|----5--8--7--|-6--4--------|----5--8-----|-------8--7--|
|-6-----------|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-6--4-----6--|-7--4--------|----5--8--9--|-10--8--5------|
|-------6-----|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-----------9---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------10--7--|-8--6--------|----------4--|-3------------|
|-8--11---------|-------8--5--|-6--4--3-----|----2--1--5---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------6--|-8--6---------|
|----5--8--7--|-6--4--------|----5--8-----|-------8--7---|
|-6-----------|-------6--5--|-6-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-6--4-----6--|-7--4--------|----5--8--9--|-10--8--5------|
|-------6-----|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-----------9---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------10--7--|-8--6--------|----------4--|-3------------||
|-8--11---------|-------8--5--|-6--4--3-----|----2--1--5---||
1st Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------6--|-8--6---------|
|----5--8--7--|-6--4--------|----5--8-----|-------8--7---|
|-6-----------|-------6--5--|-6-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-6--4-----6--|-7--4--------|----5--8--9--|-10--8--5------|
|-------6-----|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-----------9---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------10--7--|-8--6--------|----------4--|-3------------||
|-8--11---------|-------8--5--|-6--4--3-----|----2--1--5---||
2nd Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------6--|-8--6---------|
|----5--8--7--|-6--4--------|----5--8-----|-------8--7---|
|-6-----------|-------6--5--|-6-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-6--4-----6--|-7--4--------|----5--8--9--|-10--8--5------|
|-------6-----|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-----------9---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------10--7--|-8--6--------|----------4--|-3------------||
|-8--11---------|-------8--5--|-6--4--3-----|----2--1--5---||
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|----------6--|-8--6--------|
||o----5--8--7--|-6--4--------|----5--8-----|-------8--7--|
||--6-----------|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-6--4-----6--|-7--4--------|----5--8--9--|-10--8--5------|
|-------6-----|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-----------9---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
|--------10--7--|-8--6--------|----------4--|-3------------o||
|-8--11---------|-------8--5--|-6--4--3-----|----2--1--5----||
3rd Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------6--|-8--6---------|
|----5--8--7--|-6--4--------|----5--8-----|-------8--7---|
|-6-----------|-------6--5--|-6-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-6--4-----6--|-7--4--------|----5--8--9--|-10--8--5------|
|-------6-----|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-----------9---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------10--7--|-8--6--------|----------4--|-3------------||
|-8--11---------|-------8--5--|-6--4--3-----|----2--1--5---||
4th Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------6--|-8--6---------|
|----5--8--7--|-6--4--------|----5--8-----|-------8--7---|
|-6-----------|-------6--5--|-6-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-6--4-----6--|-7--4--------|----5--8--9--|-10--8--5------|
|-------6-----|-------6--5--|-6-----------|-----------9---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H W
|---------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------||
|---------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------||
|--------10--7--|-8--6--------|----------4--|-3--2--1----|------||
|-8--11---------|-------8--5--|-6--4--3-----|------------|------||
Outro Outro
Slower Q.=61
3/8
Wx2 W
|------------|-----*|
|------------|-----*|
|------------|-----*|
|------------|-----*|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