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/ The Clash / The Clash (1979) / White Riot guitar tab

White Riot 
                                                                                                          
                                     (original version)100% correct tab

                                Words and Music by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones

Tabbed by: Jason Fratt (Para Punx)got tab from: The Best of The Clash tab book

                   _______________________________________________________________
      chords used: | Barre Chord G,| Barre Chord C,| A major,| E major,| D major |
                   |     3         |      x        |    x    |   0     |    2    |
                   |     3         |      5        |    2    |   0     |    3    |
                   |     4         |      5        |    2    |   1     |    2    |
                   |     5         |      5        |    2    |   2     |    0    |
                   |     5         |      3        |    0    |   2     |    x    |
                   |     3         |      x        |    x    |   0     |    x    |
                    --------------------------------------------------------------


intro
   fast=202

guitar 1 (dist.) 

Rhythem figure 1


       A                D                    A                        D                     A                        D                                                  A
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-7--------7----------7---------------------7--------|-------7---------7---------------------7--------------|------7-----------7-------------------------|---------------------------------7---|
|-------------------------------5--------------------|----------------------------5-------------------------|-----------------------5------------------5-|-----5--------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------5-------------|
                                                       at the same time another guitar plays:

guitar 2 

Rythem figure 1A

|--------------------2----2--------------------------|------------------2-----2-----------------------------|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2-------------------------------|
|-----2---2----------3----3------------2---2---2-----|------------------3-----3---------------2---2---2-----|---------3-----3---------------------3------|-----3----------------2--------2-----|
|-----2---2----------2----2------------2---2---2-----|----------------- 2-----2---------------2---2---3-----|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2----------------2--------2-----|
|-----2---2----------0----0------------2---2---2-----|------------------0-----0---------------2---2---2-----|---------0-----0---------------------0------|-----0----------------2--------2-----|
|-----0---0----------------------------0---0---0-----|----------------------------------------0---0---0-----|--------------------------------------------|----------------------0--------0-----|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------0--------------------|
   *two guitars arr. for one                                                                                                                                      *bass plays C#
 





       
       A                D                     A                       D                    A                         D                                                  A
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(7)--------7----------7---------------------7------|-------7---------7---------------------7--------------|------7-----------7-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5--------------------|----------------------------5-------------------------|-----------------------5------------------5-|-----5--------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------5-------x---x-|
                                                       at the same time another guitar plays:

guitar 2

|--------------------2----2--------------------------|------------------2-----2-----------------------------|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2------------------------- ------|
|-----2---2----------3----3------------2---2---2-----|------------------3-----3---------------2---2---2-----|---------3-----3---------------------3------|-----3----------------2----2----2-----|
|-----2---2----------2----2------------2---2---2-----|----------------- 2-----2---------------2---2---3-----|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2----------------2----2----2-----|
|-----2---2----------0----0------------2---2---2-----|------------------0-----0---------------2---2---2-----|---------0-----0---------------------0------|-----0----------------2----2--  2-----|
|-----0---0----------------------------0---0---0-----|----------------------------------------0---0---0-----|--------------------------------------------|----------------------0----0----0-----|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------0---------- ----------|




                                         next part of intro: guitar 1 only



 
   E                            full bend                             E
                                   |          
|--0-----------------|-------------------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------|-------------------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--1-----------------|-----2-------2b-------------0--------------|----1---------------------------------|---2--------2---------1---------------|
|--2-----------------|-------------------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|----------------------------2---------|
|--2-----------------|-------------------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------|-------------------------------------0-----|----0---------------------------------|-----------------------------------0--|
                                                      

                                
   E                                                                  E                   full bend then vibrato      full bend
                                                                                                |             |          |
|--0------------------|-/12----12----12-------12-----------------|----0---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
|--0------------------|-/12----12----12-------12-----------------|----0---------------0-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|--1------------------|-/13----13----13------ 13-----------------|----1---------------0--------14b~~~~~-|----14b~~-------16b(16)\\--------------|
|--2------------------|--------------------------------0---------|----2---------------------------------|-----------------------------0--------|
|--2------------------|------------------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0------------------|-------------------------------------0----|----0---------------------------------|-----------------------------------0--|








