Bob Marley - High tide or low tide
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HIGH TIDE OR LOW TIDE (Bassline)
As recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Tuning-(E A D G)
4/4
[Intro]
H E E +Q H H Q Q E E E E
G|-2-------------|-----------|---------------|
D|------2-2-(2)--|-4---------|---------------|
A|---------------|------4----|-5--5--5-5---4-|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|
+H E E +Q H E E E E H E E +E S S
G|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------|--------------4-6---|
A|-(4)----4-4-(4)--|-5----5-5---0-|-0----0-0-(0)-------|
E|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
G|-2-----------------|-------------------|
D|------0-1-2----2-3-|-4-----------------|
A|-------------------|------2-3-4----2-4-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E E E +Q. S S S S E E S S
G|---------2-7---|-------6----------------|
D|---------------|---------6---6---6------|
A|-5--5--5-----4-|-(4)-------4---4---4-4--|
E|---------------|------------------------|
Q Q E E E E +H. +E S S
G|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|--------------4-6-|
A|-5--5--5-5---0-|-(0)------(0)-----|
E|---------------|------------------|
[Chorus]- 'In high seas or low seas'
Q E. S E E E S S Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
D|-7-------2-2---2-3-|-4-----4-4-(4)--|---------------|
A|-------4-----------|----------------|-5--5--5-5---4-|
E|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
+Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +H E E E S S
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|---------------|--------------4-6--|
A|-(4)--4--4-4----|-5--5--5-5---0-|-(0)----0-0--------|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q E S S E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-4--4----------|-----------------|
A|------5-6-7-7----|-------4-4---4-|-5-----5-5---4---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E +H Q Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|-------------7-|-(7)----7--5---|
A|-4---4-4-(4)-4-|-5--5--5-5-----|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[First Verse]
Q Q E E Q H E E Q H E E Q Q Q E E Q
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-4------------|-4-----------|-4-----------|-4-------------|
A|-------4-4----|------4-4----|------4-4----|-------4-4-----|
E|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q H E E Q Q Q E E Q
G|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-4------------|-4------------|-4-----------|-4-------------|
A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|------4-4----|-------4-4-----|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q E E S S E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S
G|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|
D|-4-----------x---|-------4-4----|-4-----------4--------|
A|-------4-4-----4-|-2------------|-------4-4-----4-x----|
E|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|
Q E. S E E Q Q Q E E Q Q S S S S E E E S S
G|----------------|--------------|-------------------------|
D|---------4-4----|-------6-6----|------6---6---6----------|
A|-2-----2--------|-4------------|-4--4---4---4---4--------|
E|----------------|--------------|------------------4-x----|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S
G|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
D|-4------------|-4------------|-4-----------4--------|
A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|-------4-4-----4-x----|
E|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S Q Q E E Q
G|--------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|--------------|-4-----------4-----|-------4-4------|
A|-2-----4-4----|-------4-4-----4-x-|-2--------------|
E|--------------|-------------------|----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|-----------------|--------------------|-------------11-----------|
D|-----------------|--------------------|-------12-13--------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-|-12----------------7-8----|
E|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
[Chorus]
Q E S S Q E S S Q Q S S E E E Q Q E E +E E
G|---------------5-6-|-7--7--7---------|--------------------|
D|-4-----------------|---------7---7---|--------------------|
A|------2-3-4--------|-----------5---5-|-4-----4-4-(4)-4----|
E|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Q Q E E Q H. +E S S Q E S S E E E S S
G|--------------|------------------|------7-8-9-9----------|
D|--------------|-7-------(7)------|-7---------------------|
A|-5--5--5-5----|-------------9-11-|----------------7-8----|
E|--------------|------------------|-----------------------|
Q E S S Q Q Q Q E E E E +S S E E E E E +Q
G|------4-5-6----|----------------|-------6-----6----------|
D|---------------|----------------|-----6-----6------------|
A|-5-------------|-5--5--5-5---4--|-(4)-----4-----4-(4)----|
E|---------------|----------------|------------------------|
Q E E E E E S S Q Q E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|------6-----------|-----------------|------7-8-11-----------|
