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RECESSION BLUES (Bassline) 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) - 'Ralph Hamilton - Upright Bass' Intro Q=90(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----5--8--5--|-------------| |----------|----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--6--7--| |----------|-6-----------|-------------|-6-----------| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||--------------|-------------|--------------| |----7--------||o-------------|----5--8--5--|----------5---| |-8-----8--8--||o----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--8------| |-------------||--6-----------|-------------|-6------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------5--|-8--5--------|--------------| |-8--5--------|----5--8-----|-------8--5--|----------5---| |-------8--5--|-6-----------|-------------|----5--8------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-6------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-8--5--------|----7--10--7--|----5--8--5--|--------------| |-------8--5--|-8------------|-6-----------|----5--6--7---| |-------------|--------------|-------------|-6------------| Guitar Solo Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |----7--------o||-------------|----5--8--5--|----------5---| |-8-----8--8--o||----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--8------| |--------------||-6-----------|-------------|-6------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------5--|-8--5--------|--------------| |-8--5--------|----5--8-----|-------8--5--|----------5---| |-------8--5--|-6-----------|-------------|----5--8------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-6------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-8--5--------|----7--10--7--|----5--8--5--|--------------| |-------8--5--|-8------------|-6-----------|----5--6--7---| |-------------|--------------|-------------|-6------------| 3rd Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |----7--------||-------------|----5--8--5--|----------5---| |-8-----8--8--||----5--8--5--|-6-----------|----5--8------| |-------------||-6-----------|-------------|-6------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------5--|-8--5--------|--------------| |-8--5--------|----5--8-----|-------8--5--|----------5---| |-------8--5--|-6-----------|-------------|----5--8------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-6------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q E Q. q |-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------*| |-8--5--------|----7--10--7--|----5--8--5--|-------------|----------------*| |-------8--5--|-8------------|-6-----------|----5--6--7--|-8----9---------*| |-------------|--------------|-------------|-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