Born Under A Bad Sign (ver 4) by Albert King
BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN (Bassline)
As recorded by Albert King
(From the 1967 Album BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN)
Words and Music by Booker T. Jones & William Bell
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
Intro
Q=94
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 Q E E E E E E
|------------|----------------||
|------------|--------------2-||
|------------|----------2-4---||
|------------|------2-4-------||
Chorus
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E +E Q E
||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|--------------2-|---------------|-----------------|
||o-4--------2----|-4--------2-4---|-4--------2----|-4---------------|
||-------2-4---0--|------2-4-------|------2-4---0--|------1-(1)-2--3-|
Q Q E E E E Q e e Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------2-|-----------------||
|---------------|--------------|-4--------2-4---|-4--------2---2--||
|-4--4--4-4-4-0-|-2--2-2-2--0--|------2-4-------|------2-4--------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------2--o||
|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2-4----o||
|------2-4-------|------2-4-------|------2-4-------|------2-4---------||
Chorus
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E +E Q E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|--------------2-|---------------|------------------|
|-4--------2----|-4--------2-4---|-4--------2----|-4----------------|
|------2-4---0--|------2-4-------|------2-4---0--|------1-(1)-2--3--|
Q Q E E E E Q e e Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------2-|-----------------||
|---------------|--------------|-4--------2-4---|-4--------2---2--||
|-4--4--4-4-4-0-|-2--2-2-2--0--|------2-4-------|------2-4--------||
Guitar Solo
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2-2----||
|------2-4-------|------2-4-------|------2-4-------|------2-4-----4--||
Chorus
Q Q E E E E Q e e Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-4--4--4-4-4-0-|-2--2-2-2--0--|-4--4--4-4-4-0-|-2------2-4-0-2--|
3rd Verse
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||----------------|-----------------|
|--------------2-|----------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-4--------2-4---|-4--------2---2-||-4--------2---2-|-4--------2---2--|
|------2-4-------|------2-4-------||------2-4-------|------2-4--------|
Chorus
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|--------------2-||---------------|--------------2--|
|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2-4---||-4--------2----|-4--------2-4----|
|------2-4-------|------2-4-------||------2-4---0--|------2-4--------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E +E Q E Q Q E E E E Q e e Q Q
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4--------2----|-4---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------2-4---0--|------1-(1)-2--3-|-4--4--4-4-4-0-|-2--2-2-2--0---|
Outro
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------|
|--------------2-|----------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-4--------2-4---|-4--------2---2-||-4--------2----|-4--------2---2--|
|------2-4-------|------2-4-------||------2-4---0--|------2-4--------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------*|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------*|
|-4--------2----|-4--------2---2-|-4--------2----|-4--------2---2--*|
|------2-4---0--|------2-4-------|------2-4---0--|------2-4--------*|
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
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