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Song
"Born Under A Bad Sign" Albert King
[Born Under A Bad Sign] 1967
Bass Guitar; Donald "Duck" Dunn
Tuning [E A D G]
Written by Michael Hoel
Tablature Notation Guide;
QR = Quarter Rest
ER = Eight Rest
[1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +] = Timing [Eighth Notes]
A. Introduction [0:00]
|----------------|----------------|----------------| |Q---E---------2-|----------------|--------------2-| |R---R-----2-4---|4---------2-----|4---------2-3---| |------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|------2-4-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
B. First Chorus [0:08]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------| |------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C. First Verse [0:28]
Hard luck and trou-ble, been my on-ly friend.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------E---------------E-------|--------E---------------E-------| |4-------R-----------2---R---2---|4-------R-----------2---R---2---| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
I've been on my own, ev-er since I was ten.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------E---------------E-------|-------E--------------------2---| |4-------R-----------2---R---2---|2------R------------2---3-------| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D. Second Chorus [0:40]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------| |------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E. Second Verse [1:00]
I can't read, I did-n't learn how to write.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------E---------------E-------|--------E---------------E-------| |4-------R-----------2---R---2---|4-------R-----------2---R---2---| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
My whole life has been, one big fight.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------E---------------E-------|-------E--------------------2---| |4-------R-----------2---R---2---|2------R------------2---3-------| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F. Third Chorus [1:11]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------| |------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G. Bridge [1:42]
If it was-n't for bad luck, I tell you I'd have no luck.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------| |4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-----------2---2---1---2---3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, I'd have no damn luck.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------| |4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-----------2---2---1---2---3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for real bad luck, I'd just have no damn luck at all.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------Q-----------------------------| |--------------------0-----------|----------R-----------------------------| |4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-------------------2----4----0----2----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
H. Fourth Chorus [2:08]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------| |------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------| |4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---| |------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
I. Ending [2:30]
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------2-|----------------|--------------2-|----------------| |4---------2-3---|4---------2-----|4---------2-3---|4---------2-----| |------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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