From: wippel@nbrwh49.bnr.ca (Roland Wippel)
Subject: Re: redemption song music/lyrics
Organization: Northern Telecom, Bramalea, Canada
Distribution: rec
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 00:00:45 GMT

Reply-To: pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)


I pulled this off the internet a while back. I take no credit for
any of it.

--

Redemption Song
	Bob Marley

transcription by csb1@engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)
with intro tab by pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)


"Redemption Song" is my favorite Marley tune, although it is not the
best example of reggae, since he's playing in more a folk vein.  We
do a cover version that is more reggae style.  (this is from memory
and my band has totally reworked the middle section, so forgive me
if there are mistakes...)    -Chris Bray


intro
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------o
---------------2-0----------0-----------o
-----0-2---2/3-----2----0-2---2-3-2-0---
--3------3-----------3----------------3-



first verse:

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  Am
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     repeat twice

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

chorus:

     (Won't you help me...)
     D
     |   .   .   .

     G               C       D       G               C       D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     Em              C       D       G               C       D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               C       D      
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 

second verse:

     (Emancipate yourself...)
     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  Am
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  Am
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |


repeat chorus.

middle section with acoustic guitar solo-type thing -- I can't recall
   this from memory -- sorry

third verse:  repeat the second verse

repeat chorus (extend ending to repeat "Redemption Song" lyrics...)
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here's what i know about "redemption song"

intro: play around on the bottom three strings, while fingering the g... all
       the notes occur in the g-pentatonic scale (i figured this out by ear...
       it's very easy)

verse: ...(D)emanci(G)pate yourself from mental (Em)slavery,
          none but our(C)selves can free our (Am)minds.
          (G)Have no fear for atomic (Em)energy,
          'cos none of (C)them can stop the (D)time... etc...

chorus: (...D)won't you help to (G)sing,
         (C) these songs of (D)freedom,
         (G)'cos all i (C)ever (D)had (Em,C,D)
         (was) (G)redemption (C)songs, (D) etc...