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Rock The Casbah by Clash
Rock The Casbah
Tuning: EADGBE
Song sounds best on a clean amp setting with little to no drive.
This is the piano you can hear in the beginning, it doesn't sound quite right but there's
no need to learn this part.
e|------------------------------------------10--------------------10---------|
B|-----------------------------------10-13-----10\8--------10-13-----10\8----|
G|---------10-12-12b 10----10-----------------------10-12-----------------10-|
D|--10h12---------------12----12---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Dmin7 Amin7 Gmaj Emin7 Fmaj7 Amin7
e|-5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3-3--7---8---7---5-----------------------------------|
B|-6--6--6--6-----0-----0-0--8---10--8---5-----------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5-----5-----5-5--7---9---7---5------REPEAT ONCE------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7-----5-----4-4--9---10--9---0-----------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5-----5-----3-3--7---8---7---5-----------------------------------|
E|----------------5-----0-0--------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Amin7 Emin7 Gmaj Dmin7
e|--0---------0----------3----------1----------------------------------------|
B|--1---------0----------3----------1----------------------------------------|
G|--0---------0----------0----------2---------REAPEAT THREE TIMES------------|
D|--2---------0----------0----------0----------------------------------------|
A|--0---------2----------2---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0----------3---------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus: Played once after the verse has been repeated three times, then go into the chorus
Amin7 Emin7 Fmaj
e|-0----------0-----------1--------------------------------------------------|
B|-1----------0-----------1--------------------------------------------------|
G|-0----------0-----------2------TO CHORUS-----------------------------------|
D|-2----------0-----------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0----------2-----------3--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0-----------1--------------------------------------------------|
Song format:
Chorus (with piano bit)
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
verse
pre-chorus
Chorus
verse
pre-chorus
chorus
chorus
chorus
Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top
The sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a' cruisnin' down the ville
The muezzin was a' standing
On the radiator grille
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
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version 2
Chords used: (Std Tuning)
Am = x02210 or 577555
Em = 022000
G = 320003 or 355433
Dm = xx0231 or x57765
F = 133211
G6 = 320000 or [3554]00
Intro & Choruses:
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
/ / / / / / / / / / * * (* = clap, or strum)
Dm Am G6
/ / / / / / / / / /
Em F Em Am
Verses:
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
/ / / / / / / / / /
Am Em
/ / / / / / / / * * (* = clap, or strum)
G Dm
Am Em
G Dm
Am Em
/ / / / / / /
F F
That's it. Now over the lyrics...
Intro:
Dm |Am G6 |
Em F |Em Am |
Dm |Am G6 |
Em F |Em Am |
Now the...
Verse 1:
Am |Em |
King told the boogie men, "You have to
G |Dm |
let that raga drop." (clap,clap) The
Am |Em |
oil down the desert way has been
G |Dm |
shakin' to the top. (clap,clap) The
Am |Em |
Sheik he drove his Cadillac, he went a
G |Dm |
cruisin down the ville. (clap,clap) The
Am |Em |
Muezzin was a standing on the
F |F |
rad-i-A-tor grill–A-ill – A-ille. (Whoa!!!)
Chorus:
Dm |Am G6 |
Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap)
Em F |Em Am |
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm |Am G6 |
Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap)
Em F |Em Am |
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Verse 2:
Am Em
By order of the prophet,
G Dm
"We ban that boogie sound! (clap,clap)
Am Em
Degenerate the faithful
G Dm
with that crazy Casbah sound." (clap,clap)
Am Em
But the Bedouin, they brought out the electric camel drum.
G Dm
The local guitar picker got his guitar picking thumb.
Am Em
As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square,
F F
They began to wail-a-ail-ail! (Ohhh!!!)
Chorus:
Dm Am G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em F Em Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm Am G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em F Em Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Verse 3:
Am Em
Now over at the temple
G Dm
Oh, they really pack em in.
Am Em
The in crowd say, "It's cool,
G Dm
to dig this chanting thing!"
Am Em
But as the wind changed direction
G Dm
and the temple band took five
Am Em
The crowd got a whiff
F F
of that crazy Casbah jive!!!
Chorus (Same as previous)
Verse 4:
Am Em
The King called up his jet fighters,
G Dm
He said, "You better earn your pay - ay.
Am Em
Drop your bombs down between the Minarets,
G Dm
down the Casbah way - yay."
