Should i stay or should i go by The Clash
tabbed by Pat Murphy (cashoo34@yahoo.com)
standard tuning
Сome in after guitar plays this
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|(x4)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|--3--3--3--1--1--1-2-3-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-5--5--5--5-5-5--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|(x3)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|--3--3--3--1--1--1-2-3-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-5--5--5--5-5-5--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
G|-----------------------7-5------|
D|--------4-5-6-7------------7-5--|
A|-5--5-55---------5-5-55---------|
E|--------------------------------|(x2)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3-3-33-1-1-11-3-3-33--|
G|-----------------------7-5------|
D|--------4-5-6-7------------7-5--|
A|-5--5-55---------5-5-55---------|
E|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-5--5--5--5-5-5--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|(x3)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3-3-33-1-1-11-3-3-33--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--5-5-55-5-5-55-5--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|(x3)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3-3-33-1-1-11-3-3-33--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--5-5-55-5-5-55-5--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
G|-----------------------7-5------|
D|--------4-5-6-7------------7-5--|
A|-5--5-55---------5-5-55---------|
E|--------------------------------|(x2)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3-3-33-1-1-11-3-3-33--|
G|-----------------------7-5------|
D|--------4-5-6-7------------7-5--|
A|-5--5-55---------5-5-55---------|
E|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--5-5-55-5-5-55-5--|
G|-----------------------7-5------|
D|--------4-5-6-7------------7-5--|
A|-5--5-55---------5-5-55---------|
E|--------------------------------|(x2)
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3-3-33-1-1-11-3-3-33--|
G|-----------------------7-5------|
D|--------4-5-6-7------------7-5--|
A|-5--5-55---------5-5-55---------|
E|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--5-5-55-5-5-55-5--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--------3--4--5--|
E|-----------3--3-----------|
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Should I Stay Or Should I Go |
Artist |
The Clash |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
xMaE6toi4mk |
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1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).