LAUNDROMAT BLUES As recorded by Albert King (From the 1967 Album BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN) Words and Music by Sandy Jones Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (B E B E G# C#) - 'Albert King - Electric Guitar (BEBEG#C#)' 1st Verse Q=105 N.C. N.C. 12/8 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist. / DGDGBE-tuning one and a half step down: BEBEG#C#) ~~~ W E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q E e E E Q. H. |------------------||----------------------9-|------------------| |------------------||--9--------------7b9----|------------------| |----------------6-||-10---------------------|-9----------------| |------------6-8---||------------------------|------------------| |------------------||------------------------|------------------| |------------------||------------------------|------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ Q. a +E E E S S Q +S S S S e E. S S S +E. S S S Q. Q. |------12b16-(12)-----9-12-9--(9)-7-------|----9-12-9-(9)-12-9---7----------| |-----------------------------------9-7-5-|--------------------9------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ~ H. Q S S S E S E E Q E E E H. |--------------------------|---9--------------| |------------7b9-7-5-------|------------------| |--------------------6-----|-9----------------| |--------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------|------x-----------| |--------------------------|------x-----------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~ |---5---| |---5----| Q S a S S S E +Q S S E E E E E E +E E E E E E E Q S S E E |----------9---7b9-(7)--9---9---------|-----------9---11-9---7--9-7-----| |------7s9---9------------9---9-7-5---|-5-(5)\-/9---9------9--------9---| |-----------------------------------6-|-------------------------------9-| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| H. +Q E S S S S +E +Q E +E E E H. |-11-------(11)-------9-12-9-(9)-|-(9)h=12b13-(12)-----------| |-11-------(11)----/9------------|------12b13-(12)-----------| |-11-------(11)------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| ~ ~ |---5---| Q E E E E E E E S S E. S S S Q a E S S E E Q E e E E |--------9-7---7------------------|----------7----------9-----|| |----7-9-----9---9-7b9-7-5--7-5---|-5--7s9-9---9-9-9----9-7-9-|| |-------------------------------6-|-------------------9-------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|| 2nd Verse N.C. ~~ Q. Q. Q. E S E. E. +S E Q. H. |--7----------------12-9--|-12b16-(12)--------------| |-(9)---------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~ Q. a +Q E E +E E +Q. |------12b16==(12)r=12-12pb16r(12)-9-(9)---| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ~~ Q +E S S S. T S S Q. Q. |-12b14--(12)-12-9-9----12-9-7---------| |------------------9h12----------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| ~ H. Q S S T T S Q Q +E Q. H. |----------------9------12-9--|-12b14--(12)------------| |------------/11---11p9-------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| ~ ~ ~~ |---5---| |------6------| |---5----| Q E E E E E Q S S E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. Q |--------9-7---7--9---------------|-------9---11-9---7-------| |----7-9-----9------9-7b9-7-5-----|-5--/9---9------9---------| |-----------------------------6-6-|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| ~~ H. Q. S S E. +S Q. e E E H. |-----------------9-12b12.5-(12)-|-9----12-----------| |--------------/9----------------|------12-----------| |--------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------| ~~ Q. Q a S S E +E E S S S E. Q E E E S S Q. e E E |-------------9-----------7--------|-------------------------|| |---------7s9---7b8-(7)-9---9-7-5--|-------------------6-----|| |----------------------------------|-6--------4--------6-----|| |----------------------------------|----4-5-6---6-6----------|| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-------------------------|| 3rd Verse N.C. H. Q. S S S E. S E. +E e E E H. |-------------------------|---9--(9)-9-----------| |--------------7b9-7-5----|----------9-----------| |----------------------6--|-9--------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| ~~ E a +Q +Q +E H. E E E +E E a E Q. Q. |---12b16==(12)--(12)r=(12)-9-------|---12b12.5-9-(9)----12p9-------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------12------12----------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ~~ H. Q S S S E. +E Q. Q +E H. |---------------9-11-12b12.5-(12)-|-9----12b14--(12)-------| |------------11-------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| ~ ~~ |----5----| |------5-------| Q