Rock The Casbah Bass

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ROCK THE CASBAH (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Clash
(From the 1982 Album COMBAT ROCK)
 
Words and Music by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones & Topper Headon
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul Simonon - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=130
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E
|----------|---------------|--------------------|
|----------|----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|----------|-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|
|----------|---------------|--------------------|
 
 
  E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3-3---|
|--------------------|--------------5-------|
 
 
  Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
 
 
  E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3-3-||
|--------------------|--------------5-----||
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verses
    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
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-------7---------|-------3-------5-|-------5-------5-|---------------7--|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5----|
||--5-5-----5-5---0-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-3---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------7---------|-------3-------5-|-------5-------5-|---------------7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5---|
|-5-5-----5-5---0-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-3---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------7---------|-------3-------5-|-------5-------5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
|-5-5-----5-5---0-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-----------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-------7---------|-------2--------|----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-5-5-----5-5---3-|-0-0-----0-0--0-|-1---1------1---|---0-1-0-1--0--||
 
 
 Chorus
  Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3---|
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------5---5-|
 
 
  Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
 
 
  E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3---o||
|--------------------|--------------5---5--||
 
 
 Bridge
  E E E E E E Q    H    Q  E E   E E E E E E Q    H    Q  E E
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-------7--------|-----------7-|-------7--------|-----------7-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-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
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-------7--------|-----------7-|-------7--------|-----------3-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-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
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-------3--------|-----------3-|-------3--------|-----------7-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-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
|----------------|-------------|----------------|------||
|-------7--------|-----------7-|-------7--------|------||
|----------------|-------------|----------------|------||
|-5-5-----5-5----|-------------|-5-5-----5-5----|------||
 
 
 Chorus
  Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3---|
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------5---5-|
 
 
  Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
 
 
  E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3---||
|--------------------|--------------5---5-||
 
 
 3rd Verse
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------7---------|-------3-------5-|-------5-------5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
|-5-5-----5-5---0-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-3---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------7---------|-------3-------5-|-------5-------5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
|-5-5-----5-5---0-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-3---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------7---------|-------3-------5-|-------5-------5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-7-|
|-5-5-----5-5---0-|-1-1-----1-1-----|-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-----------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-------7---------|-------2--------|----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-5-5-----5-5---3-|-0-0-----0-0--0-|-1---1------1---|---0-1-0-1--0--||
 
 
   Out-Chorus
    Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E
||----------------|--------------------|
||o----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|
||o-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|
||----------------|--------------------|
 
 
  E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3----|
|--------------------|--------------5---5--|
 
 
  Q  E E E E Q    E. S E E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|----------5-3--|-7--7---5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-3-5------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
 
 
  E. S E E +E  E E E   E. S E E +E  E E E  3x
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-7--7---8-(8)-8-8-8-|-7--7---3-(3)---3---o||
|--------------------|--------------5---5--||
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X
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