Bass tabs
If you like reggae music, you'll really like playing this song.
Artist: PETER TOSH ('the mystic man')
Song: DOWNPRESSOR MAN
Album: EQUAL RIGHTS
Instrument: Bass
Transcribed and Submitted by: CHRISTOPHER EMRY ('homegrown')
%%% INTRO %%% {PLAY 2 TIMES WITH THE *(5) ONLY ON
THE LAST TIME LEADING INTO BOUNCE #1}
G------------------------------------------
D---------5--5--7-5-7----7---5-7-----------
A---5--7-------------------7--------*(5)---
E------------------------------------------
%%% BOUNCE #1 %%%
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-----------------5------------------------
E---3-3-3---3-3-3--------------------------
%%% BOUNCE #2 %%%
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-----------------3------------------------
E---3-3-3---3-3-3--------------------------
%%% BOUNCE #3 %%%
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-----------------3------------------------
E---1-1-1---1-1-1--------------------------
%%% BOUNCE #4 %%%
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-----------------5------------------------
E---1-1-1---1-1-1--------------------------
%%% RUN #1 %%%
G------------------------------------------
D---------3--------------7--5--------------
A---3--5-----5--3--3--5---------*(5)-------
E------------------------------------------
%%% RUN #2 %%%
G------------------------------------------
D---------3--------------------------------
A---3--5-----5--3-----------3--------------
E------------------1--1--1-----1-----------
>>>> This is the entire song. It would be nearly impossible
for me to tell you what order they are in, but if you
are a good bassist and devoted to reggae music (or any
type of music for that matter), you should do just fine.
('homegrown')