S S S S S S Q S S E E E E E E E E E E +E. S S S Q e E E |----------9-7---7--9-9-------------|------9-12b12.5-9-(9)-12-9-------------| |------7-9-----9--------7b9-7-5-----|---/9----------------------9-12--9-----| |-------------------------------6---|---------------------------------9-----| |---------------------------------6-|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ H. E Q S S S E. +Q e Q. H. |-----------11\-----9-12-9--|-(9)--12------------| |-----------11\--/9---------|------12------------| |-----------11\-------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| ~~~~~~ |-3-| Q. Q a S S E E S S E. S S S Q E E E E E +Q E Q. |---------------7------------------|-------9-7-----------------|| |---------7s9-9---9-7b9-7-5--7-5---|-5--/9-----9-9-(9)---------|| |--------------------------------6-|---------------------------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. ~~ ~~ Q +E Q. E +E E Q. Q +E Q. Q E Q. |-12pb16r=(12)-9----12b16-(12)--------|-12pb16r=(12)-9----12\---------| |-12pb16r=(12)------12b16-(12)--------|-12pb16r=(12)------12\---------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~~~ Q. +E +E E +Q S S E S +E. |-12pb16====(12)r(12)-9-(9)--9-9-12-12b16-(12)-| |-12pb16====(12)r(12)--------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| S +E. S +S +E S +E. S +E. +E +S S E E |-12b16-(12)-12b16==(12)-(12)r-12b16-(12)-12b16==(12)-(12)r(12)-9-12-12pb14-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~ S +S E +E Q. E +E E Q. |-12b16-(12)-12b12.5-(12)-9----12b16-(12)--------| |------------------------------12b16-(12)--------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| ~~ |----3----| |---5---| E S E S +E E E E S E. a E E E E E |---9-12-12b16-(12)-12b16-12pb13-12b16-12pb12.5-9--9s7---------| |------------------------------------------------------9-7-5---| |------------------------------------------------------------6-| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| ~ S S +S S E Q. S S Q S S S S +S +S |-----------9----------------9--9-7---7b9==(7)r(7)-| |-5-7b9-(7)--------------7-9--------9--------------| |-------------9b9.5--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| ~ |-3-| S S S S E E. S S S S S Q S S E E E |-9------------9---11-9---7--9-7-------| |---9-7-5--------9------9--------9-9-9-| |---------6-6/-------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| a E S S E +S E S S S E. S +E a E E E |------11h14-14b17-(14)-14b16-14-11h14-14b17-14b16==(14)r\-5s3------| |-9s11-11h14---------------------11h14---------------------5s3-/9---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------9-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| ~ Q. +S S S +S S +S +Q. S S Q |-9----(9)-12-12pb14r(12)-12b16==(12)r(12)---9-12-9---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| ~~ ~ Q. Q +E S S S E. S S S +E. Q E E E E +Q. E E E |-9----12--(12)\----9---7--------------|-------------------------|| |------12--(12)\-/9---9----9-7-5b6-(5)-|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|-6-----------------------|| |--------------------------------------|----6-4-5-6-(6)----------|| |--------------------------------------|------------------x------|| |--------------------------------------|------------------x------|| 4th Verse N.C. H. S S S E. +E E E e E E Q. H. |--------------------------------|-9----------------| |---------7b9-7-5----------------|------------------| |-----------------6--(6)---------|------------------| |------------------------9-------|------------------| |--------------------------9b9.5-|------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------| ~~~~~~~~ |-3-| Q. Q S S E E E E Q S S Q. Q. Q. e E S S |---------9--------------12p9-|-9----7-----------------11-| |-----------9-7-5-------------|-----------9------------11-| |-----------------6-----------|----------------9-------11-| |-----------------------------|----------------9-11-11----| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| H. +Q. E E E E E E Q. H. |-11-------(11)-----9---|-9----------------|| |-11-------(11)-----9---|-9----------------|| |-11-------(11)-------9-|------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------|| Outro ~ Q. E +E E E +E E S S Q e E e E e E H. +W. |--------------9---------9--------|-----6---5---4-------|-(4)----*| |------7b9-(7)---7b9-(7)---9-7-5--|-----6---5---4-------|-(4)----*| |---------------------------------|-6---6---5---4-------|-(4)----*| |---------------------------------|---------------------|--------*| |---------------------------------|---------------------|--------*| |---------------------------------|---------------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths