Bob Marley and The Wailers - Natty Dread Chords

Tempo:
88.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

A

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley and The Wailers - Natty Dread chords
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[Bm] [C#m]
[Bm] [C#m]
[A] Dread [D] not, keep [A] dread [F#m] now, [Bm] dread [A] like [D] Congo [F#m] Bongo I, [Bm] [A] not as dread like [D] in a [F#m] Babylon, [Bm] [A] dread [D] like Congo Bongo [F#m]
I,
[Bm] [A] dread, hey, children [D] get your culture, [F#m] [Bm] dread, [A] and don't [D] stay there and jester, [Bm] dread, [A] or the [D] battle will be [F#m] hotter, [B] dread, [A] and you [D] won't get no supper, [Bm] dread,
[A] not keep dread, [E] not [D] keep dread [F#m] now, [Bm] [A] dread [D] like Congo [F#m] Bongo I, [Bm] [A] not as dread [D] like in a [F#m] Babylon, [Bm] [A] roots [D] not be, roots not [F#m] [Bm] be, not keep dread,
[A] then I [D] walk up the first street, [F#m] [Bm] [A] and then I walk [D] up the second [F#] street to see, [Bm] [A] dread I tread [D] on through third [F#m]
street, [Bm] [A] and then I walk up the [D] third street on fourth [F#m] street,
[Bm] [A] not be dread [D] like in a fifth [F#m] street, [Bm] and [A] then I'm in one [D] place on fifth street, [F#m] [Bm] [A] I've got [D] to reach seventh [F#m]
street, [Bm] [A] not be dread like [D] in a Bongo I, [F#m]
[Bm] [A] not be dread, [D] not be dread now,
[Bm] not be dread, [A] roots [D] not be Congo [F#m] I, [Bm] not be dread, oh, not be, not be, [C#m] not be twenty one thousand miles away from home, yeah, [D] [Bm] oh, not be, not be, [C#m] and that's a long way,
but not yet to me from home, [A] don't care [D] what the world [F#m] say, [Bm] [A] I could [D] never [F#m] go astray, [Bm] [A] just like a [D] bright and sunny [F#m] day, [D] [A] oh, we're [D] gonna have things our [F#m] way, [Bm] not [A] be dread, not [D] be dread, not
[Bm] [A] [D] [F#m]
be [Bm] dread,
[A] don't care [D] what the world say, [Bm] not be dread, [A] [D] things our [F#m] way, [Bm] not be [F#m] dread, keep my head, [D] not be in a [F#m] dread, [Bm] not be [F#m] dread, keep my head, [D] not be in [F#m] a dread,
[Bm] [A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natty Dread chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, F#m, Bm, A, D and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 88. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] Dread [D] not, keep [A] dread [F#m] now, [Bm] dread _ [A] like [D] Congo [F#m] Bongo I, _ [Bm] _ [A] not as dread like [D] in a [F#m] Babylon, _ [Bm] _ _ [A] dread [D] like Congo Bongo [F#m]
I,
[Bm] [A] dread, hey, children [D] get your culture, [F#m] [Bm] dread, _ [A] and don't [D] stay there and jester, [Bm] dread, [A] or the [D] battle will be [F#m] hotter, _ [B] dread, [A] and you [D] won't get no supper, _ [Bm] dread,
[A] not keep dread, [E] not [D] keep dread [F#m] now, [Bm] _ _ [A] dread [D] like Congo [F#m] Bongo I, [Bm] _ [A] not as dread [D] like in a [F#m] Babylon, _ [Bm] _ _ [A] roots [D] not be, roots not [F#m] [Bm] be, not keep dread,
[A] then I [D] walk up the first street, [F#m] _ [Bm] _ [A] and then I walk [D] up the second [F#] street to see, [Bm] _ [A] dread I tread [D] on through third [F#m]
street, [Bm] _ [A] and then I walk up the [D] third street on fourth [F#m] street,
[Bm] _ [A] not be dread [D] like in a fifth [F#m] street, [Bm] and [A] then I'm in one [D] place on fifth street, [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] I've got [D] to reach seventh [F#m]
street, [Bm] _ [A] not be dread like [D] in a Bongo I, [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ [A] not be dread, [D] not be dread now,
[Bm] not be dread, [A] roots [D] not be Congo [F#m] I, [Bm] not be dread, oh, _ _ _ not be, not be, [C#m] not be twenty one thousand miles away from home, yeah, [D] _ _ [Bm] oh, not be, not be, _ [C#m] and that's a long way,
but not yet to me from home, _ [A] don't care [D] what the world [F#m] say, _ [Bm] _ [A] I could [D] never [F#m] go astray, _ [Bm] _ [A] just like a [D] bright and sunny [F#m] day, _ [D] _ [A] oh, we're [D] gonna have things our [F#m] way, [Bm] _ not [A] be dread, not [D] be dread, not _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m]
be [Bm] dread,
[A] don't care [D] what the world say, [Bm] not be dread, [A] _ [D] things our [F#m] way, [Bm] not be [F#m] dread, keep my head, [D] not be in a [F#m] dread, [Bm] not be [F#m] dread, keep my head, [D] not be in [F#m] a dread, _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _

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