HOW BLUES CAN YOU GET ? (Live)
As recorded by B.B. King
(From the 1971 Album LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL)
Words and Music by Jane Feather
Arranged by B.B. King
[Gtr I]
(E A D G B E)
[Intro]
Guitar Solo
Q.=66
12/8
[Gtr I]
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|--3--|
W a a Q. +E E a +E S S S E. S S S S E.
--------------|------10----(10)----------------------------------------------|
--------------|----x------------13-------------------------------------------|
--------------|-11-----------------12b14==(12)r-12p10--------10--------------|
--------------|---------------------------------------12-12-----12p10---12---|
--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
S S a +E E +Q e Q. Q E
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10-(10)--10---------10-|
G|-10-12-12b14==(12)r------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
E +Q +Q. +E E a +E +E Q
e|-----------------------------12b14==(12)-(12)r\----|
B|-13b15==(13)--(13)---(13)r-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
S a +S +S S E Q. Q S S +E. S S s
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12b14==(12)r(12)p10------------10h12-(12)-10-------|
D|-----------------------12-----------------------12p10-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
Q. Q S S a +S S S S E +S S E. T T
e|-----------10--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12b14==(12)r-12-10------------10s12--10----|
D|---------------------------------12-12-(12)-----------12-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E. S +E Q. E. E. +Q.
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------13b15==(13)---|
G|-----10b10.5==(10)r-----------------------|
D|-12---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
+Q +S S S S S S S +S S S S E S S S S S +E
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-(13)--(13)r-13-10-----------------------0------------------------------------|
G|-------------------12p10----10b11==(10)r---10-------10-11-12-11-12b14==(12)r--|
D|-------------------------12-------------------12-12---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~
Q S S S S E S S S E. S S E S T T S S
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10h13-10----10------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----12p11----10-----9------------------|
D|--------------------------12-----12---9----10h12p10----|
A|----------------------------------------12----------12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
E E E E S E. E a +Q +Q.
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------15-15----18b20==(18)--(18)r---|
G|--------/16-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-10---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~
a +Q. +E Q +Q S S S +S +S +E.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19==(17)---(17)r-15--(15)-----15-17b19==(17)r(17)b19==(17)r-|
G|-------------------------------16-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
~
Q. Q E Q E Q. Q E Q. Q S S a E. S S S
e|---------10----10------||-10-----------------------------|
B|---------12----12------||-12-----------------------------|
G|---------11----11------||-11-----------------------------|
D|---------12----12------||-12----------------3h5--3-------|
A|-----------------------||-----------------5--------5-5---|
E|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
~~~
+H. Q. S S E E
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------------3-5-|
A|-(5)-------------5-----|
E|-----------------------|
|-3-| |-3--|
a S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S +S S S S a S +E S S S S
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
-----5---5-7-(7)-5------------------------------------------|
-5s7---7-----------7p5s3-5p3---3-(3)------------------------|
-----------------------------5-------5p3---3h5-(5)-3--------|
-----------------------------------------5-----------5-3s1--|
~
|-3-| |-3--|
+Q. E S S E +S S Q Q. Q E S S S S S S S Q a +E +S S S Q
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------3-5-5h6p5p3---3--5b6==(5)r(5)p3------|
|-----------------------------|----/4-------------4-------------------4----|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------3h5-(5)p3---------|--------------------------------------------|
|-(1)-----5-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Q. S S S S S +S S E. +S S S +S +Q
e|--------------------------3b4==(3)r-3----------------|
B|----------3-5-5b7==(5)r---------------6b8==(6)-(6)r--|
G|--------4--------------------------------------------|
D|------5----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~
s S Q +E S S S S Q S S S S S S +S S
e|----------------------5-5--7-5-7-5---10-(10)s8--|
B|-6b6.5-3-3--(3)-3-5s7---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|--3--| |--3---|
S S S E. S S E a E +E E E E E +E E E
|---------------------12s14-(14)-10---------------------|
|------10-10--12-10-----------------10------------10-12-|
|-7s11---------------------------------12-11-(11)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
a +E +S S S S +E +E +E +E +E S S E S S +S S
e|-----------------------12-(12)-(12)b14==(12)-(12)r(12)-10-------------------|
B|-12b14==(12)r(12)p10--------------------------------------12----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------12-9-9-(9)s10s=|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E. S +E +E S E. +Q S +S S S +Q
e|--------------------17b20==(17)r--15b16==(15)r-15---------------|
B|-----15-(15)-(15)---------------------------------18b20==(18)r--|
G|-16-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~
E +Q Q E Q. Q S +S
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-18b19==(18)r--15-----15----17b17.5--17b19==(17)-|
G|-------------------16----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
~~
+E Q Q E Q. a E E E Q E Q. Q. E E S S
e|--------------10--------------10-||-10----------------------------|
B|-(17)r\-------12------9s10-12----||-----10---------------15-17----|
