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ROCK ME BABY As recorded by B.B. King (From the 1964 Album ROCK ME BABY) Words and Music by B.B. King & Joe Bihari Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'B.B. King - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=90(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ W E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q e E |----------|------8-------------|------8-------------|------8----------8----| |----------|--------11-(11)-----|--------11-(11)-----|--------11-(11)-------| |----------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |----------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |----------|---10---------------|---10---------------|---10-----------------| |----------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |------13-------------|------13-------------| |---------16-(16)-----|---------16-(16)-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---15----------------|---15----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q e E E E E E +Q e E |------8----------8---|------8----------8---| |--------11-(11)------|--------11-(11)------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---10----------------|---10----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |------15-------------|------13-------------| |---------18-(18)-----|---------16-(16)-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---17----------------|---15----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |------8-------------|------8-------------|| |--------11-(11)-----|--------11-(11)-----|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |---10---------------|---10---------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ N.C. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q e E E E E E +Q e E ||-------8----------8---|------8----------8---| ||o--------11-(11)------|--------11-(11)------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---10----------------|---10----------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q e E E E E E +Q e E |------8----------8---|------8----------8----| |--------11-(11)------|--------11-(11)-------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---10----------------|---10-----------------| |---------------------|----------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |------13-------------|------13-------------| |---------16-(16)-----|---------16-(16)-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---15----------------|---15----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q e E E E E E +Q e E |------8----------8---|------8----------8---| |--------11-(11)------|--------11-(11)------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---10----------------|---10----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |------15-------------|------13-------------| |---------18-(18)-----|---------16-(16)-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---17----------------|---15----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| To Coda ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ E E E E +Q e E E E E E +Q Q |------8----------8----|------8---------------|| |--------11-(11)-------|--------11-(11)------o|| |----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------|| |---10-----------------|---10----------------o|| |----------------------|----------------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. ~~ |-3--| |-3--| E E Q Q E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q Q H |-/8-8------------|----------------------------------|---------------| |-/8-8------------|------8---------------------------|---------------| |-----------------|-8-10---8b8.5-8b8.5----------8b10-|-(8)-----------| |--------------10-|--------------------10--7-10------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------|------10-------| |-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------| ~~~~~ |-3--| |--3---| |3-| E E E E E E E E E Q +Q. S S S E. Q |---------------------8----------|---------------------------| |-------------------8---8-11b13==|=(11)r---8-----------------| |------8-9-10-10b12--------------|-----------10-8b8.5--------| |---10---------------------------|--------------------10-----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |-3--| |3-| |-3--| E E E E E E Q E E E |------------------------------------| |----------------11------------------| |------8-9-10b12----10b12-10----8b9--| |---10-----------------------10------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| ~~ |-3--| |3-| |--3--| +Q E E Q E E E E a E E E E Q a E E Q E E E +Q E E |-------------------|-----------------------------|----8----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------|------11---------------8---| |-(8)---------------|------8h9-10-8-9-------8h9---|---------10b12==(10)r------| |---------------7---|---10------------10b12-------|---------------------------| |------10---10------|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~ |-3--| |---3---| |3| |-3--| Q a a E E E E. S E E Q Q E E E E E E E a Q E E +Q Q |--------8------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |------x---11-8-------------------|-----------10-8------|---8----------------|| |----x----------10b12-10-8----8b9-|----------------10-8-|-8h9----------------|| |--------------------------10-----|-10--8---7-----------|---------9--(9)-----|| |---------------------------------|---------------------|--------10-(10)-----|| |---------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| Outro & N.C. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ W E E E E +Q e E E E E E +Q e E |----------||-------8----------8---|------8----------8----|| |----------||o--------11-(11)------|--------11-(11)------o|| |----------||----------------------|----------------------|| |----------||----------------------|----------------------|| |----------||o---10----------------|---10----------------o|| |----------||----------------------|----------------------|| 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