Am Em
As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured out of there,
G Dm
the jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare.
Am Em
As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair,
F F
The jet pilots wail – ail - ailed. (Ahhh!!!)
Outro Chorus:
Dm Am G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em F Em Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
(repeat, then...)
Dm Am G6
Shareef don't like it! He thinks it's not kosher!
Em F Em Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm Am G6
Shareef don't like it! Fundamentally he can't take it!
Em F Em Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm Am G6
Shareef don't like it! You know he really hates it!
Em F Em Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
(then, repeat following to fade...)
Dm Am G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em F Em Am
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version 3
A7 Em7
Now, the king told the boogie men,
G7 Dm7
--More--(4%)
you have to let that raga drop.
A7 Em7
The oil down the desert way
G7 Dm7
has been shaking to the top.
A7 Em7
The sheik he drove his cadillac
G7 Dm7
he went a cruisin down the ville.
A7 Em7
The Muezzin was a standing
Fmaj7
On the radiator grille.
chorus:
Dm7 A7 G7
Shareef don't like it.
Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 A7
Rock the Casbah. Rock the Casbah.
Dm7 A7 G7
Shareef don't like it.
Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 A7
Rock the Casbah. Rock the Casbah.
By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound.
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound.
But the Bedouin, they brought out the electric camel drum.
The local guitar picker got his guitar picking thumb.
As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square,
They began to wail.
Chorus
Now over at the temple
Oh, they really pack em in.
The in crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing.
But as the wind changed direction
and the temple band took five
The crowd got a whiff
Of that crazy casbah jive.
Chorus
The king called up his jet fighters,
He said, you better earn your pay.
Drop your bombs down between the minarets
Down the casbah way.
As sson as the Shareef was chauffered out of there,
The jet pilote tuned to the cockpit radio blare.
As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair
The jet pilots wailed.
Chorus to extro.
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version 4
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Intro
Q=130
F/C G/F/C
4/4
Gtrs I, II
W E E E. S E E E E W
|----------------|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|---------------------|
|----------------|-6---6--6-6-8-6---|---------------------|
|----------------|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|---------------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H E E E E Q Q Q E E E S S E E S S E E E
|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-1---0------------|---------1-----------|
|----------------|-2---0----2-----2-|---2-1-2---1-0-------|
|----------3--5--|----------3---3-3-|---------------3-----|
|--------5-5-(5)-|--------------5---|-----------------5-5-|
|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
G/B
E E Q H E E Q H
|-7----------------|-7------------------|
|-8----------------|-8------------------|
|-7----------------|-7------------------|
|-9----------------|-9------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-----1-0----------|--------------------|
|---------3-3------|--------------------|
|-------------5-5--|--------------------|
|------------------|---4-5-4-3-1-1-3-0--|
F DmF/C
E E E. S E E E E W
|--8----8---8--8-7-5---|---------------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-6-6---|---------------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-7-5---|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E Q E S S E E S S S S +S S E
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|--1----0--------------|---------1-----------------|
|--2----0------2---2---|---2-1-2---1-0---0-(0)-----|
|--------------3-3-3---|---------------3-------3---|
|----------------5-----|-------------------------5-|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
G/B
E E Q H E E Q H
|-7-----------------|-7----------------||
|-8-----------------|-8----------------||
|-7-----------------|-7----------------||
|-9-----------------|-9----------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|
| E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------5-7---------|------------------||
|---6-7-----7-6-5-3-|-5-3--------------||
|-------------------|-----5-3-5-3------||
|-------------------|-------------5-5--||
1st & 2nd Verses
Am Fmaj9
Gtr I
W W
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
||------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------|
||o-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|
||------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
||----------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
||o-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------|
||----------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
G Dm/A
E E +H. Q +H.
