Complete Control - Clash - Guitar Demo

How I play Complete Control by the Clash.

This is not a meant to be a note-for-note transcription. It's just the way I've come to play it. You know, letsagetabitarockin and all that.

The video has two parts. First, I play the song live on my Strat along with a simple Backing Track I made in GarageBand. Second, I do a brief tutorial on how I played the intro, chord progression, solo, the chords under the solo, the arpeggio break and outro. I ad libbed the outro solo in the demo, so the tutorial only shows a bare-bones version of main notes I try to hit while playing it through.

Sorry, no tabs.

This video is dedicated to my buddy Damien, who lent me Chris Salewicz's bio of Joe Strummer, a read that inspired me to put this video together.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Clash
• guitar
• Complete
• Control
• Mick
• Jones
• Joe
• Strummer
• drew
• hasselback
• vonhasselbach

[vonhasselbach]

Too bad. I like your stuff though.

[Drumguitarman]

I have friends who would blow your shit away . You suck !! Be a man and get in a band you wanna-be !!

[vonhasselbach]

@Drumguitarman Happy New Year to you, too!

[eamonic]

Thanks you so much for this vid. This is one of the best lessons I've ever watched. Plus on of my favorite songs.

You rock friendo!

[TheShockerVI]

Damn! That sounds really good! Especially since you've had to practically learn by ear! Nice Job.

[bhudster10]

you're my guitar HERO!!

[CHARLIESLYSTER]

This is really nice! Keep up the good work :-)

[Pauleymack]

my god, you really nailed this song, well done

[lineskier32]

@Drumguitarman haha you fagot. don't put people down so you can feel better. what good does it do?

[Drumguitarman]

I'd rather cut grass than listen to this shit

[fatpigiam]

@Drumguitarman

Stick to your suburban lawn mowing job and stop trying to make other people's lives as miserable and pointless as yours.

[crowhurst1000]

thanks -you play it well my friend!!!

[crowhurst1000]

@vonhasselbach- shame on you!!! Get back under youre rock and stay there until furthur notice.