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Egyptian Reggae

Studio CD: Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers, Surrender To Jonathan, Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers +1, Just A Spark - Episode 3
Single: Egyptian Reggae/Roller Coaster By The Sea, Egyptian Reggae/Ice Cream Man, Egyptian Reggae Exclusive Remix, Egyptian Reggae/Roadrunner
Live CD: Modern Lovers Live
Compilation: Mega 20 Track Album, 23 Great Recordings, Radio On, Roadrunner, Roadrunner Roadrunner
Other: Acoustic Cafe Show 118, Home of the Hits
Compilation Bootleg: Regression
Radio Bootleg: Live In Sweden 1978, Herentals, TopPop 1978, West Side Club, Helsinki, Shauberg, Turin, Vienna 1988, Tragarn
Live Bootleg: The Cellar Door, The Quiet Knight Club 1978, 3 Soundboard Shows 1978-1979, Apeldoorn, The International House, The Catalyst, The Roxy, Left Bank 1981, My Father's Place, The Peppermint Lounge, The Bottom Line, The Rex Club, Mississippi Nights, Lone Star Cafe, The Bottom Line 1983, Torino 1985, Live at the Riverside, San Giuliano Milanese, Barcelona 1986, Nightstage, Mean Fiddler, Amsterdam, New Morning, Binghamton, Sesto Calende 1991, Live In Victoria, Live In Tampa Bay 1992, The Paradise, Nuremberg, The Milky Way, The Knitting Factory 1997 (2), Mercury Lounge, The Knitting Factory 1997 (1), Kyoto, Irving Plaza, Bowery Ballroom 2000, Central Park Summerstage 2000, Cafe de la Danse 2000, Cafe de la Danse 2003, Verbano Park, Echo Lounge, Flying Monkey Arts, Night and Day Cafe, Hansa 39, Marilyns on K, The Deaf Institute, Williamsburg Music Hall, Jack Rabbits, Chapel Hill 2011, Unitarian Church Basement, Cat's Cradle, Lancaster
Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers

Tab

#----------------------------------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:       Egyptian Reggae
Original Album:	  Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 1976 Sanctuary Records Limited
Published by Modern Love Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)


NOTES:
Ought ideally to be played by 2 guitars The strumming rhythm for the basic
figure is as below It's reggae: but give the song a good listen and you'll
crack it!

V  - downstrum
A  - upstrum

      Dm       Am

      VA V V   VA V V
||----5/-/-/---5/-/-/----||
||----6/-/-/---5/-/-/----||
||*---7/-/-/---5/-/-/---*||
||*---7/-/-/---7/-/-/---*||
||----5/-/-/---7/-/-/----||
||----5/-/-/---5/-/-/----||



1st PART:

1a
           Dm       Am       Dm      Am
||---------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------||
||*-------------------------------------*||   [play x2]
||*----------------------------3--------*||
||-------3-5--5-5-3--------3-5---5-3-----||
||---5-5------------5--5-5-----------5---||


1b
           Gm       Am       Gm       Am
||---------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------||
||-------3--------3----3-3-5--------3----||
||---5-5---3--6-6---5--------3--6-6---5--||


1c
        Dm       Am       Dm   Am  Dm       
||---------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------||
||-------------3-5--5-5-3----------------||
||---3--5--5-5------------5--5---3-5-----||
||-----------------------------5---------||



2nd PART:

1st PART repeats with 2nd guitar strumming chords in reggae style
(See NOTES) Figure 1c is replaced with 2c below

2c
         Dm     Am     Dm
||-------------------------||
||-------------------------||
||-------------------------||
||-------------------------||
||-----3-5--5-3------3-5---||
||---5----------5--5-------||



3rd PART:

This is then repeated so: 1a, 1b and 2c with 2nd guitar strumming chords
reggae style 



GUITAR SOLO:

   Dm      Am        Dm      Am 
|--5/-8-5--5/-8/-5---5//-8---5/-8/-5--|
|--5/-8-5--5/-8/-5---5//-8---5/-8/-5--|   [play x2]
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


   Gm     Am    Gm       Am
|--3/-6-3-5/-8--3///////-5-5---3-5-5-3-5-3-5-3------|
|--3/-6-3-5/-8--3///////-5-5-------------------6-3--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|



[repeat 3rd PART ie 1a, 1b and 2c with 2nd guitar strumming reggae]



SECOND GUITAR SOLO [over strummed chord figures]:


   Dm     Am       Dm      Am     Dm      Am

|--5////--5/-8/-5--5/-/-/--5//-8--5/-8-5--5///-------|
|--5////--5/-8/-5--5/-/-/--5//-8--5/-8-5--5///-------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


   Dm      Am     Gm      Am    Fm       Gm

|--5/-8-5--5////--3/////--5///--1///////-3-----------|
|--5/-8-5--5////-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


