Albert King
Born Under A Bad Sign (ver 5) Bass Tab
Albert King
Born under a bad sign
Bass Tabs
Tuning : EADG
Tempo: 103 bpm
Key: C+
VERSE1: 00:01
G|-------3---------|-|
D|-3--6-----6------|-|
A|-------------4r--|-|
E|-----------------|-|
One, two
G|---------3-------||---------3--6--3--|
D|---3--6-----6p---||---3--6-----------|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
Born under a bad sign
G|---------3-------||---------3--6--3--|
D|---3--6-----6p---||---3--6-----------|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
I been down since I begin to crawl
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|3-4r--3-4--5-4-2-|-1-2r--1-2-/-4-----|
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
VERSE2: 00:23
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
Hard luck and trouble is my only friend
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
I been on my own ever since I was ten
G|-----------------||------------------|
D|---------1--4--1-||---------1--4-----|
A|---1--4----------||---1--4-----------|
E|-2r--------------||-2r---------------|
Born under a bad sign
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
I been down since I begin to crawl
G|-----------------||------------------|
D|---------3--6--3-||---------1--4--1--|
A|---3--6----------||---1--4-----------|
E|-4r--------------||-2r---------------|
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
VERSE3: 00:52
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
I can't read, haven't learned how to write
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
My whole life has been one big fight
G|-----------------||------------------|
D|---------1--4--1-||---------1--4-----|
A|---1--4----------||---1--4-----------|
E|-2r--------------||-2r---------------|
Born under a bad sign
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
I been down since I begin to crawl
G|-----------------||------------------|
D|---------3--6--3-||---------1--4--1--|
A|---3--6----------||---1--4-----------|
E|-4r--------------||-2r---------------|
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
I ain't lyin'
INSTRUMENTAL: 01:21
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------| X7
E|-----------------||------------------|
BRIDGE: 01:59
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|--4r--4-4--5-4---|--2r--2-2--4-2-----|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|--4r--4-4--5-4---|--2r.------4p-3-2--|
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
VERSE4: 02:13
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
Wine and women is all I crave
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
A big legged woman is gonna carry me to my grave
G|-----------------||------------------|
D|---------1--4--1-||---------1--4-----|
A|---1--4----------||---1--4-----------|
E|-2r--------------||-2r---------------|
Born under a bad sign
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
I been down since I begin to crawl
G|-----------------||------------------|
D|---------3--6--3-||---------1--4--1--|
A|---3--6----------||---1--4-----------|
E|-4r--------------||-2r---------------|
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------|
E|-----------------||------------------|
OUTRO: 03:12
G|---------3--6--3-||---------3--------|
D|---3--6----------||---3--6-----6p----|
A|-4r--------------||-4r---------------| Repeat til fade out...
E|-----------------||------------------|
Yeah, my bad luck boy
Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yes
End: 03:28
Tablature Legend ----------------
| S slap
| P pop
| x mute note
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| g grace note
| ~ vibrato
| ^ brush up
C+ (Ref scale)
G|--------3-6-3-------||--------3-6-3--------|
D|---3-6---------6-3--||---3-6---------6-3---|
A|-4------------------||-4-------------------|
E|--------------------||---------------------|
G|--------3-6-3-------||--------3-6-3--------|
D|---3-6---------6-3--||---3-6---------6-3---|
A|-4------------------||-4-------------------|
E|--------------------||---------------------|
G|--------------------||---------------------|
D|--------1-4-1-------||--------1-4-1--------|
A|---1-4---------4-1--||---1-4---------4-1---|
E|-2------------------||-2-------------------|
G|--------3-6-3-------||--------3-6-3--------|
D|---3-6---------6-3--||---3-6---------6-3---|
A|-4------------------||-4-------------------|
E|--------------------||---------------------|
G|--------------------||---------------------|
D|--------3-6-3-------||--------3-6-3--------|
A|---3-6---------6-3--||---3-6---------6-3---|
E|-4------------------||-4-------------------|
G|--------3-6-3-------||--------3-6-3--------|
D|---3-6---------6-3--||---3-6---------6-3---|
A|-4------------------||-4-------------------|
E|--------------------||---------------------|