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Takin Care Of Business

TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS

As recorded by Freddie King
(From the 1961 Album FREDDIE KING SINGS)

Words and Music by Rudolph Toombs
Arranged by Freddie King

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Freddie King - Electric Guitar w/ light distortion'


 Intro
  Q=128(8=s8)
  Db
 4/4
  Gtr I
   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


      ~~~~~~~
                      |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  +Q   H       E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--9---------------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--9---------------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-10---------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-11-11-(11)-------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------------|


                          1st Verse
       A9 Ab9                Db
   E E  E  E  +E   e Q     E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e
|--9---12-11-(11)-11----||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--9---12-11-(11)-11----||---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-10---12-11-(11)-11----||---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-11---11-10-(10)-10----||---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-----------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                      Gb                                  Db
  E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6---6---6---6-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---8---8-|---8---8---8---8-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                    Gb7                                      Db7
                                                ~~~~~~~                 ~~~~~~
  E e E e E e E e   H    Q.   E    E      E  E  E  +Q   Q    H    Q.    E
|-----------------|-------------|-12b12.5-9-11-------------|------------------|
|---6---6---6---6-|-----------9-|--------------11-(11)-----|-----------12b14==|
|---6---6---6---6-|-------------|--------------------------|------------------|
|---6---6---6---6-|-------------|--------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|--------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|--------------------------|------------------|


                                      Ab
    ~~~~~
         |-3--|    |3|
   +Q    E E  E    E Q      S S E   E  e E  e E  e E  e
|--------9------------------------|---------------------|
|-(12)r----9-------9--------------|----9----9----9----9-|
|------------11b12---9b9.5--------|----8----8----8----8-|
|--------------------------11p9---|---10---10---10---10-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|


    Gb              Db7
                               |-3--| |3-|
  E e E e E e E e   Q.    E    E E  E E  Q
|-----------------|--------------9-----------|
|---7---7---7---7-|------------9---12-9------|
|---6---6---6---6-|------11b13----------11---|
|---8---8---8---8-|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|


                           2nd Verse
             Ab9            Db
              ~~~~~~~
  E      E E  E  +Q   Q     e E E e H      e E E e Q.   e   Q.   e H
|------------------------||--------------|----------------|-------------|
|------------------------||-6-----6------|-6-----6------6-|------6------|
|-9b9.5------------------||-6-----6------|-6-----6------6-|------6------|
|-------11-9-------------||-6-----6------|-6-----6------6-|------6------|
|------------11-(11)-----||--------------|----------------|-------------|
|------------------------||--------------|----------------|-------------|


               Gb                                        Db
  e E E e Q.   e   E e Q  e Q.     e E E e Q.   e   Q.   e H
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|-6-----6------7-|---7----7------|-7-----7------7-|------6------|
|-6-----6------6-|---6----6------|-6-----6------6-|------6------|
|-6-----6------8-|---8----8------|-8-----8------8-|------6------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|


               Gb7
  e E E e Q.   e   H    Q.   E
|----------------|-------------|
|-6-----6------7-|-----------9-|
|-6-----6------6-|-------------|
|-6-----6------8-|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|


                                           Db7
                   |----3-----|
   E    E  E    E  E      +E  E +E   S S   H    Q.    E
|-------9-------9------------------------|-----------12b14==|
|-12b14---12b14--------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------11pb13r(11)-9-(9)------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------11p9-|------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------|


                                               Ab
          |-3-|
   +Q     E E E  S S  S S +S   S S  S   H    E  e Q
|-(12)r--12-9-------------------------|--------------|
|-------------9-----------------------|---------9----|
|---------------11p9----9-(9)---------|---------8----|
|--------------------11-------11p9----|--------10----|
|----------------------------------11-|--------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------|


    Gb
  E e E e E e E e   Q.    E E      E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|---7---7---7---7-|---------9b9.5--------|
|---6---6---6---6-|---------9b9.5--------|
|---8---8---8---8-|------11-------11-9-9-|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|


                                  Guitar Solo
               Ab9           Db7   Db7
  E E E  E      +E   E  E     E     +E  E E  E    E  E E E
|-----9-11b12==(11)r-9-12b14-12-||-(12)-9------------------|
|---9---------------------------||--------9----------------|
|-------------------------------||----------11b13-9--------|
|-------------------------------||------------------11-9---|
|-------------------------------||-------------------------|
|-------------------------------||-------------------------|


       ~~~~~                                      ~~
             |3-|       |--3--|    |--3---|
  E E  Q     E  Q      +E   E E    Q    Q Q E  a  Q   E
|------------9--------------9---|-------9---9--------12--|
|---9-12b14----12b14==(12)r-----|-12b14---9---12s14------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|


                                  Gb7
                                                             ~~~~~
  |---3---|
  E  E    E  Q       Q    Q        a      +E   E  Q      Q   E  E
|---14b16---14b16===14r--14b16--|-14pb16r(14)-12-14b16--14--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------14-14-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                 Db7
                                           ~~
  Q   E     E  E  E E  E          +E.   S  Q   E  E Q
|----14b16-14-12-14---12b12.5==|=(12)r--------12-14----|
|------------------------------|-------14-14-----------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|


                                Ab7
       |-3--| |3-|               |-3--| |3-|     |-3--|      |--3---|
  E E  E E  E E  Q      +Q       E E  E E  Q     S S  S  +E  E  S S E
|-------------9-12b14==(12)r--|-12-9----------------------------------|
|--------9-11-----------------|------12-9-----------------------------|
|---8S10----------------------|-----------11b13-11p9---------9--------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------11-(11)---11p9---|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|