   Dm      Am      Dm   Am Dm         Am
 
|--5//-5//-5/-5//--5//-5/--5/-8/-5-8--8//-5-8--------|
|--5//-5//-5/-5//--5//-5/--5/-8/-5-8--8//-5-8--------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


   Dm         Am       Dm         Am
 
|--5/-8/-5-8--8//-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8----------|
|--5/-8/-5-8--8//-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


   Dm         Am         Dm         Am

|--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--------|
|--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--5/-8/-5-8--------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


   Gm        Am    Fm       Gm

|--3///////--5///--1///////-3---5p3h5-3---3---3------|
|---------------------------------------6---6---6-3--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|



[repeat 1st PART ie 1a, 1b and 1c but with 2nd guitar strumming reggae]

[end]



CHORDS:
Dm   557765
Am   577555
Gm   355333
Fm   133111
Left Bank 1981

Lyrics

[Time for an instrumental, we haven't done an instrumental]
The Rex Club

Lyrics

[that's the Egyptian part, here's the Reggae part]

Alternate Version 1

Tab

Tuning: Standard Tuning EADGBe

^ : brush up
v : brush down
~ : let ring

INTRO:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
A|-----3--5--5-5--3--------3--5-----5--3----------3--5--5-5--3---------------|
E|--5---------------5--5-----------------5--5-5---------------5--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3--5-----5--3----------3---------------------3------------------------|
E|--5-----------------5--5-5-----3--3-3--6--5--5-5-----3--3-3--6--5----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3--5--5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--5--5-5-------------5--5-5--3-5----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


RIFF 1:

Dm           Am

e|-x--5-5-x--5--x--5-5-x--5---------|
B|-x--6-6-x--6--x--5-5-x--5---------|
G|-x--7-7-x--7--x--5-5-x--5---------|
D|-x--7-7-x--7--x--6-6-x--6---------|  play 4x
A|-x--5-5-x--5--x--6-6-x--6---------|
E|-x--5-5-x--5--x--5-5-x--5---------|

v  v ^ v  v  v  v ^ v  v


RIFF 2:

e|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|
B|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|
B|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|
G|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|  play 1x
D|-x--5-5-x--5--x--6-6-x--6--x--5-5-x--5--6---6~--|  
A|-x--5-5-x--5--x--6-6-x--6--x--5-5-x--5--6---6~--|
E|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|

v  v ^ v  v  v  v ^ v  v  v  v ^ v  v  v   v



That's it! Simply change between Riff 1 and Riff 2

If you like improvise in D-Minor with a second guitar
(None Shall Escape The Judgement)

Chords

G------------------------------ 
D------------------------------ 
A -----0--0----------0-3-0----- 
E -0-3------3-0--0-3-------3-0-


E minor 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah 
Ho ho, oh, ho ho, oh Aahh aahhh 
E minor 8 x 
None shall escape the judgement in this time 
E minor 8 x 
These words I sing to all mankind 
E minor 8 x 
None shall escape the judgement in this time 
E minor 8 x 
These words I sing to all mankind 
A minor 8x 
Arise Black man, Jahovah has come 
              E minor 8x 
Forwarding to Babylon 
   A minor 8x 
To declare equal rights and justice 
          E minor 8 x 
Among the heathen 
Eminor 16x 
Yes, the weak heart must fall 
Only the righteous shall stand 
In this congregation of Jah hola one 
C       4x         D major  4x 
Anything Jah say, I will always do 
C       4x         D major 4x 
Anything Jah say, I will always do 
         E minor 8x    
Because I love him, ho ho 
Because I love him

Lyrics

Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
Ho ho, oh, ho ho, oh Aahh aahhh

None shall escape the judgement in this time
These words I sing to all mankind
None shall escape the judgement in this time
These words I sing to all mankind

Arise Black man, Jahovah has come
Forwarding to Babylon
To declare equal rights and justice
Among the heathen

Yes, the weakheart must fall
Only the righteous shall stand
In this congregation of Jah hola one
Anything Jah say, I will always do
Anything Jah say, I will always do
Because I love him, ho ho
Because I love him

I'll love him, I'll serve him
All the days of I life
In the house of the Lord God Jah RasTafari
I'll love him, I'll serve him
All the days of I life
In the house of the Lord God Jah RasTafari
Ho ho, oh ohhh

As I approach the gates of Zion
I can hear the choir singing
As I approach the gates of Zion
I can hear the choir singing

I'll love him, I'll serve him
All the days of I life
In the house of the Lord God Jah RasTafari
I'll love him, I'll serve him
All the days of I life
In the house of the Lord God Jah RasTafari

I'll love him, I'll serve him, ho ho, oh yeah
None shall escape the judgement in this time
These words I sing to all mankind
None shall escape the judgement in this time

Notes

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