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48 Hours

The Clash
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Guitar Intro then:

Verse:

'Friday or Saturday, what does that mean...

G---------------------------------------------- (x2)

D----------------------------------------------

A--7~------------------9~----------------------

E----------------------------------------------

'Monday's coming like a jail on wheels...

G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|

A--3333333333333333333333555555555555555-------|

E----------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

'Fourty eight hours needs fourty eight...

G----------------------------------------------| (x3)
D----------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------55555555555555-2-0--|
E--333333333333333333333333--------------------|

'Thrills, fourty eight thrills...

G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A--777777777777777777777777777777--------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Back to Verse

Chorus

Solo:

G----------------------------------------------| (x4)
D----667788----445566--------------------------|
A--7~--------5~--------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Verse

Chorus

Chorus

End on:

G-------|
D-------|
A---7---|
E-------|

I haven't put the exact number of times to strum the string, the bass just follows

the words so it's easy to understand

One oy my favourite songs by the greatest band in the world

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