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The Punk And The Godfather Bass Tab by The Who

The Punk And The Godfather bass tab by The Who

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Words and Music by Pete Townshend

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=125
 4/4
 Gtr I
   Wx4          H     S  S  S  S  Q
G|------------|------14-14-14-14-14--|
D|------------|----------------------|
A|------------|----------------------|
E|------------|----------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

    +H      S  S  S  S  Q     +H     Q  S S E
G|-(14)--------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------|
A|---------12-12-12-12-12--|-(12)----0--------|
E|-------------------------|------------3-3-3-|


                    Verse 1:
   E E Q  S S E Q     Q  E E +E  E E S S   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|-----------------||--------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------7--||-7----7-(7)-------7-|-7----------5---7-|------------5---7-|
A|-----0--0h5h7----||----------------0---|------0h5h7-------|--------5h7-------|
E|-3---------------||--------------------|------------------|-5----5-----------|


   E E S S E  S S E S S E    Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------------9-7------|------------------|------------------|
D|---7-----7s=9-------9-7\-|------------5---7-|------------5---7-|
A|-----5-5---/7-7----------|-0----0h5h7-------|-0----0h5h7-------|
E|-5-----------------------|------------------|------------------|


   Q  S S Q  S S Q    E E E E E  E S S E   E E Q  S S S S Q
G|------------------|-----------/9-7-----|----------------7--|
D|----5-5-5------5--|---5---7-5------9-7-|------------5h7----|
A|-3---------5h7----|-3---5--------------|-5---5--5----------|
E|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|


   E E Q  S S S S Q    E E Q  S S S S Q    E E Q  S S S S Q
G|----------------7--|----------------7--|----------------5---|
D|------------5h7----|------------5h7----|------------5h7-----|
A|-5---5--5----------|-5---5--5----------|-5---5--5-----------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


   Q.   E +H       Q.   a Q  Q  E   Q.   S S H      E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------||
D|------7-(7)----|-----------5--7-|----------7----|-------7-7-7-7-7---||
A|---------------|------5s7-------|------5h7------|-------------------||
E|-5-------------|-5--------------|-5-------------|-5-5-5-------------||


 Bridge:
   E E E E S S Q  E   E E E E S S Q  S S   E E E E S S Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|------------------|---------7-7-7--7p5-|-------------7--5-|-----------------|
D|-------------7--5-|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|---------5h7------|-5---5--------------|---------5h7------|-5---5---5---5---|
E|-5---5------------|--------------------|-5---5------------|-----------------|


   E S S E S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S   S S S S S S S S H
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6------|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------7----|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------|


   H      S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S   S S S S S S S S H      H    S E S Q
G|-9----/13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6------|-9-------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------|------7-9-7-9--|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------7----|---------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|---------------|


                                              Bridge:
   H    H      S E S E S S +H       W           Q.   Q.   S E.
G|------9----|--------------------|----------||-----------7-7----|
D|-----------|-7-9-7-9-7-9-(9)----|----------||------7-----------|
A|-7---------|--------------------|-7--------||-5----------------|
E|-----------|--------------------|----------||------------------|


   +H     Q  S S E   Q.   E +Q   S E.   +H     Q  S S S S   Q.   E +Q   S E.
G|-(7)-------7-----|-------------7-7--|-(7)-------7---7---|-------------7-7---|
D|---------------7-|------7-(7)-------|-------------------|------7-(7)--------|
A|--------5----5---|-5----------------|--------5----5---5-|-5-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


                                                    Interlude:
   +H     Q  S S E   Q.   E +Q   S E.   +W            S S S S Q  +H
G|-(7)-------7-----|-------------7-7--|-(7)--------||-------------------|
D|---------------7-|------7-(7)-------|------------||-------------------|
A|--------5----5---|-5----------------|------------||-------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------||-5-5-5-5-5--(5)----|


   S S S S Q  +H       S S S S Q  +E  E +S  S E   E E Q  +H
G|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--(7)----|--------------------------|---------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------|-----0--(0)----|
E|-------------------|-1-1-1-1-1--(1)-3-(3)-----|-3-------------|


   +H      S  S  S  S  Q     +H      S  S  S S  Q    S S S S Q  +E  S S Q
G|--------14-14-14-14-14--|-(14)---------------12--|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|------------12-14-------|-----------------------|
A|-(0)--------------------|---------12-------------|------------------0-3--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1--(1)-3------|


                            Verse 2:
   S S E +E  E +E  S S E E    Q  E Q  E Q
G|-------------------------||--------------|
D|-----------5-(5)-----5-7-||----5-7--7-7--|
A|---0-3-(3)-------5-7-----||-0------------|
E|-3-----------------------||--------------|


   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------5---7-|------------5---7-|
A|------0h5h7-------|-0----0h5h7-------|
E|------------------|------------------|


   E E S S E  S S E S S E    Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------------9-7------|------------------|
D|---7-----7s=9-------9-7\-|------------5---7-|
A|-----5-5---/7-7----------|-0----0h5h7-------|
E|-5-----------------------|------------------|


   Q.   S S E E E E   Q  S S E +E  S S Q
G|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------5---7-|----5-5-5-(5)-----5----|
A|-0----0h5h7-------|-3------------5h7------|
E|------------------|-----------------------|


