HOW BLUES CAN YOU GET ? (Live) As recorded by B.B. King (From the 1971 Album LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL) Words and Music by Jane Feather Arranged by B.B. King Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'B.B. King - Lead w/light dist' Intro - Guitar Solo Q.=66 12/8 Gtr I ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ |--3- |-| W a a Q. +E E a +E S S |--------------|------10----(10)----------------------- |--------------|----x------------13-------------------- |--------------|-11-----------------12b14==(12)r-12p10- |--------------|--------------------------------------- |--------------|--------------------------------------- |--------------|--------------------------------------- S E. S S S S E. ||-----------------------| ||-----------------------| ||-------10--------------| ||12-12-----12p10---12---| ||-----------------------| ||-----------------------| ~~~~~~~ S S a +E E +Q e Q. Q E |-------------------------------------------| |--------------------10-(10)--10---------10-| |-10-12-12b14==(12)r------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| E +Q +Q. +E E a +E +E Q |-----------------------------12b14==(12)-(12)r\----| |-13b15==(13)--(13)---(13)r-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ S a +S +S S E Q. Q S S +E. S S s |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |---12b14==(12)r(12)p10------------10h12-(12)-10------- |-----------------------12-----------------------12p10- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~ Q. Q S S a +S S S S E +S S E. T T |-----------10----------------------------------------- |-----------13----------------------------------------- |--------------12b14==(12)r-12-10------------10s12--10- |---------------------------------12-12-(12)----------- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||---| ||---| ||---| ||12-| ||---| ||---| E. S +E Q. E. 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S S E S T T S S |------------------------------------------------------ |-10--10h13-10----10----------------------------------- |--------------12----12p11----10-----9----------------- |--------------------------12-----12---9----10h12p10--- |----------------------------------------12----------12 |------------------------------------------------------ ~~~ E E E E S E. 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S S S |---------10----10------||-10-------------------------- |---------12----12------||-12-------------------------- |---------11----11------||-11-------------------------- |---------12----12------||-12----------------3h5--3---- |-----------------------||-----------------5--------5-5 |-----------------------||----------------------------- ~~~ +H. Q. S S E E |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-------------------3-5-| |-(5)-------------5-----| |-----------------------| |-3-| |-3--| a S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S +S S S S a S +E S S S S |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |-----5---5-7-(7)-5------------------------------------ |-5s7---7-----------7p5s3-5p3---3-(3)------------------ |-----------------------------5-------5p3---3h5-(5)-3-- |-----------------------------------------5-----------5 ||------| ||------| ||------| ||------| ||------| ||-3s1--| |-3-| | |-3--| +Q. E S S E +S S Q Q. Q E S S S S S S S Q |-----------------------------|------------------------ |-----------------------------|-------3-5-5h6p5p3---3-- |-----------------------------|----/4-------------4---- |-----------------------------|------------------------ |-----------3h5-(5)p3---------|------------------------ |-(1)-----5-------------------|------------------------ a +E +S S S Q ||--------------------| ||5b6==(5)r(5)p3------| ||---------------4----| ||--------------------| ||--------------------| ||--------------------| Q. S S S S S +S S E. +S S S +S +Q |--------------------------3b4==(3)r-3----------------| |----------3-5-5b7==(5)r---------------6b8==(6)-(6)r--| |--------4--------------------------------------------| |------5----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~ s S Q +E S S S S Q S S S S S S +S S |----------------------5-5--7-5-7-5---10-(10)s8--| |*(3)-3-5s7---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3---| | S S S E. S S E a E +E E E E E +E E E |---------------------12s14-(14)-10-------------------- |------10-10--12-10-----------------10------------10-12 |-7s11---------------------------------12-11-(11)------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~ a +E +S S S S +E +E +E +E +E S S E S S +S S |-----------------------12-(12)-(12)b14==(12)-(12)r(12) |-12b14==(12)r(12)p10---------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||-10-------------------| ||----12----------------| ||-------12-9-9-(9)s10s=| ||----------------------| ||----------------------| ||----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. S +E +E S E. +Q S +S S S +Q |--------------------17b20==(17)r--15b16==(15)r-15----- |-----15-(15)-(15)---------------------------------18b2 |-16--------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||----------| ||0==(18)r--| ||----------| ||----------| ||----------| ||----------| ~~ ~~~ E +Q Q E Q. Q S +S |-------------------------------------------------| |-18b19==(18)*==(17)-| |-------------------16----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| ~~ +E Q Q E Q. a E E E Q E Q. Q. E E S S |--------------10--------------10-||-10---------------- |-(17)r\-------12------9s10-12----||-----10------------ |--------------11-----------------||------------------/ |--------------12-----------------||------------------- |---------------------------------||------------------- |---------------------------------||------------------- ||------------| ||---15-17----| ||16-------16-| ||------------| ||------------| ||------------| ~~ ~~ Q E Q. Q. Q E E E +E Q. Q. S +S +Q |-------------------------|-17------------------------1 |-15--17-----------15--15-|----17b19==(17)r------------ |-------------------------|---------------------------- |-------------------------|---------------------------- |-------------------------|---------------------------- |-------------------------|---------------------------- ||7b19==(17)-(17)--| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ~~ +E E E +E. +S S S Q E a +Q +E |-(17)r-17--------------------------------------------- |----------17b19==(17)r(17)p15----15--15--------------- |------------------------------16--------17b19==(17)b20 |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||---------| ||---------| ||===(17)r-| ||---------| ||---------| ||---------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ S S +Q +E S a +E. S S +Q e Q |---15-(15)--(15)-17-------------------------------| |--------------------17b19==(17)r---15-(15)--17----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ E. S +E +Q +S +S S S E. S +E. S S S |----17b20==(17)-(17)--(17)r(17)*| |-------------------------------------------18--15-(15) |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ S +S +Q +E Q S +S +Q +S S S E. |------------------------------------------------------ |-18b20==(18)-(18)--(18)r----17b19==(17)-(17)r=(17)p15- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||-------| ||---15--| ||16-----| ||-------| ||-------| ||-------| ~~~~~~ +E e E Q. Q E a +Q E |---------------------------------------| |-(15)--------------15-18b19==(18)r-----| |------16-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Q. +E S S +E +E a +E E +E E E |-15----(15)-17---------------------------------------- |---------------17b20==(17)-(17)r-17b19==(17)r-15-(15)- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||-----| ||15---| ||16---| ||-----| ||-----| ||-----| |--3--| E a +Q +S E S S S S S S E. S |---17b19==(17)r=(17)*| |--------------------------------18----18p15----15----- |--------------------------------------------16-----16- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ E a +E +S S || ||15-17b19==(17)r(17)p15-| ||-----------------------| ||-----------------------| ||-----------------------| ||-----------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ E a +Q Q. E +Q E Q Q. E E E Q. Q E |-17-----------------------------------|--------------- |----17b19==(17)r--15----15-(15)-------|-15--------15-- |------------------------16-(16)--x----|-------x------- |--------------------------------------|--------------- |--------------------------------------|--------------- |--------------------------------------|--------------- ||----------|| ||----15----|| ||----------|| ||----------|| ||----------|| ||----------|| a +Q. +E. S S S E. S +E +E E |-17b19==(17)---(17)r-17-15---------------------------- |---------------------------18-15--17b19==(17)-(17)r-x- |----------------------------------------------------x- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |--3--| a +S +S S E S S S S S S S S |-17b19==(17)r(17)*| |-------------------------------18----18p15----15-17b19 |-------------------------------------------16--------- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ +Q. E Q || ||==(17)r--------| ||----------x----| ||---------------| ||---------------| ||---------------| a +Q. S S Q a +Q. S S Q |-17b20==(17)r---17-------17b20==(17)r---17-------| |-------------------15----------------------15----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ a +E +E a +S S S S S S S S +E E +E S S a +Q |-17b20==(17)r(17)-15b16==(15)r-15----15--------------- |----------------------------------18----18p15----15-(1 |----------------------------------------------16------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||----------------15-17------------| ||5)-18b19==(18)r-------18b19==(18)r\--| ||-------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------| H. Q. Q. |--------------------| |--------------12----| |--------------12----| |--------------12----| |--------------------| |--------------------| E a +E +E +Q. +H. +W. |------------------------------------------|----------- |---13pb14==(13)b15==(13)-(13)---(13)------|-(13)------ |------------------------------------------|----------- |------------------------------------------|----------- |------------------------------------------|----------- |------------------------------------------|----------- +E +S S E E +Q S S Q Q. |---------------------------------------------------| |-(13)r(13)p10--------------------------------------| |*==(10)r-----------------| |------------------------------------12p10----------| |------------------------------------------12-------| |---------------------------------------------------| ~~ E E a +E +E. S E Q S S +E E E |----10-13b15==(13)-(13)r-13---10----10-(10)\-------| |-10---------------------------------10-(10)\-------| |-----------------------------------------------/16-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| E S E. E E +E S S S S E a + |--------------15-15b17==(15)r-15---------------------- |*==(17)r(17)p15h17----| |---------------------------------------16------------- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ~~~ E a +Q +Q E Q. E E a +S +S |-17--------------------------------------------------- |----17b19==(17)--(17)r----15-------15-17b19==(17)r(17) |--------------------------------16-------------------- |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------ ||-----| ||b19==| ||-----| ||-----| ||-----| ||-----| +E Q E S S S S +E S S S S +E Q |-----------10---------------------------------------|| |-(17)r\-------13p10----10-(10)----------------------|| |--------------------12---------12p11----------------|| |-------------------------------------12-------------|| |----------------------------------------12-(12)-----|| |----------------------------------------------------|| Verse 1 W. E Q Q. H. Wx10 |-10-------------|-------------------|---------|| |-12-------------|-x-----------------|---------|| |-11-------------|-x-----------------|---------|| |-12-------------|-x-----------------|---------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------|| Verse 2 Verse 3 Wx12 Wx16 |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*|