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Should I Stay Or Should I Go

The Clash
Bass Tab
4.6(102)

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

Verse

e q e e e e e e e+H e q e e e e e e e+H e q e e e e e e e+H

G:----------------|-------|---------------|-------|---------------|-------|
D:*---------------|-------|---------------|-------|---------------|-------|
A:*-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---|-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---|---------------|-------|
E:--------3-3-----|-------|-------3-3-----|-------|-R-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-R---|

Play 2X

e q e e e e e e e+H e e e e e e e e e e+H e q e e e e e e e+H

G:---------------|-------|-----------------|-------|---------------|--------|
D:---------------|-------|-----------------|-------|---------------|-------*|
A:-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---|-R-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-R---|-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---*|
E:-------3-3-----|-------|-----------------|-------|-------3-3-----|--------|

Chorus

e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

G:---------------|-------7-5-----|---------------|-------7-5-----|
D:-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|
A:-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

G:---------------|---------------|---------------|-------7-5-----|
D:-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-----|-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|
A:---------------|-----------5-3-|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e+H

G:---------------|-----------------|-------|
D:-------7-5-----|-----------------|-------|
A:-0-0-0-----7-4-|-0-R-0-0-5-5-5---|-5-R---|
E:---------------|---------------3-|-------|

Verse/Break

e q e e e e e e e+H e q e e e e e e e+H e q e e e e e e e+H

G:----------------|-------|---------------|-------|---------------|-------|
D:*---------------|-------|---------------|-------|---------------|-------|
A:*-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---|-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---|---------------|-------|
E:--------3-3-----|-------|-------3-3-----|-------|-R-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-R---|

Play 2X

e q e e e e e e e+H e e e e e e e e e e+H e q e e e e e e e+H

G:---------------|-------|-----------------|-------|---------------|--------|
D:---------------|-------|-----------------|-------|---------------|-------*|
A:-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---|-R-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-R---|-R-5-5-----2-3-|-5-R---*|
E:-------3-3-----|-------|-----------------|-------|-------3-3-----|--------|

Chorus

e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

G:---------------|-------7-5-----|---------------|-------7-5-----|
D:-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|
A:-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

G:---------------|---------------|---------------|-------7-5-----|
D:-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-----|-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|
A:---------------|-----------5-3-|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

G:---------------|----------------|
D:---------------|----------------|
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E:---------------|----------------|

e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

G:---------------|-------7-5-----|---------------|-------7-5-----|
D:-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|
A:-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

G:---------------|---------------|---------------|-------7-5-----|
D:-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-----|-------4-5-6-7-|-----------7-4-|
A:---------------|-----------5-3-|-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5---------|
E:---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e+H

G:---------------|-----------------|-------||
D:-------7-5-----|-----------------|-------||
A:-0-0-0-----7-4-|-0-R-0-0-5-5-5---|-5-R---||
E:---------------|---------------3-|-------||

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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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