Riding With The King (Chromatic Solo)

by John Haitt · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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

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

This solo includes the adapted guitar intro and Eric
Clapton’s vocal part from the duet of the same name.
It does not include B.B. King’s vocals or Recitation.

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
__ = hold    . = lower register    ~~ = wavering hand cup
-5_-5* = slide smoothly from note to note
^-2*3 = The ^-2* is a grace note. Blow 3 is the main note.
(notes with no spaces or hold lines are grace notes)

Intro: -.3 2 -.3 -2* -.3 ^-2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 ^-2*3 -.3
3* -3~~ -.3 2 -.3 -2* -.3 ^-2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 ^-2*3 -.3
-2* -.3 3* -.3 -2*___ -2* -4    -5* -5* 2 2*
-5* -5* -3_ -5*    -4

3* -2*     -2* 3* -4 -4_ -4_     -2* -3 -4_    -5_-5*_
I dreamed I had a good job and I got well – paid.__

3* -4   -4 -5*_ -4 -4 -5 -4 -4_ -4___
I blew it all_ at the pen-ny ar_-cade.

    -4   -4     -5* -2* -2* -2* -4 -4_ -5_6_
Our hard earned dol-lars on   a cup-id_ doll.

3* -4   3* -5*   -4 -4 6   -5_ -4 -4___
No pret-ty chick is gon-na make me crawl.

-6* -6* -6* -6* 6_-5 6_-4
Get on   a   T. W.__ A.__

-5* -5* -5* 6       6_-5*_-4__
to the Prom-ised    Land._____

-6 6 ^-56 -4    -5*_ -5* ^-4-5__
Ev-‘ry wo-man, child, and man__

-4 -4      -6 6 -5_6
gets a      Cad-il-ac__

6 -4 -5_   -4      6   -5   6_-5_-4____
and a great big     dia-mond ring.______

6     -5 6    -5*    -6 -5* 6    -4
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The

-6*__6_-5_-4__-5*_-4_
King?________________

-2* -2* -2* -4 -4   -4 -5* ^-3-2*
He’s on   a mis-sion of mer-cy

3* -2* -4 -4_ -5_-5*_
to a new fron-tier.__

-3   -4 5* -5    -4 -4 -4      -5 -4 -4_____
He’s gon-na check us all out,    out of here.__

-3 -4 -4   6   -2*     -3 -4_ 7*__
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* ^-6-6* -6* -6* -6_-5 6_-4
Get on   a T. W.__ A.__

-5 -5 -5   6      -5_6__-5_-4_
to the Prom-ised   Land________

-6* 6 6   6   6__ -5 -4_-5__
Ev-‘ry-bod-y, clap your hands.

-4 -5    -4 -5    -5
And don’t you girls love

-4 -5 -5   -4 -5__-6*_6__-5_-4__
the way that it seems_____________

6     -5* 6    -5*   -5 4* 6    -5 -6*__6_-5_-4_____
Don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?____________

-4    6   -5 6    -6* 6_-5_-4__
We’re rid-in’ with the King.____

6     -5 6    -5     6   -5* 6    -5*
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The

-6*___6_-5_-4______
King?______________

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

-6*_6 -5* 6_-5*__-4_-5*____
thir – ty – five.____________

-6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6*_
You can see it in his face,

-3 -6*   6 -5 6_-5_-4____
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.__

-3 6     -5 6    -5*   6 -5* 6    -5* 6_-6*__-4______
And don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?__________

    B.B. King’s Recitation

-4    6     -5 6    -5    6   -5 6    -4 6_-6*________
Well, don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?________

6     -5* 6    -5*    6 -5* 6    -5* -6*__-5_-4__-6*_-4__
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_______________

6__   -5* 6    -5*    6 -5   6    -5* -6*__-7_______
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with the King?_________

-3     6   -8     -5*    6 -5* 6    -5* -6*__⁶-6*_-5_-4___
You’re rid-in’,   You’re rid-in with The King?_____________

-5     6   -5
You’re rid-in’,

-5     6   -5* 6    -5* -6*__-8___-6*_-5_-4_^-5-5*__
you’re rid-in’ with The King._____________________

6   -5* 6    -5* 6_-5_-4___
Rid-in’ with The King._____

6   -5* 6    -5* -6*__6*_-6*___-4_-5_6__
Rid-in’ with The King.__________________

6   -5* -4   -2* -4_-5__
Rid-in’ with The King.__

               (Begin fade)
6 -5* 6    -5* -6*__-8_____
Rid-in with The King._______

6   -5* 6    -6* 6_-5_-4_-5__
Rid-in’ with The King._______
                                               (Fade out)
6     -5* 6    -5*    6   -5* 6    -5* -6*_-8________
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_________

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