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HEARTBREAK HOTEL (Bassline) As recorded by Albert King (From the 1969 Album KING DOES THE KING'S THINGS) Words and Music by Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden & Elvis Presley Arranged by Albert King Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Doanld "Duck" Dunn - Bass' [Intro] Q=141 12/8 Gtr I Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------------6----|----------------4----| A|------6--6-9--9----9-|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-7--7----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E G|-----------4--4-6--4-|---4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4--4-|| D|------6--6-----------|-----------------------|| A|-7--7----------------|-----------------------|| E|---------------------|-----------------------|| [Verses 1 & 3] q. Q. Q E q. H. Q E q. G||----------------------|-------------------| D||o---------------------|-------------------| A||o-7------------7-7----|------------7-7----| E||----------------------|-------------------| W Q E Q E Q E Q E G|--------------|----------------------| D|--------------|----------------------| A|--------------|-7--7-5--5-4--4-------| E|--------------|----------------7--7--| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------------4----|----------------4----| A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E G|---------------------|-------------4-4-4-4-4---|| D|-----------4--4-6--4-|------6--6---------------|| A|------6--6-----------|-7--7--------------------|| E|-7--7----------------|-------------------------|| [Verses 2 & 4] q. Q. Q E q. H. Q E q. G|---------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------| A|-7------------7-7----|------------7-7----| E|---------------------|-------------------| W Q E Q E Q E Q E G|--------------|-----------------------| D|--------------|-----------------------| A|--------------|-7--7-5--5-4--4--------| E|--------------|----------------7--7---| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------------4----|----------------4----| A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E G|---------------------|-------------4-4-4-4-4----|| D|-----------4--4-6--4-|------6--6---------------o|| A|------6--6-----------|-7--7--------------------o|| E|-7--7----------------|--------------------------|| [Guitar Solo] Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4-| D|------6--6-----------|------6--6-----------| A|-7--7----------------|-7--7----------------| E|---------------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6-4-----| D|------6--6-----------|------6--6----------6---| A|-7--7----------------|-7--7-------------------| E|---------------------|------------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------------4----|----------------4----| A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|----------------6----|----------------6------| D|------6--6-9--9----9-|------6--6-9--9----9---| A|-7--7----------------|-7--7------------------| E|---------------------|-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|-----------4--4-6--4-|----------------4----| A|------6--6-----------|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-7--7----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------4--4-6--4-|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|| D|------6--6-----------|-2-------------------------|| A|-7--7----------------|---------------------------|| E|---------------------|---------------------------|| [Verse 5] q. Q. Q E q. H. Q E q. G|---------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------| A|-7------------7-7----|------------7-7----| E|---------------------|-------------------| W Q E Q E Q E Q E G|--------------|-----------------------| D|--------------|-----------------------| A|--------------|-7--7-5--5-4--4--------| E|--------------|----------------7--7---| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------------4----|----------------4----| A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|---------------------|---------------4-4-4-4-4---|| D|-----------4--4-6--4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|| A|------6--6-----------|---------------------------|| E|-7--7----------------|---------------------------|| [Outro-Guitar Solo] Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G||------------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4-| D||o------6--6-----------|------6--6-----------| A||o-7--7----------------|-7--7----------------| E||----------------------|---------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4--| D|------6--6-----------|------6--6------------| A|-7--7----------------|-7--7-----------------| E|---------------------|----------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------------4----|----------------4----| A|------4--4-7--7----7-|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4---| D|------6--6-----------|------6--6-------------| A|-7--7----------------|-7--7------------------| E|---------------------|-----------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E G|---------------------|---------------------| D|-----------4--4-6--4-|----------------4----| A|------6--6-----------|------4--4-7--7----7-| E|-7--7----------------|-5--5----------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E 6x G|-----------4--4-6--4-|-----------4--4-6--4----|| D|------6--6-----------|------6--6-------------o|| A|-7--7----------------|-7--7------------------o|| E|---------------------|------------------------|| ************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************