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COUSIN KEVIN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1969 Album TOMMY)
Words and Music by John Entwistle
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass'
Intro
Q=117
4/4
Gtr I
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
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|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8--||
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1st Verse H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-8-------(8)-8-|-7-------(7)-7-|-8-------(8)-8-|-7----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-7-------(7)-7-|-6-------(6)-6-|-7-------(7)-7-|-6----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-6-------(6)-6-|-5-------(5)-5-|-6-------(6)-6-|-5----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-5-------(5)-5-|-4-------(4)-4-|-5-------(5)-5-|-4----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| Pre-Chorus $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| |---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| |---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|| |---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Interlude H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-| |---------------|---------------|---------------| H. +E E H. +E E |---------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|| |-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8--|| |---------------|----------------|| 2nd Verse H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-8-------(8)-8-|-7-------(7)-7-|-8-------(8)-8-|-7----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |-7-------(7)-7-|-6-------(6)-6-|-7-------(7)-7-|-6----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------|| H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------| |-6-------(6)-6-|-5-------(5)-5-|-6-------(6)-6-|-5----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------| D.S. al Coda H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|| |-5-------(5)-5-|-4-------(4)-4-|-5-------(5)-5-|-4-----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|| Chorus & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| |---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| |---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------------| |-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------||---------------| |---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-||-8-------(8)-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------------| H.=H H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W +W |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*| |-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8--------|-(8)----*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*| 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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