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Redemption Song

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Bob Marley & The Wailers

Uprising (1980)reggaeTop 5%3:58SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: G majorTuning: StandardTempo: 110 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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89%3 tracks · 3,404 notes · E minor · 110 BPM· 3:58BassRecommended
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Intro
Couplet
Refrain
Couplet
Refrain
Couplet
Refrain
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass
85%3 tracks · 4,286 notes · E minor · 110 BPM· 3:57
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Lead Vocals
85%2 tracks · 2,375 notes · E minor · 108 BPM· 4:04
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REDEMPTION SONG ;Words &
Lead 6 (voice)
82%2 tracks · 3,475 notes · E minor · 110 BPM· 3:49
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Guitar
Bob Marley Vocals
74%1 tracks · 1,919 notes · E minor · 110 BPM· 2:37partial
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Intro
Couplet
Refrain
Couplet
Refrain
Couplet
Refrain
Guitar
74%1 tracks · 2,833 notes · E minor · 105 BPM· 3:06partial
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Acoustic Guitar
74%1 tracks · 2,893 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 2:58partial
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —3 tracks · 3:58

About this song

Redemption Song by Bob Marley & The Wailers is in G major, around 110 BPM, 4/4 time. This 3-track arrangement runs 3:58 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (finger), and Lead 6 (voice)), with an intro, 3 choruses, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced
12.39 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.62 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.3 notes/sec

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Intro
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:58
Intro0:00Refrain0:44Refrain1:43Refrain3:03Outro3:29

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C3C4C5G3G4

G3 – G4 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of G major

G major is the 7th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G, C, and D.

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Redemption Song appears on the soundtrack of Marley: The Original Soundtrack, One Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).