B.B. King - Every day i have the blues

EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES As recorded by B.B. King (From the 1956 Album SINGIN' THE BLUES) Words and Music by Aaron & Milton Sparks Arranged by B.B. King Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'B.B. King - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=106(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E Q W E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------6------|----------|--------6-----8-6---6-8-6-| |-----------6---9----|----------|------6---9-6-----6-------| |------8b10----------|----------|-8b10---------------------| |--------------------|----------|--------------------------| |--------------------|----------|--------------------------| |--------------------|----------|--------------------------| |-3-| |---3---| |-3-| E E E E E E E +E E E E |-8b9-6-8-6--------------------| |-----------9-6----------------| |---------------8b10-(8)-8-6---| |----------------------------8-| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------9b9.5-|---9b9.5---9b9.5-9b9.5-6------| |-------------8b8.5-|---8b8.5---8b8.5-8b8.5---6----| |-6-8---------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------8--| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------|-----6-----8-------6---|--------9b9.5-6---------| |-6-6-----------|---6---9-6-----6-9---6-|--------8b8.5-----------| |-6-7---------6-|-7---------------------|-8b10-------------------| |---------------|-----------------------|------------------8-----| |---------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |---------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E Q. E E E E a E E Q Q E E W |---9b9.5---9b9.5-6-----|----------------6\-|------|| |---8b8.5---8b8.5---6---|---6------------6\-|------|| |-----------------------|-6h7---------------|------|| |---------------------8-|-----8\------------|------|| |-----------------------|-------------------|------|| |-----------------------|-------------------|------|| 1st Verse N.C. |--3---| |---3----| |-3-| W W Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E Q Q |----------|----------|-----------6----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|---------6---9-6----------6-|-----------6-----| |----------|----------|----8b10---------8b10-(8)---|-8-6---6-7-------| |----------|----------|----------------------------|-----8-----------| |----------|----------|----------------------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------------------------|-----------------| Eb9 N.C. |--3---| |-3-| H Q E E +Q Q H Q E E E E E E +Q |-----------6-|-(6)----------|-----------6-----8b9-(8)--| |-----------6-|-(6)----------|---------6---9-6----------| |-----------6-|-(6)----------|----8b10------------------| |-----------5-|-(5)----------|--------------------------| |-----------6-|-(6)----------|--------------------------| |-------------|--------------|--------------------------| F9 Eb9 |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E Q Q H Q E E Q Q H |-6-----------------|---------8---|--6-----------| |---6---------6-----|---------8---|--6-----------| |-----8---6-7-------|---------8---|--6-----------| |-------8-----------|---------7---|--5-----------| |-------------------|---------8-6-|-(6)----------| |-------------------|-------------|--------------| 2nd Verse N.C. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E H W W |------------6-----8-6-|-8b9-6----------||----------|------| |----------6---8-6-----|-------8-6------||----------|------| |------6-7-------------|----------------||----------|------| |----------------------|----------------||----------|------| |----------------------|----------------||----------|------| |----------------------|----------------||----------|------| Eb7 |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E a E +Q Q H Q E E |-----------6-----8-6-----|----------------------|-------------| |---------6---9-6-----6-6-|-8b9--6---------------|---------4---| |----8b10-----------------|--------8-6h7-(7)-----|---------6---| |-------------------------|----------------------|---------5---| |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------6-| |-------------------------|----------------------|-------------| N.C. |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E +E Q H |--------------|-----------6-----8-6---6-|-9b10-(9)---------| |--4-----------|---------6---9-6-----6---|------------------| |--6-----------|----8b10-----------------|------------------| |--5-----------|-------------------------|------------------| |-(6)----------|-------------------------|------------------| |--------------|-------------------------|------------------| F7 Eb7 N.C. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| H Q E E Q Q H Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------|------------|----------6-----8-6----| |-------------|------------|--------6---9-6-----6--| |---------8---|-6----------|----6-7----------------| |---------7---|-5----------|-----------------------| |---------8-6-|-6----------|-----------------------| |-------------|------------|-----------------------| Guitar Solo N.C. |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E Q E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E |-9b10-------------||----------------|--------6-----8-6-----6-----| |-------9-8-6--8-6-||------6---------|------6---9-6-----6-9---6---| |--------------8---||-8b10-----------|-8b10---------------------8-| |------------------||----------------|----------------------------| |------------------||----------------|----------------------------| |------------------||----------------|----------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| a E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E Q E |-----6-(6)\---------|-----6-----8-6-----6-8-9-|-8-6h8p6---6-8-8b9------| |---6-6-(6)\---------|---6---9-6-----6-9-------|---------8--------------| |-6h7--------------6-|-7-----------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| E E Q E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E |---9-9--9b9.5-6-----|---6\---------|-----------6-------------| |--------8b8.5---6---|-6-6\---------|-------------9-6-9b9.5-6-| |--------------------|-6-7\---------|-----6-7-----------------| |------------------8-|--------------|---8---------------------| |--------------------|--------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|--------------|-------------------------| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E |--------6-----8-6-----6---| |------6---9-6-----6-9---6-| |-8b10---------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----9b9.5---9b9.5---9b9.5-9b9.5-6-|-6------------------------| |-(6)-8b8.5---8b8.5---8b8.5-8b8.5-6-|---/11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| 3rd Verse N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E E +E E Q W W W |------------------------||-----------|----------|------| |-11-11-11-11-(11)-------||-----------|----------|------| |------------------10----||-----------|----------|------| |------------------------||-----------|----------|------| |------------------------||-----------|----------|------| |------------------------||-----------|----------|------| |--3---| W W W Q E E E S E S +E E |----------|----------|----------|-----------6-----8-(8)-6--| |----------|----------|----------|-------------9-6-8-(8)----| |----------|----------|----------|------8b10----------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------------------| F7 Eb7 |-3-| E E E E E a E E Q H Q e E Q Q H |-9b10-6----------------|-------------|------------| |--------9-6------------|-------------|------------| |------------8-6h7------|---------8---|-6----------| |-----------------------|---------7---|-5----------| |-----------------------|---------8---|-6----------| |-----------------------|-------------|------------| 4th Verse N.C. Bb |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q E e Q Q E E |----------6-----8-6-6-|-9b10-6-------------||----------------| |--------6---9-6-8-----|--------8-6-(6)-----||---6-------6----| |----6-7---------------|--------------------||---7-------7----| |----------------------|--------------------||---8-------8----| |----------------------|--------------------||----------------| |----------------------|--------------------||----------------| Eb7sus4 N.C. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| H H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q W |-----------|----------6-----8-8s|=10-6-----6-(6)-6----|------| |-----------|--------6---8-6-----|------8-6---------8--|------| |-6---------|----6-7-------------|---------------------|------| |-6---------|--------------------|---------------------|------| |-6---------|--------------------|---------------------|------| |-----------|--------------------|---------------------|------| 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