Tuning: E A D G B E

RECESSION BLUES As recorded by B.B. King (From the 1958 Album THE VINTAGE YEARS) Words and Music by B.B. King Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'B.B. King - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=90(8=s8)

4^N.C./4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| H Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E. S S S S S S S |-------------6-|-8b10-------------|-9-6-8---6---------------------| |---------6-8---|------6---------6-|-------8---9-(9)-6-----------6-| |---------------|------------------|-------------------8p6---6h7---| |---------------|------------------|-----------------------8-------| |---------------|------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------|------------------|-------------------------------|

1st Verse

~ ^N.C. ~ |----3-----| Q Q S S S S E E +S S E E E E H H Q S S S S Q Q H |---------------6-8b10r(8)p6-|--------------||--------------------|------------| |-------6-----8--------------|-6---9-6------||--------------------|------------| |---------6-8----------------|--------------||-----------8b10-8-6-|------------| |----------------------------|--------------||--------------------|-8----------| |-8--------------------------|--------------||--------------------|------------| |----------------------------|--------------||--------------------|------------|

~~~~~~~ |--3---| |----5----| H Q E. S E S E. S S S S S +Q Q W |--------------------|------------6--------------|------| |--------------------|----------6---/11-(11)-----|------| |---------8b10-8-6b7-|------6-7------------------|------| |--------------------|-8-------------------------|------| |--------------------|---8-----------------------|------| |--------------------|---------------------------|------| ~ ~~~ S S S S H Q H Q S S S S |--------------------|-------------6-----| |--------------------|-----------6---/11-| |---8b10-8-6---------|-------------------| |------------8-------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| ~~~~~~ |----3----| +E S S S +S S E S a S E Q |------9-11-11b13r(11)p9----9------------| |-(11)-------------------11---11p9s6-----| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-3-| |---3----| H Q S E S E S E. Q H H Q E E S S |------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----------9b11-9-|-6--------------|--------------------| |------------------|---8-6----------|-----------8b10-8p6-| |------------------|----------------|--------------------| |------------------|----------------|--------------------| |------------------|----------------|--------------------| 2nd Verse

~ ^N.C. |--3--| |-3-| |----3----| E E E Q S S H H Q E E E +E S S Q H |--------------------||----------------|-----------------------| |--------------------||----------------|-----------------------| |---6b7---6----------||---------8b10-8-|-6b7-(6)---------------| |-8---------8p6------||----------------|---------8p6-----------| |---------------8----||----------------|-------------(8)-------| |--------------------||----------------|-----------------------|

~~~~~~~ ~ |----3----| |-3-| |-3-| Q S S S S +Q S S S +S S E. S a H Q H Q S S S S S S |--------6-----------9----11b13r(11)p9-|-----9-----------|---------------------| |------6---/11-(11)----11--------------|-11----9s6-------|---------9-6---------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------8p6-----| |--------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------8---| |--------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------| ~~~ ~~~ |--3--| |----3----| W Q E E S S E E E S S E +Q S S S S Q Q |----------|-------------------------------|--------------6----------| |----------|-------------------------------|----------(6)---/11------| |----------|------8b10-8p6-----6b6.5-------|------6-7----------------| |----------|---------------8---------8-6---|-------------------------| |----------|-----------------------------8-|-(8)---------------------| |----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-| |---3----| |--3--| H Q e E S S Q Q H H E E S S E E S S |----------------|---------------|-------------------------| |---------9b11-6-|---------------|-------------------------| |----------------|-8p6-----------|--------8b10-8p6---6-----| |----------------|---------------|-----------------8---8p6-| |----------------|---------------|-------------------------| |----------------|---------------|-------------------------| Guitar Solo

^N.C. ~~ e E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E |------------6-6-||-----9b9.5---------11b13==| |----------6-----||-11-------------11--------| |----------------||--------------------------| |----------------||--------------------------| |-8--------------||--------------------------| |----------------||--------------------------|

~~~~~~~ +E +S S E E +E E E E |-(11)r(11)p9---------------9b9.5---| |-------------11-11-(11)-11---------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E |-11b13--11b13---------11b13==|=(11)r-9-11----9b10---------| |-------------------11--------|------------11-------11-(8)-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| ~~~~~~~ E E E E +E E a E E |-11b13-11-9b9.5---------9--------| |----------------11-(11)---11p9---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ |----3-----| |----3----| E E E E +E +E S S E S S S a S |------9-11b13==(11)-(11)r-11p9----11----9------| |---11--------------------------11----11---11p9s| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| ~ |-3-| |--3--| Q Q E E S S S S T T Q E. S S S E E a E E |-----------------------|-------------6-6-8s9-11---| |-6-------6-------------|-----------6--------------| |-----------8p6---6-8p6-|-------6-7----------------| |---------------8-------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|-8------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| ~~ |----3----| |3| |--3--| |---5----| S +S Q E E Q E E E E E Q +E E E S S S S S |-11b12r(11)p9-11-9b9.5-----9b9.5---|-----6-9b12==(9)-9r-9-6---6------| |-----------------------11----------|---6--------------------6---10p6-| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---3---| S S E +E E S S S S S S S +S S |-------------------------6-8b9r(8)-6--| |---6-------------6-----8--------------| |-8---6b7-(6)-6-7---6-8----------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| 3rd Verse

^N.C. ~~~ |---5---| Q E E H H Q S S S S S +Q Q H |------6------||-------------------|--------------| |-6----8------||---------9-6-------|--------------| |------7------||-------------8p6---|--------------| |-------------||-----------------8-|-(8)----------| |-------------||-------------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------------|--------------|

|--3---| E. S S E. E S S E E E |------6------9-------------| |----6---/11----11p9-----11-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| ~~~~~~~ |------3------| |---3---| |-----3------| E +S S E +E E S S H H Q E S +S S S |-11pb12r(11)p9---------9-----------|-------------------------| |---------------11-(11)---11p9------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------8b10r(8)p6----| |-----------------------------------|----------------------8--| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ |----3-----| W E. S S E S S E S S S S +S S E. S a S E. H |----------|------6----9----------9-11-11pb13r(11)p9-|-----9--------------| |----------|----6---11---11-11-11--------------------|-11----11p9s6-------| |----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------| |----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------| |---3---| |-3-| H S E. S S S S E W H E E E E E E E E E +Q a q |-----------------------|----------|------------6-8-|-8b10-6------------------*| |--------9b11-9-6-------|----------|--------6-8-----|--------/11-6-(6)--------*| |-----------------8p6---|----------|----------------|-------------------6h7---*| |-----------------------|----------|----------------|-------------------------*| |-----------------------|----------|----------------|-------------------------*| |-----------------------|----------|----------------|-------------------------*| 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

B.B. King - Recession blues