Riding With The King (Diatonic Solo A/B)

Riding With The King (Diatonic Solo w A & B harp)
Words & Music by John Haitt
From the album of the same name
Key of A Major switching to B Major
Range: A3 to B5

This is Eric Clapton’s vocals and (adapted) guitar intro
from the duet of the same name featuring Clapton & B.B. King.
It does not include B.B. King’s part.

Tab notations:
’ = half step bend    ” = full step bend    ob = overblow
____ = hold or sustain           ~~ = wavering hand cup
-(1x3”) = draw chord w TB (If you can’t manage both notes,
play the higher of the two)     (543) = blow chord
(1x3) = blow 1 & 3 while tongue blocking 2
-3”-3’ = the -3” is a grace note. -3’ is the main note
4ob_5_ = slur, or slide, from 4ob to 5 as smoothly as possible.

Intro: w A Major diatonic
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”)____ 
Switch to B Major diatonic
(1x3)  (34)     (543) (543)  -2” -2’ (543) (543) -3 (543)  (34)

-3” 3       3 -3” 4 4_   4_      3 -3’ 4_   4ob_5_
 I  dreamed I had a good job and I got well–paid__

-3” 4    4  4ob_ 4  4   4ob 4  4_ 4___
 I  blew it all_ at the pen-ny ar-cade.

    4    4      5   3     3  3  4   4_ 4ob_-5_
Our hard earned dol-lars on  a  cup-id doll.__

-3” 4    -3” 4ob   4  4   -5    4ob_ 4  4___
No  pret-ty  chick is gon-na    make me crawl.

6   6  6 6  -5_4ob -5_4  4ob 4ob 4ob  -5    -5_4ob_4__
Get on a T. W.__   A.__  to  the Prom-ised  Land._____

5ob 5  4ob-5 4     4ob__  4ob 44ob___
Ev-‘ry wo - man,  child, and man____

4    4 5ob -5 4ob_-5
gets a Cad-il-ac____

-5  4 4ob_  4       -5  4ob  -6_4ob_4____  
and a great big     dia-mond ring._______

-5    4ob -5   5      6   5   -5   4   6_-5_4ob_4__5
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?________

3    3  3 4   4    4  5  -3’3 -3” 3 4   4_   4ob_5_
He’s on a mis-sion of mer-cy to  a new fron-tier._

-3’  4   -4 4ob   4  4   4       4ob 4  4
He’s gon-na check us all out,    out of here.

-3’ 4  4    -5  3       -3’ 4__ -6___
Up  to that man-sion    on  the hill,

-3’   4   4   5    4    4     5      -3_-2  -3’_4___
where you can get  your pre – scrip – tion_ filled__

6   5ob6 6 6  -5_4ob -5_4
Get on  a T. W.__   A.__  

4ob 4ob 4ob  -5      4ob_5__4ob_4__
to  the Prom-ised    Land__________

6   -5 -5 -5   -5_  4ob  4_4ob__
Ev-‘ry-bod-y,  clap your hands._

4   4ob   4   4ob   4ob
And don’t you girls love

4   4ob 4ob  4  4ob___6_-5__4ob_4___
the way that it seems.______________

-5    -4  -5   -4    -5  4ob -5   4ob 6__-5_4ob_4_____
Don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?___________

4     -5  4ob -5   6   -5_4ob_4___
We’re rid-in’ with the King.______

-5    4ob -5   4ob    -5  5   -5   5   6__-5_4ob_4_____
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?___________

-3’ 6     6 6  6   6 6    6 6
 A  tux - e-do and a shin-y Three-

6_-5   5    -5_5_4_5____
thir – ty – five._______

6   6   6   6  6  6   6_    -3’ 6     -5 4ob -5_4ob_4____
You can see it in his face  the blues is his life._______

4  4ob     4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob  4ob__
To-night,  ev-‘ry -bod-y’s get-tin’ their

6  4ob -5________
an-gel wings.____

-3’ -5    4ob -5   -4    -5  -4  -5   -4  -5_6__4______    
And don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?________

B.B. King’s Recitation

4     -5    4ob -5   4ob   -5  4ob -5   4ob -5_6________
Well, don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?_______

-5    -4  -5   -4     -5  -4  -5   -4  6__4ob_4____6_4___
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_____________

-5__  5   -5   5      -5  4ob -5   5       6__7_______
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with the     King?______

-3’    -5  7      5      -5  5  -5   5   6_____-5_4ob_4____
You’re rid-in’,   you’re rid-in with The King?_____________

4ob    -5  4ob
You’re rid-in’,

4ob    -5  5   -5   5   6__7______6_4ob_4__4ob5__
you’re rid-in’ with The King.___________________

-5  5   -5   6   -5_4ob_4___
Rid-in’ with The King.______

-5  5   -5   5   6__5ob_6_____4_4ob_-5__
Rid-in’ with The King.__________________

                 (Begin fade)
-5  5   4    3   4_4ob__
Rid-in’ with The King.__

-5  5  -5   5   6___7_____
Rid-in with The King._____

-5  5   -5   6   -5_4ob_4_4ob__
Rid-in’ with The King._________
                                                (Fade out)
-5    5   -5   5      -5  5   -5   5   6_7________
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?______