B.B. King – I Wanna Be (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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B.B. King and Eric Clapton - "I Wanna Be"
Tabbed by jjhand
[Kick-Off Lick]
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---------0-------| A|-----0-2---------| D|-0-4-------------|
[Intro]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton) e|-------5--5--5\3--3--3--------------|----------------------------------| B|-------7--7--7\5--5--5--------------|----------------------------------| G|-------7--7--7\5--5--5-----5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| play 4x D|---------------------------5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------| D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------| Lead Guitar (King) e|----12b14r----12---10---10---12------|-12b14-------------------------10-12--| B|-------------------------------------|----------------------------12--------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------13---15b17---|----------------------13b14-----------| B|-------------------15----------------|--------------15~~~~------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|-------17b19-------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|------------------------17b18r-------|-15--------------------------15-17b18-| G|--------------------------------16---|--------------------------16----------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|---------------------------15b17-----|--------------------------------------| B|-15~---------------------------------|------------15-----17b18--------------| G|----------16-------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse Chords]
** Verse is purely chords in the middle of the fretboard (3rd fret C, 7th fret Em, etc)
D5 C5 C5 E5
I wonder helplessly day by day
D5 D5
It's so much easier to run away
C5 C5 E5
My mind is telling my body so
D5
Never know which way to go
[Prechorus] e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-9b11--7-9b11r-7--------7~----| this part repeats during D|-----------------9--7h9-------| the lyrics below A|------------------------------| Rhythm Chords are shown below D|------------------------------|
Bm
"I'm always there for you baby
E9
You let me see
G7 F#7 E7
If we can get closer everyday"
[Chorus]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton) e|-------5--5--5\3--3--3--------------|----------------------------------| B|-------7--7--7\5--5--5--------------|----------------------------------| G|-------7--7--7\5--5--5-----5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| play 4x D|---------------------------5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------| D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------|
"I wanna be Held by you"
"I wanna be Touched by you"
"I wanna be I wanna be loved by you"
"I wanna be Anything you want me to"
[Verse 2]
Lead Parts (During lyric pauses)
#1 #3 e|--------------------------|--15b17-------------------| B|-17b18r--17--15-15~--17---|---------15--15~~---------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D5 C5 C5 E5
"Don't mean nothing when you're growing old
D5 D5
Nobody knows what the future holds
C5 C5 E5
I am left with a bitter taste
D5
Turn away from that beautiful chase"
[Prechorus 2] e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-9b11--7-9b11r-7--------7~----| this part repeats similarly during D|-----------------9--7h9-------| the lyrics below A|------------------------------| Rhythm Chords are shown below D|------------------------------|
Bm
"I'm always there for you baby
E9
You let me see
G7 F#7 E7
If we can get closer everyday"
[Chorus 2]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton) e|-------5--5--5\3--3--3--------------|----------------------------------| B|-------7--7--7\5--5--5--------------|----------------------------------| G|-------7--7--7\5--5--5-----5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| play 4x D|---------------------------5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------| D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------|
"I wanna be Held by you"
"I wanna be Touched by you"
"I wanna be I wanna be loved by you"
"I wanna be Anything you want me to"
Lead on Chorus 2 e|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----12b14--15b17--| B|------15-17b18-----|----------17b18r---|-----15-----------|-------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| e|-------------------|-----12b14--15b17--|------------------|-----19b20r-17-----------| B|-------------------|-------------------|----17b18r--15----|---------------17b18-15--| G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
[King's Solo]
(2:26) Solo plays along to the Chorus/Intro Riff
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------15-17---| B|-17pb18r____------17-15--|-15~-----15-17--------15--17--|-17b18r----15-17-17b19---------| G|-------------------------|------16-----------16---------|--------16---------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|-------------------19b20-|------------------------------|------10~~--------------------------| B|-15~~---17b18------------|------17pb18r-17-15-------15--|------------13----------------------| G|-------------------------|---------------------16~------|-------------------10bb-10bb--------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------12------------12--10-| A|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------| e|---14b16-14--------10~---|------------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----13-10--------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------12-10--------------| D|-------------------------|----------------------12\-----| A|-------------------------|------------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
[Clapton Solo]
(2:47) Solo Plays along to Prechorus Riff
