Clash - Jimmy jazz bass tab
Artist: The Clash
Song: Jimmy Jazz
Album: London Calling
Transcribed by Nathan Škerlund (natman@home.se).
Tuning is EADG.
(1)
A A F# D A
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-------------------7h9-9-9--4h5-5-5----------
-4h5-5-5--4h5-5-5--------------------4h5-5-5-
E A D A E
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-----------------------------
-6h7-7-7-------4h5-------6h7-
----------4h5-------4h5------
(2)
A A F# D A
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---------------------------------------------
----------------------------5555555----------
-5555555--5555555--2222222-----------5555555-
E A D A E
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-----------------55555---------------
-0000000--55555---------55555--00000-
(3)
A A F# D A
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-------------------8-11-8---4-7-4---------
---4-7-4---4-7-4-9--------5---------4-7-4-
-5-------5------------------------5-------
E A A
-------------------------
---6-9-6-------4---------
-7---------4-5-----4-7-4-
---------5-------5-------
Structure
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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
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-------------------8-9-11---4-5-7---------
---4-5-7---4-5-7-9--------5---------4-5-7-
-5-------5------------------------5-------
E A A
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---6-7-8-------4---------
-7---------4-5-----4-5-7-
---------5-------5------- ... fades out.
Feel free to contact me if you have any opinions on this transcription.
