#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Is This Love Original Album: Kaya Other Album: Legend Words and Music by Bob Marley Copyright © 1978 Island Records and Tuff Gong Records Published by Universal Music Group Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 4/4 reggae. INTRO: Notes: Bracketed fretting below indicates that this should be strummed, but muted. Mute with the edge of the palm of the strumming hand. |--3--| indicates play as triplets. Chords: F#m x9 11 11 10 x D x57775 A x77655 Guitar2: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------2_____------------------------------| |------------------2---4---------|---------4-------2---4----------| |--------------4-----------------|-------------4------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | F#m | |---------2---------------2------|---------2---------------2------| |---------2---------------2------|---------2---------------2------| |---------2---------------2------|---------2---------------2------| |----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-|----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-| |----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-|----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Guitar2: |-----------------------------2_____------------------------------| |-----------------------------2_____-------2---3-p-2-------3-p-2--| |-----------------------------2_____-------2-----------2----------| |-----------------4---7----------|--------------------------------| |-------------5------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | D A | |---------5---------------5------|--------------------------------| |---------7---------------7------|---------5---------------5------| |---------7---------------7------|---------6---------------6------| |(7)-(7)-----(7)-(7)-(7)-----(7)-|(7)-(7)-----(7)-(7)-(7)-----(7)-| |(5)-(5)-----(5)-(5)-(5)-----(5)-|(7)-(7)-----(7)-(7)-(7)-----(7)-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Guitar2: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------2_____------------------------------| |-----------------2-h-4----------|---------4-------2---4----------| |-------------4------------------|-------------4------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | F#m | |---------2---------------2------|---------2---------------2------| |---------2---------------2------|---------2---------------2------| |---------2---------------2------|---------2---------------2------| |----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-|----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-| |----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-|----(4)-----(4)-(4)-(4)-----(4)-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Guitar2: |--------------------------------|-5--5--5--4--5--4---------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-5--6--6--4--6--4---------------| |-----------------4---7----------|--------------------------------| |-------------5------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | |--3--| |--3--| | Guitar1: | | D A | |---------5---------------5------|--------------------------------| |---------7---------------7------|--------------------------------| |---------7---------------7------|-6--6--6--4--6--4---------------| |(7)-(7)-----(7)-(7)-(7)-----(7)-|-7--7--7--6--7--6---------------| |(5)-(5)-----(5)-(5)-(5)-----(5)-|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I wan-na... VERSE1: Notes: Strum as in the INTRO. The strumming is the same throughout. Chords: F#m x9 11 11 10 9 D x57775 A 577655 | F#m | F#m D | A | I wanna love you and treat you right. | F#m | % | D | A I wanna love you every day and every night. | F#m | % | D | A We'll be together with a roof right over our heads. | F#m | % | D | A We'll share the shelter of my single bed. | F#m | % | D | A | We'll share the same room, oh, Jah provide the bread. CHORUS1: Chords: C#m x46654 Bm x24432 | C#m | % | Is this love, is this love, is this love, | Bm | % | is this love that I'm feeling? C#m | % | Is this love, is this love, is this love, | Bm | % | is this love that I'm feeling? [play:] Lead guitar: |-7-----------9-----------10-----|-12--------------7--------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------7----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | Bm A/C# D E Bm | |--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------| |-3-----------2-----------7------|-9---------------3--------------| |-4-----------2-----------7------|-9---------------4--------------| |-4-----------2-----------7------|-9---------------4--------------| |-2-----------4-----------5------|-7---------------2--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [then play:] Bm I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now. [play:] Lead guitar: |-7-----------9-----------10-----|-12--------------15------14-----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | Bm A/C# D E F#m | |--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------| |-3-----------2-----------7------|-9---------------2--------------| |-4-----------2-----------7------|-9---------------2--------------| |-4-----------2-----------7------|-9---------------4--------------| |-2-----------4-----------5------|-7---------------4--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Chords: F#m 244222 E x79997 C#m x46654 D x57775 Bm x244324 | F#m | % | I've got to know, got to know, got to know now. | C#m | % | Bm | % | I..., I'm willing and able, | C#m | % | E D | C#m Bm | So I throw my cards on your table. (I wanna...) VERSE2: Chords: F#m x9 11 11 10 x D x57775 A x77655 (Bm) | F#m | % | | F#m D | A | I wanna love you, I wanna love and treat, love and treat you right. | F#m | D | A | I wanna love you every day and every night. | F#m | % | D | A We'll be together with a roof right over our heads. | F#m | % | D | A We'll share the shelter of my single bed. | F#m | % | D | A | We'll share the same room, oh, Jah provide the bread. CHORUS2: Chords: C#m x46654 Bm x24432 and 799777 (after GF2a in the "yes I know"s) F#m x44222 and x9 11 11 10 9 (after GF2b in the "yes I know"s) E x79997 D x57775 | C#m | % | Is this love, is this love, is this love, | Bm | % | is this love that I'm feeling? | C#m | % | Is this love, is this love, is this love, | Bm | % | is this love that I'm feeling? [repeat Guitar Figure 2a] | Bm | % | Oh, yes I know, yes I know, yes I know now. [repeat Guitar Figure 2b] | F#m | % | Oh, yes I know, yes I know, yes I know now. | Bm | % | I..., I'm willing and able, | C#m | % | E D | C#m Bm | So I throw my cards on your table. See... VERSE3: Chords: F#m x9 11 11 10 9 D x57775 A 577655 | F#m | % | | F#m D | A | I wanna love you, I wanna love and treat you, love and treat you right. | F#m | | D A | I wanna love you, every day and night. | F#m | % | D | A | We'll be together with a roof right over our heads. | F#m | D | A | We'll share the shelter of my single bed. | F#m | % | D | A | We'll share the same room, oh, Jah provide the bread. [fades]