Bob Marley & The Wailers
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THE UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL GUITAR TABS
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BAD CARD
Uprising (1980)
Performed by Bob Marley, Aston Barrett, Al Anderson,
Tyrone Downie, Wya Lindo, & Seeco Patterson
The first in my series of 100% accurate and detailed Bob Marley & The Wailers tabs.
is a relatively simple song based in the Amin key. Enjoy.
Tabulature
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Elexis D. Poindexter
ed.poindexter@gmail.com
Notation Legend
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h - Hammer-On
p - Pull-Off
b - Bend
B - Bend (grace note) (bend as fast as you can)
r - Release Bend
. - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes)
~ - Vibrato
tr~ - Trill (fast hammer-on/pull-off combination)
x\ - Pick Scrape
T - Tap
A.H - Artificial Harmonic
x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone)
/ - Shift Slide Up
\ - Shift Slide Down
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/ - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked)
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\ - Legato Slide Down (only first note picked)
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s - Legato Slide (grace note) (slide as fast as you can)
mf - Mezzo Forte (medium loud)
f - Forte (loud)
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Time Signature: 4/4
Slow Ska q = 56 bpm
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Intro
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Organ Intro Arranged for Guitar
F Em Dm G G
e|-1---0---1~-----3------3-------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---0---3~-----3------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---0---2~-----4------4-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3---2---0------5------5-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---2----------5------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|-1---0----------3------3-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Rhythm Guitar): Fill 1
mf
G Dm
e|-3------x------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------6------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse & Chorus
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Guitar 1 (Rhythm Guitar)
G G C C G G Am Am
e|--3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5------------------------------------------|
B|--3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5------------------------------------------|
G|--4---4---5---5---4---4---5---5------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You a go tired fe see me face
Can't get me out of the race
Oh man you said I'm in your place
A make you draw bad card
And then you draw bad card
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bob-marley/73474.html ]
Propaganda spreading over my name
Say you want to bring another life to shame
Oh man you just playing a game
And then you draw bad card, draw bad card
A make you draw bad card, draw bad card
Am Am
e|--5---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A make you draw bad card
F F C C
e|--1---1---3---3----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2---5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I want to disturb my neighbor
Cause I'm feeling so right
I want to turn up my disco
F G C C
e|--1---3---3---3----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---3---5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---4---5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Blow them to full watts tonight
G G C C G G Am Am
e|--3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5------------------------------------------|
B|--3---3---5---5---3---3---5---5------------------------------------------|
G|--4---4---5---5---4---4---5---5------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style
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Bridge
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Guitar 1 (Rhythm Guitar)
F Em Dm Dm Dm Dm G G
e|--1---7---5---5---5---5---3---3------------------------------------------|
B|--1---8---6---6---6---6---3---3------------------------------------------|
G|--2---9---7---7---7---7---4---4------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cause we guarding the palace so majestic
Guarding the palace so realistic
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Song Structure
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1. Intro (0:00)
w/ Guitar Fill #1 (0:05)
2. Verse & Chorus (0:08)
3. Bridge (1:38)
4. Verse & Chorus (1:56) to fadeout