B.B.

King’s Royal Blues

3168 • by Askold Buk • Guitar World “Blues Power,” Winter 1994

Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3

C7 —
Full

15
~~~ BB's 13th Position Blues Pattern
C7
13 15
C7 ~ ~ ~ —
Full

15 13 13 15 16 13 13 13 15
14 14 14

3(2)(1) 3 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3(2)(1)
(l.h. fingering) Scale Degrees:
6th R 2nd/9th m3 4th 5th

~~~~ —
Ex. 4
— 15~~~ — 15 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ C157 —
Ex. 5
C7
15
Full Full Full

15
1/2
\
~ ~ ~~
15 13 15 15 13 13
14

3(2)(1) 3 3(2)(1) 3 1 3(2)(1) 3 3(2)(1) 3 1 2 1

Ex. 6
C7 —
1-1/2 Hold Bend

(15 ) (15) (15) (15) (15 ) ~~

15 15 13
16 13 13
14

3(2)(1) 3(2)(1) (hold...) 3 1 4 1 2 1

— — —
Ex. 7 Ex. 8
F 7 1-1/2
\ \
1-1/2 1-1/2
C 7 Full
— C7 —
Full
~~~~~~~
15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13
16 13 13 15 13 16 13
14 14

3(2)(1) 3 3(2)(1) 3 3(2)(1) 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 3(2)(1) 1 4 1 1

Ex. 9
~~~
Ex. 10

13 13
—
C 7 Full — ~ ~ ~ ~F 7~
Full
~~ C7
15 17 20
15 13 13 13 13 15 17
14 14
15 14 13

1 1 3(2)(1) 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 4
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Ex. 11
C7
13
— Full

13
—
Full
8
C9

16 13 15 8 11 8 7 8 10 8 8
14 10 8 8 9 10 9 7
10 10 8 10 8 8 8
10 9 8 6 7
1 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 4
2 2 3 2 2
3
1

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