The Clash - White Riot guitar tab
White Riot
(original version)100% correct tab
Words and Music by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
Tabbed by: Jason Fratt (Para Punx)got tab from: The Best of The Clash tab book
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chords used: | Barre Chord G,| Barre Chord C,| A major,| E major,| D major |
| 3 | x | x | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | x |
| 3 | x | x | 0 | x |
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intro
fast=202
guitar 1 (dist.)
Rhythem figure 1
A D A D A D A
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at the same time another guitar plays:
guitar 2
Rythem figure 1A
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*two guitars arr. for one *bass plays C#
A D A D A D A
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at the same time another guitar plays:
guitar 2
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next part of intro: guitar 1 only
E full bend E
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E E full bend then vibrato full bend
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E E
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E full bend full bend E
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Chorus
guitars 1 & 2 w/ ryhthem figures 1 & 1A, simile
A D A D A D A
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White riot I wanna riot white riot, a riot of my own.
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A D A D A D A
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White riot I wanna riot white riot, a riot of my own.
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Verse
guitar 2
G / / / / / / C B A G / / /
1. Black man got a lot of problems, but they don't mind throwing a brick.
2. All the pow-er in the hands - of the people rich enough to buy it.
guitar 1
full bend full bend full bend
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G / / / / / / C B A G / / / C /
White People go - in' to school, where they teach you how to be thick.
And
While we walk the streets, too chick-en to e- ven try it.
full bend full bend full bend
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/ / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / C
ev - 'ry-body's do-in' just what they're told to. And
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/ / / / / / / / E / / / % / %
no - bod-y wants to go to jail.
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Guitar Solo
A % / % / %
full bend full bend full bend
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/ / D / A / D / A / D / / C# / A / /
full bend full bend full bend full bend
| | | | and bend back to normal
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outro-chorus
A D A D A D A
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|-7--------7----------7---------------------7--------|-------7---------7---------------------7--------------|------7-----------7-------------------------|---------------------------------7---|
|-------------------------------5--------------------|----------------------------5-------------------------|-----------------------5------------------5-|-----5--------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------5-------------|
at the same time another guitar plays:
guitar 2
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*two guitars arr. for one *bass plays C#
A D A D A D A
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(7)--------7----------7---------------------7------|-------7---------7---------------------7--------------|------7-----------7-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5--------------------|----------------------------5-------------------------|-----------------------5------------------5-|-----5--------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------5-------x---x-|
at the same time another guitar plays:
guitar 2
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hey please email me if you have the Correct tab to No feelings, by the SeX Pistols,and it should have the solo with it also.
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