Bob Marley - Buffalo soldier

BUFFALO SOLDIER (Bassline) As recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers (From the 1983 Album CONFRONTATION) Words and Music by Bob Marley & Noel Williams Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Aston Barrett - Bass' Intro Q=128(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7--------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9----------| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9-----------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-----|| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------| |-5-5-5---4-4-----|-5-5-5---4-4-----|-4-4-4---2-2-2---|------------| |-------5-----4---|-------5-----4---|-------4---------|-2--2-------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5---4-4-----|-5-5-5---4-4-----| |-------5-----4---|-------5-----4---| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E Q Q H Q Q H |-----------------|-------------||------------|| |-----------------|------------o||------------|| |-4-4-4---2-2-2---|------------o||------------|| |-------4---------|-2--2--------||-2--2-------|| Chorus $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----5-7--------| |-5-5-5---5-5----|-5-5-5---5-5----|-------------5--|--------5------| To Coda E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----5-7--------|| |-5-5-5---5-5----|-5-5-5---5-5----|-------------5--|--------5------|| Bridge E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------| |----------------|----------------|-5-5-5---5---5-7-|-4-----4------| |-2-2-2---2-2----|-2-2-2---2-2----|-----------5-----|--------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|----------------|-5-5---5-----5-7-|-4-----7------|| |-2-2-2---2-2----|-2-2-2---2-2----|-----------5-----|--------------|| Out-Chorus & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E 4x ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7---------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9-----------o|| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----|| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------o|| ||o----------------|----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----5-7-------o|| ||--5-5-5---5-5----|-5-5-5---5-5----|-------------5--|--------5------|| 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