Riding With The King (Chromatic Duet) Harmonica Tabs

Riding With The King (Chromatic Duet)
Words & Music by John Haitt
As Performed by B.B. King and Eric Clapton
From the album of the same name
Key of A Major changing to B Major
Range: A3 to B5

This duet includes the (adapted) guitar intro,

as well as the lyrics for both B.B. King’s part and Eric Clapton’s part.

It also contains B.B. King’s Recitation.

Eric Clapton’s part is above the lyrics.
B.B. King’s part is below the lyrics.
Words in italics are spoken by B.B. King.

Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw * = button in
__ = hold . = lower register ~~ = wavering hand cup
-5_-5* = slide smoothly from note to note
-2*3 = -2* is a grace note. Blow 3 is the main note.
_-5___ = carry-over and continuation from previous line

Intro: -.3 2 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3
3* -3~~ -.3 2 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3
-2* -.3 3* -.3 -2*___ -2* -4 -5* -5* 2 2*
-5* -5* -3_ -5* -4

3* -2* -2* 3* -4 -4_ -4_ -2* -3 -4_ -5_-5*_
I dreamed I had a good job and I got well–paid.__
-2* -3* -2* -4 3* -2*_ -5_ -3 -2* -4 -4_ -5_-5*_

3* -4 -4 -5*_ -4 -4 -5 -4 -4_ -4___
I blew it all_ at the pen-ny ar_-cade.
-2* -5 -5 -5_ -4 -3 6 -5 -4_ -4___

-4 -4 -5* -2* -2* -2* -4 -4_ -5_6_
Our hard earned dol-lars on a cup-id_ doll.
-3 -4 -4 -5* -4 -3 -2* -4 -4_ -5___

3* -4 3* -5* -4 -4 6 -5_ -4_ -4___
No pret-ty chick is gon-na make me_ crawl.
-5 -5 -4 -5 -4 -4 -3 6__ -5*_ -4___

-6* -6* -6* -6* 6_-5 6_-4
Get on a T. W.__ A.__

-5* -5* -5* 6 6_-5*_-4__
to the Prom-ised Land._____
To the Prom-ised Land.
-4 -4 -5 -4 -4__

-6 6 -56 -4 -5*_ -5* -4-5__
Ev-‘ry wo-man, child, and man__
Child and man._
-5__ -4 -4___

-4 -4 -6 6 -5_6
gets a Cad-il-ac__

6 -4 -5_ -4 6 -5 6_-5_-4____
and a great big dia-mond ring.______
Great big dia – mond ring.________________
-6*_ 6_ -56____ -5 -6*_6______-5_-4_____

6 -5 6 -5* -6 -5* 6 -4
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The
You know you’re rid-in’ with the
-5 6 -5* -6* -4 6 -4

-6*__6_-5_-4__-5*_
King?_____________
King.________________
-4___________________

-2* -2* -2* -4 -4 -4 -5* -3-2*
He’s on a mis-sion of mer-cy
-2* -2* -3 -4 -4 -5* -4

3* -2* -4 -4_ -5_-5*_
to a new fron-tier.__
-4 -4_ -5_-5*_

-3 -4 5* -5 -4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4______
He’s gon-na check us all out, out of here.___
-5 -4 -3-4_____

-3 -4 -4 6 -2* -3 -4____ 7*__
Up to that man-sion on the___ hill,
On the hill,
-4 -4 -4__

-3 -4 -4 -5* -4 -4 -5* -3*_-2* -3_-4_
where you can get your pre – scrip – tion_ filled

B.B. King Spoken: Any kind of pill, folks, ha, ha, ha, ha.

-6* -6-6* -6* -6* -6_-5 6_-4
Get on a T. W.__ A.__

-5 -5 -5 6 -5_6__-5_-4_
to the Prom-ised Land________

-6* 6 6 6 6__ -5 -4_-5__
Ev-‘ry-bod-y, clap your hands.__
Ev-‘ry-bod-y______ Clap your hands.
-6* 6 -5 -6*____ -6* -4 -4___

-4 -5 -4 -5 -5
And don’t you girls love
_-5__________

-4 -5 -5 -4 -5__-6*_6__-5_-4__
the way that it seems_____________

6 -5* 6 -5* -5 4* 6 -5 -6*__6_-5_-4_____
Don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?____________
Rid-in’ with The King.____________
6 -5 -4 3* -4_______________

Yeah, you’re ridin’ with The King.

-4 6 -5 6 -6* 6_-5_-4__
We’re rid-in’ with the King.____

6 -5 6 -5 6 -5* 6 -5*
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The
-5* -6* -5* 6 -5*

-6*____6_-5_-4_______
King?________________
-6*_-6___-5_-4___

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

-6*_6 -5* 6_-5*__-4_-5*____
thir – ty – five.____________

Ha, ha, ha.

-6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6*_ -3 -6* 6 -5 6_-5_-4____
You can see it in his face, the blues is his life.______

-4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5_
To-night, ev-‘ry-bod-y’s get-tin’ their

-6* -5 6_______
an-gel wings.__

-3 6 -5 6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* 6_-6*__-4______
And don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?__________

I stepped out of Mississippi when I was ten years old,

with a suit cut sharp as a razor, and a heart made of gold.

I had a guitar hang-in’ just about waist high,

and I’m gonna play this

-4 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -4 6_-6*________
Well, don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?________
thing Until the day I die.

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5*
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The

-6*__-5_-4__-6*_-4__
King?_______________
You’re ridin’ with me daddy.

You’re in good hands, you’re ridin’

6__ -5* 6 -5* 6 -5 6 -5*
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with the
with me.

-6*__-7_____________________
King?_______________________
Yes! Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.

I wanted to say B.B. King,

-3 6 -8
You’re rid-in’,
But you know who King is.

-5* 6 -5* 6 -5* -6*_6-6*___6_-5_-4____
You’re rid-in with The King._________________
Yes, you’re ridin’ with The

Yes, you are, you’re ridin’ with The

-5 -6 -5
You’re rid-in’,
King.

-5* 6 -5* 6 -5* -8_____-6*_-5_-4___-5-5*
You’re rid-in with The King?___________________

You’re ridin’ with The King. I’m a

6 -5 6 -6* 6_-5_-4__
Rid-in’ with The King.____
Good chauffer too.

All of you girls, come on, you’re ridin’ with me.

6 -5* 6 -5* -6*__6*_-6*___-4_-5_6__
Rid-in’ with The King.__________________
That’s alright Eric, you can ride with me

too if you feel like

6 -5* -4 -2* -4_-5__
Rid-in’ with The King.__ (Begin fade)
it. Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.

6 -5* 6 -5* -6*__-8_____
Rid-in with The King._______
You’re ridin’ with The King.
6 -5* 6 -6* 6_-5_-4_-5__
Rid-in’ with The King._______
I’m a good chauffer.
(Fade out)
6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* -6*_-8________
Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_________