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THREE LITTLE BIRDS (Bassline) As recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers (From the 1977 Album EXODUS) Words and Music by Bob Marley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Aston "Family Man" Barrett - Bass' Intro Q=76 4/4 Gtr I W E E Q E E E E S S S S Q E S S S S E E E Q E E E E |----------|----------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|----------------7---7---|----------------| |----------|----------7---7-|--------------9---9---9-|----------7---7-| |----------|-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5-5----------------|-5-5-5------9---| Chorus S S S S Q E S S S S E E E Q E E E E S S S S Q E E E E |----------------2---2---||----------------|--------------------| |--------------4---4---4-||----------------|--------------------| |------------------------||----------7---7-|--------------7---7-| |-5-5-5-5----------------||-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5-5-5------9---| E E Q 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 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------7---7-|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5------9---|----------7---7-|----------7---7-|----------7---7--| |----------------|-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5------9----| 1st & 2nd Verses E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E E E E S S S S Q S S S S Q |------------2---2---|----------------||------------------------| |----------4---4---4-|----------------||o-----------------------| |-5-5-5--------------|----------7---7-||o-----------------------| |--------------------|-5-5-5------9---||--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--| S S S S Q E E E E S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E E S S S S E |--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------2---2---| |--------------------|-----------------------|---------------4---4---4-| |-7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------| |----------------9---|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-------------------------| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5-------3-4-2-0-| |-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|------------------------|---5-5-5---------| Chorus +H. E E E E Q +E E E E S S S S Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |--------------||------------------|--------------------|-----------------| |--------------||------------------|--------------------|----------7---7--| |-(0)----------||------------7---7-|--------------7---7-|-5-5-5------9----| |----------0-4-||-5-5-5--(5)---9---|-5-5-5-5-5------9---|-----------------| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E S S S S E |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2---2----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------4---4---4--| |----------7---7-|----------7---7-|----------7---7-|-5-5-5---------------| |-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5------9---|---------------------| Out-Chorus 1. 2. E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----------------||----------------||----------------| |----------------o||----------------||----------------| |----------7---7-o||----------7---7-||----------7---7-| |-5-5-5------9----||-5-5-5------9---||-5-5-5------9---| S S S S Q E E E E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |--------------------|------------2---2---|----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|----------4---4---4-|----------------|-----------------| |--------------7---7-|-5-5-5--------------|----------7---7-|----------7---7--| |-5-5-5-5-5------9---|--------------------|-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5------9----| S S S S Q E E E E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E E E E |--------------------|------------2---2---|-----------------| |--------------------|----------4---4---4-|-----------------| |--------------7---7-|-5-5-5--------------|----------7---7--| |-5-5-5-5-5------9---|--------------------|-5-5-5------9----| E E Q E E E E S S S S Q E E E E E E Q E S S S S E |----------------|--------------------|------------2---2----*| |----------------|--------------------|----------4---4---4--*| |----------7---7-|--------------7---7-|-5-5-5---------------*| |-5-5-5------9---|-5-5-5-5-5------9---|---------------------*| 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