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Train In Vain Bass

by The Clash
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author leo-sk8er [a] 8,330. Last edit on Dec 25, 2018
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Album: London Calling (1979)
Bassist: Paul Simonon
 
Super easy song, enjoy!
 
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
 
Bass comes in at around 0:13
[Verse 1] "You say you stand ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|(You can slide down the A's if you like)
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--.-----------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------5~----------5---4-------|-2~------2~----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--.-----------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---4---|---------------------4-----------|
A|-5~------5~----------------------|-------------------------7---4---|
E|---------------------------------|-5~------5~----------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------5---4-------5~--|---------------------------------|
E|-7~------7~--------------7-------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Chorus 1] "Did you stand by me? ... "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------| (x2)
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Verse 2] "All the times ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--.-----------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------5~----------5---4-------|-2~------2~----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--.-----------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---4---|---------------------4-----------|
A|-5~------5~----------------------|-------------------------7---4---|
E|---------------------------------|-5~------5~----------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------5---4-------5~--|---------------------------------|
E|-7~------7~--------------7-------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Chorus 2] "Did you stand by me? ... "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~----------.---|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|-5~--------------2~--------------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~------.-------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|-5~--------------2~--------------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--4~----------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|-------------------------3-4-5.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Verse 3] "All the times ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------| (x2)
E|-------------------------3-4-5.--|-------------------------3-4-5.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------5~----------5---4-------|-2~------2~----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--.-----------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---4---|---------------------4-----------|
A|-5~------5~----------------------|-------------------------7---4---|
E|---------------------------------|-5~------5~----------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------5---4-------5~--|---------------------------------|
E|-7~------7~--------------7-------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Chorus 3] "Did you stand by me? ... "
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------| (x4)
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|-5~--------------2~--------------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--.-----------|
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2~------------------------------|
E|-5~--------------2~--------------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------| (x2)
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
[Outro]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----5.------4~--4~--------------|-----5.------4~--4~--------------| Repeat and fade out
E|---------------------3-4-5.------|---------------------3-4-5.------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
 
***********************************
 
| ~  Let ring
| .  Staccato
 
***********************************

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