54-46 Was My Number
by Toots & the Maytals
🌴 Reggae
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Toots Hibbert's anthemic ska-reggae classic from 1968. The offbeat chord stabs on C and F create one of the most energetic rhythms in early reggae history.
C F
e|---x-0---x-0---x-0---x-0------x-1---x-1---x-1----|
B|---x-1---x-1---x-1---x-1------x-1---x-1---x-1----|
G|---x-0---x-0---x-0---x-0------x-2---x-2---x-2----|
D|---x-2---x-2---x-2---x-2------x-3---x-3---x-3----|
A|---x-3---x-3---x-3---x-3------x-3---x-3---x-3----|
E|-------------------------------x-1---x-1---x-1----|
C G F C
e|---x-0---x-0---x-3---x-3------x-1---x-1---x-0----|
B|---x-1---x-1---x-0---x-0------x-1---x-1---x-1----|
G|---x-0---x-0---x-0---x-0------x-2---x-2---x-0----|
D|---x-2---x-2---x-0---x-0------x-3---x-3---x-2----|
A|---x-3---x-3---x-2---x-2------x-3---x-3---x-3----|
E|---------------x-3---x-3------x-1---x-1----------|