Jamming Bass

JAMMING (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=126(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-5---5---5---5-4-|
|----------|-2---2---2---2-2-|-----------------|-----------5-----|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---4---4-4-4-4--|-----------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-5---5---5---5-4--|
|----------------|-2---2---2---2-2-|-----------------|-----------5------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
                    Chorus
  E E E E E E Q      E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------||------------------|----------------|------------------|
|---4---4-4-4-4--||o-----------------|----2-2-2---2-2-|-5---5---5---5-4--|
|----------------||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|----------------|-----------5------|
|----------------||------------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---4---4-4---4-4-|-----------------|---2---2-2---2-2-|-5---5---5---5-4--|
|-----------------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-----------------|-----------5------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
                   1st - 3rd Verses
                 $
  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
|----------------||----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---4---4-4-4-4--||------0-2-2---0-|-------0-2-2----|-5---5---5-5-5-4--|
|----------------||-2--------------|-2-2------------|------------------|
|----------------||----------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---4-----4-4-4--|-------0-2-2---0-|-------0-2-2----|-5---5---5-5-5-4--|
|-------4--------|-2-2-------------|-2-2------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 
                    Chorus
         To Coda
  E E E E E E Q      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---4-----4-4-4--o||-----------------|---2---2-2-2-2---|-5-5-5---5-5-5-4--|
|-------4--------o||-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-------5----------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---4-----4-4-4--|-----------------|---2---2-2-2-2---|-5-5-5---5-5-5-4--|
|-------4--------|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-------5----------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
                   Interlude
  E E E E E E Q     E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q
|----------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---4-----4-4-4--||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------4--------||--------------|-5-7-7--7-----|---------------|
|----------------||-5-7-7--7-----|--------------|-5-7-7--7------|
 
 
  E E Q  Q  Q    Q   Q  H      W          Q   Q  H
|--------------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|-5-7-7--7-----|-------------|----------|-------------|
|--------------|-7\----------|----------|-7\----------|
 
 
             Chorus
  W           E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------||-----------------|---2---2-2-2-2---|------------------|
|----------||-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2---2---2-2-2-2--|
|----------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E Q  E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---2---2-2-2-2---|-5---5---5-5-5-4-|---4---4-4-4-4--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-2-2-2--2---2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
 
                                                        Outro
                                        D.S. al Coda &
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q      E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||-------------------|
|---2---2-2-2-2---|-5---5---5-5-5-4-|---4-----4-4-4--||o------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------4--------||o-2---2---2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||-------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---2---2-2-2-2---|-5---5---5---5-4-|---4-----4-4-4--|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-----|-------4--------|-2---2---2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q   4x
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---2---2-2-2-2---|-5---5---5---5-4-|---4-----4-4-4--o||
|-----------------|-----------5-----|-------4--------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
 
 
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