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BABA O'RILEY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1971 Album WHO'S NEXT)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass'
Intro
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
Wx36
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1st Verse H. Q W H +E S S Q W |------------|----------|-----------------|------| |-3----------|----------|-3----(3)--------|------| |---------3--|-1--------|----------0-0-3--|-1----| |------------|----------|-----------------|------| H. Q W H. Q W |------------|----------|------------|------| |-3----------|----------|-3----------|------| |---------3--|-1--------|---------3--|-1----| |------------|----------|------------|------| |-3-| |-3-| H +E S S S E E W H +E S S S E E W 4x ||---------------------|----------|--------------------|-------|| ||o-3----(3)-----------|----------|-3----(3)-----------|------o|| ||o----------0-0-3-3-0-|-1--------|----------0-0-3-3-0-|-1----o|| ||---------------------|----------|--------------------|-------|| W W W +W |----------|----------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |----------|----------|----------|--------|| |-3--------|-3--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |----------|----------|----------|--------|| Bridge Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 2nd Verse |-3-| |-3-| H +E S S S E E W H +E S S S E E W 4x ||---------------------|----------|--------------------|-------|| ||o-3----(3)-----------|----------|-3----(3)-----------|------o|| ||o----------0-0-3-3-0-|-1--------|----------0-0-3-3-0-|-1----o|| ||---------------------|----------|--------------------|-------|| Interlude Q Q H W W W |------------|----------|----------|------|| |------------|----------|----------|------|| |-3----------|----------|----------|------|| |------------|----------|----------|------|| Chorus |-3-| H +E S S S E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |--------------------|------3---------|----------------|------3-1---------| |-3----(3)-----------|--------0-1-2-1-|-3----------3---|----------0-1-2---| |----------0-0-3-3-0-|-1--------------|------1-3-------|-1----------------| |--------------------|----------------|----------1---1-|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| Q E S S S E S S S Q Q E E +E E Q |-----------------------|-----------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3----------|-----------------| |--------------0-0-0-3--|-1--1-1-(1)-0----| |-----------------------|--------------3--| |-3-| Q E E +E S S S E E Q E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------|| |------3-(3)-----------|--------------1-|| |------------0-0-0-3-0-|-1--1-1-1-1-3---|| |-1--1-----------------|----------------|| Interlude Slower Q=88 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W |-------------|-------------||-------| |-------------|-------------||o------| |-3-----3-----|-1-----1-----||o-3----| |-------------|-------------||-------| W W W |----------|----------|-------|| |----------|-3--------|-1----o|| |-1--------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|-------|| W W W +W |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|-1--------|-(1)----| |-3--------|-3--------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| Outro Double Time Q=176 W W W q q q q |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|----3-----3--| |----------|----------|----------|-3-----3-----| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| q q q q q q q q q q q q 7x ||--------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--o|| ||o-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----o|| ||--------------|-------------|--------------|| a a q a a q a a q a a q |-----------------------------| |--------3-3-3---------3-3-3--| |-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------| |-----------------------------| a a q a a q a a q a a q a a q a a q q q |-----------------------------|----------------------| |--------3-3-3---------3-3-3--|--------3-3-3-----3---| |-3-3-3---------3-3-3---------|-3-3-3---------3------| |-----------------------------|----------------------| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--| |-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q e E |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------3---*| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*| 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
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