|-13-----------------------|-22b24---(22)---------------|
|----15-(15)---------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| W Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------0--0---2-1-0-----|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|--4b5-----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------3--3-3-----3-3-3-|-----------3--3-3-----3-3-3-|
|---------4--4-4-----4-4-4-|-----------2--2-2-----2-2-2-|
|---------5--5-5-----5-5-5-|-----------3--3-3-----3-3-3-|
|--------------------------|--0----0----------0-0-------|
|--3--3----------3-3-------|----------------------------|
Am Fmaj9
Gtr III
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------|
|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|
|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
|---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
|-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
G Dm/A
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--|
|-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
|-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--|
|---------------------|-0-0-------0-0--------|
|-3-3-------3-3-------|----------------------|
Am Fmaj9
Gtr I
W W
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------|
|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|
|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
|---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
|-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
G Dm/A
H E E Q E E E E Q. E
|-----------12-13-12-----|--0-----1--3-----0-----------------|
|------------------------|----------------------0------0-----|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| W S E. S E. H
|------------------------|-12h13-----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------12h13------10------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----3-3-3--------3-3-3-|-----------3-----3-3-------3-3-3---|
|-----4-4-4--------4-4-4-|-----------2-----2-2-------2-2-2---|
|-----5-5-5--------5-5-5-|-----------3-----3-3-------3-3-3---|
|------------------------|--0-----0-------------0--0---------|
|-3-3--------3--3--------|-----------------------------------|
Am Em
+W +W
|------------------------|---------------------|
|--(0)-------------------|-(0)-----------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|
| +W W
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-(10)-------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E. S E E E. S
|--------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------|
|--------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-------0--0-----0--0-|
|--------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-------0--0-----0--0-|
|------------------------|-------2--2-----2--2-|
|---0--0-------0-0-------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--0--0------0-0------|
F Em
H H +H. Q
|---------13------|-(13)--------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|
| W +H. Q
|-1---------------|--(1)--------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|
| E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|------1-1-1-1-1-0--||
|-----------------|------1-1-1-1-1-0--||
|-2---2-------2---|------2-2-2-2-2-0--||
|-3---3-------3---|-------------------||
|-3---3-------3---|-------------------||
|-1---1-------1---|------1-1-1-1-1-0--||
Chorus
F/C G/F/C
Gtrs I, II
E E E. S E E E E W
|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------|
|-6---6--6-6-8-6---|--------------------|
|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E
|------------------|--------------------|
|-1---0------------|-5-5----------------|
|-2---0----2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-|
|----------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-|
|------------5-----|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
Em F Em Am
E E Q H E E Q H
|-7-------------------|-7--------------------|
|-8-------------------|-8--------------------|
|-7-------------------|-7--------------------|
|-9-------------------|-9--------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E
|---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0--|
|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--|
|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2--|
|-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2---------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
F DmF/C
E E E. S E E E E W
|--8----8---8--8-7-5---|--------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-6-6---|--------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-7-5---|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--1----0--------------|-5-5----------------|
|--2----0------2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-|
|--------------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-|
|----------------5-----|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
Em F Em Am
E E Q H E E Q H
|-7-------------------|-7---------------------||
|-8-------------------|-8--------------------o||
|-7-------------------|-7---------------------||
|-9-------------------|-9---------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|
| E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E
|---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0---||
|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--o||
|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2---||
|-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2----------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
Bridge
Am
Gtr I
W W W Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--|
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|----------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-------------|
|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|----------|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-------------|
|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|----------|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-------------|
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------|
|-0-0-------0-0-------|----------|-0-0-------0-0-------|-------------|
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------|
W H Q Q W H Q E E
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|-----------17-|
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------xs=x--|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------xs=x--|---------------------|--------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|--------------|
|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|------------|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|--------------|
|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|------------|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|--------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------|
|-0-0-------0-0-------|------------|-0-0-------0-0-------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------|
Fmaj7
W +H. E E W +H. Q
|-17-------------------|-(17)--------17-|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------|-17-------------------|-(17)---------|
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W
|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|----------------|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|--------------|
