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Down Don't Bother Me

Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, Memphis 1968

                           
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1975 Composer : Albert King
For an easier Study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the recorded album '' Born Under A Bad Sign '' Stax LP 723

1
 = 98
2 3 4 5 6

                              


7 8 9 10 11 12

    
        
         
        
        
    

13 14 15 16 17 18

                                           


19 20 21 22 23 24

   
        
        
         
        
        

25 26 27 28 29 30

 
31

         
32


33

  
34

         
35 36


37

   38

      39

    
40

     
41

     
  
    42

                                          

43 44 45 46 47 48


        
     
  
         
  
49 50 51 52 53

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Kansas City

                     
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, Memphis 1968
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1975 Composer : Leiber / Stoller


For zan easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the recorded album '' Born Under A Bad Sign '' Stax LP 723
1 2 3 4
= 118
=


5

          
6

       
7 8

                
9 10 11 12

 
13

          14

       15 16

                  
17 18 19 20

                     
21 22 23 24

 
25

          26

      27 28

             
29 30 31 32


33

       
34

        
35 36

 
37

          38

      
39 40

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                  
41 42 43 44

    
45 46


(Guitar)
47

       
48

 
49

                 50 51 52

                
53 54 55 56

 
57

                   58 59 60

 
       
61 62
(ralentir)

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I'll Play The Blues For You
Bass Line probably played by James Alexander (Bar-Kays) As recorded by Albert King, Memphis 1972
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1995 By Jerry Beach

                             
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' I'll Play The BLues For You '' Stax 3009

1
= 94


6

                  
          

 
11

     
sl.

                     
                               

15
sl.


19

      
       sl.

            

24
   
sl.
                       
sl.

 
28

                            
   
                 
32

            
                 
   
36
sl.
Etc. with some variations

sl.

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Heart Fixing Business
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1968
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1978 By H. Banks & A Jones
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Years Gone By '' Stax 2010

                             

1
= 82

                             
4

   
9

                           
                         
13

                             
16

  
20

          
               
  
25

                           
   
28

          
               
 Fade Out

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If The Washing Don't Get You, The Rinsing Will

     
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1968

                
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1978 By H. Bank, Allen Jones & J. Cross


For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Years Gone By '' Stax 2010
1
= 134
=


5

                                   

9

                                   
                                   

13

 
17

                               
 
21

                                  
 
25

                                  
                                   

29

 
33

                               
 
37

                        
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 
41

              

45

                

 
49

                                  
 
53

                                
                                 

57

 
61

                             

 
65

                                  
 
69

  
Etc. Vamp & Fade

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Cockroach
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1968

                        
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1978 By B. Crutcher & D. Parker
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From The Stax recorded album '' Years Gone By '' Stax 2010
1
 = 112


5

             
       
             

 
10

   
  
      
       
          

 
15

                         
       

20

    
     
  
      
            
 
25

 
           
      
                 

 
30

                      
sl.
 
sl.


         

 
35

          
                  

 
40

                
             

 
45

   
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
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
50

 
  
     
  
          
        
  

 
55

 
   
  
  
  
                    

 
60

                  
      
      

 
65

  
                            
 
70

    
             
      
        
 
75

   
  
            
         
       
 
80

    
 
   
                      
  
   
85

 
 
   
 
    
  
  
  
 
    
  
            
90
Vamp & Fade

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King Of Kings
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn or Earl Thomas As recorded by Albert King, 1977

                     
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1981 Composer : Jones - Bush
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' The Pinch '' # 4101


1
= 84

   
                 
4

        
   

 
8

                        
                              
12

                                 
16

                                


19

 
  
23

           
              
                               
27

 
  
31

                         
                               
35

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                                        
39

                     
43

                         
47



51

          
           
           
          

 
55

                    Fade Out

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Nice To be Nice (Ain't That Nice)

     
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn or Earl Thomas As recorded by Albert King, 1977

         
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1981 Composer : Ghee - Rice

    
   
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' The Pinch '' # 4101



1
= 122

                                     
4

  
                   
  
                            
12

                                   
16

           
               
20

                            
24

                     
28

32

  
                   
  
                           
36

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                    
          
 

40

                            
44

                                    


48

                                   
52

   
56
                               

       
60
Etc Vamp & Fade

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I'm Doing Fine
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn or Earl Thomas As recorded by Albert King, 1977

         
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1981 Composer : Clanton - Randle

   

For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' The Pinch '' #4101
1
= 68

                     
4

                     
8

                                     
12

                                     
15

                                
18

                                   
22

                                     
25

                        
28

                                     
31

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                                  
34

  
37

                    

                                     
40

                         
43

                                   
46

                                     
49

       
52
Fade Out

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Firing Line (I Don't Play With Your Woman, You Don't Play With Mine)

