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Redempton Song
Bob Marley
Looking for the
real deal? There are several great books featuring "Redemption Song." The
best seems to be Legend,
featuring note-for-note tabs of the whole album. Collin
from Sheet Music Plus says, "This is definately a great book. If you like
Bob Marley, buy it now. Some of it is pretty hard though. A lot of it is pretty
easy, just chords, but the solos are tuff. This is a great book from a great
artist." If you're a beginner, go with The
Best of Bob Marley-Easy Guitar--45 of his songs with easy picking
patterns and chord diagrams.
Strum
with backs of fingers, and mute and/or avoid 1st string for most of
song.
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Half-Measure
Strum: |
Full-Measure
Strum: |
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< < D D D D 1 + 2 + |
< < D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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Chord
Guide |
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3
4 G: 3x0003 |
1 Em7: 020000 |
32 1 C: x32010 |
2
1 C/B: x2x010 |
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231 Am: x02210 |
132 D: xx0232 |
2314 Am6: x02212 |
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INTRO
VERSE 1:
G Em7
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
C (½) C/B (½) Am
sold I to the merchant ships
G Em
Minutes after they took I
C (½) C/B (½) Am
from the bottomless pit.
G Em7 C
But my hand was made strong
C (½) C/B (½)
Am
by the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C D (2)
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
CHORUS:
G
Won't you help to sing
C (½) D
(½) G
these songs of freedom?
C (½) D
(½) Em
'Cause all I ever have
C (½) D
(½) G C (½) D
(½)
redemption songs.
VERSE 2:
G Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
C (½) C/B (½)
Am
none but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy
C (½) C/B (½) D
'cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C (½) C/B (½) Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Some say it's just a part of it
C (½)
C/B (½) D (2)
we've got to fulfill the book.
CHORUS 2:
G
Won't you help to sing
C (½) D
(½) G
these songs of freedom?
C (½) D
(½) Em
'Cause all I ever have
C (½) D
(½) G C (½) D
(½) G
C (½) D
(½) G
C (½) D (½)
Redemption songs. Redemption songs. Redemption songs.
INSTRUMENTAL:
/ Em - - - / C - D - / x4
REPEAT VERSE 2
CHORUS 3:
G
Won't you help to sing
C (½) D
(½) G
these songs of freedom?
C (½) D
(½) Em
'Cause all I ever have
C (½) D
(½) G C (½) D
(½) Em
Redemption songs, all I ever have
C (½) D (½) Em C (½) D (½) G
Redemption songs, these songs of freedom
C (½) D (½) G
songs of freedom
/ C - C/B - / Am - - - / - - - - / Am6 - - - / - - -
(hold) /
Intro:
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