Albert King

Albert King - Oh Pretty Woman guitar tab

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 14:47:48 -0800

From: The Maestro

Artist: Albert King

Title: Oh Pretty Woman

Album: Born Under a Bad Sign

I have not made any attempt to show the timing of the various parts, as

this would be way too difficult, but here is the main riff, all the fills

and solos, and the lyrics to this song, as well as I can figure them out.

Listen to the record for the timing because that is what makes this song so

great. The main riff has a funky pause in it, so listen especially for

that.

Guitar 1:

10x 2x 2x 2x

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8x 2x 2x 2x

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-3-----||---------------||---------3-----||---------------||---------5-----|

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4x 2x 2x 2x

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8x 2x 2x 2x

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repeat and fade

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-3-----||---------------||

Guitar 2: (^indicates bend, / or \ indicate slide. There are some long

pauses not indicated by the tab. Remember, this is every lick he plays, not

just the "solo.")

----3-|-3-----------|-----6-----|-------------------------------|

------|---6---------|-8-8---8-8-|-----8-8--6-3------------8-6-8-|

-5^---|-----5-3-----|-----------|-5/7----------5-3----5/7-------|

------|---------5-5-|-----------|------------------5------------|

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-7^-6^--3--3-------------------|-----6-----|--------------------------------

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-------------6-----------------|-8-8---8-8-|-----8-8-8-6----------------8-6-

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---------------5^-5-3----------|-----------|-5/7---------7-5^-5-3---5/7-----

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----------------------5----5---|-----------|----------------------5---------

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-----------------|---6-8^--8^-8^-6-----|-8^-----|-6^---6-----6-----6-|

-----8-----------|-8---------------8-8-|----8---|----8-----6---8-----|

-5/7---7-5-3-----|---------------------|--------|--------7-------7---|

-------------5---|---------------------|--------|--------------------|

---------------5-|---------------------|--------|--------------------|

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---6-8-7^-7^-7^-7^-8^-8^-8^-6-----|---------------------------|-----6-----|

-8----------------------------8-8-|-8-8\6-----------------8-8-|-8-8---8-8-|

----------------------------------|-------7-5-3-------5/7-----|-----------|

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---------------------------|-7^-6^---6-------------8^-|-8^-8^-6-------|

-----8-8-6-3-----------8-6-|-------8---8-6-----8-8----|---------8-8-6-|

-5/7---------5-3---5/7-----|---------------7-7--------|---------------|

-----------------5---------|--------------------------|---------------|

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-8^-7^-6-6-----

-----------8-8-

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Lyrics:

Oh, pretty woman, sure's the rising sun

Says all your cheap paint and powder ain't gone help you none. Cause you's

a pretty woman right down to the bone So you just might as well's to leave

your skin alone. Pretty woman, what's the matter with you? Can't make you

love me no matter what I do

Oh, pretty woman, what you tryin' to do? You kept on foolin' 'round 'till I

got stuck on you. So, you just drop that mess and come down off your

throne. Stop using my poor heart as just a stepping stone. Pretty woman,

what's the matter with you? Can't make you love me no matter what I do.

Oh, pretty woman, that's alright with you, Now you just go on doin' what

you want to do, But someday, when you think that you have got it made,

You'll step in water deep enough so you can't wade. Pretty woman, what's

the matter with you? Can't make you love me no matter what I do.

Well, if you have any comments or corrections, please let me know.

-Eric Taylor.(cire@uclink3.berkeley.edu)

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