Muddy Waters - King Bee Chords & Tabs

 

King Bee Chords & Tabs

Muddy Waters Chords & Tabs

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King Bee Tab

   
E 12^^^^------|
B ------------|
G ------------|
D ------------|
A ------------|
E ------------|

Well I'm a king bee...


   E5   E6   E5   E6 etc
   (palm muted throughout)
E ------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------|
A 2--2-4--4-2--2-4--4-----------------------|
E 0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-----------------------|

buzzing around your hive

yes I'm a king bee baby
   A5   A6   A5   A6 etc
E ------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------|
D 2--2-4--4-2--2-4--4-----------------------|
A 0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-----------------------|
E ------------------------------------------|

buzzing around your hive
E5 E6...

  I can make good honey
   B5   B6 etc         A5 A6 etc
E -----------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------|
D 4--4-6--6-4--4-6--6-2--2-4--4-2--2-4--4--|
A 2--2-2--2-4--4-6--6-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--|
E -----------------------------------------|

let me come inside
E5 E6 etc

2nd verse
I'm young and able to buzz all night long
you know I'm young and able to buzz all night long
when you hear me buzz little girl
you know some stinging going on

well buzz some


[..] sting !
   ( Solo over standard twelve bar blues in E )
E 12---12---12----12--12-12---12-12---------|
B ------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/muddy_waters/king_bee_tab.html ]
E /5----------5-------------------------------------3-0---------|.....
B ---5--8^-----8---5----------------------5--0------------------|
G --------------------7/9-8-7---7-6-7-8-9------2^(4)*..4r3r2p0--|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------------------------|

E -------------------------------------------------------------
                                              * hold bend and repick
                                              ** let ring


E ------3--0--------------------------------------------0---0-|
B ------------3--0--------0*...............-----------0---3---|
G ------------------2^(4)---2-0---------------0-2^(4)---------|
D 2-2---------------------------2-2-0-------------------------|
A ------------------------------------2-2---------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------|
                            * let ring

E 3-0--------0------0-----3-0-------0--3--5^(7)---5-3-0-0--|
B ----3-----------------------3^(5)------------------------|
G ------0--------------------------------------------------|
D ---------2^(4)--2^(4)------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------|

E 0h3-5^(6)-5^(6)-(6)^(7)--7r-3-0-0-----------------------|
B -----------------------------------3--0-3--0------------|
G ---------------------------------------------2----------|(4)-r-p0
D --------------------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------------|

E ----------/7--7-----------12--13^(14)-12----------12--12-|
B --------0-------10^(12)--------------------15^(17)-------|
G 0-2^(4)--------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------|

   PM            PM
E -------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------|
G (13)-14^(16)-(13)--12^(13)-----------|
D --------------------------14--12-----|
A ---------------------------------14--|
E -------------------------------------|

well I'm a king bee I can buzz all night long
yes I'm a king bee I can buzz all night long
I can buzz better baby when your man is gone

(ending licks too inaudible to tab properly)