MARLEY BOB - "redemption song" Tablature

From: bcurry@hpb.hwc.ca (Brent Curry)
Subject: CRD: Redemption Song Bob Marley

REDEMPTION SONG

by Bob Marley

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------O---2-----|--3-----------2-|------O---2-------2-|--3---O-----|
--3-----------3-|----------------|--3-----------------|----------3-|

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----------------|------2---O-----|--------------O-|------------|
------O---2-----|--3-----------2-|------O---2-----|--3---O-----|
--3-----------3-|----------------|--3-------------|----------3-|

G Em7
Old ..
C G/B Am
Sold ..
G Em C G/B Am
minutes ...
G Em7
But ..
C G/B Am
By..
G Em C D
We ...

Chorus
G C D G
Won't..
C D Em C D G
'Cause ..
C D G C
redemption...
D G Em7
Emancipate..,
C G/B Am
None ..
G Em
Have ..
C G/B Am
'Cause ...
G Em7
How ..
C G/B Am
While ..
G Em
Yes, ...
C D
We've ...

Chorus

verse

G 320003 Em7 020000
C x32010 G/B x20003
Am x02210 Em 022000
D xx0232





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Reply-To: pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)


I got this a while ago from Chris Bray. I added the intro line
myself.
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Redemption Song
Bob Marley

transcription by csb1@engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)
with intro tab by pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)


"Redemption Song" is my favorite Marley tune, although it is not the
best example of reggae, since he's playing in more a folk vein. We
do a cover version that is more reggae style. (this is from memory
and my band has totally reworked the middle section, so forgive me
if there are mistakes...) -Chris Bray


intro
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----------------------------------------o
---------------2-0----------0-----------o
-----0-2---2/3-----2----0-2---2-3-2-0---
--3------3-----------3----------------3-



first verse:

G Em C Bmsus4 Am
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |

repeat twice

G Em C Bmsus4 D
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |

chorus:

(Won't you help me...)
D
| . . .

G C D G C D
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |

Em C D G C D
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |

G C D
| . . . | . . .

second verse:

(Emancipate yourself...)
G Em C Bmsus4 Am
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |

G Em C Bmsus4 D
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |

G Em C Bmsus4 Am
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |

G Em C Bmsus4 D
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |


repeat chorus.

middle section with acoustic guitar solo-type thing -- I can't recall
this from memory -- sorry

third verse: repeat the second verse

repeat chorus (extend ending to repeat "Redemption Song" lyrics...)
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here's what i know about "redemption song"

intro: play around on the bottom three strings, while fingering the g... all
the notes occur in the g-pentatonic scale (i figured this out by ear...
it's very easy)

verse: ...(D)emanci(G)pate yourself from mental (Em)slavery,
none but our(C)selves can free our (Am)minds.
(G)Have no fear for atomic (Em)energy,
'cos none of (C)them can stop the (D)time... etc...

chorus: (...D)won't you help to (G)sing,
(C) these songs of (D)freedom,
(G)'cos all i (C)ever (D)had (Em,C,D)
(was) (G)redemption (C)songs, (D) etc...