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Clash: Rock the casbah

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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--|

================================================================================
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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