London Calling Bass Tablature

• Version 1
• Version 2
• Version 3

Version 1

Transcribed by Kirk Williams (c2ib@unbsj.ca)


Intro (not too sure, but it sounds okay, and 
corresponds with the guitar chords)

G-----------------------------
D-------------7---------------
A--1/7--676----1/7-676--------
E---------------------------3-

Verse

G-----------------------------
D--77-------77----------------
A-7---6767----6767------------
E----------------------33-----

"The ice-age is coming" part

G--------------------------------------------------
D---5555-6-7777-6-5555-6-7777-6-5555-6-7777-6-5555-
A-7---------------------------------------------------8-7-6-5-8-7-6-5-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Version 2

Tab by jopublic@community.net (Thomas Cardenas)

Intro/Main-Break Riff:
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------10-------------------------------------------
A---2/7-------10-7-10----------2/7-------10-7-10------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------8----------- 

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------10-------------------------------------------
A---2/7-------10-7-10----------2/7-------10-7-10------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------8-----------

Verse:
London Calling   -   To the far away town............
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D---2--2----2------2----3--3-------------------------------------------
A----------------2----------------2--0-0--2----------2--0--2-----------
E-----------------------------------------------4--4-------------4--4--

Chorus:
The ice-age is coming   -  The sun................
G------------0------------------0-------------------0--------------------------------------
D---2----4-------0----2----4--------0----2----4--------0----2--2----0--------0-------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------4-3-2---4-3-2--
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Version 3
Transcribed by: Toni Kallioniemi (Zuf@nic.fi)

/ = Slide
~ = Let Ring
h = Hammer

Intro:
G|-------------4~------------------|
D|---------4---------------4-------|
A|-1/6~--6---6-----1/6~--6---6-----|
E|-----------------------------7~--|

Verse:
G|-------------4~--------------------|
D|---------4--------4---------4------|
A|-1/6~--6---6----6---6-----6---6----|
E|----------------------7~--------7~-|

Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0h2-2-2-2--4-4-5-5-5-5--4---(3x)---5-5--4-4--3-3--2-2--(2x)--|
A|---------------------------4----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

With bridge play intro