                                   
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn or Earl Thomas As recorded by Albert King, 1977
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1981 Composer : Mack Rice
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' The Pinch '' # 4101
1
 = 100

                                   


4

                                           


8

                                        


12

                                
16

                                         


20

                                        


24

                   
28

                                           
32

                                        


36

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                                          
40

                                          


44

                                        


48

                                          


52

                                         


56

                                        


60

          
                                 
64

                                           


68

                                        


72

                                          


76

                        
80
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Bay Area Blues
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1970

       
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1982 Composer : Don Nix & Donald '' Duck '' Dunn

  
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Love Joy '' # 2040

 
1
Appx. = 86

            
      

6

  
      
11

        
             
        
 
16

     
                  
                             

21 sl.

( )

                            

26 sl. sl. sl. sl.

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

                            
 
31 sl. sl.

( )

                           

36 sl. sl.

( ) ( )

          

41 sl.

( )

         

46 sl.

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Lovejoy,Ill.
Bass Line originally played by David Hood As recorded by Albert King, 1970
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1982 Composer : Don Nix
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Lovejoy '' # 2040

q
#? # 4 · î Î ä n Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÅÏ #Ï Ïn Ï Ï
1
Appx. = 88
Guitar
Ô
#? # Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï n Ï Ï
5

Ô Ô Ô
#? # ÏÏÏ ÏÏn Ï Å Ï#Ï Ï n Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏn Ï Å ÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏÏÏÅÏÏ# Ïn ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÅÏ#Ï ÏÏn Ï Ï
9

#? # ÏÏ Ï#Ï ÏÀ ÏÏ n Ï#Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏÏÏÅÏÏ# Ïn ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅ ÏÏÏÏÏÏ


13

#? # ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# Ïn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# Ïn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# Ïn Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÅÏ #Ï ÏÏ n Ï Ï


17

#? # Ï ÏÏ ÏÏn Ï Å ÏÏ# Ïn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏn Ï Å ÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÅÏ#Ï ÏÏn Ï Ï
21

#? # ÏÏ Ï#Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÀ Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏ Ï Å Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#ÏÏÏn Ï #Ï


25

29

#? # Ï Î î · · 7
· Guitar

#? # î Î ä n Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# Ïn Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Å Ï #Ï Ï n Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏÏÀÀ ÏÅÀÏ# ÏÏn ÏÏ


33

#? # ÏÏÏÏ Ï Ï Ï ÏÅÏ#Ï ÏÏn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# Ïn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏn Ï Å ÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï


37

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#? # Ï ÏÏ ÏÏn Ï Å Ï ÏÏÏÏn Ï Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÅÏ #Ï ÏÏn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏ#Ï Ï Ï Å ÏÏÏ Ï Ï Ï


41

45

#? # Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï Å ÀÏÏÏÏ Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏÏÏ


#? # ÏÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# Ïn Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï n Ï Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏn Ï Å Ï#Ï Ï n Ï Ï
49

#? # Ï Ï Ï ÏÏn Ï Å Ï#Ï Ï n Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï n Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï n Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï#Ï Ï Ï Å Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï


53
sl.

57

?# # Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ#Ï Å ÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï n Ï Ï ÏÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï n Ï Ï


61

#? # Ô Ô ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏ # Ï Ï n Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï n Ï Å Ï # Ï Ï n Ï Ï
#? # Ï Ï Ï ÏÏn Ï Å Ï#Ï Ï n Ïn Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï ÏÅÏ#Ï Ï n Ï Ï
65

Ô ÏÏ Ï#Ï Ï Ï Å Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
#? # Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ #Ï Å Ï Ï ÏÏÏ Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏ#Ï ÏÏÏ ÏÏn ÏÏ Ï#Ï ÏÏ ÏÏÏÏ ÏÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï
69

#? # Ï ÏÏ ÏÏ ÏÅÏÏ# ÏÏn Ï Ï Ô
73

Ô
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All Shook Up


                     
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1969


Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1975 Composer : O. Blacwell / E. Presley


For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the recorded album '' King Does The King's Things '' Stax LP 2015
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
= 140
= ( )

                   
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16


17

              
18

           
19

     20 21 22 23 24

                            
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

                             
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

                           
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

                   
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

                               
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

                                  
65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72

          
73 74 75
Etc. Vamp & Fade

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Sky Is Crying
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1968
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1978 By E. Jones & M. Robinson

                             
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Years Gone By '' Stax 2010

1
 = 62

                               


7

                              

13

                          


19

                                
25

                            
31

                                
37

                           
43

                           
49

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Wrapped Up In Love Again
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1968
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1978 Composer : Albert King
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Years Gone By '' Stax 2010

