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IS THIS LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers
(From the 1978 Album KAYA)
Words and Music by Bob Marley
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Aston "Family Man" Barrett - Bass'
Intro
Q=122(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------7-------|------------------------|
|--------------7-|-(7)-------------|--------------/11-|-(11)----12p11----12p11-|
|--------7-9-----|------9---7-9----|------5-5---------|---------------12-------|
|------9---------|--------9--------|------------------|------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------7-|-(7)-------------|--------4-7----|--------------||
|-12------7-9-----|------9---7-9----|------5--------|--------------||
|-------9---------|--------9--------|---------------|---5-5-4-5-4--||
1st Verse
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q H E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------4------|-------------|--------------7--|
|------------|---5---5--------|-------------|--------7-9------|
|-2----------|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9----------|
|-3-| |-3-|
+Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-(7)-------------|---------7------|-------------|--------------7--|
|------9---7-9----|-5-5-5-5--------|-------------|--------7-9------|
|--------9--------|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9----------|
|-3-| |-3-|
+Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-(7)-------------|---------7------|-------------|--------------7--|
|------9---7-9----|-5-5-5-5--------|-------------|--------7-9------|
|--------9--------|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9----------|
|-3-| |-3-|
+Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-(7)-------------|---------7------|-------------|--------------7--|
|------9---7-9----|-5-5-5-5--------|-------------|--------7-9------|
|--------9--------|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9----------|
Chorus
|-3-|
+Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q +H Q Q Q E E E E Q. E
|-----------------|----------------|--------------||----------------|
|-(7)-------------|---------7------|--------------||---------6----6-|
|------9---7-9----|-5-5-5-5--------|--------------||-4-4-4-4--------|
|--------9--------|-------------5--|-(5)----5-5-7-||----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------4----|-----------------|---------6----6--|
|---4-4-4-4-4-----|-2-2-2-2------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4---------|
|-4-------------2-|--------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E Q Q E Q E E E
|-----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------4----|----------------|----------------|
|---4-4-4-4-4-----|-2-2-2-2------|---2-2-2-2-2----|-2----4----5----|
|-4-------------2-|--------------|-2--------------|----------------|
Bridge
Q Q q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E Q E E E
|--------------||---------4-4----|---------4-4----|----------------|
|-------7------||-----4-4--------|-----4-4--------|----------------|
|-7--------9\--||-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-2----4----5----|
|--------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q +Q. E Q. E E E Q Q S S E E E E E E E Q
|-------7--6--|-(6)---7-6----7-|-6-7-6-------14-13-|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-------------------|---------6-6----|
|-7-----------|----------------|-------------------|-4-4-4-4--------|
|-------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------4-4----|----------------|-----------------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---4-|-2-2-2----------|---2-2-2-2-2----|---------4-4-----|
|-4---------------|----------------|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2---------|
2nd Verse
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q. Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------|--------------||-----------------|
|---4-4-4-4-4----|-------------|--------------||-----------------|
|-4--------------|-7-----5-----|-4----2-------||---------0-0-----|
|----------------|-------------|--------------||---2-2-2-----2---|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|---------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------4-7----|-------------|--------------7-|-(7)--------------|
|-5----5--------|-------------|--------7-9-----|------9---7-9-----|
|------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9---------|--------9---------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------7------|-------------|--------------7-|-(7)--------------|
|-5-5-5-5--------|-------------|--------7-9-----|------9---7-9-----|
|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9---------|--------9---------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------7------|-------------|--------------7-|-(7)--------------|
|-5-5-5-5--------|-------------|--------7-9-----|------9---7-9-----|
|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9---------|--------9---------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------7------|-------------|--------------7-|-(7)--------------|
|-5-5-5-5--------|-------------|--------7-9-----|------9---7-9-----|
|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9---------|--------9---------|
Chorus
|-3-|
E E E E E E Q +H Q Q Q E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------||----------------|-----------------|
|---------7------|--------------||---------6----6-|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5--------|--------------||-4-4-4-4--------|---4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-------------5--|-(5)----5-5-7-||----------------|-4-------------2-|
E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------4----|-----------------|---------6----6-|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4--------|---2-4-4-4-4---4--|
|--------------|-2---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
E E E E H E E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q q Q
|--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------4----|-----------------|---------------|-------7-------||
|-2-2-2-2------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2----4----5---|-7--------9\---||
|--------------|-2---------------|---------------|---------------||
Bridge
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E Q E E E H Q Q
|---------6-6----|---------6-6----|---------------|------7--6---|
|-----4-4--------|-----4-4--------|---------------|-------------|
|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-2----4----5---|-7-----------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
+Q. E Q. E E E Q H E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-(6)---7-6----7-|-6-7-6-------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------|---------6-6----|------------------|
|----------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4--------|---2-4-4-4-4---4--|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-4----------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------4-4----|----------------|----------------|-----4-4-4-4-----|
|-2-2-2-2--------|---0-2-2-2-2----|---------4-4----|-4-4-------------|
|----------------|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2--------|-----------------|
3rd Verse
H H H H E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------|-----------||-----------------|---------------|
|-2----0----|-----------||-----------------|--------4------|
|-----------|-4----2----||-----0---0-0-----|-5----5--------|
|-----------|-----------||---2---2-----2---|-----------5---|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q 4x
||--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-------------|--------------7-|-(7)-------------|---------7------o||
||o-------------|--------7-9-----|------9---7-9----|-5-5-5-5--------o||
||----5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9---------|--------9--------|-------------5---||
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|--------------7-|-(7)-------------|
|-------------|--------7-9-----|------9---7-9----|
|---5-5-4-5-4-|-2----9---------|--------9--------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------*|
|---------7------|-------------*|
|-5-5-5-5--------|-------------*|
|-------------5--|---5-5-4-5-4-*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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