ONE LOVE/PEOPLE GET READY
As recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers
(From the 1977 Album EXODUS)
Words and Music by Bob Marley & Curtis Mayfield
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bob Marley - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=76(8=s8)
Bb/D F/C Eb/Bb F/C Bb/D
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5-|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6-||
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-||
|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7-||
|-----------------|-----------------|---8---8---------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
Bb/D F/C Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5-|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6--|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6--|
|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---8---8---------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
F/C Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5-|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6--|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6--|
|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---8---8---------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D Bb/D Gm/D Eb/Bb Bb/D
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6-||----6---6---6---6-|-----------6---6--|
|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-||o---6---6---8---8-|---8---8---6---6--|
|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7-||----7---7---7---7-|---8---8---7---7--|
|---8---8---------|-----------------||------------------|---8---8----------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
Eb/Bb Bb/D Gm/D Eb/Bb Bb/D
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---6---6---6-|-----------6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|-----------6---6--|
|---6---6---8---8-|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---8---8-|---8---8---6---6--|
|---7---7---7---7-|---8---8---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---8---8---7---7--|
|-----------------|---8---8---------|-----------------|---8---8----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus
Eb/BF/C Bb/D Bb/D F/C
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---6---6---6-|-------5---6---6-||---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5--|
|---6---6---8---8-|---8---6---6---6-||---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6--|
|---7---7---7---7-|---8---5---7---7-||---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5--|
|-----------------|---8-------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D F/C
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---5---5---5---5--|
|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6--|
|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5--|
|---8---8---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.
Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6-|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6---||
|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6--o||
|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7-|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7---||
|---8---8---------|-----------------|---8---8---------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
2.
F/C Bb/D Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D
e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---5---5---6---6-|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6-|
|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|---5---5---7---7-|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7-|
|-----------------|---8---8---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb/Bb Bb/D F/C Bb/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------6---6-|---5---5---6---6---*|
|---8---8---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---*|
|---8---8---7---7-|---5---5---7---7---*|
|---8---8---------|-------------------*|
|-----------------|-------------------*|
|-----------------|-------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
