Digital Sheet Music for Blues Power by Albert King, scored for Guitar Tab, id:387519. Lyrics, guitar chords and tabs to the songs on the blues albums made by Albert King. Albert King was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. The guitar Albert Kig is associated with is a 1958 Gibson Flying V. King was left-handed, but usually played right-handed guitars. “Crosscut Saw” by Albert King PDF| PTB “Crossroad Blues” by Robert Johnson PDF| PTB “Dallas” by Johnny Winter PDF| PTB “Darlin’ You Know I Love You” by Riley B. King PDF| PTB. PDF and Power Tab. PDF will work on all platforms, but Power Tab (PTB) will only work on PC. Download and Print Blues Power sheet music for Guitar Tab by Albert King from Sheet Music Direct. Superior practice tools, easy PDF import and more. Download free for iPad today. Over 150,000 songs! Over 150,000 songs! Blues Power Albert King Guitar Tab. Prints: Add to Cart. Get Unlimited Sheet Music. $9.99/mo 7-Day Free Trial. Tab scan for: albert king guitar tabs & lyrics @ TabCrawler.Com. Blues Power - Albert King (lyrics) 124: 48: Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King (lyrics) 152: 49. Showing page 1 of 3 guitar tabs, pdf tabs, bass tablature, drum tabs, guitar chords & lyrics pages at TabCrawler. Original Edition ' The Pinch ' (The Blues Don't Change) Duck Dunn or Earl Thomas. The Blues Don't Change. Stax # 4101 ' The Pinch ' (The Blues Don't Change) Duck Dunn or Earl Thomas.
- AFTER HOURS by ROY BUCHANAN
- ALL YOUR LOVE I MISS LOVING by OTIS RUSH
- ANSWER TO THE LAUNDROMAT BLUES by ALBERT KING
- BABY PLEASE DON'T GO by MUDDY WATERS
- BACK DOOR MAN by DOORS
- BAD AXE by SON SEALS
- BAD LOVE by LUTHER ALLISON
- BE CAREFUL WITH A FOOL by JOHNNY WINTER
- BETTER OFF WITH THE BLUES by CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN
- BIG CITY by LUTHER ALLISON
- BLIND MAN IN THE DARK by GOVERNMENT MULE
- BLUE ON BLACK by KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
- BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE by ERIC CLAPTON
- BOOM BOOM by JOHN LEE HOOKER
- BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN by ALBERT KING
- BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART by KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
- BRIDGE OF SIGHS by ROBIN TROWER
- BROWNSVILLE BLUES by CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
- BULLFROG BLUES by RORY GALLAGHER
- CHERRY RED WINE by LUTHER ALLISON
- CHICAGO SMOKESHOP by ROY BUCHANAN
- CINCINNATI JAIL by LONNIE MACK
- COLD SHOT by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
- COME ON IN MY KITCHEN by ROBERT JOHNSON
- CONFIDENCE MAN by JEFF HEALEY BAND
- COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE
- CROSS ROAD BLUES CROSSROADS by CREAM
- CROSSCUT SAW by ALBERT KING
- CRYING WON'T HELP YOU by ROBERT NIGHTHAWK
- DAMN RIGHT I'VE GOT THE BLUES by BUDDY GUY
- DJ PLAY MY BLUES by BUDDY GUY
- DON'T PICK ME FOR YOUR FOOL by SON SEALS
- DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE ON ME SO STRONG by ALBERT KING
- DOUBLE TROUBLE by OTIS RUSH
- DOUBLE WHAMMY by LONNIE MACK & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
- DUST MY BROOM by ELMORE JAMES
- EASY BABY by MAGIC SAM
- EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES by BB KING
- 55TH STREET BOOGIE by HOUND DOG TAYLOR
- FIVE LONG YEARS by BUDDY GUY
- FORECEAST CALLS FOR PAIN by ROBERT CRAY
- FROSTY by ALBERT COLLINS
- FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD by BOBBY BLUE BLAND
- GNAWING ON IT by BONNIE RAITT
- GOING AWAY BABY by ERIC CLAPTON
- GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL by JOHNNY WINTER
- GOT TO HURRY by YARDBIRDS
- GROANING THE BLUES by ERIC CLAPTON
- HELL HOUND ON MY TRAIL by ROBERT JOHNSON
- HEY JOE by JIMI HENDRIX
- HIDE AWAY by FREDDIE KING
- HOOK LINE AND SINKER by DAVE HOLE
- HOT SAUCE by SON SEALS
- HOUSE IS ROCKING by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE
- HOW LONG HOW LONG BLUES by ERIC CLAPTON
- HOW MANY MORE YEARS by HOWLING WOLF
- I AIN'T GOT YOU by YARDBIRDS
- I AIN'T SUPERSTITIOUS by JEFF BECK GROUP
- I BELIEVE I'LL DUST MY BROOM by ROBERT JOHNSON
- I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME by BONNIE RAITT
- I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY by OTIS RUSH
- I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU by FOGHAT
