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)