G|--------------11-----------------||------------------/16-------16-|
D|--------------12-----------------||-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------||-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------||-------------------------------|
~~ ~~
Q E Q. Q. Q E E E +E Q. Q. S +S +Q
e|-------------------------|-17------------------------17b19==(17)-(17)--|
B|-15--17-----------15--15-|----17b19==(17)r-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
~~
+E E E +E. +S S S Q E a +Q +E
e|-(17)r-17------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------17b19==(17)r(17)p15----15--15------------------------|
G|------------------------------16--------17b19==(17)b20===(17)r-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
S S +Q +E S a +E. S S +Q e Q
e|---15-(15)--(15)-17-------------------------------|
B|--------------------17b19==(17)r---15-(15)--17----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
E. S +E +Q +S +S S S E. S +E. S S S
e|----17b20==(17)-(17)--(17)r(17)-15b15.5-15-------------15h16-15-|
B|-------------------------------------------18--15-(15)----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
S +S +Q +E Q S +S +Q +S S S E.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18b20==(18)-(18)--(18)r----17b19==(17)-(17)r=(17)p15----15--|
G|------------------------------------------------------16-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
+E e E Q. Q E a +Q E
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-(15)--------------15-18b19==(18)r-----|
G|------16-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q. +E S S +E +E a +E E +E E E
e|-15----(15)-17---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17b20==(17)-(17)r-17b19==(17)r-15-(15)-15---|
G|------------------------------------------------------16---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
E a +Q +S E S S S S S S E. S E a +E +S S
e|---17b19==(17)r=(17)-15b15.5-15----15----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------18----18p15----15-----15-17b19==(17)r(17)p15-|
G|--------------------------------------------16-----16------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~
E a +Q Q. E +Q E Q Q. E E E Q. Q E
e|-17-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----17b19==(17)r--15----15-(15)-------|-15--------15------15----|
G|------------------------16-(16)--x----|-------x-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
a +Q. +E. S S S E. S +E +E E E
e|-17b19==(17)---(17)r-17-15------------------------------|
B|---------------------------18-15--17b19==(17)-(17)r-x---|
G|----------------------------------------------------x---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
a +S +S S E S S S S S S S S +Q. E Q
|-17b19==(17)r(17)---15b15.5-15----15---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------18----18p15----15-17b19==(17)r--------|
|-------------------------------------------16-------------------x----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a +Q. S S Q a +Q. S S Q
e|-17b20==(17)r---17-------17b20==(17)r---17-------|
B|-------------------15----------------------15----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
a +E +E a +S S S S S S S S +E E +E S S a +Q
e|-17b20==(17)r(17)-15b16==(15)r-15----15-------------------------------15-17------------|
B|----------------------------------18----18p15----15-(15)-18b19==(18)r-------18b19==(18)r\--|
G|----------------------------------------------16-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H. Q. Q.
e|--------------------|
B|--------------12----|
G|--------------12----|
D|--------------12----|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
E a +E +E +Q. +H. +W.
e|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|---13pb14==(13)b15==(13)-(13)---(13)------|-(13)------------|
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
+E +S S E E +Q S S Q Q.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-(13)r(13)p10--------------------------------------|
G|--------------12b12.5-10b11==(10)r-----------------|
D|------------------------------------12p10----------|
A|------------------------------------------12-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
~~
E E a +E +E. S E Q S S +E E E
e|----10-13b15==(13)-(13)r-13---10----10-(10)\-------|
B|-10---------------------------------10-(10)\-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------/16-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E S E. E E +E S S S S E a +S +S S S E
e|--------------15-15b17==(15)r-15---------------------------------------|
B|-15---18b18.5--------------------18-15----15-17b19==(17)r(17)p15h17----|
G|---------------------------------------16------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
E a +Q +Q E Q. E E a +S +S
e|-17--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17b19==(17)--(17)r----15-------15-17b19==(17)r(17)b19==|
G|--------------------------------16-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
+E Q E S S S S +E S S S S +E Q
e|-----------10---------------------------------------||
B|-(17)r\-------13p10----10-(10)----------------------||
G|--------------------12---------12p11----------------||
D|-------------------------------------12-------------||
A|----------------------------------------12-(12)-----||
E|----------------------------------------------------||
[Verse 1]
W. E Q Q. H. Wx10
e|-10-------------|-------------------|---------||
B|-12-------------|-x-----------------|---------||
G|-11-------------|-x-----------------|---------||
D|-12-------------|-x-----------------|---------||
A|----------------|-------------------|---------||
E|----------------|-------------------|---------||
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| s Slap
| / Slide up
| pb Pre-bend
************************************
How Blue Can You Get - B.B. King
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band Name: BB King
Song Name: Sweet little angel how blue can you get?
