Song: How Blue Can You Get Artist: B.B. King Transcribed by: Trey Evans (zip311@rocketmail.com) 9/30/02 I don't know what key the song is in, but this is the bass line in the key of G. You can move it around as you see fit. A brief note: this is pieced together from the whole song, and the bassist he is using in this version is really good and likes to improvise; don't expect this to fit the whole thing. Besides, some of it's probably wrong from the get go.
It's basic triplet rhythm, and if there isn't a note on a beat, it's a rest. The turnaround is the way I heard it, but it may be played on the D root instead of the G. A final note: You find a problem, TELL ME! I wanna fix it. 4/4 G7 |------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------2----|-------------------2----| |-----------2-5---5---5-2|-----------2-5-2-5---5-2| |-3---3------------------|-3---3------------------| 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 |------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------3-2--|-------------------2----| |-----------2-5---5-----5|-----------2-5-2-5---5-2| |-3---3------------------|-3---3------------------| 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 C7 |-------------------3-2--|-------------------3-2--| |-----------2-5---5-----5|-----------2-5-2-5-----5| |-3---3------------------|-3---3------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 G7 |------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------3-2--|-------------------2----| |-----------2-5---5-----5|-----------2-5-2-5---5-2| |-3---3------------------|-3---3------------------| 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 D7 C7 |-------------------4----|-3---3-2---2-------3-2--| |-----------4-7---7---7-4|-------------5-2-5-----5| |-5---5------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 G7 D7 |------------------------|------------------------| |-3---3-2---2-------3-2--|-3-3-3-2-2-2-------3-2--| |-------------5-2-5-----5|-------------5-2-5-----5| |------------------------|------------------------| 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 4