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 --------------- 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