Joe Strummer, o John Graham Mellor (Agosto 21, 1952 – Diciembre 22, 2002), fue el líder, co-fundador, compositor, cantante y guitarrista rítmico de la banda británica The Clash.
De joven mostró un interes por la música, especialmente por el Rock and Roll, escuchando discos de Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Beach Boys y al cantante de folk americano Woody Guthrie, del cual tomó su apodo de "Woddy Mellor", que se mantendría hasta un año y medio antes de la formación de The Clash
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Artist: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mescaleros Song: Forbidden City Written: Joe Strummer Album: Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
Background: From the debut album released by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros in 1999. Author: Richard Grosser ([email protected])
Tuning: : Capo on 2nd fret (Hence all chords are up two semitones, or a tone)
Notes: 1. All 7th chords are played with the chord oscillating between the 7th and Major form, the up and down strokes. Hence it's easier with barre chords (not shown in the as above). 2. Where the chords are shown with triplets in brackets ...it's a quick, forceful(forte) staccato rhythm.
(Intro) [Tom-Tom & Bongos, over organ riff, leads into arpeggio chords] CF7CG7F7C(x3) Okay, dream of freedom...
Verse 1: CF7C Under the moon in the dragon room G7F7C Inside the mind of a soul confined CF7C Don't talk about soon in the dragon room G7F7CC(x3) F7(x3) Under the scream of a jet machine G7(x3) Am(x3) C(x3) F7(x3) Who knows in the hills, C(x3) G7(x6) Who knows when she will
Chorus: AmCF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out AmCF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out AmCF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out AmCG7(x3) When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out, CF7CG7(x3) C(x3) ...Oh, China, Yeah, China
Verse 2: CF7C Gold silk in a loom in the dragon room GF7C That silk that will be for the flag of the free C(x3) Am(x3) C(x3) F7(x3) Who knows in the hills C(x3) G7(x3) Who knows when she will
Chorus: AmCF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out AmCF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out AmCF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out AmCG7(x3) When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out, ...oh, yeah
Refrain: CF7CG7(x3) C(x3) Yeah, China, Whoa-oh, China, ...Yeah, China (Organ riff over gunfire masked by firecrackers) CF7CG7(x3) C(x3) Yeah ...they got lots of towers, ' Never pushed someone so far...
Chorus: CAmF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out CAmF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out CAmF7 When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out CAmG7(x3) When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out,
Refrain: CF7C ...Oh, China
(End)
Footnote: This is still a very timely song, Joe! In 2008, ...even moreso than a decade ago. :-R