                     
1
= 106

                     
6

                         
14

                         
20

                       
27

                         
34

                    
40
Vamp & Fade

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I Wanna Get Funky

 
Bass Line originally played by James Alexander (The Bar-Kays) As recorded by Albert King, 1974
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1980 Composer : Carl Smith

       
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' I Wanna Get Funky '' # 5505
1 2 3


                         
4 5
sl.
6

                  
7 8 9

           
10 11 12

                         


13 14 15

                  
16 17 18

                            
19 20 21

                  
22 23 24

           
25 26 27

                       
28 29 30

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                         
31 32 33

                  
34 35 36

                    
37 38 39

                         


40 41 42
( 7 x's )

                           
43 44 45
sl.

                  
46 47 48
( X's Vamp & Fade )

          
49 50 51

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What'D I Say
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1969

                                   
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1981 Composer : Ray Charles
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Jammed Together '' # 2020
1
= 88

                                               
4

            
7

                                               
10

            
13

                                              
16


                    
19

                                               
22

            
25

                                                
28

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               
31

                                               
34

                                           
37
( Chorus Guitars )

                                               
40

                                     


43

                                  


46

                  
49

                                             
52

                  
55

                                            
58

              
61
( x's... Vamp & Fade)
3

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                                             
64

    


67

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Funk-Shun


          
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, Memphis 1966


          
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1975 Composer : Albert King


For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the recorded album '' Born Under A Bad Sign '' Stax LP 723
1 2 3
= 68

4

                      
5 6

 

                    
 8 9

                             
10 11 12

                            


13 14 15

                            
16 17 18

                              
19 20 21

                    
22 23 24

   
25

     
 
                 
26 27

                            
28 29 30

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 

                  
 32 33


                              
34 35 36


        

        
    
37 38 39

                      
40 41 42

                     
43 44 45

                             
46 47 48

              
49 50
Fade Out

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Cold Feet

Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, Memphis 1968
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1975 Composer : Albert King & Al Jackson Jr

                        


For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the recorded album '' King Of The Blues Guitar '' Atlantic SD 8213

1
 = 82
2 3 4 5

                                


6 7 8 9 10

   
11

         
                     
 12 13 14 15

                           


16 17 18 19 20

                          


21 22 23 24 25

                           


26 27 28 29 30

   
31

                     
   
32

        33 34 35

                                


36 37 38 39 40

                   
41 42 43 Etc. Vamp & Fade

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Honky Tonk Woman
Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, 1970

        
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1982 Composer : Mick jagger & Keith Richard

   
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' Love Joy '' # 2040



1
Appx. = 122

                              
5

                            
9

              
13

    
   
                               
17

       
21

                        
sl.


        
25

                    sl.


        
29

                     

33

                               
                       
37

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                          
41

 
45

              
    
 
49

  
               
 
  
 
      sl.

 
53

        
 
 
  
            
 
57

                       
 
61

                               
 
65

                             
 
69

                              sl.

 
73

                            
 
77

                              sl.

 
81

                             
sl.
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 
85

                  
sl.

      
 
89

                        

93

                         
         
97

              


         
101

            
     
                    

105

           sl.

  
109
    
                      
sl.
sl.

                               
 
113 sl.
sl.


  
              
117
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Playing On Me
Bass Line originally played by James Alexander (The Bar-Kays) As recorded by Albert King, 1974

                        
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1980 Composer : Mack RIce
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the Stax recorded album '' I Wanna Get Funky '' # 5505
1
 = 84
2 3

           

                     
4 5 6

      
         
 
         
       

      
7 8 9

  
10

      
        
11

  
      
12

      
  
          
 
         
       

         
13 14 15

        
               
         
  
    
16 17 18

 
19

       
        
20

   
    
21

           
     
      
      

                   
22 23 24

                  
           
  
    
25 26 27

         
                           
 
28 29 30

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31 32 33

  
   
34

                  
35

          36

            
                      

37 38 39

40
  
                              
41
sl.
42

  
           
43

             
44

       45


 
46

 
   
  
47 48

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Personal Manager

Bass Line originally played by Donald '' Duck '' Dunn As recorded by Albert King, Memphis 1967

 
                                  
Transcription by Pierre Verger, 1975 Composer : David Porter & Albert King

 
For an easier study, my advice to you is to buy the original recording From the recorded album '' Born Under A Bad Sign '' Stax LP 723
1 2 3 4
= 62

                            
5
( 3 x's )
6 7 8

                          


9 10 11 12 13

                                


14 15 16 17

                          


18 19 20 21 22

                            
23 24 25 26

                                


27 28 29 30

                        


31 32 33 34 35

                            
36 37 38 39

                      
40 41 42
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