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Bob Marley-Could You Be Loved - BPM - 127

[Intro - No drums - Riff is A string - 2 4 5 ]
| Bm | % | % | % |

[Drums in]
| Bm | % |
 
[Chorus]
D               Bm
   Could you be loved
G              D
  And be loved
D              Bm
  Could you be loved
G              D
  And be loved
 
[Verse 1 - 2 bars on first 2 Ems - they are long pauses]
Bm                          Em
    Don't let them fool ya .....................
Bm                              Em
    Or even try to school ya          Oh, no!
Bm
   We've got a mind of our own
          G      F#m                      Em
So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right!
Bm
     Love would never leave us alone,
          G              F#m              A
A-yin the darkness there must come out to light.
 
[Chorus]
D               Bm
   Could you be loved
G              D
  And be loved
D              Bm
  Could you be loved
G              D
  And be loved
 
[Post-Chorus]
Bm
could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
 
[Verse 2 - Low spoken bits by ladies - with intro riff]
    Bm
The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too,
   Bm
So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you
Bm
Love your brotherman!
 
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Bm
Could you be, could you be loved
Bm
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Bm
Could you be, could you be loved
 
[Verse 3]
Bm
   Don't let them change ya
 Em
 oh! buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum   buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum
Bm
   Or even rearrange ya!
 Em
 oh! buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum   buddum ba-ba-dum baba dum dum
Bm                            G    F#m  Em
   We've got a life to live.  Ooh, ooh, ooh
          Bm
They say: on   ly  y , on   ly  y
         G              F#m              A
Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive, stay alive! Eh!
 
[Chorus]
D               Bm
   Could you be loved
G              D
  And be loved
D              Bm
  Could you be loved
G              D
  And be loved
 
[Verse 3 - Spoken-ish low bit]
Bm
You ain't gonna miss your water, until your well runs dry
    Bm
No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied
Bm
Say something!
(Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Bm
Could you be, could you be loved)
Bm
Say something!
(Could you be, could you be, could you be loved)
Bm
Say something!
(could you be, could you be loved)
Bm
Say something! Say something!
Bm
Say something! Say something! (could you be loved?)
Bm
Say something! Say something!
Bm
Say something! Say something! Reggae, reggae!
Bm
Say something! Rasta, rasta!
Bm
Say something! Reggae, reggae!
Bm
Say something! Rasta, rasta!
Bm
Say something! (Could you be loved)
Bm
Say something! Uh!
Bm
Say something! Come on!
Bm
Say something!
(Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?)
Bm
Say something!
(Could you be, could you be loved?)
Bm
Say something!
(Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?)
Bm
Say something!
(Could you be, could you be loved?

[End]

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SRV-Pride and Joy - BPM - 127

[Intro - BPM 126]

[Verse 1]
Well you've  [E] heard about love givin'  [E7] sight to the blind
[E]   My baby's lovin' cause the  [E7] sun to shine
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy    
[E7]      [E]     [B7] 
 
[Verse 2]
Yeah I  [E] love my baby, my  [E7] heart and soul
[E]   Love like ours won't  [E] never grow old
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy  
[E7]      [E]     [B7]   
 
[Verse 3]
Yeah I  [E] love my lady, she's  [E7] long and lean
[E]   You mess with her, you'll see a  [E7] man gettin' mean
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy
[E7]      [E]     [B7]     
 
[Middle Solo]
(Chorus section)
 
[Verse 4]
Well I  [E] love my baby like the  [E7] finest wine
[E]  Stick with her until the  [E7] end of time
She's my  [A] sweet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy
[E7]      [E]     [B7]     
 
[Verse 5]
Yeah I  [E] love my baby, my  [E7] heart and soul
[E]  Love like ours will  [E7] never grow old
She's my s [A] weet little thing, she's my  [E7] pride and joy
She's my  [B7] sweet little baby, I'm  [A7] her little lover boy
[E7]      [E]     [B7]     
 
[Outro Solo]
(Chorus section)

[End]

[Guitar Notes]
eb|-------0-0-0-0-0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|
Bb|--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|
Gb|-----------------|---^--------------|----------------------|--0-b2--0-----|
Db|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|----------2---|
Ab|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
Eb|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
                  These | G(8th fret) notes are bent slightly
 
eb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
Bb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------|
Gb|----1----1-------------|-----------------1-2-1-|-1-1----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|--2--------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|------------2-----4----|--------------2--------|----------2-----4---------|
Eb|-0-----3---------------|--------3--------------|------3-------------------|
  I find it easiest to play these lower bass notes by forming the chord and
  then using your pinky to finger the notes, SRV used his thumb.
 
eb|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|---0----0------0--2--0---|
Bb|-----0-----0---0-2-0--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|---2----2------0--2--0---|
Gb|---------------1-2-1--|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-2-2----2---------2------|
Db|--2-------------------|--------------2-----4----|-------------2-----------|
Ab|-------------2--------|--0-----4----------------|------4------------------|
Eb|--------3-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
eb|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0---------|-----------------------|
Bb|----0------0-------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-------3-|------3-----3----------|
Gb|---------------------------|------------------2su4---|-2su4---2su4--2p0------|
Db|---------------------------|-2-----------------------|------------------2----|
Ab|---------------2------4----|------------2------------|-------------------0h2-|
Eb|-0-----3-------------------|------3------------------|-----------------------|
 
eb|---|------------------------------|----0----------------------------------|
Bb|---|------------------------------|----0--2su3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
Gb|---|------------------------------|----1--3su4-4-4-4-4-4-2p0--------------|
Db|---|-0-1-2----------------------2-|--------------------------2------------|
Ab|-2-|--------0-2-1--0h1p0---0------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---|---------------------3----3---|-0-------------------------------------|
 
eb|----------------0--0-|--0-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------0--0-|--0--Just play this E and shuffle though the -------|
Gb|----------------1--1-|--1-  I-IV-V   blues progression. Use your ---------|
Db|---------------------|-------palm to muffle some of the strings when you -|
Ab|---------0-1-2-------|----------------------------------------------play--|
Eb|-0---3---------------|----------------------------------------------------|
                 Well you've heard about love and giving sight to the blind
 
eb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--3-------------------------------3------|
Bb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--2--Shuffle with A7 -------------2------|
Gb|-1-----1----------1-------------|--2-------------------------------2------|
Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine    She's my sweet little thing
 
eb|-0--3-3---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-2--2-2---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|------------1-2-1|
Gb|-2--2-2---1-1-|-1-----Shuffle ---|----------------------|------------0-2-0|
Db|-2------------|------------------|-------0--1---4-4-6-4-|-----------2-----|
Ab|--------------|------------------|-2--2-----------------|-0--0-4--4-------|
Eb|--------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
   She's my pride and joy     She's my sweet little baby I'm her lil lover boy
 
eb|-0---0---------0-0-0--------|-------------------| (That is pretty much
Bb|-0---0-------3-3-3-3--------|-------------0-2-0-|  how he plays the whole
Gb|-1---1--2su4----------2p0---|-------------1-2-1-|  song except for a few
Db|--------------------------2-|-------------------| fills which are just notes
Ab|----------------------------|-------0-1-2-------|   right off the chords
Eb|----------------------------|--0--3-------------|  Now for the great solo!)
 
[Solo]
eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|
Db|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------12-----12-12------12-12------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----12----b15-12-12--b15-12-12-b15--|
Gb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|b14---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
eb|-12-12-|--b15--12-----------12--------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-12-12-|----------12-----12----15-----------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-------|-------------b14----------b14--14--12-----|-12-b14-b14-b14-b14----|
Db|-------|---------------------------------------14-|-----------------------|
Ab|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
eb|---------------------------------------12------15---------------0---------|
Bb|------------------------------------12----12---15-------------------------|
Gb|--14p12-------12----------------b14-----------------b|2-0---0h1-----------|
Db|---------14-------14p12-----------------------------------2---------------|
Ab|-------------------------14--12-------------------------------------0--1--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
 
eb|------2-------2----------15su17sd---0-3-0-------------------0-------------|
Bb|------0-------0----0-0---------------------3------------------2su3-3-3-3-3|
Gb|---2-------2-----2-0-0-----------------------2--3p2--0--------3su4-4-4-4-4|
Db|---1-------1-------------------------------------------2------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------2-----------------------------------------------0----------------|
 
eb|------------------3--2----2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Bb|------------------3--2----2--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
Gb|--2--0-----0h1----3--2----2-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   again bend the "8"
 
eb|-------------0--0-----0--0---0--0---7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
Bb|-------------5--5-----5--5---5--5---8-8-8-8-8-8----6su8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Gb|--2p0--------------2-------------------------------7su9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|------2---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------0----------------------------------0---------0-----------|
Bb|-8-----------------b3--0--3--------3-------------------0--b3--------------|
Gb|-9--2p0-----0h1--------------2su4----4--2--0---------------------0h1p0h1--|
Db|---------2------------------------------------2---------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
 
eb|-------------2---------2--2-2---b3-0----------0---------------------------|
Bb|-------------0---------0--0-0---------3---------3-------------------------|
Gb|-----------2--------2-----2-2-----------2su4------4--2--0-----------------|
Db|-----------1--------1--------------------------------------2-0-1--2-------|
Ab|----0-1--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3----------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----0--------3--3---3-------------------------return to the main verse---|
Gb|--------2su4------------2p0----------------------after the solo.----------|
Db|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------0-1--2------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------------0--3--------------------------------------|
 
(I would suggest to any serious guitar player interested in SRV to learn these
solos if you want to really get into SRV's style.
Here is the short out solo.)
 
eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-same rhythm---12-----|
Gb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-with these-->-13-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
 
eb|--------------|---------------------------------------------------12--12--|
Bb|and-------15--|--------------12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--------------|
Gb|-these-->-16--|----14--12----12-----12--14-14-14---12-----12--b14---------|
Db|--------------|-----------14-----14--------------------14-----------------|
Ab|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-b15-------b15--b15--b15--V15-------12------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------15--12-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------b|14--12------12-b14-b14---|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------14---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|---------------------------------12-------------------14--12--------------|
Bb|------------------------------12----12---15--12--12-------12--b14--12-----|
Gb|12-----------------------b14------------------------------------------b|14|
Db|-------12--14p12-----12---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------14------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------12-----------------------------------3-0----0----------0-2-3-|
Bb|-----------12-----15------------------------------------3-0--0-------0-3-3-|
Gb|-12----b14------------b14---14--12-----------------------------0-1-----3-4-|
Db|------------------------------------14-12---14---------------------2-------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|

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