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) - 'B.B. King - Lead w/light dist'
Intro - Guitar Solo
Q.=66
12/8
Gtr I
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W a a Q. +E E a +E S S S E. S S S S E.
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|--------------|----x------------13-------------------------------------------|
|--------------|-11-----------------12b14==(12)r-12p10--------10--------------|
|--------------|---------------------------------------12-12-----12p10---12---|
|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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S S a +E E +Q e Q. Q E
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------10-(10)--10---------10-|
|-10-12-12b14==(12)r------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
E +Q +Q. +E E a +E +E Q
|-----------------------------12b14==(12)-(12)r\----|
|-13b15==(13)--(13)---(13)r-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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S a +S +S S E Q. Q S S +E. S S s
|------------------------------------------------------|
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|---12b14==(12)r(12)p10------------10h12-(12)-10-------|
|-----------------------12-----------------------12p10-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
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Q. Q S S a +S S S S E +S S E. T T
|-----------10--------------------------------------------|
|-----------13--------------------------------------------|
|--------------12b14==(12)r-12-10------------10s12--10----|
|---------------------------------12-12-(12)-----------12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
E. S +E Q. E. E. +Q.
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------13b15==(13)---|
|-----10b10.5==(10)r-----------------------|
|-12---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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+Q +S S S S S S S +S S S S E S S S S S +E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(13)--(13)r-13-10-----------------------0------------------------------------|
|-------------------12p10----10b11==(10)r---10-------10-11-12-11-12b14==(12)r--|
|-------------------------12-------------------12-12---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Q S S S S E S S S E. S S E S T T S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10h13-10----10------------------------------------|
|--------------12----12p11----10-----9------------------|
|--------------------------12-----12---9----10h12p10----|
|----------------------------------------12----------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
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E E E E S E. E a +Q +Q.
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|------------15-15----18b20==(18)--(18)r---|
|--------/16-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-10---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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a +Q. +E Q +Q S S S +S +S +E.
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17b19==(17)---(17)r-15--(15)-----15-17b19==(17)r(17)b19==(17)r-|
|-------------------------------16-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
~
Q. Q E Q E Q. Q E Q. Q S S a E. S S S
|---------10----10------||-10-----------------------------|
|---------12----12------||-12-----------------------------|
|---------11----11------||-11-----------------------------|
|---------12----12------||-12----------------3h5--3-------|
|-----------------------||-----------------5--------5-5---|
|-----------------------||--------------------------------|
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+H. Q. S S E E
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-------------------3-5-|
|-(5)-------------5-----|
|-----------------------|
|-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
|--------------------------3b4==(3)r-3----------------|
|----------3-5-5b7==(5)r---------------6b8==(6)-(6)r--|
|--------4--------------------------------------------|
|------5----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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s S Q +E S S S S Q S S S S S S +S S
|----------------------5-5--7-5-7-5---10-(10)s8--|
|-6b6.5-3-3--(3)-3-5s7---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|--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)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
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a +E +S S S S +E +E +E +E +E S S E S S +S S
|-----------------------12-(12)-(12)b14==(12)-(12)r(12)-10-------------------|
|-12b14==(12)r(12)p10--------------------------------------12----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------12-9-9-(9)s10s=|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E. S +E +E S E. +Q S +S S S +Q
|--------------------17b20==(17)r--15b16==(15)r-15---------------|
|-----15-(15)-(15)---------------------------------18b20==(18)r--|
|-16-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E +Q Q E Q. Q S +S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-18b19==(18)r--15-----15----17b17.5--17b19==(17)-|
|-------------------16----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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+E Q Q E Q. a E E E Q E Q. Q. E E S S
|--------------10--------------10-||-10----------------------------|
|-(17)r\-------12------9s10-12----||-----10---------------15-17----|
|--------------11-----------------||------------------/16-------16-|
|--------------12-----------------||-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-------------------------------|
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Q E Q. Q. Q E E E +E Q. Q. S +S +Q
|-------------------------|-17------------------------17b19==(17)-(17)--|
|-15--17-----------15--15-|----17b19==(17)r-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
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+E E E +E. +S S S Q E a +Q +E
|-(17)r-17------------------------------------------------------|
|----------17b19==(17)r(17)p15----15--15------------------------|
|------------------------------16--------17b19==(17)b20===(17)r-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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S S +Q +E S a +E. S S +Q e Q
|---15-(15)--(15)-17-------------------------------|
|--------------------17b19==(17)r---15-(15)--17----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
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E. S +E +Q +S +S S S E. S +E. S S S
|----17b20==(17)-(17)--(17)r(17)-15b15.5-15-------------15h16-15-|
|-------------------------------------------18--15-(15)----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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S +S +Q +E Q S +S +Q +S S S E.
