Oh Pretty Woman

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 Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 14:47:48 -0800 
 From: The Maestro  
  
   
  
 Artist: Albert King 
 Title: Oh Pretty Woman 
 Album: Born Under a Bad Sign 
  
 I have not made any attempt to show the timing of the various parts, as 
 this would be way too difficult, but here is the main riff, all the fills 
 and solos, and the lyrics to this song, as well as I can figure them out. 
 Listen to the record for the timing because that is what makes this song so 
 great. The main riff has a funky pause in it, so listen especially for 
 that. 
  
 Guitar 1: 
  
               10x               2x              2x                2x 
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 ---3-5-||-5-----5---3-5-||---1-1---------||-5-----5---3-5-||---3-3---------| 
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 -5-----||---------5-----||-3-----3---1-3-||---------5-----||-5-----5---3-5-| 
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 -3-----||---------------||---------3-----||---------------||---------5-----| 
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 -3-----||---------------||---------3-----||---------------||---------5-----| 
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 -------||---3-3---------||---------------||---3-3---------||---------------| 
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 ----3-5||-5-----5---3-5-||---1-1---------||-5-----5---3-5-||---3-3---------| 
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 ---5---||---------5-----||-3-----3---1-3-||---------5-----||-5-----5---3-5-| 
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 -3-----||---------------||---------3-----||---------------||---------5-----| 
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          repeat and fade 
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 -------||---3-3---------|| 
 -------||-5-----5---3-5-|| 
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 -3-----||---------------|| 
  
  
 Guitar 2: (^indicates bend, / or \ indicate slide. There are some long 
 pauses not indicated by the tab. Remember, this is every lick he plays, not 
 just the "solo.") 
  
 ----3-|-3-----------|-----6-----|-------------------------------| 
 ------|---6---------|-8-8---8-8-|-----8-8--6-3------------8-6-8-| 
 -5^---|-----5-3-----|-----------|-5/7----------5-3----5/7-------| 
 ------|---------5-5-|-----------|------------------5------------| 
 ------|-------------|-----------|-------------------------------| 
 ------|-------------|-----------|-------------------------------| 
  
 -7^-6^--3--3-------------------|-----6-----|-------------------------------- 
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 -------------6-----------------|-8-8---8-8-|-----8-8-8-6----------------8-6- 
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 ---------------5^-5-3----------|-----------|-5/7---------7-5^-5-3---5/7----- 
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 ----------------------5----5---|-----------|----------------------5--------- 
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 -----------------------------5-|-----------|-------------------------------- 
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 -----------------|---6-8^--8^-8^-6-----|-8^-----|-6^---6-----6-----6-| 
 -----8-----------|-8---------------8-8-|----8---|----8-----6---8-----| 
 -5/7---7-5-3-----|---------------------|--------|--------7-------7---| 
 -------------5---|---------------------|--------|--------------------| 
 ---------------5-|---------------------|--------|--------------------| 
 -----------------|---------------------|--------|--------------------| 
  
 ---6-8-7^-7^-7^-7^-8^-8^-8^-6-----|---------------------------|-----6-----| 
 -8----------------------------8-8-|-8-8\6-----------------8-8-|-8-8---8-8-| 
 ----------------------------------|-------7-5-3-------5/7-----|-----------| 
 ----------------------------------|-------------5-------------|-----------| 
 ----------------------------------|---------------5-5---------|-----------| 
 ----------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------| 
  
  
 ---------------------------|-7^-6^---6-------------8^-|-8^-8^-6-------| 
 -----8-8-6-3-----------8-6-|-------8---8-6-----8-8----|---------8-8-6-| 
 -5/7---------5-3---5/7-----|---------------7-7--------|---------------| 
 -----------------5---------|--------------------------|---------------| 
 ---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------| 
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 -8^-7^-6-6-----| 
 -----------8-8-| 
 ---------------| etc. etc. etc. 
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 Lyrics: 
  
 Oh, pretty woman, sure's the rising sun 
 Says all your cheap paint and powder ain't gone help you none. Cause you's 
 a pretty woman right down to the bone So you just might as well's to leave 
 your skin alone. Pretty woman, what's the matter with you? Can't make you 
 love me no matter what I do 
  
 Oh, pretty woman, what you tryin' to do? You kept on foolin' 'round 'till I 
 got stuck on you. So, you just drop that mess and come down off your 
 throne. Stop using my poor heart as just a stepping stone. Pretty woman, 
 what's the matter with you? Can't make you love me no matter what I do. 
  
 Oh, pretty woman, that's alright with you, Now you just go on doin' what 
 you want to do, But someday, when you think that you have got it made, 
 You'll step in water deep enough so you can't wade. Pretty woman, what's 
 the matter with you? Can't make you love me no matter what I do. 
  
 Well, if you have any comments or corrections, please let me know. 
 -Eric Taylor.(cire@uclink3.berkeley.edu)