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 S E. S S S S E. |--------------|------10----(10)----------------------------------------------| |--------------|----x------------13-------------------------------------------| |--------------|-11-----------------12b14==(12)r-12p10--------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. E. +Q. |------------------------------------------| |----------------------------13b15==(13)---| |-----10b10.5==(10)r-----------------------| |-12---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ +Q +S S S S S S S +S S S S E S S S S S +E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(13)--(13)r-13-10-----------------------0------------------------------------| |-------------------12p10----10b11==(10)r---10-------10-11-12-11-12b14==(12)r--| |-------------------------12-------------------12-12---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~ ~~~ Q S S S S E S S S E. 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. E a +Q +Q. |------------------------------------------| |------------15-15----18b20==(18)--(18)r---| |--------/16-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-10---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ a +Q. +E Q +Q S S S +S +S +E. |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-17b19==(17)---(17)r-15--(15)-----15-17b19==(17)r(17)b19==(17)r-| |-------------------------------16-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| ~ Q. Q E Q E Q. Q E Q. Q S S a E. 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 a +E +S S S Q |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------3-5-5h6p5p3---3--5b6==(5)r(5)p3------| |-----------------------------|----/4-------------4-------------------4----| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------3h5-(5)p3---------|--------------------------------------------| |-(1)-----5-------------------|--------------------------------------------| 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--| |-6b6.5-3-3--(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)-10-------------------| |-12b14==(12)r(12)p10--------------------------------------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)---------------------------------18b20==(18)r--| |-16-------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| ~~ ~~~ E +Q Q E Q. Q S +S |-------------------------------------------------| |-18b19==(18)r--15-----15----17b17.5--17b19==(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---------------15-17----| |--------------11-----------------||------------------/16-------16-| |--------------12-----------------||-------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------------| ~~ ~~ Q E Q. Q. Q E E E +E Q. Q. S +S +Q |-------------------------|-17------------------------17b19==(17)-(17)--| |-15--17-----------15--15-|----17b19==(17)r-----------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ~~ +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)-15b15.5-15-------------15h16-15-| |-------------------------------------------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 E a +E +S S |---17b19==(17)r=(17)-15b15.5-15----15----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------18----18p15----15-----15-17b19==(17)r(17)p15-| |--------------------------------------------16-----16------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ E a +Q Q. E +Q E Q Q. E E E Q. Q E |-17-----------------------------------|-------------------------|| |----17b19==(17)r--15----15-(15)-------|-15--------15------15----|| |------------------------16-(16)--x----|-------x-----------------|| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------|| a +Q. +E. S S S E. S +E +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 +Q. E Q |-17b19==(17)r(17)---15b15.5-15----15---------------------------------| |-------------------------------18----18p15----15-17b19==(17)r--------| |-------------------------------------------16-------------------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-------------------------------15-17------------| |----------------------------------18----18p15----15-(15)-18b19==(18)r-------18b19==(18)r\--| |----------------------------------------------16-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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--------------------------------------| |--------------12b12.5-10b11==(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 +S +S S S E |--------------15-15b17==(15)r-15---------------------------------------| |-15---18b18.5--------------------18-15----15-17b19==(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)b19==| |--------------------------------16-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| +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 |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*| |-----------------||---------*|