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Born Under A Bad Sign
Albert King
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"Born Under A Bad Sign" Albert King
[Born Under A Bad Sign] 1967
Bass Guitar; Donald "Duck" Dunn
Tuning [E A D G]
Written by Michael Hoel
Tablature Notation Guide;
QR = Quarter Rest
ER = Eight Rest
[1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +] = Timing [Eighth Notes]
A. Introduction [0:00]
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|Q---E---------2-|----------------|--------------2-|
|R---R-----2-4---|4---------2-----|4---------2-3---|
|------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|------2-4-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
B. First Chorus [0:08]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C. First Verse [0:28]
Hard luck and trou-ble, been my on-ly friend.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|--------E---------------E-------|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
I've been on my own, ev-er since I was ten.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|-------E--------------------2---|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|2------R------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D. Second Chorus [0:40]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E. Second Verse [1:00]
I can't read, I did-n't learn how to write.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|--------E---------------E-------|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
My whole life has been, one big fight.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|-------E--------------------2---|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|2------R------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F. Third Chorus [1:11]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G. Bridge [1:42]
If it was-n't for bad luck, I tell you I'd have no luck.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-----------2---2---1---2---3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, I'd have no damn luck.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-----------2---2---1---2---3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for real bad luck, I'd just have no damn luck at all.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------Q-----------------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|----------R-----------------------------|
|4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-------------------2----4----0----2----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
H. Fourth Chorus [2:08]
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
I. Ending [2:30]
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------2-|----------------|--------------2-|----------------|
|4---------2-3---|4---------2-----|4---------2-3---|4---------2-----|
|------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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