ROCK THE CASBAH As recorded by The Clash (From the 1982 Album COMBAT ROCK) Transcribed by Slowhand Words and Music by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones & Topper Headon
A Intro = 130 P F/C G/D F/C G/B V V V 1 V V V V V V V V I 4 V k V V V V V k V k j V k j u u u Gtrs I, II 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 T 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B
4 k V V k V j k I 4 V V V V V V V V VgV V VfV V V V gVf V V V V V gV V VfV V V V V Gtr III (Piano arr. for
T 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 A 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 1 1 3 0
F Dm6 F/C G/B V V V V V V V 6 V V V V V V V V I k V V k V k j V k j u u u 8 8 8 8 7 5 7 7 T 10 10 10 10 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B
k k V I V V V V V V gV V V V fV V V V V gV V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V T 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 5 7 A 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 7 6 5 3 5 3 B 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 5
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B 1st & 2nd Verses Am Fmaj9 G Dm/A 8va V W 10 V I V W Gtr I Full 13 22 M T 15 A B
V V gV fV V I V k
Gtr II let ring 1/2
M 0 0 2 1 0 T A 4 B
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Am Fmaj9 G Dm/A
14 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
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Am Fmaj9 G Dm/A 8va 18 V V V V V V V I V V u Gtr I 2nd time 12 13 12 0 1 3 0 T 0 0 A B V V V V W I Gtr II 12 13 T 12 13 10 A B H H
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V VVVVVV VVVVVV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Am Em F Em 8va 22 W W I U U j 13 (13) T (0) A B
U U W I j 1 (1) T A B
c c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V k V k j V k k V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
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C Chorus F/C G/D F/C Em F Em Am V V V 26 V V V V V V V V I V k V V V V V k V k j V k j u u u Gtrs I, II 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 T 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B c c c V V k k V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V u u u Gtr III 0 0 0 T 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 B 5
F Dm6 F/C Em F Em Am V V V V V V V 30 V V V V V V V V I k V V k V k j V k j u u u 8 8 8 8 7 5 7 7 T 10 10 10 10 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B c c c V V k k V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V u u u 0 0 0 T 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 B 5
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D Bridge Am
34 I } } } } } } Gtr I T A B x x x x x x x x sl. sl. sl. V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8va 38 V I } j k } } u T 17 A B x x x x sl. V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fmaj7 8va 8va 42 U W V U W I k u j 17 (17) 17 T 17 (17) A B V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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Am
46 I } } } } } } T A B x x x x x x x x sl. sl. sl. V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E Chorus F/C G/D F/C Em F Em Am V V V 50 V V V V V V V V I V k V V V V V k V k j V k j u u u Gtrs I, II 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 T 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B c c c V V k k V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V u u u 0 0 0 T 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 B 5
F Dm6 F/C Em F Em Am V V V V V V V 54 V V V V V V V V I k V V k V k j V k j u u u 8 8 8 8 7 5 7 7 T 10 10 10 10 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B c c c V V k k V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V u u u 0 0 0 T 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 B 5
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F 3rd Verse Am Fmaj9 G Dm/A
58 c I j k V U Gtr I Y Y T A 7 7 B
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Am Fmaj9 Fmaj9 Dm/A 62 c V V V I V k j V V V V V
0 0 T 0 1 0 1 1 A 7 B H H
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
Am Fmaj9 G Dm/A 66 W V V V I j V V V V
0 0 1 0 T 0 1 0 1 A B H H
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
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Am Em F Em 8va 70 W j V V V V V V V V V V V j I u Gtr I 1 0 12 13 12 13 12 12 12 (12) 12 T A B H P H P 8va W I j Gtr II 13 T A B
c c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V k V k j V k k V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
G Out-Chorus F/C G/D F/C Em F Em Am V V V 74 V V V V V V V V I V k V V V V V k V k j V k j u u u Gtrs I, II 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 T 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B
c c V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V u u Gtr III 0 0 0 T 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 B 5
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F Dm6 F/C Em F Em Am V V V V V V V 3x 1 V V V V V V V V I k V V k V k j V k j u u u 8 8 8 8 7 5 7 7 T 10 10 10 10 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 7 5 7 7 A 9 9 B
c c 3x V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u V V V V u u 0 0 0 T 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 A 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 B 5
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