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Bargain
By the Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend


transcribed by
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Electric: Tune down 1/2 step (Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramGbGb Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb)
Acoustic: Capo on 1 (standard tuning)

[chords]  (electric)  (acoustic)
Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4    xx4252      x13141
Chord diagramBb7Bb7        xx4242      x13131
Chord diagramBb majorBb         x244xx      x13331 or 13366
Chord diagramAbAb         x022xx      4x1144
Chord diagramEb MajorEb         022400      x(1)1343 or xx1346
Chord diagramDbadd9Dbadd9     xx0230      x43144
Eb6sus4    042200      xx1344
Chord diagramGbGb         3x00xx      x44322

[bridge chords; electric tacit (I've put them in
for single guitar arrg, e.g., Who's Missing)]
Chord diagramEb MajorEb         xx2100      xx1343 (xx1346; second time)
Ebmaj7/D   xx1100      x51343
Ebadd9/Db  xx0100      x41341
Ebsus4/Ab  x02200      4x1141 (Chord diagramAb6Ab6)
Chord diagramDbadd9Dbadd9     xx0230      x43141
Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4      244422      133311
Chord diagramFF          244322      133211

[Note: Leads are approximate. Leads are transcribed for electric/Eb tuning;
chords symbols above leads are for acoustic/capo]


  Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4       Chord diagramBb7Bb7        Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4        Chord diagramBb majorBb
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
|-6-13---11-9-|-11-8---9-|-6-13---11-9-|-16------------------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
|-4-11---9--7-|-9--6---7-|-4-11---9--7-|-14------------------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
 [with volume pedal for swells]

    Chord diagramBb majorBb                          Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramEb MajorEb
I'd glady lose me ....
    Chord diagramBb majorBb                          Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramEb MajorEb
I'd gladly give up ...
   Chord diagramBb majorBb                   Chord diagramDbadd9Dbadd9               Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Eb6sus4
To find you, I'd suffer ....
                                                 e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|
                                                 b|-12-10-9--7--5--3--|

     Chord diagramBb majorBb                              Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramEb MajorEb
I'll pay any price just ...
     Chord diagramBb majorBb                              Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramEb MajorEb
I'll work all my ...
   Chord diagramBb majorBb                Chord diagramDbadd9Dbadd9                    Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Eb6sus4
To win you I'd stand naked, ...
                                                 |-0---0--0---0-----|
                                                 |-0-2--3---2-0-----|
                                                 |-1-2--4---2-1-----|
                                                 |------------2-----|
                                                 |------------------|
                                                 |------------------|

                Chord diagramGbGb           Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramEb MajorEb      Chord diagramEb MajorEb
I'd call that a bargain, ....

The best I ever had..........
                Chord diagramBb majorBb                Chord diagramAbAb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb      Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramEb MajorEb
              |-----------------------------|-------------------|
              |-----------------------------|-------------------|
              |-2-4--2-4--2-4---------7-----|-2-4--2-4--2---x-x-|
              |-2-4--2-4--2-4----4-6/9-9----|-2-4--2-4--2---x-x-|
              |-----2---2-----2/6---------2-|----2----2---------|
              |-----------------------------|-------------------|

I'd gladly lose me ....
e|----0-0-0---0---0---|
b|-/5-5-7-9--10--10---|

I'd pay any price just to ....

|-0--0---0-------|
|-0--------3-/5--|
|-1-2--/4--------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|

I'd call that a bargain, .....
The best I ever...
  had............
  Chord diagramBb majorBb                     Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramEb MajorEb        Chord diagramBb majorBb              Chord diagramAbAb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---7--7--7--7--7---7-7--7-----7-7-7---|-7--7-7--7-----------------|
|---6^-6^-6^-6^-6---6-6--4/6/4-6-4-4---|-6^-6-4--4-------4----2----|
|--------------------------------------|--------6--4/2---4-2--2----|
|--------------------------------------|--------------4----2-------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------0-|

[bridge]
Chord diagramEb MajorEb                 Ebmaj7/D
I sit looking ....

                  Ebadd9/Db
I look at my face ...
                              b|-10-9--5---------|

                 Ebsus4/Ab            Chord diagramDbadd9Dbadd9
I know I'm worth ......
                                   b|-5/7-----|

         Chord diagramEb MajorEb                             Chord diagramEbmaj7Ebmaj7
And like one and one ...

                 Ebadd9/Db
One and one ...
                         b|-10-9-14------------|

        Ebsus4/Ab        Chord diagramDbadd9Dbadd9
And I'm looking for that .....
  you.....
| Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4      Chord diagramFF  | Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4  Chord diagramBb majorBb  | Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4   | Chord diagramBb7Bb7        |

[synth riff arr. for guitar]
 | Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4      | Chord diagramBb7Bb7      | Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4     | Chord diagramBb7Bb7        |
g|-6-/13---11-9-|-11-8---9-|-6-13---11-9-|/11---------|

 | Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4      | Chord diagramBb7Bb7      | Chord diagramBb7sus4Bb7sus4     | Chord diagramBb majorBb         |
g|-6-/13---11-9-|-11-8---9-|-6-13---11-9-|-16---------|

I'd gladly lose me to ....

|---0-------12-----------------|
|---0----12-12-------9---9\----|
|--------11^--11\--9-9-7-9\----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------|

I'll pay any price just to .....

|----0---0-0-----0-----0-|
|-----/5-3-2--/5--\3-2---|
|--------------------2---|
|------------------------|
|-2----------------------|
|-0----------------------|

I call that a bargain, the ....
The best I ever...
  had.................
  Chord diagramBb majorBb             Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramEb MajorEb   Chord diagramBb majorBb             Chord diagramAbAb   Chord diagramEb MajorEb
|----7---7---7---------|---------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----4-|--4---4---4---4-2----------|
|--6^--6^--6^--6^\-4-4-|--4---4---4---4-2--4-------|
|-------------------6--|-6---6---6---6--2----------|
|----------------------|---------------------2---0-|
|----------------------|-----------------------0---|

  Chord diagramBb majorBb                       Chord diagramAbAb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb          Chord diagramBb majorBb              Chord diagramAbAb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
|-------------------------------------7-7-|-----------7\-----------|
|--------------------------------7----7-7-|--7-7--7-7-7\-----------|
|---------------7^------------7^-7--------|--7-8--7-8--------4-2---|
|---------4-6/9---9-9/9--9/9/9--9----9----|-9----9-----------4-2---|
|-2-2--2/6--------------------------------|--------------0-2-------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|

[repeat intro pattern]
[repeat post-bridge synth arr. for guitar pattern]
[repeat intro pattern]


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