Riding With The King (Diatonic Solo A/B)

Riding With The King (Diatonic Solo w A & B harp)
Words & Music by John Haitt
From the album of the same name
Key of A Major switching to B Major
Range: A3 to B5

This is Eric Clapton’s vocals and (adapted) guitar intro
from the duet of the same name featuring Clapton & B.B. King.
It does not include B.B. King’s part.

Tab notations:
’ = half step bend ” = full step bend ob = overblow
____ = hold or sustain ~~ = wavering hand cup
-(1×3”) = draw chord w TB (If you can’t manage both notes,
play the higher of the two) (543) = blow chord
(1×3) = blow 1 & 3 while tongue blocking 2
-3”-3’ = the -3” is a grace note. -3’ is the main note
4ob_5_ = slur, or slide, from 4ob to 5 as smoothly as possible.

Intro: w A Major diatonic
1 -2 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3’ 4~~
1 -2 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3’ 1 –(1×3”)____
Switch to B Major diatonic
(1×3) (34) (543) (543) -2” -2’ (543) (543) -3 (543) (34)

-3” 3 3 -3” 4 4_ 4_ 3 -3’ 4_ 4ob_5_
I dreamed I had a good job and I got well–paid__

-3” 4 4 4ob_ 4 4 4ob 4 4_ 4___
I blew it all_ at the pen-ny ar-cade.

4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4_ 4ob_-5_
Our hard earned dol-lars on a cup-id doll.__

-3” 4 -3” 4ob 4 4 -5 4ob_ 4 4___
No pret-ty chick is gon-na make me crawl.

6 6 6 6 -5_4ob -5_4 4ob 4ob 4ob -5 -5_4ob_4__
Get on a T. W.__ A.__ to the Prom-ised Land._____

5ob 5 4ob-5 4 4ob__ 4ob 44ob___
Ev-‘ry wo – man, child, and man____

4 4 5ob -5 4ob_-5
gets a Cad-il-ac____

-5 4 4ob_ 4 -5 4ob -6_4ob_4____
and a great big dia-mond ring._______

-5 4ob -5 5 6 5 -5 4 6_-5_4ob_4__5
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?________

3 3 3 4 4 4 5 -3’3 -3” 3 4 4_ 4ob_5_
He’s on a mis-sion of mer-cy to a new fron-tier._

-3’ 4 -4 4ob 4 4 4 4ob 4 4
He’s gon-na check us all out, out of here.

-3’ 4 4 -5 3 -3’ 4__ -6___
Up to that man-sion on the hill,

-3’ 4 4 5 4 4 5 -3_-2 -3’_4___
where you can get your pre – scrip – tion_ filled__

6 5ob6 6 6 -5_4ob -5_4
Get on a T. W.__ A.__

4ob 4ob 4ob -5 4ob_5__4ob_4__
to the Prom-ised Land__________

6 -5 -5 -5 -5_ 4ob 4_4ob__
Ev-‘ry-bod-y, clap your hands._

4 4ob 4 4ob 4ob
And don’t you girls love

4 4ob 4ob 4 4ob___6_-5__4ob_4___
the way that it seems.______________

-5 -4 -5 -4 -5 4ob -5 4ob 6__-5_4ob_4_____
Don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?___________

4 -5 4ob -5 6 -5_4ob_4___
We’re rid-in’ with the King.______

-5 4ob -5 4ob -5 5 -5 5 6__-5_4ob_4_____
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?___________

-3’ 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
A tux – e-do and a shin-y Three-

6_-5 5 -5_5_4_5____
thir – ty – five._______

6 6 6 6 6 6 6_ -3’ 6 -5 4ob -5_4ob_4____
You can see it in his face the blues is his life._______

4 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob__
To-night, ev-‘ry -bod-y’s get-tin’ their

6 4ob -5________
an-gel wings.____

-3’ -5 4ob -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5_6__4______
And don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?________

B.B. King’s Recitation

4 -5 4ob -5 4ob -5 4ob -5 4ob -5_6________
Well, don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?_______

-5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 6__4ob_4____6_4___
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_____________

-5__ 5 -5 5 -5 4ob -5 5 6__7_______
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with the King?______

-3’ -5 7 5 -5 5 -5 5 6_____-5_4ob_4____
You’re rid-in’, you’re rid-in with The King?_____________

4ob -5 4ob
You’re rid-in’,

4ob -5 5 -5 5 6__7______6_4ob_4__4ob5__
you’re rid-in’ with The King.___________________

-5 5 -5 6 -5_4ob_4___
Rid-in’ with The King.______

-5 5 -5 5 6__5ob_6_____4_4ob_-5__
Rid-in’ with The King.__________________

(Begin fade)
-5 5 4 3 4_4ob__
Rid-in’ with The King.__

-5 5 -5 5 6___7_____
Rid-in with The King._____

-5 5 -5 6 -5_4ob_4_4ob__
Rid-in’ with The King._________
(Fade out)
-5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 6_7________
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?______