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
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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