D|--------------4-6-|-7-----7-7---4-6-|-7---------------------|
A|-5--5---5---5-----|-----------------|----------------7-8----|
E|----------5-------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Q E S S Q E S S Q Q S S E E. S Q Q E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------7------|------------------|
D|-------------------|---------7------7-|------------------|
A|-9-----------------|-5--5--5-----5----|-4-----4-4---4----|
E|------7-8-9----7-9-|------------------|------------------|
Q Q E E E S S Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
G|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-------------4-6-|-7-----7--5--|-4--------------|
A|-5--5--5-5-------|-------------|-------4-4------|
E|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
[Second Verse]
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
G|--------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-4------------|-4------------|-4--------------|
A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|-------4-4------|
E|--------------|--------------|----------------|
H E E S S S S Q Q E E Q H E E S S S S
G|------------------|--------------|---------------------|
D|-4----------4---4-|-------4-4----|-4----------4---4----|
A|------4-4-----4---|-2------------|------4-4-----4------|
E|------------------|--------------|---------------------|
Q Q E E E S S Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E S S Q
G|-----------------|------4-5-6-----------|------4-5-6----------|
D|-------4-4-------|------------4-5-6-----|------------4-5-6----|
A|-2-----------2-3-|-4----------------2-3-|-4-------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S
G|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
D|-4------------|-4------------|-4-------4-----4------|
A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|-------4-----4--------|
E|--------------|--------------|-----------------5----|
Q Q E E E S S Q Q E E S S S S Q Q E E Q
G|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-4-----------4---4-|-------4-4------|
A|-------9-9---7-8-|-------4-4-----4---|-2--------------|
E|-7---------------|-------------------|----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|-----------------|--------------------|-------------11-----------|
D|-----------------|--------------------|-------12-13--------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-|-12----------------7-8----|
E|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
[Chorus/Outro]
Q E S S Q E S S Q E E E E E S S E E +Q E E E S S
G|------4-5-6--------|----------7-------|------------------------|
D|-4-----------------|--------7---------|----------------9-11----|
A|-------------------|-5--5-5-----------|------------------------|
E|---------------7-8-|--------------7-8-|-9-9-(9)--9-9-----------|
Q Q E E E E E E +H E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|-------------------|-------------------|------7-8-9-----------|
D|-12--12--12----7---|-7-7-(7)-----------|-7--------------------|
A|------------15---5-|--------------9-11-|---------------7-8----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Q S S S S Q E S S Q Q E E E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
G|---------------------|---------------|-------3-5-8-------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------|-----8-------------------------|
A|-9------2-3-4----2-4-|-5--5--5-5---4-|-(4)---------8-9-10-11---------|
E|------4--------------|---------------|-----------------------6-7-8-9-|
Q Q E E E S S Q E. S E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|--------------------|---------------------|------------11-------------|
D|--------------------|----------7-7--------|------12-13----------------|
A|---------------9-11-|-12-----7-------9-11-|-12------------------------|
E|-10-10-10-10--------|---------------------|------------------12-13----|
Q E S S Q E S S Q Q E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S Q
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-----------9-10-11-------------|
A|-9-----------------|------------12----12-|---9-10-11---------------------|
E|------7-8-9----7-9-|-10--10--10----10----|---------------------9-9-9-9---|
E E E. S E E E S S
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|----------------------9-11-|
E|-10-10-10--10-10-10--------|
E E E. S S S E E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------12-13-14-------------|
A|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---9-11-|-12-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------12-13----|
Q E S S Q E S S Q e E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S Q
G|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------12----|---9-10-11---------------------|
A|-9-----------------|--------------12-------|-----------8-9-10-11-----------|
E|------7-8-9----7-9-|-10-10-10--10-------10-|-9-------------------6-6-7-9---|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Credit for Original Sheet Music goes to DTF at https://www.talkbass.com/threads/high-tide-or-low-tide-
transcription.737112/