The Clash - Rock The Casbah bass tab
Here is a BTAB for the archive.
Tom Enright
Rock The Casbah by THE CLASH
for Bass guitar
Transcribed by Thomas F. Enright
Any comments, corrections, or suggestions?
Write me at psu08138@odin.cc.pdx.edu
Intro
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:----------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:-4:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|---------------|
A:-4:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:----10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8-8-|
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|-------------7-|
A:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8---|
Verse play 3X
e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e
G:--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D:*-----7-------|-----------5-|-----5-----5-|-----------7-*|
A:*-----------7-|-----7-------|-------------|-5-5-3-5-5---*|
E:--5-5---5-5---|-0-0---0-0---|-3-3---3-3---|--------------|
e q e e q e e q e e q e q q q q e e e e q q
G:-------------|-------------|---------|-------------|
D:-----7-------|-------------|---------|-------------|
A:-----------7-|-----7-------|---------|-------------|
E:-5-5---5-5---|-0-0---0-0-0-|-1-1-R-1-|-R-0-1-0-1-0-|
Chorus
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|---------------|
A:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8-8-|
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|-------------7-|
A:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8---|
Verse play 3X
e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e
G:--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D:*-----7-------|-----------5-|-----5-----5-|-----------7-*|
A:*-----------7-|-----7-------|-------------|-5-5-3-5-5---*|
E:--5-5---5-5---|-0-0---0-0---|-3-3---3-3---|--------------|
e q e e q e e q e e q e q q q q e e e e q q
G:-------------|-------------|---------|-------------|
D:-----7-------|-------------|---------|-------------|
A:-----------7-|-----7-------|---------|-------------|
E:-5-5---5-5---|-0-0---0-0-0-|-1-1-R-1-|-R-0-1-0-1-0-|
Chorus
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|---------------|
A:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8-8-|
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|-------------7-|
A:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8---|
Interlude Play 4X
e q e e e q H+e e e q e e e q H+e e e q e e e q h q e e
G:--------------|--------|-------------|-------|-------------|---------|
D:*-----7-------|-----7-*|-----3-------|-----3-|-----3-------|-------7-|
A:*-------------|-------*|-------------|-------|-------------|---------|
E:--5-5---5-5-R-|-R------|-1-1---1-1-R-|-R-----|-1-1---1-1-R-|-R-3-R---|
e q e e e q H+e e e e e e e e q w
G:-------------|-------|---------------|---|
D:-----7-------|-----7-|-------7-------|---|
A:-------------|-------|---------------|---|
E:-5-5---5-5-R-|-R-----|-5-5-R---5-5-R-|-R-|
Chorus
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|---------------|
A:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8-8-|
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D:----12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|-------------7-|
A:-------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8---|
Verse play 3X
e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e
G:--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D:*-----7-------|-----------5-|-----5-----5-|-----------7-*|
A:*-----------7-|-----7-------|-------------|-5-5-3-5-5---*|
E:--5-5---5-5---|-0-0---0-0---|-3-3---3-3---|--------------|
e q e e q e e q e e q e q q q q e e e e q q
G:-------------|-------------|---------|-------------|
D:-----7-------|-------------|---------|-------------|
A:-----------7-|-----7-------|---------|-------------|
E:-5-5---5-5---|-0-0---0-0-0-|-1-1-R-1-|-R-0-1-0-1-0-|
Chorus Repeat and fade
q e e e e q q e e+q e e q e e+q e e q e e+e e e e
G:-------------12-10-|-------------|-------------|----------------|
D:*---12-10-12-------|-7-R-5---5-5-|-------------|---------------*|
A:*------------------|-------------|-7-R-8---8-8-|-7-R-----------*|
E:-10----------------|-------------|-------------|-----8---5-8-8--|
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Explanation of the Tab Notation
Notes: w = whole h = half q = quarter
e = 8th s = 16th t = 32nd x = 64th
Capital durations are dotted notes
(equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
R = rest
+ = tied from previous note
#
+----+ +----+
|*--*| = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME
|*--*| REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES
+----+ (#=number of times to go +----+
back and repeat the measures)
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