Albert King
Laundromat Blues (ver 2) Bass Tab
LAUNDROMAT BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by Albert King
(From the 1967 Album BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN)
Words and Music by Sandy Jones
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
1st Verse
Q=105
12/8
Gtr I
W Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|--------------||---------------------|-----------3--3-5--3--|
|--------------||-----------3--3-5--3-|-1--1-5--5------------|
|--------------||-1--1-5--5-----------|----------------------|
|--------------||---------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------3--3-5--3-|
|-----------3--3-5--3-|-----------3--3-5--3-|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|-1--1-5--5-----------|-1--1-5--5-----------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------3--3-5--3-|---------------------|---------------------|
|-1--1-5--5-----------|-----------3--3-5--3-|-----------3--3-5--3-|
|---------------------|-1--1-5--5-----------|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------5--5-7--5-|-----------3--3-5--3-|---------------------|
|-3--3-7--7-----------|-1--1-5--5-----------|-----------3--3-4--3-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
2nd Verse
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------||---------------------|-----------3--3-5--3-|
|-3--3-3--3-3--3-1-0---||-----------3--3-5--3-|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|--------------------3-||-1--1-5--5-----------|---------------------|
|----------------------||---------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------3--3-5--3-|
|-----------3--3-5--3-|-----------3--3-5--3-|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|-1--1-5--5-----------|-1--1-5--5-----------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------3--3-5--3-|----------------------|---------------------|
|-1--1-5--5-----------|-----------3--3-5-3---|-----------3--3-5--4-|
|---------------------|-1--1-5--5----------5-|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------5--5-7--5-|-----------3--3-5--3-|---------------------|
|-3--3-7--7-----------|-1--1-5--5-----------|-----------3--3-4--3-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
3rd Verse
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------||---------------------|-----------3--3-5--3-|
|-3--3-3--3-3--3-1-0---||-----------3--3-5--3-|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|--------------------3-||-1--1-5--5-----------|---------------------|
|----------------------||---------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------3--3-5--3-|
|-----------3--3-5--3-|-----------3--3-5--3-|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|-1--1-5--5-----------|-1--1-5--5-----------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------3--3-5--3-|----------------------|---------------------|
|-1--1-5--5-----------|-----------3--3-5-3---|-----------3--3-5--4-|
|---------------------|-1--1-5--5----------5-|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------5--5-7--5-|-----------3--3-5--3-|---------------------|
|-3--3-7--7-----------|-1--1-5--5-----------|-----------3--3-4--3-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-1--1-5--5-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|-------------------------||----------------------|-----------3--3-5-3---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-0---||-----------3------0-3-|-1--1-5--5----------5-|
|-----------------------3-||-1--1-5--5----1-3-----|----------------------|
|-------------------------||----------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------3--3-5-3---|
|-----------3--3-5-3---|-----------3------0-3-|-1--1-5--5----------5-|
|-1--1-5--5----------5-|-1--1-5--5----1-3-----|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|------------------3---|
|-1--1-----------------|-----------3--3-5-3---|-----------3--3-5---5-|
|------4--4-3--3-------|-1--1-5--5----------5-|-1--1-5--5------------|
|----------------1-3-5-|----------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|-----------5--5-7-5---|-----------3--3-5--3-|----------------------|
|-3--3-7--7----------7-|-1--1-5--5-----------|-----------3--3-0---0-|
|----------------------|---------------------|-1--1-5--5--------1---|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
4th Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|------------------------||----------------------|-----------3--3-5-3---|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------||-----------3--3-5-3-2-|-1--1-5--5----------5-|
|------------------5-3-2-||-1--1-5--5------------|----------------------|
|------------------------||----------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------5--5-7-5---|
|-----------3--3-5-3---|-----------3---0-1-1-2-|-3--3-7--7----------7-|
|-1--1-5--5----------5-|-1--1-5--5---1---------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Outro
E Q Q. H. Q E Q E Q E Q E H. H. +W.
|-------------------|---------------------||-----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|-----------2--2-3--3-||-----------------|--------*|
|-7-----------------|-1--1-5--5-----------||---------1-------|-(1)----*|
|-------------------|---------------------||-----------------|--------*|
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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