  Gb7
             ~~~~~
                  |-3--|  |--3---|
  E  E      +Q    E  E E  E    E E
|-----------------9----------------------|
|---12b14==(12)r----12-9-------9---------|
|------------------------11b13---9b9.5===|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


  Db7                                       Ab7
  +E    Q   E a  E  E  E a  E   E   E  E  E  Q   E  E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------9----11----9-|---/14-14-14-14--14-12-|
|-(9)r--------9h10----11-9h10-|-----------------------|
|------11--11------11---------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|


  Db7
   ~~~~~~
   Q   Q   E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|---------------------|----12-------------------|
|-14--14--14p12-14-12-|-14----14-12-14p12-14-12-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|
|-14p12----14p12----14p12----14p12----|
|-------13-------13-------13-------13-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


                               Gb7
   |--3--|  |-----3-----|
   Q  Q  Q  Q     Q     Q      E  Q.      E     E  E  E
|----12-14-14b16-14b16-14b16-|---14b16---14b16-12-14-14b16-|
|-14-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|


                            Db7
   E     E  E E  Q   E  E    Q   E  E  Q   Q
|-14b16-12-14---12--14----|-12------------12b12.5--|
|-------------x--------14-|-----14-12-14-----------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


                             Ab7
                                                    ~~
       |-3--| |3-|
  E E  E E  E E  Q     E E    Q     E  E      +E    Q   E
|-------------9-11b12-11-9-|-12b14----12b14==(12)r-12--12b14===|
|--------9-11--------------|-----------------------------------|
|---8S10-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  Gb7
    |-3--| |-3-|  |-3--|       |--3---|
   +E    Q E E E  E E  E      +E   E  E
|-(12)r-12---9--------------------------|
|--------------9-12-9-------------------|
|---------------------11b13==(11)r-9-11-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  Db7                                          Ab7
                                                 ~~~~
  |-3--|  |-3-|  |-3--|     |-3--|
  E  E E  E E E  E E  E     E E  E   E  E E  E  +Q   Q
|-------------9--------------------|--------------------||
|-----------9---12-9---------------|--------------------||
|-9----9h10----------11b13-11-9-11-|-9------------------||
|---11-----------------------------|---11-9-------------||
|----------------------------------|--------11-(11)-----||
|----------------------------------|--------------------||


 3rd Verse
    Db
  E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


    Gb                                  Db
  E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e   E e E e E e E e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---8---8---8---8-|---8---8---8---8-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Gb7
                               ~~~~
  H    Q.   E   E E  E     E  +Q   Q
|-------------|-9---11b12-------------|
|-----------9-|---9-------11-(11)-----|
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|


             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                            |-3--|
  H    Q.    E        +Q    E  E E  E    E E      S S
|------------------|--------9-------------------------|
|-----------12b14==|=(12)r----12-9-------9------------|
|------------------|---------------11b13---9b9.5------|
|------------------|-----------------------------11p9-|
|------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------------|


    Ab                    Gb
  E  e E  e E  e E  e   E e E e E e E e
|---------------------|-----------------|
|----9----9----9----9-|---7---7---7---7-|
|----8----8----8----8-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---10---10---10---10-|---8---8---8---8-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|


  Db7                                  Ab9
                                         ~~~~
  Q.    E a  E  E  E  E   a  E  E E  E  +Q   Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------||
|------------9----11----|----9------------------||
|---------9h10----11----|-9h10------------------||
|------11------11----11-|------11-9-------------||
|-----------------------|-----------11-(11)-----||
|-----------------------|-----------------------||


 Outro
    Db9
  E e E e E e E E    E    E  E E      +E    E E  E
|-----------------|--------------------------------|
|---6---6---6---9-|-------9------------------------|
|---6---6---6-----|-11b13---11-9b9.5==(9)r---------|
|---6---6---6-----|------------------------11-8----|
|-----------------|-----------------------------11-|
|-----------------|--------------------------------|


  E e E e E e E E    E    E  E E      +E    E Q
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|---6---6---6---9-|-------9----------------------|
|---6---6---6-----|-11b13---11-9b9.5==(9)r-------|
|---6---6---6-----|------------------------11-8--|
|-----------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|


    Gb
  E e E e E e E  E
|----------------------|
|---7---7---7---12b14==|
|---6---6---6----------|
|---8---8---8----------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|


                                             Db
         |---3---|  |-3-|       |--3---|
   +Q    E  E    E  E E E      +E    E E   E e E e E e E E
|--------9-------------------------------|-----------------|
|-(12)r----12b14-9----9------------------|---6---6---6---9-|
|------------------11---9b9.5==(9)r------|---6---6---6-----|
|-----------------------------------11-9-|---6---6---6-----|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------|


                  ~~~~~~
   E    E  E      E +E   E Q
|-------9---------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-11b13---11b11.5-9-(9)-------|
|-----------------------11----|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


    Ab
                                       ~~~~~~
  E  e E  e E  e E E    E    E  E      E +E   E Q
|--------------------|-------9---------------------|
|----9----9---11-----|-----------------------------|
|----8----8----8---9-|-11b13---11b11.5-9-(9)-------|
|---10---10---10-----|-----------------------11----|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|


  E  E      E  E E  E E  E
|---12b12.5-9--------------|
|-------------12-9---------|
|------------------11-9-10-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|


                Ab7                  Db7
                                                   ~~~~~~~
  |-3--|  |-3-|  |-3--|     |-3--|    |-3--| |--3--|
  E  E E  E E E  E E  E     E E  E    E E  E E  a  Q  +Q
|-------------9--------------------|---------9-------------*|
|-----------9---12-9---------------|----9-11---12s14-(14)--*|
|-9----9h10----------11b13-11-9-11-|-11--------------------*|
|---11-----------------------------|-----------------------*|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
n  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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