Born Under A Bad Sign by Jimi Hendrix #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN (Bassline) As recorded by Jimi Hendrix (From the 1994 Album BLUES) Transcribed by Cam Penny Music by Booker T. and William Bell Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Slow Blues Q=78 N.C.(B7) 4/4 Gtr I Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |--------------7-|---------------|--------------7-|----------------|| |----------7h9---|-9--------7----|----------7h9---|-9--------7-----|| |------7h9-------|------7h9------|------7h9-------|------7h9-------|| |----------------|------------5--|-7--------------|------------5---|| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q 3x Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E ||---------------7-|-----------------||--------------7-|-(11)---------------| ||o----------7-9---|-9--------7-----o||----------7-9---|--(9)---------------| ||o------7h9-------|------7h9-------o||------7h9-------|--------7-9-7-9-----| ||--7--------------|------------10---||-7--------------|----------------7/--| (F#7) (E7) (B7) |3| Q E E e S E E E E S S E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |------------------|---------------------|--------------7-|----------------|| |------------------|---------------------|----------7-9---|-9--------7-----|| |-9----9-7-----5-9-|-7-7-----------------|------7h9-------|------7h9-------|| |----------5-7-----|-----0-2-4-5-5-5-(0)-|-7--------------|------------10--|| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q 3x Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E ||---------------7-|-----------------||--------------7-|------------------| ||o----------7-9---|-9--------7-----o||----------7-9---|-9----------------| ||o------7h9-------|------7h9-------o||------7h9-------|---------7-7-9-9--| ||--7--------------|------------10---||-7--------------|------10----------| (F#7) (E7) |3| Q E E e S E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |------------------|----------------|--------------7-|-----------------|| |------------------|----------------|----------7-9---|-9--------7------|| |-9----9-7-----5-9-|-7----7-7-4-5-5-|------7h9-------|------7h9--------|| |----------5-7-----|----------------|-7--------------|------------10---|| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q 21x Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q ||---------------7-|-----------------||--------------9-|-----------------| ||o----------7-9---|-9--------7-----o||----------7-9---|-9--------7------| ||o------7h9-------|------7h9-------o||------7h9-------|------7h9--------| ||--7--------------|------------10---||-7--------------|------------10---| N.C.(B7) N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q 6x Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q ||---------------7-|----------------||-||---------------7-|-----------------|| ||o----------7-9---|-9--------7----o||-||o----------7-9---|-9--------7-----o|| ||o------7h9-------|------7h9------o||-||o------7h9-------|------7h9-------o|| ||--7--------------|------------5---||-||--7--------------|------------10---|| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q ||---------------7-|---------------|--------------7-|------------------|| ||o----------7-9---|-9--------7----|----------7-9---|-9--------7------o|| ||o------7h9-------|------7h9------|------7h9-------|------7h9--------o|| ||--7--------------|------------5--|-7--------------|------------10----|| N.C.(B7) Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |----------------|------------------|--------------7-|---------------| |----------------|------------7-9---|----------7-9---|-9--------7----| |-7----------7-9-|------7-9---------|------7h9-------|------7h9------| |----5--7-10-----|-7-10-----7-----5-|-7--------------|------------5--| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |--------------7-|---------------|--------------7-|------9h10-10-9S7-|| |----------7-9---|-9--------7----|----------7-9---|-9----------------|| |------7h9-------|------7h9------|------7h9-------|------------------|| |-7--------------|------------5--|-7--------------|------------------|| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |--------------7-|---------------|--------------7-|----------------| |----------7-9---|-9--------7----|----------7-9---|-9--------7-----| |------7h9-------|------7h9------|------7h9-------|------7h9-------| |-7--------------|------------7--|-7--------------|------------10--| Q. E E E E E H Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |--------------7-|------/10--9--|--------------7-|----------------| |----------7-9---|-9------------|----------7-9---|-9--------7-----| |------7h9-------|--------------|------7h9-------|------7h9-------| |-7--------------|--------------|-7--------------|------------10--| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |--------------7-|---------------|--------------7-|----------------| |----------7-9---|-9--------7----|----------7-9---|-9--------7-----| |------7h9-------|------7h9------|------7h9-------|------7h9-------| |-7--------------|------------5--|-7--------------|------------10--| |-3-| Q. E E E E E H Q E E E Q. S S e e E E Q. E E E Q |--------------7-|---------------|----------------7-|---------------| |----------7-9---|-9-------------|------------7-9---|-9--------7----| |------7h9-------|---------7h9-9-|------7-7-9-------|------7h9------| |-7--------------|---------------|-7----------------|------------5--| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q 4x Q. E E E E E H E +E Q ||---------------7-|----------------||--------------7-|------/10-(10)S7---| ||o----------7-9---|-9--------7----o||----------7-9---|-9-----------------| ||o------7h9-------|------7h9------o||------7h9-------|-------------------| ||--7--------------|------------5---||-7--------------|-------------------| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q |--------------7-|---------------||---------------7-|-----------------|| |----------7-9---|-9--------7----||o----------7-9---|-9--------7-----o|| |------7h9-------|------7h9------||o------7h9-------|------7h9-------o|| |-7--------------|------------5--||--7--------------|------------10---|| N.C.(B7) N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E H E +E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q 3x |--------------7-|------/10-(10)S7--||---------------7-|----------------|| |----------7-9---|-9----------------||o----------7-9---|-9--------7----o|| |------7h9-------|------------------||o------7h9-------|------7h9------o|| |-7--------------|------------------||--7--------------|------------5---|| N.C.(B7) Q. E E E E E Q. E e e Q W |--------------7-|----------------|------*| |----------7-9---|-9--------7-----|------*| |------7h9-------|------7h9-------|------*| |-7--------------|------------10--|-7----*| 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 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - 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 www.TAB6.com