Born Under a Bad Sign
"Born Under A Bad Sign" Albert King
Born Under A Bad Sign
1967
Bass Guitar; Donald "Duck" Dunn
EADG
Tuning
Written by Michael Hoel
Tablature Notation Guide;
QR = Quarter Rest
ER = Eight Rest
1+2+3+4+ Eighth Notes
= Timing
0:00
A. Introduction
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|Q---E---------2-|----------------|--------------2-|
|R---R-----2-4---|4---------2-----|4---------2-3---|
|------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|------2-4-------|
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+
0:08
B. First Chorus
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1+2+3+4+1+
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1+2+3+4+1+
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
0:28
C. First Verse
Hard luck and trou-ble, been my on-ly friend.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|--------E---------------E-------|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
I've been on my own, ev-er since I was ten.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|-------E--------------------2---|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|2------R------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
0:40
D. Second Chorus
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1+2+3+4+1+
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1+2+3+4+1+
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
1:00
E. Second Verse
I can't read, I did-n't learn how to write.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|--------E---------------E-------|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
My whole life has been, one big fight.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------E---------------E-------|-------E--------------------2---|
|4-------R-----------2---R---2---|2------R------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
1:11
F. Third Chorus
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1+2+3+4+1+
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1+2+3+4+1+
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
1:42
G. Bridge
If it was-n't for bad luck, I tell you I'd have no luck.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-----------2---2---1---2---3---|
1+2+3+4+1+
If it was-n't for bad luck, I'd have no damn luck.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-----------2---2---1---2---3---|
1+2+3+4+1+
If it was-n't for real bad luck, I'd just have no damn luck at all.
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------Q-----------------------------|
|--------------------0-----------|----------R-----------------------------|
|4-----------4---4-------4---3---|2-------------------2----4----0----2----|
1+2+3+4+1+
2:08
H. Fourth Chorus
Born un-der a bad sign.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---3-------|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
Been down since I be-gan to crawl.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-------------------2-----------|4-------------------------------|
|------------2---4-------0-------|------------1-------2-------3---|
1+2+3+4+1+
If it was-n't for bad luck, you know I wouldn't have no luck
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----------4---4---4-------4---|2-----------2---2---4---0---2---|
1+2+3+4+1+
at all.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------2---|------------------------E-------|
|4-------------------2---3-------|4-------------------2---R---2---|
|------------2---4---------------|------------2---4---------------|
1+2+3+4+1+
2:30
I. Ending
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------2-|----------------|--------------2-|----------------|
|4---------2-3---|4---------2-----|4---------2-3---|4---------2-----|
|------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|------2-4-------|------2-4---0---|
1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+