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Tuning: E A D G
The Clash - Rock the Casbah
(Combat Rock, 1982)
Written by The Clash
Bass played brilliantly by Paul Simonon - as always, on a P-Bass with a pick.
Tuning: Standard
Timing: 4/4
Tempo: 112 BPM
Key: Am
***For maximum accuracy this tab is transcribed from the original isolated bass
track that you can listen to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAyRKkbXvqg
[Intro Chorus]
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|--------------|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-3---3---|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------5---5-|
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|------------7-|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7---------|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|------8-5-8---|
[Verse 1]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|--------------7-|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5-5-3-5-5-5---|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|--------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5-5-3-5-5-5/|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|--------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5-5-3-5-5-5/|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|--------------|------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|--------------|------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|--------------|------------|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|1----1----1---|--0-1-0-1-0-|
[Chorus 1]
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|--------------|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-3---3---|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------5---5-|
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|------------7-|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7---------|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|------8-5-8---|
[Verse 2]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|----------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|--------------7-|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5---3-5-5-5---|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|----------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
G|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|--------------|--------------|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|1----1----1---|--0-1-0-1-0-0-|
[Chorus 2]
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|--------------|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-3---3---|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------5---5-|
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|------------7-|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7---------|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|------8-5-8---|
[Bridge]
E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E
G|--------------|--------|--------------|--------|
D|------7-------|------7-|------7-------|------7-|
A|--------------|--------|--------------|--------|
E|5-5-----5-5---|--------|5-5-----5-5---|--------|
E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E
G|--------------|--------|--------------|--------|
D|------7-------|------7-|------7-------|------3-|
A|--------------|--------|--------------|--------|
E|5-5-----5-5---|--------|5-5-----5-5---|--------|
E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E
G|--------------|--------|--------------|--------|
D|------3-------|------3-|------3-------|------7-|
A|--------------|--------|--------------|--------|
E|1-1-----1-1---|--------|1-1-----1-1---|--3-----|
E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q W
G|--------------|--------|--------------|--|
D|------7-------|------7-|------7-------|--|
A|--------------|--------|--------------|--|
E|5-5-----5-5---|--------|5-5-----5-5---|--|
[Chorus 3]
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|--------------|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-3---3---|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------5---5-|
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|------------7-|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7---------|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|------8-5-8---|
[Verse 3]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|----------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|----------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|------5-------5-|--------------7-|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|----------------|5-5---3-5-5-5---|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|3-3-----3-3-----|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
D|------7---------|--------------5-|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------7-|------7---------|--------------|--------------|
E|5-5-----5-5-----|0-0-----0-0-----|1----1----1---|--0-1-0-1-1-1-|
[Outro Chorus]
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E x3
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|--------------|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-3---3---|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------5---5-|
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-|--------------|--------------|
A|5-----------------|------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-3---3---|
E|------------------|------------|--------------|--------5---5-|
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|--------------|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-3---3---|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------5---5-|
Q E E E E Q Q S S Q E E E Q S S Q E E E E
G|------------12-10-|--------------|--------------|---|
D|---12-10-12-------|7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|--------------|12-|
A|5-----------------|--------------|7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|---|
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|---|
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Note Duration Legend
W - whole bar
H - half bar
Q - quarter bar
E - 8th bar
S - 16th bar
Misc Legend
/ - Slide up!
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NOTES:
- If you're having trouble with the timing, listening to the isolated bass
track on Youtube (linked above) will help.
- The differences in each verse are marginal and nearly exclusively in the
last bar of each line - but I feel it's in these differences that that song
comes alive.
- Paul does /something/ cool with the high G string 10th fret note in the
chorus that you can distinctly hear in the track but I can't figure out how
to replicate it myself... Comments appreciated.