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SKY IS CRYING (Bassline) As recorded by Albert King (From the 1969 Album YEARS GONE BY) Words and Music by Elmore James & Morgan Robinson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' [1st - 3rd Verses] Q=93 Segno $ 12/8 Gtr I W H Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|---------------||-------------------4----| D|-6-------------||o-----------3-6---------| A|---------------||o-4----(4)--------------| E|---------------||------------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|------------------4----| D|------------------2----|-----------3-6---------| A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)--------------| E|-2----(2)--------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|------------------4----|-----------------------| D|-----------3-6---------|------------------2----| A|-4----(4)--------------|-----------1-4---------| E|-----------------------|-2----(2)--------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|------------------4-----| D|------------------2----|-----------3-6----------| A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)---------------| E|-2----(2)--------------|------------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|------------------4----|-----------------------| D|-----------3-6---------|------------------4----| A|-4----(4)--------------|-----------3-6---------| E|-----------------------|-4----(4)--------------| To Coda Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|------------------4------| D|------------------2----|-----------3-6-----------| A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)----------------| E|-2----(2)--------------|-------------------------| 1. 2. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. G|----------------------||---------------------| D|---------------------o||-6----6----6----6----| A|---------------------o||---------------------| E|-4----4----4----4-----||---------------------| [Guitar Solo] Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G||-------------------4----|------------------------| D||o-----------3-6---------|------------------2-----| A||o-4----(4)--------------|-----------1-4----------| E||------------------------|-2----(2)---------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|------------------4----|------------------4----| D|-----------3-6---------|-----------3-6---------| A|-4----(4)--------------|-4----(4)--------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|------------------------| D|------------------2----|------------------2-----| A|-----------1-4---------|-----------1-4----------| E|-2----(2)--------------|-2----(2)---------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|------------------4----|------------------4----| D|-----------3-6---------|-----------3-6---------| A|-4----(4)--------------|-4----(4)--------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|------------------------| D|------------------4----|------------------2-----| A|-----------3-6---------|-----------1-4----------| E|-4----(4)--------------|-2----(2)---------------| 1. 2. Dal Segno al Coda Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E G|------------------4----|-----------------------||------------------------|| D|-----------3-6---------|----------------------o||------------------------|| A|-4----(4)--------------|------------------1-3-o||------------------1-3---|| E|-----------------------|-4----4----4----4------||-4----4----4----4-------|| [Outro] Coda & Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|----------------------||------------------4----| D|-6----6----6----6-4---||-----------3-6---------| A|--------------------6-||-4----(4)--------------| E|----------------------||-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. G|-----------------------|------------------4-----*| D|------------------2----|-----------3-6----------*| A|-----------1-4---------|-4----(4)---------------*| E|-2----(2)--------------|------------------------*| ************************************ 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). | (n) - note tied to previous *************************************