Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King is played in the key of C# at a advanced difficulty level, originally released in the 1960s. It uses 3 chords — C#7 F#7 G#7 — arranged in the 12-bar blues progression.

About the 12-bar blues progression

This song is built on the 12-bar blues progression. Follow the chord order in the diagrams above, and use the transpose controls if the key doesn't suit your voice.

Playing in the key of C#

C# major is another rarely-played-open key on guitar — capo up.

Learn to play Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King on guitar. It sits in the key of C# and uses the 12-bar blues progression with the chords C#7 F#7 G#7.