Bargain Bass Tab by The Who

Bargain bass tab by The Who

Bass Tab

Bassist: John Entwistle
Style: Fingered

h = hammer
/ = slide up
\ = slide down


Verse:  (Bass comes in at about 0:14)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|---3-------------|-----------------|------------/8\--|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4-------4-----4/|-6-----6---4---6-|-----------4-----|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-4---|---------6-------|---4---6---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4---4---4---4/--|-6---6-6---4---6-|-------6---4-4---|
E |-----------------|-------4---------|---------6-------|---4-----6-------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Chorus:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-4--------------/|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-------------16\-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----\-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6---6\--|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------6-----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Verse:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|
E |-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4-------4---4/--|-6---6-6---4---6-|---6-------6-4---|
E |-----------------|-----------4-----|---------6-------|-------4-6-----4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4---4-----4---4-|-6---6-----4-----|---4-------4-----|
E |-----------------|---------4---4---|-------4-6-----4-|-6-----4-6---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Chorus:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-4--------------/|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-6-----------16\-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----\-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------6---6-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Bridge:
G |---------------8-|-7---------------|-----8-----------|---------8-6-5---|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-8-------------8-|
A |-6---------------|-------------6---|---6-----------6-|-----6-----------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|
D |-6---------------|-6-------6-------|---------------6-|---6-------6-----|
A |---------------6-|-------6---------|-4---------------|-------4-----4---|
E |-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |---------------8-|-7---------------|-------8---------|---------8-6-5---|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-8-----------8---|---------------8-|
A |-6---------------|-------------6---|---6-------6-----|-----6-----------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|
D |-6---------------|-6---------------|---------------6-|---6-------------|
A |---------------6-|---6-------------|-4---------------|-----4-------4---|
E |-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------8---------|
A |-8---------------|-8---8-----8-8-8-|-8-----8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|
E |---------------8-|---8-------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-----6-6-6-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |6h8--------------|-8-8---8---------|-8---------------|-8-----8-------8-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-8-----|
E |-------6-6-----6-|---------6-6---6-|-------6-6-----6-|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------8-------|-8-------8-8---8-|---------8-----8-|-------------8---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-8-------------|
E |-6-----6-------6-|-------6---------|-6-----6---------|-------6---6---6-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-8-------8-------|-8-8-----8---8---|-----------------|-8-------8---8---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------6-8-----|-----------------|
E |-------6-------6-|-------6---6-----|-6-----6---------|-------6---6-----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------8-------|-8---------------|-8-------8-6-----|---------8-6-----|
A |-----------------|---------6-8-----|-----------------|-6-8-------------|
E |-6-----6-------6-|-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------8-------|---------8---8---|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-6-8-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6-----6-------6-|-------6---6-----|-6---------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Verse:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|
E |-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|-----6-----6-----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4-------4---4/--|-6---6-----4---6-|-------4---6-----|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-----|---------6-------|---4-----------4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------8-----|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4---4---4---4/--|-6---6-----------|---4---6---------|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-----|-------4-6-----4-|-6-------------4-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Chorus:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-4--------------/|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|-1-----1---1---1-|---------6---6---|
E |-----------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|-------4---4-----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4-------4---4-6-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-----|-----------------|-----------4-----|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


Ending: (may be less accurate than the previous sections)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|--------6h86h8---|---------8-------|-8-------8-8-----|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-------6-------6-|-------6---------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---------8---8---|-----8-------8---|-----------8-----|
A |-----------------|-----------8-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6-----6-6-----6-|-6-----6---------|-6-------6-------|-6---------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------8-8-|---8-------8-----|---------8---8---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6-------6-------|-6-6-------------|-6-------6-------|-6-6---6---6-----|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-8-------8-------|-8---------8---8-|
A |-----------------|---------8---8---|-----------------|-------------8---|
E |-6-----6-6-----6-|-6-----6---6-----|-----6-------6---|-----6-----------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|-----8-------8---|-----8---------8-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------686--|
E |-6-----6-6-----6-|-6-----6-6-6-----|-6-------6-------|-6---------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----8-------6-8-|-----8-------6-8-|-----------------|---------8---8---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6-------6-------|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6---6---6---6-6-|-6---6-----6-----|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----8-6-----8-6-|-----8-6---6-----|-----8-6-----8-6-|-----8-6---6-----|
A |-----------------|---------8---8-6-|-----------------|---------8---8-6-|
E |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-------------|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----8-6---8-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------8---8-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------8---|-----------------|---------8-------|
A |-----------------|-------4h6-------|-----------------|-----------4-6---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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