Artist: the clash
Song: should I stay or should I go
Album: combat rock
Guitarists: Joe Strummer (rhythm)
            Mick Jones   (lead)

I have included both guitar parts here, so if you’re a rhythm or lead guitarist you’ll be able to play it!

(Lead guitar part)

Intro
   D     A   C   D
e¦-2-2-2-----3-3-2—-X—-X—-X-
B¦-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3—-X—-X—-X-
G¦-2-2-2-2-2-----2—-X—-X—-X-
D¦-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0—-X—-X—-X-
A¦-------0-0-3-3----X—-X—-X-
E¦------------------X—-X—-X-

e¦-2-2-2-----3-3-2—-5/8-
B¦-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3—-----
G¦-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2—-----
D¦-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0—-----
A¦-------0-0-3-3--------
E¦----------------------

Verse
e¦-2-2-2-----3-3-2-
B¦-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-
G¦-2-2-2-2-2-----2-
D¦-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-
A¦-------0-0-3-3---
E¦-----------------  play after each vocal line

Sometimes in verse it goes…
   G     F       G
e¦-----------------
B¦-----------------
G¦-----------------
D¦-----------------
A¦-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-
E¦-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-

…and…
   A
e¦-----------------
B¦-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G¦-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D¦-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A¦-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E¦-----------------

Chorus

Is the D and G played fast (very hard to hear on record but I just play each chord 4 times under the bass line!)


(Rhythm)
intro and verse
   D     G         D
e¦-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-
B¦-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G¦-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-
D¦-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A¦-------2-2-2-2-2---
E¦-------3-3-3-3-3---


Sometimes in verse it goes…
   G     F       G
e¦-----------------
B¦-----------------
G¦-----------------
D¦-----------------
A¦-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-
E¦-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-

…and…
   A
e¦-----------------
B¦-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G¦-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D¦-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A¦-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E¦-----------------


Work out order and timing yourself, but it isn’t that hard really! Please rate