Bob Marley – High Tide Or Low Tide (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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[Intro]
H E E +Q H H Q Q E E E E G|-2-------------|-----------|---------------| D|------2-2-(2)--|-4---------|---------------| A|---------------|------4----|-5--5--5-5---4-| E|---------------|-----------|---------------| +H E E +Q H E E E E H E E +E S S G|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| D|-----------------|--------------|--------------4-6---| A|-(4)----4-4-(4)--|-5----5-5---0-|-0----0-0-(0)-------| E|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S G|-2-----------------|-------------------| D|------0-1-2----2-3-|-4-----------------| A|-------------------|------2-3-4----2-4-| E|-------------------|-------------------| Q Q E E E E +Q. S S S S E E S S G|---------2-7---|-------6----------------| D|---------------|---------6---6---6------| A|-5--5--5-----4-|-(4)-------4---4---4-4--| E|---------------|------------------------| Q Q E E E E +H. +E S S G|---------------|------------------| D|---------------|--------------4-6-| A|-5--5--5-5---0-|-(0)------(0)-----| E|---------------|------------------|
[Chorus]- 'In high seas or low seas'
Q E. S E E E S S Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E G|-------------------|----------------|---------------| D|-7-------2-2---2-3-|-4-----4-4-(4)--|---------------| A|-------4-----------|----------------|-5--5--5-5---4-| E|-------------------|----------------|---------------| +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +H E E E S S G|----------------|---------------|-------------------| D|----------------|---------------|--------------4-6--| A|-(4)--4--4-4----|-5--5--5-5---0-|-(0)----0-0--------| E|----------------|---------------|-------------------| Q E S S E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| D|-7---------------|-4--4----------|-----------------| A|------5-6-7-7----|-------4-4---4-|-5-----5-5---4---| E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E +H Q Q G|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|-------------7-|-(7)----7--5---| A|-4---4-4-(4)-4-|-5--5--5-5-----|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[First Verse]
Q Q E E Q H E E Q H E E Q Q Q E E Q G|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| D|-4------------|-4-----------|-4-----------|-4-------------| A|-------4-4----|------4-4----|------4-4----|-------4-4-----| E|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q H E E Q Q Q E E Q G|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| D|-4------------|-4------------|-4-----------|-4-------------| A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|------4-4----|-------4-4-----| E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| Q Q E E S S E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S G|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| D|-4-----------x---|-------4-4----|-4-----------4--------| A|-------4-4-----4-|-2------------|-------4-4-----4-x----| E|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| Q E. S E E Q Q Q E E Q Q S S S S E E E S S G|----------------|--------------|-------------------------| D|---------4-4----|-------6-6----|------6---6---6----------| A|-2-----2--------|-4------------|-4--4---4---4---4--------| E|----------------|--------------|------------------4-x----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S G|--------------|--------------|----------------------| D|-4------------|-4------------|-4-----------4--------| A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|-------4-4-----4-x----| E|--------------|--------------|----------------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S Q Q E E Q G|--------------|-------------------|----------------| D|--------------|-4-----------4-----|-------4-4------| A|-2-----4-4----|-------4-4-----4-x-|-2--------------| E|--------------|-------------------|----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S G|-----------------|--------------------|-------------11-----------| D|-----------------|--------------------|-------12-13--------------| A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-|-12----------------7-8----| E|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
[Chorus]
Q E S S Q E S S Q Q S S E E E Q Q E E +E E G|---------------5-6-|-7--7--7---------|--------------------| D|-4-----------------|---------7---7---|--------------------| A|------2-3-4--------|-----------5---5-|-4-----4-4-(4)-4----| E|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| Q Q E E Q H. +E S S Q E S S E E E S S G|--------------|------------------|------7-8-9-9----------| D|--------------|-7-------(7)------|-7---------------------| A|-5--5--5-5----|-------------9-11-|----------------7-8----| E|--------------|------------------|-----------------------| Q E S S Q Q Q Q E E E E +S S E E E E E +Q G|------4-5-6----|----------------|-------6-----6----------| D|---------------|----------------|-----6-----6------------| A|-5-------------|-5--5--5-5---4--|-(4)-----4-----4-(4)----| E|---------------|----------------|------------------------| Q E E E E E S S Q Q E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S