Bob Marley – Jump Nyabinghi Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Bob Marley – Jump Nyabinghi Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDGAD5/ABmEm7D5A7

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[Intro]
D        G   A   D    D5/A
        (Hallelu-Jah!)
D        G   A   D    D5/A
        (Hallelu-Jah!)

[Verse 1]
D                    Bm
Love to see when you move
in the rhythm
Em7
I love to see, when you're
G       A    D      D5/A
dancing from within!
D
It gives great joy to feel
     Bm
such sweet togetherness
Em7
Everyone doing and
        G     A     D   D5/A
they're doing their best
D                       Bm
Huh, it remind I of the days
in Jericho
Em7
When we trodding
     G  A    D    D5/A
down Jericho walls
D
These are the days when
      Bm
we'll trod through Babylon,
(na-na, na-na)
Em7               G   A   D    D5
Got to trod until Babylon falls

[Chorus]
D
Sing your song yah!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!

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[Verse 2]
D             A     A7
We've got the herb (got it!)
D             A     A7
We've got the herb (got it!)
D             A     A7
We've got the herb (got it!)
   D               A    A7
So hand I the surf board
        G                   Bm
Because most of all we have not
               Em7   A
got nothing to lose. We-e-e-ey!

[Chorus]
D
Sing your song yah!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!

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[Verse 3]
D                    Bm
Love to see when you groove
with the ridding
Em7
Because I love to see when
       G       A    D      D5/A
you're dancing from within!
D
It gives great joy to see
     Bm
such sweet togetherness
Em7
Because everyone's doing and
        G     A     D   D5/A
they're doing their best
D
Because it remind me
       Bm
of the days in Jericho
Em7
When we trodding
     G  A    D    D5/A
down Jericho walls!
D
These are the days when
      Bm
we'll trod through Babylon
Em7
We keep on trodding
      G   A   D     D5/A
until Babylon falls!

[Chorus]
D
Sing your song yah!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!

[Chorus Fade]
D
Sing your song yah!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!
D
(Jump, jump, jump,)
D5        G  A  D  D5/A
Nyabinghi!

How to play Jump Nyabinghi: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Jump Nyabinghi by Bob Marley on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Jump Nyabinghi by Bob Marley is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 8 chords in all: D, G, A, D5/A, Bm, Em7, D5 and A7.

Listen for G – A – D – D5/A (IV – V – I – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D5 chord on guitar (xx023x)
D5D A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G

Jump Nyabinghi chords: questions

What key is Jump Nyabinghi in?

Jump Nyabinghi by Bob Marley is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Jump Nyabinghi?

Jump Nyabinghi uses 8 chords: D, G, A, D5/A, Bm, Em7, D5, A7.

What is the chord progression of Jump Nyabinghi?

The main progression is G – A – D – D5/A (IV – V – I – I).

Is Jump Nyabinghi easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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