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------| B|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------2--|------------------------------|------2h4~------------------| D|------------2p0---2/4----|-2p0----2--2p0---0------0-----|----0---------2b3r2-0---2---| A|-0h2~~----------2--------|-----2---------2---0h2~---2p0-|----------------------2-----| D|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------| e|------------------------------|----------(7)------------------|-------------------------10-10-12-10--| B|------------------------------|-----------10-7----------------|----------------10/12-12--------------| G|---7-----7\6---6\4---4/6\4~---|----------------10-9-7---9-7---|------7-------------------------------| D|------------------------------|-----------------------9-----9-|-9~-----------------------------------| A|-9-----9-----7-----5----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|---/17---------12p10-------10---------7---|--------------------------------| B|--------17b18--------12-12---12p10------7-|-10b12--------------------------| G|----------------------------------11------|--------9--7--------------------| D|------------------------------------------|--------------7--9-9------------| A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------12\----|
[Chorus 2]
Rhythm Guitar Riff (Clapton) e|-------5--5--5\3--3--3--------------|----------------------------------| B|-------7--7--7\5--5--5--------------|----------------------------------| G|-------7--7--7\5--5--5-----5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| play 8x D|---------------------------5--5~\---|-------7--------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-------5--------------------------| D|-0----------------------------------|-0--0-----------------------------|
"I wanna be Held by you"
"I wanna be Touched by you"
"I wanna be I wanna be loved by you"
"I wanna be Anything you want me to"
Lead on Chorus 3 e|-------------------|-------------------|-----15b17--------|--------15b17------| B|-17b18----------17-|-17--15--15----15--|------------17b18-|-------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| e|-------------------|--------15b17------|------------------|-------------15-14--| B|--17b18r-15---15~--|--------------15~--|------------------|--------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| e|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|------15b17--------| B|----15----15~-17b18--|-----------------|----------15------|-------------------| G|-------16------------|-----------------|----------17------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| e|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------10----| B|----17b18r-----------|-------17b18r-----|------15~~--------|-----**10-10----10-| G|------------16-------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
[Outro Solo]
** Solo starts above where marked in the Chorus Lead above.
Rhythm Track continues playing a simple D blues jam with occasional accent chords
e|---------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|-13b15--b15--b15~~--13--10-|-13--10--13b-10--13b-10h13p10--10---------| G|---------------------------|-----------------------------12---12b14gr-| D|---------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------|------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------|------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|----------------10----------------------|--------------------------------8--| G|-10---------10--10----------------------|----------------------------5/7----| D|----12-12~----------12-10----10---------|-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------12----12\10-8-|-10b11--8\5--8---5----8------------| D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|----------10-----------------------------------------| B|-------10----10-13-10h13p10---10---------------------| G|-12b14---------------------12----12-10h12p10---12p10-| D|--------------------------------------------12-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----------10---------------------------------------| G|-12b14-------12b14r-10-------10---------10-12p10---| D|-----------------------12p10----12-12~----------12-| A|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------13---13~--13~--13~--13~-|---13~--13~--13-12-11-10----------| G|-10~------14---14~--14~--14~--14~-|---14~--14~--14-13-12-10--12--10--| D|-----12---------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|-------------10------------------|--------------13pb15---pb15r14-----| B|----------10----10-13b15--b15~~~-|-b15--b15~-b15---------------------| G|-12b14---------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|-13pb15~~~-----------13-10-13-| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-10h13p10-----------------------------10-------------| G|---------12h14p12-10--10-12p10-12b14----pb14r12-10---| D|--------------------12----------------------------12-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------| G|-10~------------------------------|-5-----5--------------------| D|---------------------------/7--7--|----7-----5b6r-3------/7--7-| A|----------------------------------|-----------------5----------| D|-----12\--0-----------------------|----------------------------| e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-----6gb---------------------|-------------------------------| G|-7---------------7-----------|-------------------------------| D|---7---------------7-5\3-----|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------5-3-|-5---3---0-3-0-----------------| D|-----------------------------|-------5-------5-3--3--0--5-3--| start to fade out e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------13~-13~-13~-| G|----------------5~------5~--5~--5~--|--5~----/10~-10~-10~-/14~-14~-14~-14~-14~-14~-| D|----------------7~------7~--7~--7~--|--7~----/12~-12~-12~-/15~-15~-15~-------------| A|-5~---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| D|-----0------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------15b17----13b14-----|-10----------------------------------------| B|-15~~~--------------------------------|----13-10-13-------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------|-------------12-10-------10------10-12-10--| D|--------------------------------------|-------------------12-10----12-------------| A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| bb blues bend - not a full semitone (slight change in pitch)
| gb bend up pitch gradually
| gr releaase bent pitch gradually
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