   E                                                                  E
                                             
|--0------------------|------------------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|-----0--------0----0------------------|
|--0------------------|------------------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|-----0--------0----0------------------|
|--1------------------|----2----------2-----------(2)/-----------|----1---------------------------------|-----2--------2----2----1-------------|
|--2------------------|------------------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|------------------------2-----------7-|
|--2------------------|------------------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0------------------|---------------------------------------0--|----0---------------------------------|--------------------------------0-----|
                                                      


 E            full bend    full bend                                  E
                  |            |               
|--0------------------|------------------------------------------|----0------------------------12-------|---12-----12---------12-----------0---|
|--0------------------|------------------------------------------|----0------------------------12-------|---12-----12---------12-----------0---|
|--1--------------2b--|--------2b--------------------------------|----1------------------------13-------|---13-----13---------13---------------|
|--2------------------|-----------------------0------------------|----2---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--2---------0--------|---------------------------------0--------|----2-----------0---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0------------------|------------------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
                             



Chorus
        guitars 1 & 2 w/ ryhthem figures 1 & 1A, simile


          A      D         A            D           A         D                               A
      _____________________________________________________________________________________________
        White     riot          I   wanna   riot      white    riot,      a     riot  of  my own.
      _____________________________________________________________________________________________




          A      D         A            D           A         D                               A
      _____________________________________________________________________________________________
        White     riot          I   wanna   riot      white    riot,      a     riot  of  my own.
      _____________________________________________________________________________________________
        




Verse
   guitar 2
  
           G             /   /        /    /          / /          C    B     A     G   /   /     /

        1. Black  man     got  a  lot  of  problems,         but  they  don\'t  mind  throwing  a  brick.

        2. All        the  pow-er  in  the  hands -       of the  people rich enough    to     buy       it.


   guitar 1

             full bend      full bend            full bend                                       
                 |               |                   |
      |-----3-----------3--3----------3---|-3---3---------3-------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |-----3-----------3--3----------3---|-3---3---------3-------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |----------5b--------------5b-------|----------5b-----------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|/10-----9-----7-----------------|-----------------------|
      |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------10----10-|-------------(10)\\-----|
      |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
                         

             
             G           /  /         /    /          / /          C    B     A     G   /   /     /                 C  /

           White  People   go - in\' to     school,       where they teach you how   to    be     thick.
                                                                                                                   And
           While  we      walk      the    streets,       too       chick-en     to  e-  ven  try       it.



        full bend      full bend            full bend                                       
                 |               |                   |
      |-----3-----------3--3----------3---|-3---3---------3-------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |-----3-----------3--3----------3---|-3---3---------3-------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |----------5b--------------5b-------|----------5b-----------|--------------------------------|------------------x----|
      |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|/10-----9-----7-----------------|------------------x----|
      |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------10----10-|------------------x----|
      |-----------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|

 
         /         /   /         /    /  /      /   /     A   /                 /    /     /    /   /      /    /   C
            
        ev - \'ry-body\'s   do-in\'                     just    what  they\'re told    to.                             And


      |-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
      |-5------5----------5-------5-|---5----5---5----5\\------|-2---------------2--2-----2|------2----2---2----------------|
      |-5------5----------5-------5-|---5----5---5----5\\------|-2---------------2--2-----2|------2----2---2----------------|
      |-3------3----------3-------3-|---3----3---3----3\\------|-0---------------0--0-----0|------0----0---0----------------|
      |-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------3----------|


         /      /   /        /      /    /     /     /      E                       /   /  /   %     /    %
     
        no - bod-y wants                                   to    go   to  jail.