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18b20==(18)-(18)--(18)r----17b19==(17)-(17)r=(17)p15----15--|
|------------------------------------------------------16-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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+E e E Q. Q E a +Q E
|---------------------------------------|
|-(15)--------------15-18b19==(18)r-----|
|------16-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q. +E S S +E +E a +E E +E E E
|-15----(15)-17---------------------------------------------|
|---------------17b20==(17)-(17)r-17b19==(17)r-15-(15)-15---|
|------------------------------------------------------16---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
E a +Q +S E S S S S S S E. S E a +E +S S
|---17b19==(17)r=(17)-15b15.5-15----15----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------18----18p15----15-----15-17b19==(17)r(17)p15-|
|--------------------------------------------16-----16------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E a +Q Q. E +Q E Q Q. E E E Q. Q E
|-17-----------------------------------|-------------------------||
|----17b19==(17)r--15----15-(15)-------|-15--------15------15----||
|------------------------16-(16)--x----|-------x-----------------||
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------||
a +Q. +E. S S S E. S +E +E E E
|-17b19==(17)---(17)r-17-15------------------------------|
|---------------------------18-15--17b19==(17)-(17)r-x---|
|----------------------------------------------------x---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--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
|-17b20==(17)r---17-------17b20==(17)r---17-------|
|-------------------15----------------------15----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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a +E +E a +S S S S S S S S +E E +E S S a +Q
|-17b20==(17)r(17)-15b16==(15)r-15----15-------------------------------15-17------------|
|----------------------------------18----18p15----15-(15)-18b19==(18)r-------18b19==(18)r\--|
|----------------------------------------------16-------------------------------------------|
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H. Q. Q.
|--------------------|
|--------------12----|
|--------------12----|
|--------------12----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
E a +E +E +Q. +H. +W.
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|---13pb14==(13)b15==(13)-(13)---(13)------|-(13)------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
+E +S S E E +Q S S Q Q.
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-(13)r(13)p10--------------------------------------|
|--------------12b12.5-10b11==(10)r-----------------|
|------------------------------------12p10----------|
|------------------------------------------12-------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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E E a +E +E. S E Q S S +E E E
|----10-13b15==(13)-(13)r-13---10----10-(10)\-------|
|-10---------------------------------10-(10)\-------|
|-----------------------------------------------/16-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
E S E. E E +E S S S S E a +S +S S S E
|--------------15-15b17==(15)r-15---------------------------------------|
|-15---18b18.5--------------------18-15----15-17b19==(17)r(17)p15h17----|
|---------------------------------------16------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E a +Q +Q E Q. E E a +S +S
|-17--------------------------------------------------------|
|----17b19==(17)--(17)r----15-------15-17b19==(17)r(17)b19==|
|--------------------------------16-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
+E Q E S S S S +E S S S S +E Q
|-----------10---------------------------------------||
|-(17)r\-------13p10----10-(10)----------------------||
|--------------------12---------12p11----------------||
|-------------------------------------12-------------||
|----------------------------------------12-(12)-----||
|----------------------------------------------------||
Verse 1
W. E Q Q. H. Wx10
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|-12-------------|-x-----------------|---------||
|-11-------------|-x-----------------|---------||
|-12-------------|-x-----------------|---------||
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Verse 2 Verse 3
Wx12 Wx16
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