'London Calling' by Clash - Guitar Tutorial

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            Artist: The Clash
Song:   London Calling
Album:  London Calling
Tuning: Standart (EADGBE)
Tempo:  Moderately Fast (144)

First of all I'm not so good with english so excuse me.

О.К, this song has 5 guitars:

Guitar 1: Rythm w/distortion
Guitar 2: Lead  w/distortion
Guitar 3: Rythm w/heavy reverb 
(You can barely hear it because of the reverb)
Guitar 4: Solo w/distortion (Backwards Guitar)
Guitar 5: Solo w/distortion (Backwards Guitar)

I didn't transcribed all of the guitars because
it's alot of work and I'm lazy.
I transcribed only what I play which is 
the rythm part, somewhere between Guitars 1 and 3.



[A] Intro (0:00)

   Em              Fadd#11/E
E|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
B|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|
G|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
D|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
B|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|
G|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
D|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
B|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|
G|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
D|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|





[B] 1st Verse (0:21)

       Em
E|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-|-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|


                             G5
E|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-15-15-x-x-15-15-|
G|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 

       
E|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-|-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 

                             G5
E|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-15-15-x-x-15-15-|
G|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-14-14-x-x-14-14-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|


   Em                                              G
E|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-------------------|
B|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-12---12---12---12-|
G|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-12---12---12---12-|
D|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-12---12---12---12-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-10---10---10---10-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
 

                                                 
E|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-------------------|
B|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-12---12---12---12-|
G|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-12---12---12---12-|
D|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-12---12---12---12-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-10---10---10---10-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|





[C] 1st Chorus (0:50)

       Em                G
E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-10-10-x-x-10-10-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|

E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-10-10-x-x-10-10-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|

E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-10-10-x-x-10-10-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|
                     D
E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-------------------------------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-7---7---7---7-7-7-7-7---7---7-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-7---7---7---7-7-7-7-7---7---7-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-7---7---7---7-7-7-7-7---7---7-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-5---5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------|





[D] 2nd Verse (01:06)

   Em            F                               G
E|-7---7-7---7-|-8----8--8----8--|-7-7-7-7---7-|---------------------|
B|-8---8-8---8-|-10---10-10---10-|-8-8-8-8---8-|-12-12-12-12---12-12-|
G|-9---9-9---9-|-10---10-10---10-|-9-9-9-9---9-|-12-12-12-12---12-12-|
D|-9---9-9---9-|-10---10-10---10-|-9-9-9-9---9-|-12-12-12-12---12-12-|
A|-7---7-7---7-|-8----8--8----8--|-7-7-7-7---6-|-10-10-10-10---10-10-|
E|-------------|-----------------|------------ |---------------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-8----8----8----8--|-7---7---7---7-|-------------------|
B|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-9---9---9---9-|-12---12---12---12-|
G|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-12---12---12---12-|
D|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-12---12---12---12-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-8----9----8----8--|-7---7---7---7-|-10---10---10---10-|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|--------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-9---9---9---9-|-8-10-8-10-8-10-8---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-8---8---8---8-|-9-10-9-10-9-10-9---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-8---8---8---8-|--------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|--------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|

E|-------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
E|-------------------------|





[E] 2nd & 3rd Choruses (1:35, 2:20)

      Em                G
E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-10-10-x-x-10-10-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|

E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-10-10-x-x-10-10-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|

E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-------x-x-------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-x-x-10-10-x-x-10-10-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|
                     D
E|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-------------------------------|
B|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-|
G|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-|
D|-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-|
A|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------|





[F] Interlude (1:51)

   Em
E|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
B|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|
G|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
D|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
B|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|
G|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
D|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|





[G] Guitar Solo (2:05)
(The rythm part)


E|-7-7-7---7-7-7-|--------------------|--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-x----x----x----x----|
B|-9-9-9---9-9-9-|-8-10-8-10-8-10-8---|--9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
G|-8-8-8---8-8-8-|-9-10-9-10-9-10-9---|--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
D|-8-8-8---8-8-8-|--------------------|--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
A|-7-7-7---7-7-7-|--------------------|------------------|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|
E|---------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------|


E|-7-7-7---7-7-7-|--------------------|--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-x----x----x----x----|
B|-9-9-9---9-9-9-|-8-10-8-10-8-10-8---|--9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
G|-8-8-8---8-8-8-|-9-10-9-10-9-10-9---|--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
D|-8-8-8---8-8-8-|--------------------|--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
A|-7-7-7---7-7-7-|--------------------|------------------|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|
E|---------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------|





PLAY 3rd СНОRUS (E)





[H] Оuтrо (2:36)


  Em              Fadd#11/E
E|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
B|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|
G|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
D|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
B|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|
G|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
D|-9---9---9---9-|-10---10---10---10-|-8---8---8---8-|-10---10---10---10-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|-7---7---7---7-|-7----7----7----7--|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
B|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|
G|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
D|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
B|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|
G|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
D|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


E|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
B|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|-9---9---9---9-|
G|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
D|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
A|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


E|-7-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-9-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-8-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-8-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-7-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|



О.К, that's it
have fun!
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Tags: classic rock, permanent wave, punk, rock
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