      |-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|----0-----0---------------------||---0---------------|
      |-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|----0-----0--------------------*||---0---------------|
      |--5------5---5---------5-----|----5----5--5----5-------|--1--------1---------------|----1-----1---------------------||---1---------------|
      |--5------5---5---------5-----|----5----5--5----5-------|--2--------2---------------|----2-----2----------/7---------||---2---------------|
      |--3------3---3---------3-----|----3----3--3----3-------|--2--------2---------------|-------------------------------*||---2---------------|
      |-----------------------------|----------------------0--|--0--------0-----------0---|--------------------------------||---0---------------|



Guitar Solo

     
             A      %                         /    %                          /       %
                                               full bend           full bend                                                    full bend
                                                   |                    |                                                           |
      |---------------------------5-------|-----------------5------5-------|------------------------5--------|--------------------------------|
      |------5------5----5----------------|---5-------------5------5-------|---5------5---5------------------|-------10-----10-----13b--(13)\\-|
      |------6------6----6----7---------7-|---6----7b-------------------7b-|---6------6---6----7-------7--6/-|-/11----------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


         /              /    D         /   A              /  D            /    A      /     D         /        /      C#   /   A      /     /
 
           full bend           full bend      full bend                     full bend                                      
               |                   |              |                            | and bend back to normal
      |----------------------5---------5--|-----5------------5-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      |-----------------5----5---------5--|-----5------------5-------------|---5b----(5)---------------------|--------------------------------|
      |--------7b------------------7b-----|-------7b-----------------------|----------------2~~~~~~~~2/------|/6-------6-------2--------------|
      |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------/7-----|
      |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


outro-chorus

     
   
       A                D                    A                        D                     A                        D                                                  A
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-7--------7----------7---------------------7--------|-------7---------7---------------------7--------------|------7-----------7-------------------------|---------------------------------7---|
|-------------------------------5--------------------|----------------------------5-------------------------|-----------------------5------------------5-|-----5--------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------5-------------|
                                                       at the same time another guitar plays:

guitar 2 



|--------------------2----2--------------------------|------------------2-----2-----------------------------|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2-------------------------------|
|-----2---2----------3----3------------2---2---2-----|------------------3-----3---------------2---2---2-----|---------3-----3---------------------3------|-----3----------------2--------2-----|
|-----2---2----------2----2------------2---2---2-----|----------------- 2-----2---------------2---2---3-----|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2----------------2--------2-----|
|-----2---2----------0----0------------2---2---2-----|------------------0-----0---------------2---2---2-----|---------0-----0---------------------0------|-----0----------------2--------2-----|
|-----0---0----------------------------0---0---0-----|----------------------------------------0---0---0-----|--------------------------------------------|----------------------0--------0-----|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------0--------------------|
   *two guitars arr. for one                                                                                                                                      *bass plays C#
 





       
       A                D                     A                       D                    A                         D                                                  A
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(7)--------7----------7---------------------7------|-------7---------7---------------------7--------------|------7-----------7-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5--------------------|----------------------------5-------------------------|-----------------------5------------------5-|-----5--------7----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------5-------x---x-|
                                                       at the same time another guitar plays:

guitar 2

|--------------------2----2--------------------------|------------------2-----2-----------------------------|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2------------------------- ------|
|-----2---2----------3----3------------2---2---2-----|------------------3-----3---------------2---2---2-----|---------3-----3---------------------3------|-----3----------------2----2----2-----|
|-----2---2----------2----2------------2---2---2-----|----------------- 2-----2---------------2---2---3-----|---------2-----2---------------------2------|-----2----------------2----2----2-----|
|-----2---2----------0----0------------2---2---2-----|------------------0-----0---------------2---2---2-----|---------0-----0---------------------0------|-----0----------------2----2--  2-----|
|-----0---0----------------------------0---0---0-----|----------------------------------------0---0---0-----|--------------------------------------------|----------------------0----0----0-----|
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------0---------- ----------|

 
                   hey please email me if you have the Correct tab to No feelings, by the SeX Pistols,and it should have the solo with it also.
 

My email address is: Parapunx@aol.com email me if you have any questions or comments


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