- I NEED YOU SO BAD by MAGIC SAM
- I SMELL A RAT by BUDDY GUY
- I THANK YOU by ZZ TOP
- I'M TORE DOWN by ERIC CLAPTON
- I'M YOUR HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN by MUDDY WATERS
- ICE PICK by ALBERT COLLINS
- IF YOU HAVE TO KNOW by LONNIE MACK & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
- IN 2 DEEP by KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
- IT HURTS ME TOO by ELMORE JAMES
- JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO by ZZ TOP
- KILLING FLOOR by ALBERT KING
- KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES by ROBERT JOHNSON
- LA GRANGE by ZZ TOP
- LAUNDROMAT BLUES by ALBERT KING
- LET ME LOVE YOU BABY by BUDDY GUY
- LITTLE RED ROOSTER by ROLLING STONES
- LOOK AT LITTLE SISTER by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE
- LOOK ON YOUNDERS WALL by HOUND DOG TAYLOR
- LOOKING GOOD by MAGIC SAM
- LOVE IN VAIN BLUES by ROBERT JOHNSON
- LOVE ME DARLING by HOWLING WOLF
- LOVE SNEAKING UP ON YOU by BONNIE RAITT
- MAMA TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER by ROBBEN FORD
- MANNISH BOY by MUDDY WATERS
- MARY ANN by MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD
- MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB by BUDDY GUY
- MATCHBOX by JONNY LANG
- MEAN OLD WORLD by T BONE WALKER
- MIDNIGHT TRAIN by BUDDY GUY
- MOON IS FULL by ALBERT COLLINS ROBERT CRAY & JOHNNY COPELAND
- MOTHERLESS CHILD by ERIC CLAPTON
- MOVE IT ON OVER by GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS
- MULE by GOVERNMENT MULE
- MY LOVE WILL NEVER DIE by OTIS RUSH
- NEVER MAKE YOUR MOVE TOO SOON by JOE BONAMASSA
- ON MY KNEES by SON SEALS
- ON THE ROAD AGAIN by CANNED HEAT
- ONE WAY OUT by ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
- OREO COOKIE BLUES by LONNIE MACK
- PETES BLUES by ROY BUCHANAN
- PHONE BOOTH by ROBERT CRAY
- PRIDE AND JOY by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE
- QUITTER NEVER WINS by TINSLEY ELLIS
- RAMBLING ON MY MIND by ROBERT JOHNSON
- RECONSIDER BABY by ERIC CLAPTON
- RIDING WITH THE KING by BB KING & ERIC CLAPTON
- ROCK ME BABY by BB KING
- ROCKET 88 by JACKIE BRENSTON
- ROLLING AND TUMBLING by MUDDY WATERS
- SAD TO BE ALONE by SONNY BOY WILLIAMS
- SATISFY SUSIE by LONNIE MACK
- SINCE I MET YOU BABY by GARY MOORE
- SINNERS PRAYER by ERIC CLAPTON
- SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD by HOWLING WOLF
- SIX STRINGS DOWN by JIMMIE VAUGHAN
- SKY IS CRYING by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE
- SOMKESTACK LIGHTNING by HOWLING WOLF
- SMOKING GUN by ROBERT CRAY
- SOMEBODY LOAN ME A DIME by FENTON ROBINSON
- SOMEDAY AFTER AWHILE YOU'LL BE SORRY by ERIC CLAPTON
- SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT LET'S GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT by BONNIE RAITT
- STANDING AROUND CRYING by ERIC CLAPTON
- STATESBORO BLUES by ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
- STILL ALIVE AND WELL by JOHNNY WINTER
- STILL GOT THE BLUES by GARY MOORE
- STINGAREE by CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
- STOP by LONNIE MACK
- STORMY MONDAY THEY CALL IT STORMY MONDAY BLUES by ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
- STUMBLE by FREDDIE KING
- SUSIE Q by CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
- SWEET HOME CHICAGO by ROBERT JOHNSON
- SWEET LITTLE ANGEL by BB KING
- T BONE BOOGIE by T BONE WALKER
- T BONE SHUFFLE by T BONE WALKER
- TEXAS FLOOD by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE
- THINGS THAT I USED TO DO by GUITAR SLIM
- THIRD DEGREE by ERIC CLAPTON
- THRILL IS GONE by BB KING
- TIN PAN ALLEY by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
- TRAIN KEPT A ROLLING by YARDBIRDS
- TRAVELING RIVERSIDE BLUES by ROBERT JOHNSON
- TROUBLE NO MORE SOMEDAY BABY by ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
- TUBE SNAKE BOOGIE by ZZ TOP
- TUFF ENUFF by FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
- WANG DANG DOODLE by HOWLING WOLF
- YOU SHOOK ME by LED ZEPPELIN
- YOU UPSET ME BABY by BB KING
Born Under a Bad Sign: 3 Essential Albert King Blues Licks
by Simon James
Albert King is one of the most influential Blues players to have emerged. In this lesson we will look at a few licks and phrases from one of his biggest hits Born Under a Bad Sign.
