Born Under A Bad Sign (2nd pos hi & lo)

by Albert King, Cream, Jimi Hendrix · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN 2nd pos hi & lo
By: William Bell & Booker T. Jones
Albert King, Cream, Jimi Hendrix
Key: Am

This song is tabbed on a G diatonic

 4   -4 -4 -4 -5   -4
 7   -8 -8 -8 -9   -8
Born un-der a bad sign

 -5   -6    6  -5 -4 -4  -4   -2”
 -9   -10   9  -9 -8 -8  -8   -5
Been down since I be-gan to crawl

-3” -3”-3” 4   4  -3”  4  -3”3
-6  -6 -6  7   7  -6   7  -6 6
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck

-4  -4  -4   -4  -3”  3 -3” -2”
-8  -8  -8   -8  -6   6 -6  -5
I would-n’t have no luck at all
 

 -4  -4  -4  -3
 -8  -8  -8  -7
(Let me tell you)

  4   -4   4   -4   4  -4 -4 -4 -4   -5
  7   -8   7   -8   7  -8 -8 -8 -8   -9
Hard luck and trou-ble is my on-ly friend

 -4  -4 4  -4  -4  4   -4 -4 -4  -5
 -8  -8 7  -8  -8  7   -8 -8 -8  -9
Been on my own ev-er since I was ten


 4   -4 -4 -4 -5   -4
 7   -8 -8 -8 -9   -8
Born un-der a bad sign

 -5   -6    6  -5 -4 -4  -4   -2”
 -9   -10   9  -9 -8 -8  -8   -5
Been down since I be-gan to crawl

-3” -3”-3” 4   4  -3”  4  -3”3
-6  -6 -6  7   7  -6   7  -6 6
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck

-4  -4  -4   -4  -3”  3 -3” -2”
-8  -8  -8   -8  -6   6 -6  -5
I would-n’t have no luck at all


4  -4    -4   4 -4  4    -4    -4  -4   -5
7  -8    -8   7 -8  7    -8    -8  -8   -9
I can't read. I nev-er learned how to write

-4   -4   -4  -4    4  -4  -4   -5
-8   -8   -8  -8    7  -8  -8   -9
My whole life has been one big fight

 4   -4 -4 -4 -5   -4
 7   -8 -8 -8 -9   -8
Born un-der a bad sign

 -5   -6    6  -5 -4 -4  -4   -2”
 -9   -10   9  -9 -8 -8  -8   -5
Been down since I be-gan to crawl

-3” -3”-3” 4   4  -3”  4  -3”3
-6  -6 -6  7   7  -6   7  -6 6
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck

-4  -4  -4   -4  -3”  3 -3” -2”
-8  -8  -8   -8  -6   6 -6  -5
I would-n’t have no luck at all


-3”  -3” -3”-3” 4   4  -3”  4  -3”3
-6   -6  -6 -6  7   7  -6   7  -6 6
You know if it was-n't for bad luck

-4  -4  -4   -4  -3” -3” -3” 3
-8  -8  -8   -8  -6  -6  -6  6
I would-n't have no kind of luck

-3”-3” 4   4  -3”  4    4  -3”3
-6 -6  7   7  -6   7    7  -6 6
If it was-n't for real bad luck

-4  -4  -4   -4  -3”  3  -3”-2”
-8  -8  -8   -8  -6   6  -6 -5
I would-n't have no luck at all


 -4   4   4  -4 4  -4 -4  -5
 -8   7   7  -8 7  -8 -8  -9
Wine and wom-en is all I crave

-4 -4   4  -4  -4 -4 4 -4  -4 -4 -4 -4  -5
-8 -8   7  -8  -8 -8 7 -8  -8 -8 -8 -8  -9
A big head wom-an will car-ry me to my grave


 4   -4 -4 -4 -5   -4
 7   -8 -8 -8 -9   -8
Born un-der a bad sign

 -5   -6    6  -5 -4 -4  -4   -2”
 -9   -10   9  -9 -8 -8  -8   -5
Been down since I be-gan to crawl

-3” -3”-3” 4   4  -3”  4  -3”3
-6  -6 -6  7   7  -6   7  -6 6
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck

-4  -4  -4   -4  -3”  3 -3” -2”
-8  -8  -8   -8  -6   6 -6  -5
I would-n’t have no luck at all

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