• Song:

    Jimmy Jazz

  • Artist:

    Clash

Artist: The Clash
Song: Jimmy Jazz
Album: London Calling
Transcribed by Nathan Ã…kerlund (natman@home.se).
Tuning is EADG.

(1)
 A        A        F#       D        A        E        A    D    A    E
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------7h9-9-9--4h5-5-5-----------6h7-7-7-------4h5-------6h7-
-4h5-5-5--4h5-5-5--------------------4h5-5-5-----------4h5-------4h5------

(2)
 A        A        F#       D        A        E        A      D      A      E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------5555555---------------------------55555---------------
-5555555--5555555--2222222-----------5555555--0000000--55555---------55555--00000-

(3)
 A       A       F#       D       A       E       A       A
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8-11-8---4-7-4-----------6-9-6-------4---------
---4-7-4---4-7-4-9--------5---------4-7-4-7---------4-5-----4-7-4-
-5-------5------------------------5---------------5-------5-------

Structure
---------
Starts with only guitar.
(1)
(2)
(3) x 4
(1)
(2)
(3) x 2
Play like (2) but don't play so many notes.
(3) x 2 (At the end of the first time he plays a bit like (1).)
Now it sounds like he's playing like (3) but with the 4th, like this:

 A       A       F#       D       A       E       A       A
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8-9-11---4-5-7-----------6-7-8-------4---------
---4-5-7---4-5-7-9--------5---------4-5-7-7---------4-5-----4-5-7-
-5-------5------------------------5---------------5-------5------- ... fades out.

Feel free to contact me if you have any opinions on this transcription.
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