SONG: People
ARTIST: Jimmy Cliff featuring Sting
ALBUM: Fantastic Plastic People
YEAR: 2002
Since it’s the summer vacation, I decided to post the tab of a reggae tune to this
website, mainly because reggae has quite a sunny rhythm and has been long associated with
summer if you know what I mean.
This one is played in the key of C/Am.
This is the main melody for both the intro and chorus;
Dm C Dm
E|-5-------------3-|-5-------------5-|-3---------3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------3-6---|-----------3-6---|-------------6-5-|-3---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
During the chord sequence and considering this is a reggae song, I find it’s best to use
barre chords.
This is the chord sequence for the Intro and chorus:
Dm////|////|C////|Dm////|
For the verse;
F////|////|C////|Dm////
Here is the whole song;
Intro:
Dm C Dm
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimmy_cliff/people_tab.html ]
Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody, no
Don’t forget her, don’t forget her, no
C
Everybody, everybody, everybody, no
Dm
Don’t forget her, don’t forget her, no (x2)
Verse 1:
F
There comes a time when we must fight again
C Dm
For what we know to be the truth
F
Here comes the day when we must rise again
C Dm
To save ourselves reclaim our youth
Chorus:
Dm C
So people let’s get together and show our power
Dm
All over the world
Dm C
So people let’s get together and show our power
Dm
All over the world
Dm C Dm
Verse 2:
F
There comes a time to gather round again
C Dm
To sit and learn each other’s ways
F
As of today let’s start to laugh again
C Dm
And hope and Joy is here to stay
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
(no chord sequence for this bit, just drums, but I can’t work out the lyrics. It lasts
for eight bars)
Verse 3:
F
Love sees the way to make the best of things
C Dm
The more we give, the more we get
F
We know the truth lies in the simple things
C Dm
The simple thing lest we forget
Repeat Chorus
Some ranting verse
(same chord sequence)
Repeat Chorus
