Exodus Bass

by Bob Marley
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Difficulty: intermediate
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EXODUS (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers
(From the 1977 Album EXODUS)
 
Words and Music by Bob Marley
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Aston "Family Man" Barrett - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=131
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
 Chorus
  Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|---3-------------|----------------|-3---------------|
||--5---3-5---3-5--|-----5---3-4-5---|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5----|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-6-7---|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----3-7---------|----------------|-3--------------|
|-5---3-5---3-5-5-|---5-------------|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-6-7---|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----3-7---------|----------------|-3--------------|
|-5---3-5---3-5-5-|---5-------------|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|
 
 
                                             To Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|---------5-6-7---|----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----3-7---------|----------------|-3--------------||
|-5---3-5---3-5-5-|---5-------------|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---||
 
 
 Chorus
  $$
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|-----------------|---------5-6-7---|---------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----3-7---------|---------2--2--|-3--3--5-----|
|-5---3-5---3-5-5-|---5-------------|-5-5-5---------|-------------|
 
 
                                     1.
                       To Dbl. Coda
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---3--------------|----------------|-3---------------|
|-5---3-5---3-5--|-----5---3-4-5----|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5----|
 
 
  E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|-3--------------|
|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|
 
 
  E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|-3--------------o||
|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5----||
 
 
    2.
    E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|---3--------------o||
||o----------------|-3--------------|----------------|------------------o||
||--5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|-5---3-5---3-5--|-----5---3-4-5-----||
 
 
                                     Bridge
  E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------||o-----------------|---------5-6-7---|
|----------------|-3--------------||o-----------------|-----3-7---------|
|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---||--5---3-5---3-5-5-|---5-------------|
 
 
  1.,2.                                3.
                                                              D.S. al Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|---------5-6-7---o||-----------------|---------5-6-7-----||
|-----------------|-----3-7---------o||-----------------|-----3-7-----------||
|-5---3-5---3-5-5-|---5--------------||-5---3-5---3-5-5-|---5---------------||
 
 
             Chorus
  &
  W           W          W          E E Q  H      W
|----------||----------|----------|-------------|------|
|----------||----------|----------|-------------|------|
|----------||----------|----------|-------------|------|
|----------||----------|----------|-5-----------|------|
 
 
                                    D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  E E Q  Q  E E   W          E E E E Q  E E   E E Q  H
|---------------|----------|----------------|-------------||
|---------------|----------|----------------|-------------||
|---------------|----------|----------------|-3-----------||
|-5-----------5-|----------|-5-----5------5-|--------0----||
 
 
   Outro
    &&
    E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
||o----------------|-3--------------|----------------|---3--------------|
||--5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|-5---3-5---3-5--|-----5---3-4-5----|
 
 
  E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E  4x
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|---3-------------o||
|-5---3-5---3-5--|----5---3-4-5---|-5---3-5---3-5--|-----5---3-4-5----||
 
 
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
X
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