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

Tempo:
139.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

Em

F#m

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roots, Rock, Reggae (1976) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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[N] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] [Em]
[D] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] Play [Em] high some music, Mr.
[F#m] Reggae music.
[Bm]
Play high [Em] some music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[A] [E] Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm] Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
Hey [Em] Mr.
Music, [Bm] you sure sound good [Em] to me.
[F#m] [Bm] I [Em] can't refuse it, [Bm] what to be got [Em] to be.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] We like dancing, [Bm] dance cause we [Em] all free.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] We like dancing, [Bm]
come dance [Em] with me.
[F#m] [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[A] [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
Play [Em] high some music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[A] [Bm]
Play high some [Em] music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm] Play high on the R [E]&B, [Bm] all my people will [F#m] see.
[Bm] We're bubbling on the top [E] 100, [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
[Bm]
[E] R&B, [Bm] all my people will see.
[A] [Bm] We're bubbling on the top [E] 100, [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
[A] [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae music.
[F#m] [A] [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[A] [Bm]
[Em] Play high some music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae music.
[A] [Bm]
Play [Em] high some music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae music.
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em]
[D] [F#m] [A] [Bm] Play high on the R [E] &B, [Bm] all my people will [F#m] see.
[Bm] We're bubbling [Em] on the top 100, [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
[Bm]
[Em] Play high some [Bm] music, Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
[Bm]
[Em] Play high some [Bm] music, Mr.
Reggae music.
[A] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [F#m] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
Em
121
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Em
121
F#m
123111112
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To start learning Bob Marley & The Wailers - Roots, Rock, Reggae chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, F#m, Bm, Em, Bm, A, Bm, Em and F#m in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 69 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 139 BPM. With B Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[N] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Play [Em] high some _ music, Mr.
[F#m] Reggae music.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Play high [Em] some music, _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ Root Rock [Em] _ Reggae, _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Root Rock [Em] _ Reggae, _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
Hey [Em] Mr.
Music, [Bm] you sure sound good [Em] to me.
[F#m] _ [Bm] I _ _ [Em] can't refuse it, [Bm] what to be got [Em] to be.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] We like dancing, _ _ [Bm] dance cause we [Em] all free.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] We like dancing, _ [Bm] _
come dance [Em] with me.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, _ _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
Root Rock [Em] _ Reggae, _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Play [Em] high some music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
Play high some [Em] music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm] Play high on the R [E]&B, _ [Bm] _ all my people will [F#m] see.
_ _ [Bm] We're bubbling on the top [E] 100, _ _ [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] R&B, _ [Bm] _ all my people will see.
_ [A] _ [Bm] We're bubbling on the top [E] 100, _ _ [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm]
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, _ _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae music.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
Root Rock [Em] Reggae, _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] Play high some music, [Bm] Mr.
Reggae music.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
Play [Em] high some music, _ [Bm] Mr.
Reggae music.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] Play high on the R [E] _ &B, [Bm] all my people will [F#m] see.
_ _ [Bm] We're bubbling _ [Em] on the top 100, _ [Bm] just like a mighty [F#m] dread.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ Play high some _ [Bm] music, Mr.
Reggae [F#m] music.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] Play high some [Bm] music, _ Mr.
Reggae music.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Vincent Ford.

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