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The Guns of Brixton

The Clash
Bass Tab
4.7(122)

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

Part 1

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0----4-4-4-4-4---0----------------0----4-4-4-4-4---0--|
A|--2-------------------------2---2---2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0-------------0---------------0-------------0--|
A|--2---2---2---------------------2---2---2--------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3-3-3-----|
G|-----------------|
D|--------------0--|
A|--2---2---2------|
E|-----------------|

Part 2

G|--------------2-----4-------------------------2-----4----------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4------------------0----4-4-4-4-4-----------------0--|
A|-------------------------2------------------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0---------------0--------------0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2-----| x2
E|--3-3-3-3-3----------------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------|

Part 3

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4---0---------------0---4-4-4-4-4--0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0---------------0--------------0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2------| x2
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------|

Part 4

Break

20 sec... (guitars keeps playing)

Part 5

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4---0---------------0---4-4-4-4-4--0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0---------------0--------------0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2------| x5
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------|

Part 6

G|--------------2-----4-------------------------2-----4----------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4------------------0----4-4-4-4-4-----------------0--|
A|-------------------------2------------------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0---------------0--------------0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2-----| x2
E|--3-3-3-3-3----------------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------|

Part 7

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4---0---------------0---4-4-4-4-4--0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0---------------0--------------0---------------0--|
A|-----------------2---2---2----------------------2---2---2------| x4
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3---------------------|

Part 8

(Fade out)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0---------------0--------------0---------------0--|
A|----------------2---2---2-----------------------2---2---2------| x2
E|--3-3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------------|

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