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Downpressor Man

Peter Tosh
Bass Tab

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

Intro

G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------5-----5-----7--5---|-7~----5-----5--7~--------|
A|--5--8---------------------|----------8---------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------5-----5-----7--5---|-7~----5-----5--7~--------|
A|--5--8---------------------|----------8-----------5---|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus

(0.15)

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5---------|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------5-----|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 1

(0.44)

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5------5--|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |------3-------------------|--------------------------|
A |--3-5---5-3----------1-0--|--------------------5-----|
E |--------------1-1--1------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 2

(1.13)

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------3-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------5-----|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |------3-------------------|--------------------------|
A |--3-5---5-3---------(1)---|--------------------5-----|
E |--------------1-1--1-6-1--|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus

(1.41)

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5---------|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(2.00)

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------------|--------------------5\----|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----1-1---|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------5\----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 3

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5---------|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(2.32)

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |------3-------------------|--------------------------|
A |--3-5---5-3---------(1)---|--------------------------|
E |--------------1-1--1-6-1--|--3-3-3----3-3-3\---------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|
A |-----------------------5--|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3\---------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 4

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5---------|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |------3-------------------|--------------------------|
A |--3-5---5-3---------(1)---|--------------------------|
E |--------------1-1--1-6-1--|--3-3-3----3-3-3\---------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 5

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5---------|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------5-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |------3-------------------|--------------------------|
A |--3-5---5-3---------(1)---|--------------------------|
E |--------------1-1--1-6-1--|--3-3-3----3-3-3\---------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 6

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5---------|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------5-----|--------------------5-----|
E|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------3-------------------|--------------------------|
A|--3-5---5-3---------(1)---|--------------------------|
E|--------------1-1--1-6-1--|--3-3-3----3-3-3\---------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|------3-----------8-7-----|
A |--------------------3-----|--3-5---5-3---3-5---------|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----------|--------------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------5-----|--------------------3-----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A |--------------------------|--------------------5\----|
E |--1-1-1----1-1-1----1-1---|--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |--------------------------|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------5\----|
E |--3-3-3----3-3-3----------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

End

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