G|------6-----------|-----------------|------7-8-11-----------| D|--------------4-6-|-7-----7-7---4-6-|-7---------------------| A|-5--5---5---5-----|-----------------|----------------7-8----| E|----------5-------|-----------------|-----------------------| Q E S S Q E S S Q Q S S E E. S Q Q E E E E G|-------------------|-----------7------|------------------| D|-------------------|---------7------7-|------------------| A|-9-----------------|-5--5--5-----5----|-4-----4-4---4----| E|------7-8-9----7-9-|------------------|------------------| Q Q E E E S S Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q G|-----------------|-------------|----------------| D|-------------4-6-|-7-----7--5--|-4--------------| A|-5--5--5-5-------|-------------|-------4-4------| E|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
[Second Verse]
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q G|--------------|--------------|----------------| D|-4------------|-4------------|-4--------------| A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|-------4-4------| E|--------------|--------------|----------------| H E E S S S S Q Q E E Q H E E S S S S G|------------------|--------------|---------------------| D|-4----------4---4-|-------4-4----|-4----------4---4----| A|------4-4-----4---|-2------------|------4-4-----4------| E|------------------|--------------|---------------------| Q Q E E E S S Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E S S Q G|-----------------|------4-5-6-----------|------4-5-6----------| D|-------4-4-------|------------4-5-6-----|------------4-5-6----| A|-2-----------2-3-|-4----------------2-3-|-4-------------------| E|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E S S S S G|--------------|--------------|----------------------| D|-4------------|-4------------|-4-------4-----4------| A|-------4-4----|-------4-4----|-------4-----4--------| E|--------------|--------------|-----------------5----| Q Q E E E S S Q Q E E S S S S Q Q E E Q G|-----------------|-------------------|----------------| D|-----------------|-4-----------4---4-|-------4-4------| A|-------9-9---7-8-|-------4-4-----4---|-2--------------| E|-7---------------|-------------------|----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S G|-----------------|--------------------|-------------11-----------| D|-----------------|--------------------|-------12-13--------------| A|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-|-12----------------7-8----| E|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
[Chorus/Outro]
Q E S S Q E S S Q E E E E E S S E E +Q E E E S S
G|------4-5-6--------|----------7-------|------------------------|
D|-4-----------------|--------7---------|----------------9-11----|
A|-------------------|-5--5-5-----------|------------------------|
E|---------------7-8-|--------------7-8-|-9-9-(9)--9-9-----------|
Q Q E E E E E E +H E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|-------------------|-------------------|------7-8-9-----------|
D|-12--12--12----7---|-7-7-(7)-----------|-7--------------------|
A|------------15---5-|--------------9-11-|---------------7-8----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Q S S S S Q E S S Q Q E E E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
G|---------------------|---------------|-------3-5-8-------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------|-----8-------------------------|
A|-9------2-3-4----2-4-|-5--5--5-5---4-|-(4)---------8-9-10-11---------|
E|------4--------------|---------------|-----------------------6-7-8-9-|
Q Q E E E S S Q E. S E E E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|--------------------|---------------------|------------11-------------|
D|--------------------|----------7-7--------|------12-13----------------|
A|---------------9-11-|-12-----7-------9-11-|-12------------------------|
E|-10-10-10-10--------|---------------------|------------------12-13----|
Q E S S Q E S S Q Q E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S Q
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------|-----------9-10-11-------------|
A|-9-----------------|------------12----12-|---9-10-11---------------------|
E|------7-8-9----7-9-|-10--10--10----10----|---------------------9-9-9-9---|
E E E. S E E E S S
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|----------------------9-11-|
E|-10-10-10--10-10-10--------|
E E E. S S S E E S S Q E S S Q E S S
G|------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------12-13-14-------------|
A|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---9-11-|-12-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------12-13----|
Q E S S Q E S S Q e E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S Q
G|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------12----|---9-10-11---------------------|
A|-9-----------------|--------------12-------|-----------8-9-10-11-----------|
E|------7-8-9----7-9-|-10-10-10--10-------10-|-9-------------------6-6-7-9---|Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
Credit for Original Sheet Music goes to DTF at https://www.talkbass.com/threads/high-tide-or-low-tide-
transcription.737112/