BUFFALO SOLDIER (Bassline)
As recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers
(From the 1983 Album CONFRONTATION)
Words and Music by Bob Marley & Noel Williams
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Aston Barrett - Bass'
Intro
Q=128(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
||------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7--------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9----------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9-----------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-----||
1st & 2nd Verses
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-5-5-5---4-4-----|-5-5-5---4-4-----|-4-4-4---2-2-2---|------------|
|-------5-----4---|-------5-----4---|-------4---------|-2--2-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5---4-4-----|-5-5-5---4-4-----|
|-------5-----4---|-------5-----4---|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E Q Q H Q Q H
|-----------------|-------------||------------||
|-----------------|------------o||------------||
|-4-4-4---2-2-2---|------------o||------------||
|-------4---------|-2--2--------||-2--2-------||
Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----5-7--------|
|-5-5-5---5-5----|-5-5-5---5-5----|-------------5--|--------5------|
To Coda
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|----------------|----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----5-7--------||
|-5-5-5---5-5----|-5-5-5---5-5----|-------------5--|--------5------||
Bridge
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|-5-5-5---5---5-7-|-4-----4------|
|-2-2-2---2-2----|-2-2-2---2-2----|-----------5-----|--------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|----------------|-5-5---5-----5-7-|-4-----7------||
|-2-2-2---2-2----|-2-2-2---2-2----|-----------5-----|--------------||
Out-Chorus
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------7---------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----9-----------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------5--|--------5-5-5----||
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------o||
||o----------------|----------------|-9-9-7---5------|----5-7-------o||
||--5-5-5---5-5----|-5-5-5---5-5----|-------------5--|--------5------||
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
