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#From: wbknox@unity.ncsu.edu
#Sent: Friday, December 26, 1997 11:33 PM
#
#Song: Jimmie Jazz
#Band: The Clash
#Album: London Calling (1979)
#Written by The Clash
#Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com)
#
#Well, here it is. I looked everywhere for the tabs for this song, and
#have only found the bass tab. So, here's my version. The solo sounds
#good to me, but by all means, let me know if you have a better way of
#playing this song.
#
#Chords:
#
E--0----0----2-----2---
#
B--2----0----2-----3---
#
G--2----1----2-----2---
#
D--2----2----4-----0---
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A--0----2----4---------
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E------------2---------
AEF#mD
The chord progression throughout the whole song is this:
(all these chords are strummed 3x) A F#m A D A E
(these are each strummed once) A D A E
AF#m
The police walked in for Jimmy Jazz
AD
I said, he ain't here, but he sure went past
AEAE
Oh, you're looking for Jimmy Jazz
AF#m
Sattamassagana for Jimmy Dread
AD
Cut off his ears and chop off his head
AEAE
Police cam looking for Jimmy Jazz
AF#m
So if you're gonna take a message 'cross the town
AD
Maybe put it down somewhere over the other side
AEADE
See it gets to Jimmy Jazz
AF#m
Don't you bother me, not anymore
AD
I can't take this tale, oh, no more
AEAE
It's all around, Jimmy Jazz
AF#mAD
J-a-zee zee J-a-zed zed
AEAE
J-a-zed zed Jimmy Jazz
A
And then it sucks, he said, suck that
AF#mA
So go look all around, you can try your luck, brother
D
And see what you found
AEADA
But I guarantee you it ain't your day your day, it ain't
E
your day.
A
Chop Chop!
Solo:
E----------------------------------------------5s0--------
B-----------------2---2-------2-2-2-2h0---5b-5-----3-1----
G------2///14-2-2---2-------2-----------2---------------2-
D-2s4-------------------2s4-------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------0-2-5-9-12-9-12-9s7-9-7-5----
B-1-3-5-3-1----------------1b2-----------------------------
G----------------2-2-----2---------------------------------
D------------2s4-----2s4-----------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
There's another riff played after the solo, but it's pretty much the same
type of scale thingy. I hope this makes some sense to you. The Clash rule!
Luke (lukeknox@iname.com)