Peter Tosh – Downpressor Man (Bass Tab)

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If you like reggae music, you'll really like playing this song. Artist: PETER TOSH ('the mystic man') Song: DOWNPRESSOR MAN Album: EQUAL RIGHTS Instrument: Bass Transcribed and Submitted by: CHRISTOPHER EMRY ('homegrown')
 %%% INTRO %%% {PLAY 2 TIMES WITH THE *(5) ONLY ON
                THE LAST TIME LEADING INTO BOUNCE #1}
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------5--5--7-5-7----7---5-7-----------|
A|---5--7-------------------7--------*(5)---|
E|------------------------------------------|

 %%% BOUNCE #1 %%%
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5------------------------|
E|---3-3-3---3-3-3--------------------------|

 %%% BOUNCE #2 %%%
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3------------------------|
E|---3-3-3---3-3-3--------------------------|

 %%% BOUNCE #3 %%%
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3------------------------|
E|---1-1-1---1-1-1--------------------------|

 %%% BOUNCE #4 %%%
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5------------------------|
E|---1-1-1---1-1-1--------------------------|

 %%% RUN #1 %%%
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------3--------------7--5--------------|
A|---3--5-----5--3--3--5---------*(5)-------|
E|------------------------------------------|

 %%% RUN #2 %%%
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------3--------------------------------|
A|---3--5-----5--3-----------3--------------|
E|------------------1--1--1-----1-----------|
This is the entire song. It would be nearly impossible for me to tell you what order they are in, but if you are a good bassist and devoted to reggae music (or any type of music for that matter), you should do just fine. ('homegrown')