Born Under A Bad Sign by Cream

Artist: Cream
Song: Born Under A Bad Sign
Written By: Albert King
Tunning: Standard
Tabbed By: INDIE NATION

Tab Ledgend:

b = bend
p = pull off
h = hammer on
15(17) = bend
\ = slide
~ = vibrato


Intro:

Bass and Guitar 1:
e-------------------------------|
b-------------------------------|
g---------3b4-------------------|
d-----3-5------5-------3--------|
a-3-5--------------3-5---1b2----|
E-----------------------------3-|

e------------------------------------------------|
b-13b15~~-------------13b15~~---11-13-11b12------|
g-------------12~~~--------------------------12~-|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

e------3-------------|
b--------6p3---------|
g-5b7--------5--3b4--|
d--------------------|
a--------------------|
E--------------------|

Chorus: (follow intro pattern)
G
Born under a bad sign
I've been down since I began to crawl

e-----------------------------------|
b----------6--6---6--6--------------|
g----------5--5---5--5--------------|
d----------4--4---4--4---3b4--------|
a-2-3-4-5--5--5---5--5--------5-4-3-|
E-----------------------------------|


D
If it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all

e--------3----------------|
b------3---6p3------------|
g-5b7----------5p3---3b4--|
d------------------5------|
a-------------------------|
E-------------------------|


Verse 1:
Bad luck and trouble's my only friend
I've been down ever since I was ten

Chorus

Verse 2:
You know, wine and women is all I crave
A big bad woman's gonna carry me to my grave

Chorus

Solo:

e-----------15--------------------------15--------------------------|
b--------15-----18(20)-18(20)--------15----18(20)-15----------------|
g-17(19)----------------------17(19)-----------------17-15(16)------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------17~~-|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------15----------18(20)-15--------------------------------------|
b--------15----18(20)-------------18-15-18(20)--18-15------------------|
g-17(19)----------------------------------------------17-15(16)--------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------17-17~-|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------15-----------------------------15-------------------|
b--------15----18p15----15-18(20)----18(20)--(20)18p15-18(20)~~-|
g-17(19)-------------17-----------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

e-18p15-20(22)-20(22)---18(19)---15-------15~-18p15h18-15\-|
b--------------------20------------18(20)------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

e---------15-----------------------|
b-------15--18p15------------------|
g-17(19)---------17(19)-15(16)-----|
d------------------------------17\-|
a----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------16(18)-16(18)-(18)--11(12)---------|
g-----12-----12-12-12-12------------------------------12-12~--|
d-/14----14---------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------3-----------------|
b-3-6p3-----3------------------6p3-------------|
g-------5(7)--5-3(4)----5(7)-------5-3(4)------|
d--------------------5--------------------5-5~-|
a----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
Bad luck and trouble's my only friend
I've been down ever since I was ten

Chorus:
Born under a bad sign
I've been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck
If it wasn't for real bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all

Born under a bad sign
Born under a bad sign


(some sample fills: played in verses and chorus after solo)

e-----------------------|
b-----11-13-13(15)------|
g-/12--------------12~~-|
d-----------------------|
a-----------------------|
E-----------------------|

e-----------------------|
b-13(15)-13(15)----11~~-|
g---------------12------|
d-----------------------|
a-----------------------|
E-----------------------|

e----------15-------------------------|
b-------15----18p15-------------------|
g-17(19)------------17(19)-15(16)-----|
d---------------------------------17~-|
a-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

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