|------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|----------------|------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|--------------|
|------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|----------------|------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|--1-1-------1-1-------|----------------|--1-1-------1-1-------|--------------|
Am
W Q Q Q Q W W
|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------||
|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------||
|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------||
|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------||
|---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--|---------------------|------||
|---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--|---------------------|------||
|
| E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|------||
|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-------------|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|------||
|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-------------|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|------||
|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------||
|-0-0-------0-0-------|-------------|-0-0-------0-0-------|------||
|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------||
Chorus
F/C G/F/C
Gtrs I, II
E E E. S E E E E W
|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------|
|-6---6--6-6-8-6---|--------------------|
|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E
|------------------|--------------------|
|-1---0------------|-5-5----------------|
|-2---0----2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-|
|----------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-|
|------------5-----|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
Em F Em Am
E E Q H E E Q H
|-7-------------------|-7--------------------|
|-8-------------------|-8--------------------|
|-7-------------------|-7--------------------|
|-9-------------------|-9--------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E
|---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0--|
|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--|
|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2--|
|-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2---------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
F DmF/C
E E E. S E E E E W
|--8----8---8--8-7-5---|--------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-6-6---|--------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-7-5---|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--1----0--------------|-5-5----------------|
|--2----0------2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-|
|--------------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-|
|----------------5-----|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
Em F Em Am
E E Q H E E Q H
|-7-------------------|-7--------------------||
|-8-------------------|-8--------------------||
|-7-------------------|-7--------------------||
|-9-------------------|-9--------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E
|---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0--||
|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--||
|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2--||
|-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2---------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
3rd Verse
Am Fmaj9
Gtr I
W W
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------|
|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|
|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
|---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
|-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
G Dm/A
TP TP
H Q E E W
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------7---|-7--------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--|
|-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
|-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--|
|---------------------|-0-0-------0-0--------|
|-3-3-------3-3-------|----------------------|
Am Fmaj9
E E Q H W
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7-------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------|
|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|
|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
|---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
|-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
Fmaj9 Dm/A
W E E S S E +Q E E
|---------------------|---------0---(0)---0-----|
|---------------------|-0h1-0h1-------------1---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3---3-3-------3-3-3-|
|-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2---2-2-------2-2-2-|
|-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3---3-3-------3-3-3-|
|---------------------|-0-0----------0--0-------|
|-3-3-------3-3-------|-------------------------|
Am Fmaj9
H. Q W
|-0--------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------|
|------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|
|------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
|----------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
|-0--0-------0-0-------|---------------------|
|----------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
G Dm/A
W E E Q E E E E
|---------------------|-----0-----1-0--------|
|---------------------|-0h1-----------0h1----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--|
|-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
|-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--|
|---------------------|-0-0-------0-0--------|
|-3-3-------3-3-------|----------------------|
Am Em
Gtr I
H. Q W
|-0--------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E S S E E E S S E E E. S E E E. S
|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-------------------|
|------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----0--0-----0--0-|
|------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0--0-----0--0-|
|----------------------|-----2--2-----2--2-|
|-0--0-------0-0-------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-0-0------0-0------|
F Em
\1
S S S S Q E E +Q +Q. E +Q Q
|-12h13p12h13p12---12-12--(12)---|-(12)-----12-(12)------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|
| W H. Q
|--------------------------------|--13-------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------||
|
| E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------------------|------1-1--1---1--1-0--||
|--------------------------------|------1-1--1---1--1-0--||
|--2-----------2------------2----|------2-2--2---2--2-0--||
|--3-----------3------------3----|-----------------------||
|--3-----------3------------3----|-----------------------||
|--1-----------1------------1----|------1-1--1---1--1-0--||
Out-Chorus
F/C G/F/C
Gtrs I, II
E E E. S E E E E W
||--5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------|
||o-6---6--6-6-8-6---|--------------------|
||--5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------|
||-------------------|--------------------|
||o------------------|--------------------|
||-------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E