This is a great tune from which to work on your Blues phrasing as King plays simple licks and short phrases that focus more on tone than speed and act as a neat accompaniment to his vocals which means you have to keep the licks aggressive and precise when you jam along to the tune. He makes good use of the Minor Pentatonic Scale, both in the first box position and in his trademark second box position.
One thing you may want to work on in this lesson is to practice playing with your thumb and fingers rather than a pick. King was adept at playing in this way, which is one of the reasons that his tone and delivery are so effective. So to really come close to nailing that trademark Albert King sound it is well worth giving this technique a try. There is also, as with any good Blues repertoire, a decent helping of string bending to work on!
Standard Blues Variation
The form of this number is a variation of the Standard Blues Form. Instead of playing 12 bars we will only play 8, beginning with four bars on the I, one bar on the V, one on the IV, one on the I and one on the V. You could say that we begin on the first four bars of the standard form and then jump to the last four bars. Notice also that there is no shuffle, all of the 1/8 notes are played straight with a strong back beat on the 2nd and 4th beats. This gives the tune a more Motown feel.
Lick 1
The first lick is in the second box position of the minor pentatonic and as you listen to more of his improvisations you will notice that this is one of his most commonly used positions to play in. Notice how the lick is only three notes and is played at the end of the first bar with a staccato note on the E before playing a 1/4 note on C#. When returning to the E bend the note but only very slightly, perhaps nothing more than a 1/4 tone. Often King plays huge 3 and 4 tone bends, but in this instance the bend is extremely subtle adding nothing more than a touch of warmth to the lick.
Lick 2
The second lick is a fine example of using a Blues phrase to mark a chord change. Here we are changing from the I to the V, whereby the lick begins halfway through the second beat of bar 4 with a brisk descending minor pentatonic run. I use alternate picking here between thumb and index finger, which allows for the lick to be played fast as well as trying to pick up on some of the nuances of the style of Albert King. Notice the staccato note at the end of the run and the rest which lets the lick bounce into the two note chord slide into the V chord in bar 5.
Lick 3
The third lick is another brisk phrase involving a descending pentatonic run. Begin with a full tone bend halfway through the first beat of bar 7 and be sure to really warm it up with some free hand vibrato if you can manage it. Then come down the pentatonic scale from the C# stopping just before the fourth beat to play a semi tone bend from the F# to the G. Notice here that there is no return bend, simply carry on the run from the F#. This, again, gives the lick a typical Albert King bouncy feel. There is a neat change to and from the E and C# before completing the phrase on the G# to match the chord change.
Influences
These three licks crop up throughout Born Under a Bad Sign along with a few variations, so when you practice turn up the recording really loud and try jamming along. The alternating between vocal lines and guitar phrasing really encourages you to keep the phrases short and sweet. It is important to note that King used to play a right handed guitar upside down and often used alternative tunings. This potentially provides an added obstacle to really master his blues phrasing. In this arrangement everything has been noted in C# Minor Pentatonic position and I have attempted to try and keep everything as close to his way of playing as possible. The licks will point you in the right direction, just remember that only by practicing consistently and jamming along will you really be able to pick up on the subtleties of the phrasing of Albert King and the other blues greats.
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