The Clash
The Clash - London Calling Ver 4 bass tab
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LONDON CALLING (Bassline) As recorded by The Clash (From the 1979 Album LONDON CALLING) Words and Music by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderately Fast Q=144(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I |-3--| Wx3 H Q Q H +Q E E E |------------|-------------|-------------------| |------------|-------------|-------------------| |------------|-------------|-7----(7)--10-7-10-| |------------|---------2/--|-------------------| |-3--| H +Q Q H +Q E E E H +Q Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-10----(10)\-----|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------2S=|=7----(7)--10-7-10-|------------2S===| |-----------------|-------------------|-8----(8)\-------| |-3--| |-3--| H +Q E E E H +Q Q H +Q E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-10----(10)\-----|-------------------| |-7----(7)--10-7-10-|--------------2S=|=7----(7)--10-7-10-| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| 1st Verse |-3-| |-3-| H +Q Q Q q E E E E E Q q E E E E E |----------------||------------------|-----------------| |----------------||o-----------------|-----------------| |------------2/--||o-7--7------------|-8--8------------| |-8----(8)\------||----------7-5-6-7-|---------7-5-6-7-| Chorus |-3-| Q q E E E E E Q q Q E E 4x Q Q Q Q |-----------------|---------------||-||--------------| |-----------------|--------------o||-||o-------------| |-----------------|--------------o||-||o-7--7--7--9--| |-3--3----7-5-6-7-|-3--3-------7--||-||--------------| Q E E Q Q 3x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------------o||-------------|--------------| |-10--10-10-10------o||-7--7--7--7--|--------------| |---------------10---||-------------|-10--9--8--7--| 2nd Verse |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q q E E E E E Q q E E E E E |--------------||------------------|-----------------| |--------------||o-----------------|-----------------| |--------------||o-7--7------------|-8--8------------| |-10--9--8--7--||----------7-5-6-7-|---------7-5-6-7-| Chorus |-3-| Q q E E E E E Q q Q E E 4x Q Q Q Q |-----------------|---------------||-||--------------| |-----------------|--------------o||-||o-------------| |-----------------|--------------o||-||o-7--7--7--9--| |-3--3----7-5-6-7-|-3--3-------7--||-||--------------| Q E E Q Q 3x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------------o||-------------|--------------| |-10--10-10-10------o||-7--7--7--7--|--------------| |---------------10---||-------------|-10--9--8--7--| Interlude |-3--| Q Q Q Q H +Q E E E H +Q Q |--------------||--------------------|-------------------| |--------------||o-------------------|-10----(10)\-------| |--------------||o-7----(7)--10-7-10-|--------------2S===| |-10--9--8--7--||--------------------|-------------------| Guitar Solo |-3--| |-3-| H +Q E E E H +Q Q Q q E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------||-||------------------| |-------------------|----------------o||-||o-----------------| |-7----(7)--10-7-10-|------------2/--o||-||o-7--7------------| |-------------------|-8----(8)\-------||-||----------7-5-6-7-| |-3-| |-3-| Q q E E E E E Q q E E E E E Q q Q E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------o|| |-8--8------------|-----------------|--------------o|| |---------7-5-6-7-|-3--3----7-5-6-7-|-3--3-------7--|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q 3x Q Q Q Q ||--------------|--------------------||-------------| ||o-------------|-------------------o||-------------| ||o-7--7--7--9--|-10--10-10-10------o||-7--7--7--7--| ||--------------|---------------10---||-------------| Outro Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q H |--------------|--------------||------------| |--------------|--------------||------------| |--------------|--------------||------------| |-10--9--8--7--|-10--9--8--7--||-7--7-------| W W H Q Q |----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|---------2/--| |----------|----------|-------------| |-3--| |-3--| H +Q E E E H +Q Q H +Q E E E ||--------------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-------------------|-10----(10)\-----|------------------| ||o-7----(7)--10-7-10-|--------------2S=|=7----(7)--10-7-10| ||--------------------|-----------------|------------------| H Q Q 4x W +W |---------------||----------|--------| |--------------o||----------|--------| |----------2/--o||-7--------|-(7)----| |-8----8\-------||----------|--------| +W +W |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |-(7)--------|-(7)----*| |------------|--------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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