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Rock The Casbah Bass

by The Clash
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Transcribed from the isolated bass track.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Key: Am
Capo: no capo
Author benmneb [pro] 300. Last edit on Oct 19, 2017
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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|------------------|--------------|--------------|---|
 
 
************************************
 
Note Duration Legend
 
W - whole bar
H - half bar
Q - quarter bar
E - 8th bar
S - 16th bar
 
Misc Legend
 
/ - Slide up!
 
************************************
 
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.

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day.frank
Thank you for this excellent tab! Much appreciation!
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Sharptsa
Perfect ! Thank you !
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arrell
That cool thing in the chorus you mention in your notes is Paul doing a trill on the 10th (and 11th) fret.
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