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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 --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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