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Julies in the Drug Squad

The Clash
Bass Tab
4.5(4)

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

Song

Julie's in the Drug Squad Bass Tab Bass Tablature

by the clash

Transcribed by Sam Oglethorpe(sogletho@surf.its.bond.edu.au)

Looks complex, but it's fairly easy to play once you get the hang

of its structure.

Intro

G----------------------------------|---------------------------|
D----------------------------------|---------------------------|
A---4-47----4-47--------------4-47-|---4-47----4-47------------|
E-5-------5-------52525252525------|-5-------5-------525252525-|

Verse 1

G----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|---4-47----4-47-----------------|
A---4-47----4-47--------------4-47-|-5-------5---------4-47----4-47-|
E-5-------5-------52525252525------|-----------------5-------5------|
G--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D---6-69----6-69----4-47----4-47-|-----------------------------|
A-7-------7-------5-------5------|---4-47-------------4-47-----|
E--------------------------------|-5---------55-----5--------5-|

Fill

she didn't even look you in the eye

G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A---4-47----4-47--------------4-47-|
E-5-------5-------52525252525------|

Verse 2 (same as verse 1)

Pre-Chorus Bit

"gumbo!..."

G---------|
D---------|
A-----2-4-|
E-4h5-----|

Chorus

"ten years for you..."

G---------------------------------|----------------------------|
D---4-47-----4-47-----------------|---4-47-----4-47------------|
A-5-------5----------4-47----4-47-|-5-------5----------4-47-7--|
E------------------5-------5------|------------------5---------|

Piano solo

(under which play fill and then the verse)

Verse 3

Fill

Verse 4

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Repeat intro

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