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Rock Me Baby

Bb King

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		         Rock Me Baby - B.B. King                          
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Tabbed by: Danny Park
Email: danny@park-family.us

Tuning: Standard (EADGBD)

This is a fairly easy song played by the King, but it's one of his best. I
just find it hard to believe there arent more postings for this song. Oh
well, here it is. 
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Basic Rhythm Riff repeated throughout the song played by piano

e|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
B|(repeat this 8 times)-|(repeat this 4 times)-|-(repeat this 4 times)-----|
G|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------|-10-10---h---12-12----|---------------------------|
A|-10-10---h---12-12----|--8--8--------8--8----|-10-10---h---10-10---------|
E|--8--8--------8--8----|----------------------|--8--8--------8--8---------|

e|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|(repeat this 2 times)-|(repeat this 2 times)-|-(repeat this 2 times------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-12-12---h---14-14----|-10-10---h---12-12----|---------------------------|
A|-10-10-------10-10----|--8--8--------8--8----|-10-10---h---12-12---------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|--8--8--------8--8---------|

e|----9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9-----------------------------------------|
B|----9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9-----------------------------------------|
G|----9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9-----------------------------------------|
D|----8--8----8--8----8--8----8--8-----------------------------------------|
A|----9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9-----------------------------------------|
E|----9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9-----------------------------------------|

The next riff is fairly simple and played by the King over the other riff.
The notes are played very sharp and clean. Dont overlap the notes at all.

e|---8------------8--|-----13------------13-|----8------------8------------|
B|-8----10~(hold)----|--13-----16~(hold)----|--8----10~(hold)--------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|(repeat 4 times)---|--(repeat 2 times)----|---(repeat 2 times)-----------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|

e|---15------------15|-----13------------13-|----8------------8------------|
B|15-----18~(hold)---|--13-----16~(hold)----|--8----10~(hold)--------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|--(repeat once)----|----(repeat once)-----|-----(reapeat 2 times)--------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|

For the solo you're on your own. I havent fully figured it out. All you really
have to do is a little blues improv slowly as the King does on the song. Enjoy.


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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Rock Me Baby

Bb King