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No Woman No Cry (solo)
by Bob Marley
transcribed by Mike DiBernardo
There have been many transcriptions for No Woman No Cry by Marley, but no one has ever tabbed the solo...well here it is and it's pretty acurate...just listen to the song for the exact rhythm...Enjoy!
5^ = bend
^5 = release bend
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
(5h6p5) = hammer on/pull off
~ = vibrato
Β½
e|------------------------------------13~--14--16-------
B|--------------------------------14---------------16^--
G|-----------------------/13--15------------------------
D|----------/11~--13/15---------------------------------
A|--13--11----------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------14--13---------
G|14--/15--13-----------------------13~------13h15------
D|-------------16\(0)--/14--15--16----------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------13----------------------------------
G|13h15p13-----13~--13h15--13------15------16------15---
D|--------h14-------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------16------16------16-------
E|------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|14----------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------13--15--13
D|--------/15------------------11--11--13h15------------
A|----16-------16--11--11--13---------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
1 1
e|----------------------------------16------------------
B|/14--16--14--14----------14--16^------^16--14---------
G|-----------------15--13-------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Β½ Β½ Β½
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|14----------------------------------------------------
G|13h15p13--13^-^13-------------------------------------
D|----------13^-^13----------15~--15^--15--13--\11------
A|-------------------16--13-------------------------13--
E|------------------------------------------------------
1 1 1
e|------------6------------------------6---------------6
B|---------6-----9p6------6---------6-----9p6-------6---
G|-----8^-------------8^-----6--8^--------------8^------
D|11~---------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
1
e|---------------------------------------------------6--
B|9p6------6-----------------------------------------7--
G|-----8^-----6-----------------------------------6--6h8
D|------------6h8--6----------------------6--6\8--------
A|--------------------8--6-----------6h8----------------
E|--------------------------9--6--9---------------------
ΒΌ
e|-------------------------9----------------------------
B|6h7p6-----6-----------------8^------------------------
G|-------8-----8--6-----------8^--6-----6--6~-------6---
D|-------------------8--6------------8------------------
A|---------------------------------------------6\8------
E|------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------9-----------------------------------
B|------------------9h11--9------9----------------------
G|--------------10-----------11-----10------11--10--11--
D|--------------------------------------11--------------
A|6\9--9--9\11------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
e|--------------9---------------------------------------
B|--------------9h11p9----------------------------------
G|8--10-------------------------------------------------
D|-------11--8------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
That's about it for now...let me know what you think of this transcription, because I have plenty more just like this one...Thanks :o)
mdb@net-gate.com
Other versions of this song
- No Woman No Cry (Chords)
- No Woman No Cry (Bass)
- No Woman No Cry (Ver2) (Chords)
- No Woman No Cry (Tabs)
- No Woman No Cry (Ver2) (Tabs)
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Last Updated: November 22, 2025