||-------------------|--------------------|
||o-1---0------------|-5-5----------------|
||--2---0----2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-|
||-----------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-|
||o------------5-----|--------------------|
||-------------------|--------------------|
Em F Em Am
E E Q H E E Q H
|-7------------------|-7------------------|
|-8------------------|-8------------------|
|-7------------------|-7------------------|
|-9------------------|-9------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| E S S E E +E Q E E S S E E +E Q E
|--------------------|---------0-(0)-0--0-|
|-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1-|-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1-|
|-0---0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0---0---2-(2)-2--2-|
|-2-----2-3-(3)-3--3-|-2-----2------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
F DmF/C
E E E. S E E E E W
|--8----8---8--8-7-5---|--------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-6-6---|--------------------|
|-10---10--10-10-7-5---|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--1----0--------------|-5-5----------------|
|--2----0------2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-|
|--------------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-|
|----------------5-----|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
Em F Em Am
E E Q H E E Q H 3x
|-7------------------|-7--------------------||
|-8------------------|-8-------------------o||
|-7------------------|-7--------------------||
|-9------------------|-9--------------------||
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|
| E S S E E +E Q E E S S E E +E Q E 3x
|--------------------|---------0-(0)-0--0---||
|-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1-|-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1--o||
|-0---0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0---0---2-(2)-2--2---||
|-2-----2-3-(3)-3--3-|-2-----2--------------||
|--------------------|---------------------o||
|--------------------|----------------------||
Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top
The sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a' cruisnin' down the ville
The muezzin was a' standing
On the radiator grille
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
---------------
version 5
KEY:
h - hammer on
b - bend up a full note (aka note +2)
^ - bend to note
r - return
p - pull off (slide down to note without picking,
basically a reverse hammer on)
~ - let ring
/ - slide
x - play without holding down notes
INTRO (actually played on a keyboard)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----10h12-12b14r12-12b14r12-10h12p10------------|
D|-12----------------------------------12p10-h12--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
INTRO PART II (Only played once then chorus played)
E|-----------------x-------|
B|-----3--3-8-x----x-8-x---|
G|-5-x-4--4-9-x-9--x-9-x-5-|
D|-5-x-5--5-9-x-10-x-9-x-5-|
A|-x-x------7-x-8----7-x-x-|
E|-5-x------7-x-8----7-x-5-|
CHORUS
E|----------5-------------x-------|
B|-6~6~6666-6-3--3-8-x----x-8-x---|
G|-5~5~5555-5-4--4-9-x-9--x-9-x-5-|
D|-7~7~7777-5-5--5-9-x-10-x-9-x-5-|
A|-5~5~5555--------7-x-8----7-x-x-|
E|-----------------7-x-8----7-x-5-|
VERSE
(Play each chord many times)
Am7 Em7 G D
E|--0--------------------3-------2-----------|
B|--1-------0------------3-------3-----------| On the last time,
G|--0-------0------------0-------2-----------| play the D chord
D|--2-------0------------0-------0-----------| 5 times in this
A|--0-------2------------2-------------------| pattern:
E|----------0------------3-------------------| 1+2 3 4+5
Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top
The sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a' cruisnin' down the ville
The muezzin was a' standing
On the radiator grille
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
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version 6
D|--0--3--5--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Dm7 Am7 G7
Em7 F Em7 C
Am7 Em7
Now, the king told the boogie men,
G7 Dm7
you have to let that raga drop.
Am7 Em7
The oil down the desert way
G7 Dm7
has been shaken to the top.
A7 Em7
The sheik he drove his cadillac
G7 Dm7
he went a cruisin down the ville.
Am7 Em7
The Muezzin was a standing
F
On the radiator grille.
chorus:
Dm7 Am7 G7
Shareef don't like it.
Em7 F Em7 C
Rock the Casbah. Rock the Casbah.
Dm7 Am7 G7
Shareef don't like it.
Em7 F Em7 C
Rock the Casbah. Rock the Casbah.
By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound.
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound.
But the Bedouin, they brought out the electric camel drum.
The local guitar picker got his guitar picking thumb.
As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square,
They began to wail.
chorus
Am7
Now over at the temple
Oh, they really pack em in.
The in crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing.
F
But as the wind changed direction
G7
and the temple band took five
Am7
The crowd got a whiff
Of that crazy casbah jive.
chorus
The king called up his jet fighters,
He said, you better earn your pay.
Drop your bombs down between the minarets
Down the casbah way.
As sson as the Shareef was chauffered out of there,
The jet pilote tuned to the cockpit radio blare.
As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair
The jet pilots wailed.
chours x 2
He thinks it’s not kosher
Fundamentally he can’t take it.
You know he really hates it.
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version 7
intro guitars 1 and 2(doubled)
e--5----5-5-5--7--5-------------7-------7--------------------------|
b--6----6-6-6--8--6-------------8-------9--------------------------|
g--5----5-5-5--7--5-------------7-------7--------------------------|
d-------------------------------9-------9--------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--8---8---8---8---7--5---------7-------7--------------------------|
b--10--10--10--10--6--6---------8-------8--------------------------|
g--10--10--10--10--7--5---------7-------7--------------------------|
d-------------------------------9-------8--------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
now the knig told the boogie men....
guitars tacet
you have to let that ragga drop........
guitar 1
e----13----------------b22-----------------------|
b---------15-------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2
e-----------0--0-2-1-0-----------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g----b4--------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
got his guitar picking thumb.....
e---------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------|
d----5/7---------5/7----5\2-------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------|
and the temple took five....
e-----------17--------17-----------------------------|
b------17------------------17------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------|
Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top
The sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a' cruisnin' down the ville
The muezzin was a' standing
On the radiator grille
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
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