• Song:

    Babylon By Bus

  • Artist:

    Bob Marley

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From: Kevin Gardner 

Babylon By Bus
by Bob Marley And the Wailers

chord transcriptions and arrangement by kevin gardner
                                        code@wam.umd.edu

Notes
This album recorded durring the Wailers 1978 world
tour features the guitar sytlings of three great guitarists,
namely Junior Marvin, Al Anderson, and of course Bob Marley.
On one hand this album is filled with difficult bass/guitar
riff sycopation that almost defies transcription.  On the other
hand the general chord progression of many of the songs are quite
simple.  What follows are the chords played by Bob throughout the
songs.  Some songs only have one or two guitar chords, however
due to the sycopated riffs of the lead guitars the songs stay
musicallly interesting.


Positive Vibration
===================
intro     A F#m      4x
chorus    A F#m      4x
verse     F#m Bm F#m
          D Em 4     4x
          F#m
chorus    A F#m      4x
verse (silent for the first part)
          F#m Bm F#m
          D Em 4     4x
          F#m
----------------------------
Punky Reggae Party
=================
Intro  Bm
verse  Bm
chorus (take a joyful sound)
       Em D 4x
verse  Bm
chorus Em D 8x
verse ect...  Bm
chorus Em D 4x
rest of song Bm
----------------------------
Exodus
=======
Am
----------------------------
Stir it Up
==========
A D E
----------------------------
Rat Race
========
inrto (no rythem)

rest of song Bm A
             A  Bm
----------------------------
Concrete Jungle
===============
intro Em
  enter the band Em Am Em 2x
verse Em  Am  Em
      Em  Am  D
      C   Em
      C   Em
      G   D
      Em Am Em Em
chorus Em Am Em 2x
verse Em  Am  Em
      Em  Am  D
      C   Em
      C   Em
      G   D
      Em Am Em Em

chorus Em Am Em 2x
solo Em  Am  Em
      Em  Am  D
      C   Em
      C   Em
      G   D
bridge Em Am Em
chorus Em Am Em repeat untill the end
----------------------------
Kinky Reggae
============

intro  C Gm 4x
verse  C Gm 8x
       Am F Am 2x
chorus Am x
bridge Am F Am
verse  C Gm 8x
       Am F Am 2x
chorus Am
bridge Am F Am 2x
chrous Am
bridge Am F Am 2x
chorus Am
----------------------------
Lively Up Yourself
==================
D7 G D7 D7
----------------------------
Rebel Music
===========
intro no rythem
F#m D7
----------------------------
War
===
Bm A
----------------------------
No More Trouble (3:44)
===============
chorus and verse Bm
break down       Em
                 Em F#m Em
                 Em F#m
chorus and verse Bm
break down       Em
                 Em F#m Em
                 Em F#m
                 Bm
----------------------------
Is This Love
============

hereUs the main riff

|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------5---7-5---7-5---|
|--------2----------|--------6---7-6---7-6---|
|----2-4---4----2-4-|---4-7----7-----7-----7-|
|--4----------4-----|-5----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|

|-------------------|--------5-5-5--4-5-4--2-|
|-------------------|--------5-5-5--5-5-5--2-|
|--------2----------|--------6-6-6--4-4-4--2-|
|----2-4---4----2-4-|---4-7--7-7-7---------4-|
|--4----------4-----|-5----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|


----------------------------
Heathen
=======
//  /  /
Em  C Bm
----------------------------
Jamming
=======
intro  Bm E G F#m 2x
chorus Bm E G F#m 2x
verse  Bm E Bm E G F#m 2x
chorus Bm E G F#m 2x
verse  Bm E Bm E G F#m 2x
chorus Bm E G F#m 2x
bridge Bm Em Bm Em
       Bm    Bm
verse  Bm E Bm E G F#m
chorus Bm E G F#m 8x
bridge Bm Em Bm Em
       Bm    Bm
verse  Bm E Bm E G F#m
chorus Bm E G F#m play untill end of song
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