Tabbed By: Terry Sims (Masterofdarknes)
Email: Floyd_Fan@teenspot.com
Tuning: Normal
Intro solo
|---------------------9-----------------------------------------------|
|--------14--16--(18)-9-------12(14)----9-----------------------------|
|--13-15--------------10------------------11-9----8--------------7/9--|
|---------------------11-----------------------11---11-11---8-11-8/10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------11----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------9-----------------------------9-------12----|
|----------------9------9-----12--9------9-----------9---14-------14-|
|-----------8/10------10-------------11-----9--10--------------------|
|-----8--11---------11-----------------------------------------------|
|--11----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14--12-(13)-14-14-(16)-12----------14-(15)-(14)12--------12-14(16--|
|----------------------------14-14--14--------------14-11-14----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14(16)--------------------------9-----------------12-13-----------|
|--------------------------------9---14------14-14---------14--------|
|------------11/13\12-11-10------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------11----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------11--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14--12--14-14(16)--12------12--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------14-14---14\------14-16--14--14-16(17)16-14-14-|
|-----------------------------------8/15------15----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--16---------------9-----------------------------------9\\----------|
|----14-------9--11---------11----------9----9----------11\----------|
|--------6/10---------------11--8/10----------10--------10\----------|
|---------------------11------------------------11------11\----------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10-------------------13-15-(17)----(15)---------------13-(14)---|
|--10----15-15--------15---------------------15----12--15------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------15(17)--(15)-13--------13--(14)----15----(16)(15)--13---15-|
|--15--15-------------------15----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15-13-15-13-15-13-15-15(17)15-13-15-15(17)15-13-15(17)------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15-13-15-15(16)--(15)13----13-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15----15\----------15-17----15-------------|
|--------------------------------------12/16-------16----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----17-(18)----(17)--------15--17----17----------15-17(19)-(17)15---|
|--16---------------------16-------16-----16----16-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------17(20)--17-15--------------------|
|--17----15-17-17(19)-15-17--15------------------18-15-18-15--15-17--|
|----16--------------------16---16--------------------------16-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------17------------------------10----------------|
|--(18)-(17)--15-----------15------------------10------12------------|
|--------------------------------------7/11--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10----------------------------------------------------------|
|------x-----12-10---------------------------------------------------|
|----x-------------10----10--11--------------------------------------|
|--x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------12------12------12----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Song Name: Sweet little angel how blue can you get?
Tabbed By: Terry Sims (Masterofdarknes)
Email: Floyd_Fan@teenspot.com
Tuning: Normal
Intro solo
|---------------------9-----------------------------------------------|
|--------14--16--(18)-9-------12(14)----9-----------------------------|
|--13-15--------------10------------------11-9----8--------------7/9--|
|---------------------11-----------------------11---11-11---8-11-8/10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------11----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------9-----------------------------9-------12----|
|----------------9------9-----12--9------9-----------9---14-------14-|
|-----------8/10------10-------------11-----9--10--------------------|
|-----8--11---------11-----------------------------------------------|
|--11----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14--12-(13)-14-14-(16)-12----------14-(15)-(14)12--------12-14(16--|
|----------------------------14-14--14--------------14-11-14----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14(16)--------------------------9-----------------12-13-----------|
|--------------------------------9---14------14-14---------14--------|
|------------11/13\12-11-10------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------11----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------11--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14--12--14-14(16)--12------12--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------14-14---14\------14-16--14--14-16(17)16-14-14-|
|-----------------------------------8/15------15----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--16---------------9-----------------------------------9\\----------|
|----14-------9--11---------11----------9----9----------11\----------|
|--------6/10---------------11--8/10----------10--------10\----------|
|---------------------11------------------------11------11\----------|
|-------------------------------------------------11-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10-------------------13-15-(17)----(15)---------------13-(14)---|
|--10----15-15--------15---------------------15----12--15------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------15(17)--(15)-13--------13--(14)----15----(16)(15)--13---15-|
|--15--15-------------------15----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15-13-15-13-15-13-15-15(17)15-13-15-15(17)15-13-15(17)------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15-13-15-15(16)--(15)13----13-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15----15\----------15-17----15-------------|
|--------------------------------------12/16-------16----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----17-(18)----(17)--------15--17----17----------15-17(19)-(17)15---|
|--16---------------------16-------16-----16----16-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------17(20)--17-15--------------------|
|--17----15-17-17(19)-15-17--15------------------18-15-18-15--15-17--|
|----16--------------------16---16--------------------------16-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------17------------------------10----------------|
|--(18)-(17)--15-----------15------------------10------12------------|
|--------------------------------------7/11--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10----------------------------------------------------------|
|------x-----12-10---------------------------------------------------|
|----x-------------10----10--11--------------------------------------|
|--x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------12------12------12----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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How Blue Can You Get
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2001
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