Three Little Birds Bass

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         THREE LITTLE BIRDS - Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Tabbed by: Conor
E-mail: potatoman_conor@hotmail.co.uk
 
Tuning: Standard
 
Other versions weren't very accurate when I tried them so I've shared my own.
Timing varies throughout the song, so listen hard! I've tabbed the gist of it as
a basic guideline.
 
 
INTRO
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------7---7------------------|
A|---0-0-0------7---7-------0-0-0-0-0----9---9---9\---------------|
E|----------------9-----------------------------------------------| x2
 
 
CHORUS
 
"Don't worry..."
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0------7---7------0-0-0-0-0------7---7-------------------|
E|----------------9-------------------------9---------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7---7---------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5--------9--------0-0-0-0-0------7---7-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------9---------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0------7---7------0-0-0-0-0------7---7-------------------|
E|----------------9-------------------------9---------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7--7----------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5----9--9--9------0-0-0-0-0------7---7-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------9---------------------|
 
 
VERSE
 
"Rise up this morning"
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----7-7-7-7-7----7---7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------9-------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7---7------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5--4----9---9---9----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-6-5---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
This bit is played in time with the lyrics:
 
"This is my message to you..."
 
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|---0--2--0--5--4--2--0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------0-2-4--|
                                      ^
                             Lead in to chorus
 
CHORUS
 
VERSE
 
CHORUS x3
 
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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