OH, PRETTY WOMAN (Bassline) As recorded by Albert King (From the 1967 Album BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN) Words and Music by A. C. Williams Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro Q=108 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|| |--------0-3-4-|-5------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-|| |--------------|----------5-----|----------5-----|| |--------------|----------------|-3--------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||-----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------| ||o--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-| ||o----------5-----|----------5-----|----------5-----| ||--3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------| |--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-| |----------5-----|----------5-----|----------5-----| |-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------| Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----3-3---------|----3-3---------||----------------| |--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-||----1-1---------| |----------5-----|----------5-----||-3------3---1-2-| |-3--------------|-3--------------||----------3-----| To Coda Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------| |----1-1----------|--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-| |-3------3--------|----------5-----|----------5-----| |----------0-1-2--|-3--------------|-3--------------| 1. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E H H H E E E E |----------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|| |----3-3---------|----3-3---------|-----------|---------------o|| |-5------5---3-5-|-5------5-------|-----------|---------------o|| |----------5-----|----------0-1-2-|-3----3----|-3----3-0-1-2---|| Guitar Solo 2. Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------|---------------||----3-3---------| |-------------|---------------||--------5---3-5-| |-------------|---------------||----------5-----| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3-0-1-2-||-3--------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------| |--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-| |----------5-----|----------5-----|----------5-----| |-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----3-3---------|----3-3----------| |----1-1---------|----1-1---------|--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5--| |-3------3---1-2-|-3------3-------|----------5-----|----------5------| |----------3-----|----------0-1-2-|-3--------------|-3---------------| D.S. al Coda Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |----3-3---------|----3-3---------|---------------|-----------------|| |-5------5---3-5-|-5------5-------|---------------|-----------------|| |----------5-----|----------0-1-2-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3--3-0-1-2--|| & Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----------------| |--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-|----3-3---------| |----------5-----|----------5-----|-5------5---3-5-| |-3--------------|-3--------------|----------5-----| Q E E E E E E H H H H |----------------|-----------|-----------|| |----3-3---------|-----------|-----------|| |-5------5---3-5-|-----------|-----------|| |----------5-----|-3----3----|-3----3----|| Outro Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 4x ||-----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3----------|| ||o--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-|--------5---3-5-o|| ||o----------5-----|----------5-----|----------5-----o|| ||--3--------------|-3--------------|-3---------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths