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Natty Dread

Bob Marley
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

BOB MARLEY and THE WAILERS

NATTY DREAD

album: NATTY DREAD

INTRO

G ||-----------------------||
D ||-----------------------||
A ||--O2--2--------22-4-4--|| X2
E ||-----------------------||
G ||------------------------------------------------------------||
D ||------------------------------------------------------------||
A ||-------4-4--5-------4-4-5-5------O-5-7-O----------4-4--5-5--||
E ||-5-55-----------55------------5----------2-----55-----------||

Play this the first time then every time

after that play:

G ||---------------------------------------------------------||
D ||---------------------------------------------------------||
A ||-------4-5-------4-4-5-5-------O-5-7-O---------4-4--5-5--||
E ||-5-555--------55------------5----------2----55-----------||

Just before the bridge he plays this:

G ||---------------------------------------------------------||
D ||---------------------------------------------------------||
A ||-------4-5-------4-4-5-5----------4-5----------4-4--5-5--||
E ||-5-555--------55------------5-555-----------55-----------||

Bridge

G ||----------------------------------------------------||
D ||---------------------------------6------------------||
A ||-22222--------22222---------4444-----444-4---444----||
E ||-------2-2-----------2-2----------------------------||
G ||----------------------------------------------------||
D ||----------------------------------7-----------------||
A ||-22222--------22222---------4444------444-4---444---||
E ||-------2-2-----------2-2----------------------------||

corrections and stuff to:

c.duffy@ireland.com

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