Easy Skanking Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays497

Easy Skanking by Bob Marley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Gm, Eb and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Bb
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INTRO: chorus  

			  
 			  Bb  
  Easy skanking, (skanking it easy)  
  Gm  
  Easy skanking, (skanking it slow)   (2 times)  
			  

** VERSE:  

   Bb  
Excuse me while I light my spliff  
   Eb 
Oh God I got to take a lift  
       Bb  
From reality I just can't drift  
        Eb 
That's why I am staying with this riff  

        Bb  
Take it easy, (easy skanking)  
                 Gm  
Lord now take it easy, (easy skanking)  
        Bb  
Take it easy, (easy skanking)  
               Gm  
Got to take it easy,  See...  

BRIDGE  

Eb                  Dm  
   We're taking it easy, (Ooh, wah, da, da, da)  
Eb                   Dm  
   We're taking it slow, (Ooh, wah, da, da, da)  
Eb            Dm  
   Taking it easy (easy)  
Eb                Dm  
   Got to take it slow so...  

        Bb  
Take it easy, (easy skanking)  
                 Gm  
Lord now take it easy,  
                
            Bb  
Could you be easy, (easy skanking)  
                Gm  
Got to take it easy  

VERSE 2:  

   Bb  
Excuse me while I light my spliff  
   Eb 
Oh God I got to take a lift  
       Bb  
From reality I just can't drift  
         Eb 
That's why I am staying with this riff  

 
        Bb  
Take it easy, (taking it easy)  
               Gm  
Got to take it easy, (taking it slow)  
        Bb  
Take it easy, (taking it easy)  
               Gm  
Skanky take it easy, (taking it slow)  

** BRIDGE:  
Eb           Dm  
 Herb for my wine (Ooh, wah, da, da, da)  
Eb            Dm  
 Honey for my strong drink (Ooh, wah, da, da, da)  
Eb           Dm  
 Herb for my wine  
Eb                  Dm  
 Honey for my strong drink. I'll...  

** THE END:  

        Bb  
Take it easy, (taking it easy)  
               Gm  
Got to take it easy, (taking it slow)  
        Bb  
Take it easy, (taking it easy)  
               Gm  
Skanky take it easy, (taking it slow)  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante