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Jimmy Jazz

The Clash
Bass Tab
3.9(4)

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

Song

Jimmy Jazz Bass Tablature

By The Clash

Version 1

Transcribed by Michael Santoro (XCheySanx@aol.com)

Intro

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

A---------------------------------7--9--9--9-----4--5--5--5-------------
E---4--5--5--5-----4--5--5--5-----------------------------------4--5----

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

A------------6--7--7--7--------------4--5--------------6--7-------------
E---5--5--------------------4--5--------------4--5----------------------

Police Walked In

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------8--11--8-----4--7--4---------------------
A------4--7--4-----4--7--4--9------------5--------------4--7--4--7------
E---5-----------5------------------------------------5------------------

Jimmy Jazz...Jazz

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------

D---6--9--9-----------4-------------------------------------------------
A---------------4--5--------4--7--4-------------------------------------
E------------5-----------5----------------------------------------------

Version 2

Transcribed by Matt Schild (batmatt@holly.ColoState.EDU)

Line #1 (played as intro and repeated later in the song):

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-0-1-1-1--0-3-3-3--0-5-5-5--0-3-3-3--0-5-5-5--0-3-3-3--0-5-0-3-0-5-0-3--

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

A------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3---------------------

Line #2 (played a billion times through the song):

G----------------------------

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

A----------------------------

E-1-3-5-3--3-5-7-5--5-7-9-7--

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