Born Under a Bad Sign

by Albert King

🎵 Blues
Difficulty ★★★☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

Albert King's 1967 signature riff in C#m. This Booker T. Jones-penned classic features one of the most recognizable blues riffs ever, built around a punchy low-string figure that Cream later covered to great acclaim.

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