Roots, Rock, Reggae Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
139.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

Em

F#m

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley & The Wailers - Roots, Rock, Reggae (HQ) chords
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[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] [B]
[F#] [Bm] Play high [Em] some music, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] Play high some music, [Bm] this reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm] Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] Hey [Bm]
[Em] Mr.
Music, you [Bm] sure sound good to [Em] me.
[F#m] [Bm]
I can't [Em] refuse it, [Bm] what do we got to [Em] be?
[F#m] [Bm]
We like [Em] dancing, [Bm]
dance cause we all [Em] free.
[F#m] [Bm]
We [Em] like dancing, [Bm]
come dance with [Em] me.
[F#m] [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm]
this reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] this reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
Play high [Em] some [Bm] music, this reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
Play high [Em] some music, [Bm]
this reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
Play high and [E] be [Bm] cool, all my people will [F#m] see.
[Bm]
[Em] Andred, [Bm]
just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
I [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] want all my people to [F#m] see.
[Bm] We're going on the [Em] top 100, [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
[Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, give [Bm] it up for this reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
Play [Em] high some music, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] [Bm]
Play [Em] high some music, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] This song is from [F#m] Dave.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] Play high and be [Em] R.O..B. [Bm] I want all my people to [F#m] see. [Bm] We're going on the [Em] top 100, [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread. [Bm] Play [Em] high some [Bm] music, this reggae [F#m] music. [Bm] Play [Em] high some music, [Bm] this reggae music. [F#m] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
This reggae music. [F#m] [Bm] [Em] [Bm] This reggae music. [F#m] [Bm]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
Em
121
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
Em
121
F#m
123111112
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Let's start jamming Bob Marley & The Wailers - Roots, Rock, Reggae chords, practice the chord sequence Em, F#m, Bm, Em and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 69 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 139. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Play high [Em] some _ music, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] Play high some music, [Bm] this reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm] Root Rock [Em] _ Reggae, _ _ [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, _ _ [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] Hey _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] Mr.
Music, you [Bm] sure sound good to [Em] me.
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
I can't [Em] refuse it, [Bm] what do we got to [Em] be?
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
We like [Em] dancing, _ _ [Bm]
dance cause we all [Em] free.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
We [Em] like _ dancing, [Bm] _ _
come dance with [Em] me.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm]
Root Rock _ [Em] Reggae, _ [Bm] _
this reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, _ _ [Bm] this reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Play high [Em] _ _ some [Bm] music, this reggae _ [F#m] music.
_ _ [Bm] _
Play high [Em] some music, _ [Bm]
this reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm]
Play high and [E] be _ [Bm] cool, _ all my people will [F#m] see.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Andred, [Bm] _
just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
_ I [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ want all my people to [F#m] see.
_ _ [Bm] We're going on the [Em] top 100, _ _ [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
_ _ _ [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] _ _ Reggae, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] _ Reggae, give [Bm] it up for this reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Play [Em] high some music, [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Play [Em] high some music, _ [Bm] this reggae music.
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] This song is from [F#m] Dave.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] Play high and be [Em] R.O..B. _ [Bm] _ I want all my people to [F#m] see. _ _ [Bm] We're going on the [Em] top 100, _ _ [Bm] _ just like a mighty [F#m] dread. _ _ _ [Bm] _ Play [Em] high some _ [Bm] music, this reggae [F#m] music. _ _ _ [Bm] _ Play [Em] high some _ music, [Bm] this reggae music. [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
This reggae music. [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] This reggae music. [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _

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This song was composed by Vincent Ford.

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