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[code] Riding With The King (Diatonic Duet A harp 1st & 3rd Position) Words & Music by John Haitt As Performed by B.B. King and Eric Clapton From the album of the same name Key of A Major changing to B Major Range: A3 to B5
This duet includes the (adapted) guitar intro, as well as the lyrics
for both B.B. King’s part and Eric Clapton’s part. It also contains B.B. King’s Recitation.
Eric Clapton’s part is above the lyrics. B.B. King’s part is below the lyrics. Words in italics are spoken by B.B. King.
Tab notations: ’ = half step bend ” = full step draw ob = overblow ____ = hold or sustain -(1x3”) = draw chord w TB (If you can’t manage both notes, then play the higher of the two {which in this case would be -3”}) -3”-3’ = the -3” is a grace note immediately followed by -3’ -5_5ob_ = slur, or slide, from -5 to 5ob as smoothly as possible __-8____ = continue holding note from previous line
Intro (A Major diatonic, 1st position): 1 -2 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3’ 4~~ 1 -2 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3’ 1 -(1x3”)____ (3rd position) -3 -4 5ob 5ob 3 -3” 5ob 5ob 4 5ob -4
-3 -3” -3” -3 -4 -4__ -4_ -3” 4 -4_ -5_5ob_ I dreamed I had a good job and I got well – paid___ -3” -4’ -3” -4 -3 -3”_ -5_ 4 -3” -4 -4_ -5_5ob_
-3 -4 -4 -5_ -4 -4 -5 -4 -4_ -4_____ I blew it all at the pen-ny ar-cade.___ -3” -5 -5 -5_ -4 4 6 -5 -4_ -4_____
-4 -4 5ob -3” -3” -3” 4 4_ -5_6__ Our hard earned dol-lars on a cup-id doll._ 4 -4 -4 5ob -4 4 -3” 4 4 -5____
-3 -4 -3 -5 -4 -4 6 -5_ -4 -4_____ No pret-ty chick is gon-na make me crawl._ -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 -4 4 6__ 5ob -4____
-6 -6 -6 -6 6_-5 6_-4 -5 -5 -5 6 6_-5_-4___ Get on a T. W.__ A.__ to the Prom-ised Land._____ To the Prom-ised Land_____ -4 -4 -5 -4 -4_______
-6’ 6 -56 -4 -5_ -5 -4-5__ Ev-‘ry wo-man, child, and man__ Child and man._ -5_ -4 -4___
-4 -4 -6’ 6 -5_6 gets a Cad-il-lac
6 -4 -5_ -4 6 -5 6_-5_-4____ and a great big dia-mond ring.______ Great big dia - mond ring.____________ -6_ 6 -56_____ -5 -6_6__-5_-4______
6 -5 5 5ob -6’ 5ob 6 -4 -6_6_-5_-4__5ob_-4_ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?______________ You know you’re rid-in’ with the King._______________ -5 6 5ob -6’ -4 6 -4 -4__________________
-3” -3” -3” -4 -4 -4 5ob 4-3” -3 -3” -4 -4_ -5_5ob_ He’s on a mis-sion of mer-cy to a new fron-tier.__ -3” -3” 4 -4 -4 5ob -4 -4 -4_ -5_5ob_
4 -4 5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4_____ He’s gon-na check us all out, out of here.__ -5 -4 4-4____
4 -4 -4 6 -3” 4 -4___ -7____ Up to that man-sion on the__ hill,_ 4 -4 -4 -5 -4 On the hill,_ -4 -4 -4____
4 -4 -4 5ob -4 -4 5ob -4_-3” 4_-4____ where you can get your pre–scrip–tion__ filled__ 4 -4 -4 5ob -4 4 5ob -4____ 4_-4____
B.B. King Spoken: Any kind of pill, folks, ha, ha, ha, ha.
-6 -6’-6 -6 -6 6_-5 6_-4 -5 -5 -5 6 -5_6__-5_-4 Get on a T. W.__ A.__ to the Prom-ised Land_______
-6 6 6 6 6____ -5 -4_-5____ Ev-‘ry-bod-y, clap_ your hands.___ Ev-‘ry-bod-y Clap your hands. -6 6 -5 -6 -6 -4 -4_-5_
-4 -5 -4 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5 -4 -5__-6_6__-5_-4__ And don’t you girls love the way that it seems____________
6 5ob 6 5ob 6 -5 6 -5 -6__6_-5_-4_____ Don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?___________ Rid-in’ with The King. -5 5 -4 -3 -4____
Yeah, you’re ridin’ with The King.
-4 6 -5 6 -6 6_-5_-4___ We’re rid-in’ with the King._____
6 -5 6 -5 5ob 6 5ob 6 5ob -6__6____-5_-4_____ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?______________ 5ob 5ob 6 5ob -6_-6’___-5_-4_____
(guitar bridge)
4 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6_6 5ob 6_5ob_-4_5ob___ A tux - e-do and a shin-y Three - thir–ty – five.__________ 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7_6ob-6 6ob_-6_________
Ha, ha, ha.
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6_ 4 -6 6 -5 6_-5-4____ You can see it in his face the blues is his life._____
-4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 To-night, ev-‘ry – bod - y’s get-tin’ their
-6 -5 6________ an-gel wings.___
4 6 -5 6 5ob 6 5ob 6 5ob 6_-6__-4______ And don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?_________
I stepped out of Mississippi when I was ten years old.
With a suit cut sharp as a razor, and a heart made of gold.
I had a guitar hang-in’ just about waist high,
and I’m gonna play this thing
-4 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6_-6________ Well, don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?_______ Until the day I die.
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
6 5ob 6 5ob 6 5ob 6 5ob -6__-5_-4____-6_-4__ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_______________ 7 -6 7 -6 7 -6 7 -5 You’re ridin’ with
me daddy. You’re in good hands, you’re ridin’
6__ 5ob 6 5ob 6 -5 6 5ob -6__-8______ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with the King?________ with me.
__-8________________________ Yes! Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.
I wanted to say B.B. King,
4 6 -8 5ob 6 5ob 6 5ob -6_6-6___-5_-4____ You’re rid-in’, You’re rid-in with The King._____________ but you know who King is.
Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.
Yes, you are, you’re ridin’ with The
-5 6 -5 You’re rid-in’, King.
-5 6 5ob 6 5ob -6__-8_____-6_-5_-4__-55ob__ you’re rid-in’ with The King._______________________ You’re ridin’ with The King. I’m a
6 5ob 6 -6 6_-5_-4___ Rid-in’ with The King._____ Good chauffer too.
All of you girls, come on, you’re ridin’ with me.
6 5ob 6 5ob -6_-6’_-6_____4_-5_6__ Rid-in’ with The King._________________ That’s alright Eric, you can ride with me
too if you feel like
6 5ob -4 -3” -4_-5___ Rid-in’ with The King.__ (Begin fade) it. Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.
6 5ob 6 5ob -6___-8-8____ Rid-in with The King._________ You’re ridin’ with The King.
6 5ob 6 -6 6_-5_-4_-5__ Rid-in’ with The King._______ I’m a good chauffer.
6 5ob 6 5ob 6 5ob 6 5ob -6_-8_________ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_________ (Fade out)
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