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Train In Vain Bass Tab by The Clash

Train In Vain bass tab by The Clash

Bass Tab 

Train In Vain
The Clash
London Calling
Epic 36328
1979

Paul Simonon on bass
4/4 timing
standard tuning, key A Major


Intro    drums        guitar (but bass could play as well)
G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--7---7-|--7---7-|--7---7-|--7---7-|
A:|---R----|----R---|-0--0--0|-0--0--0|-0--0--0|-0--0--0|
E:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

Verse
G:|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D:|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40---|5>----4-|2>-------|
E:|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|--------|--------|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4

G:|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
D:|---------|--------|-----97-|--------|--------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40---|5>-----9|0>------|2>---024|5>-------|
E:|-----2/5-|--------|--------|-----424|--------|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4

Chorus
G:|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D:|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|
E:|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4

Verse
G:|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D:|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40---|5>----4-|2>-------|
E:|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|--------|--------|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4

G:|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
D:|---------|--------|-----97-|--------|--------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40---|5>-----9|0>------|2>---024|5>-------|
E:|-----2/5-|--------|--------|-----424|--------|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4

Chorus Reprise
G:|---------|---------|---------|--------|
D:|---------|---------|---------|--------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40---|
E:|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|--------|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4

Middle 8
G:|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
D:|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
A:|--------|2>-------|-5.40----|-5.40---|--------|2>-------|-5.40----|-5.40----|
E:|5>--2>--|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|--------|5>--2>--|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4

Verse Reprise
G:|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|
D:|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|5>----4-|2>-------|
E:|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|--------|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4

G:|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
D:|---------|--------|-----97-|--------|--------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40---|5>-----9|0>------|2>---024|5>-------|
E:|-----2/5-|--------|--------|-----424|--------|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4

Double Chorus
G:|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D:|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A:|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|
E:|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4

Middle 8
G:|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
D:|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
A:|--------|2>-------|-5.40----|-5.40---|--------|2>-------|-5.40----|-5.40----|
E:|5>--2>--|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|--------|5>--2>--|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4

Outro                       (repeat to fade)
G:||---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------||
D:||---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------||
A:||-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----|-5.40----||
E:||-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-|-----2/5-||
    1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4  1 2 3  4



|| repeat between || as indicated	h hammer on		~ vibrato
/ slide up				p pull off
\ slide down				1. dotted note
> legato (let note ring)		11 fret one, twice
! staccato (full stop mute)		11 fret eleven
R rest					x ghost note

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