   E E E E E  E S S E   E E Q  S S Q  S S   E E Q  S S S S Q
G|-----------/9-7-----|------------7--7-7-|--------7-7-7-7-7--|
D|---5---7-5------9-7-|--------5h7--------|-------------------|
A|-3---5--------------|-5---5-------------|-5---5-------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


   E E Q  S S S S Q    E E S S Q  S S Q    Q.   E +H       Q.   E +H
G|-------------------|---------7------5--|---------------|---------------|
D|--------5-5-7-7-7--|-----5h7----5-7----|------7-(7)----|------7-(7)----|
A|-5---5-------------|-5-----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|


                                                    Bridge:
   Q.   E +H       S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    E E E E H
G|---------------|---------------------------------||---------7----|
D|-7----7-(7)----|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--------------|
A|---------------|---------------------------------||--------------|
E|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------||-5---5--------|


   E E E E S S E S S S S   E E E E S S E S S E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-------------7-7-7-7-5-|---------7-7-7-----7-|----7----------|
D|---------5h7-----------|---------------------|---------------|
A|-5---5-----------------|---------------------|-5-----5---5---|
E|-----------------------|-5---5---------5-5---|---------------|


   E E E E  E S S E S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S   H    H
G|---------/9-9-9-9-9-9-|-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-|------9----|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
A|-5---5----------------|-----------------------------------------|-7---------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|


    S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S     E  S  S  E S  S E S S E S S
G|-------------------------------------|-/13-11-13-11-9-11-9-7-9-7-6-7-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                                         Bridge:
   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E E Q  +H       +W            W
G|-6-4-6-4-2-4-2-1-2-1-----|---------------|------------||------|
D|---------------------4-6-|---------------|------------||------|
A|-------------------------|-5---7--(7)----|-(7)--------||-5----|
E|-------------------------|---------------|------------||------|


   +H     S S S S S S E   W          +Q.   Q  S S E S S   W
G|--------7-7-7-7-----7-|----------|----------7p5-------|------|
D|----------------5h7---|----------|-------7------5-7p5-|------|
A|-(5)------------------|-5--------|-(5)----------------|-5----|
E|----------------------|----------|--------------------|------|


                                                  Interlude:
   +H     Q  S S E   W          +Q   E E E E E E    E E +Q   +H
G|-----------7-----|----------|------------------||-7---------------|
D|---------------7-|----------|------7---7---7---||-----------------|
A|-(5)----5----5---|-5--------|-(5)--------------||---5-(5)--(5)----|
E|-----------------|----------|------------------||-----------------|


   E E E E E E E E   +W           +Q   E E E E E E   E E +H.
G|-----7---7-------|------------|--------------7---|------------|
D|-7-----------5-7-|-(7)--------|-(7)--7---7-------|---5-(5)----|
A|-----------------|------------|------------------|-5----------|
E|-----------------|------------|------------------|------------|


   Q  E E E E E E   E Q  Q  E E E   E E E Q  S S Q    +Q   H.
G|----7---5-------|---------------|--------------7--|-(7)--------|
D|-5----------7---|-5-7-----------|----------5h7----|------------|
A|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------5-----|
E|----------------|------5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|------------|


   S S E S S E E E E E   +W           S S E S S E E E E E   +W
G|---7---5-------------|------------|---7---5-------------|--------|
D|---7---5-----5---7-7-|-(7)--------|---7---5-----5---7-7-|-(7)----|
A|-5-------------------|------------|-5-------------------|--------|
E|---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------|


   E E a H.        E E a H.        E E a H.        +W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
D|-----5h7-------|-----5h7-------|-----5h7-------|-(7)----|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
E|-5-5-----------|-5-5-----------|-5-5-----------|--------|


             Interlude:
   W           S S S S Q  +H        S  S  S  S  Q   +H
G|----------||-------------------|-14-14-14-14-14--(14)----|
D|----------||-------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------||-------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------||-5-5-5-5-5--(5)----|-------------------------|


    S  S  S  S  H.         S  S  E  +E   S  S  Q   Q    H     S  S  S  S  Q
G|----------------------|-------14-(14)-------14------|-----------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-------|-14s16---------14-16-----14--|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------|------12-12-12-12-12---|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|


    +H      S  S  S  S  Q    H     E  E  E E
G|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|------------10---|
A|-(12)----12-12-12-12-12--|------10h12------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|


                       Verse 3:
   E  E  E E  E  E Q     H    +E  S S S S E
G|--------------------||--------------------|
D|------10------------||----------------5h7-|
A|---10---------------||-0----(0)-0-5h7-----|
E|-----------12\------||--------------------|


   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   E E S S E  S S E S S E
G|------------------|------------------|----------------9-7------|
D|------------5---7-|------------5---7-|---7-----7s=9-------7-9\-|
A|-0----0h5h7-------|-0----0h5h7-------|-0---5-5---/7-7----------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|


   H    +E  S S S S E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------|------------------|------------------|---------9-7-----|
D|------------0---5h7-|------------5---7-|------------5---7-|---5---7-----9-7-|
A|-0----(0)-0---7-----|-0----0h5h7-------|-0----0h5h7-------|-3---5-----------|
E|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|


   E E Q  S S E E E   E E E E S S S S E E   E E Q  S S Q  S S
G|------------5---7-|-7---7---7-7---------|------------7------|
D|--------5h7-------|---------------------|--------5h7----7---|
A|-5---5------------|---------------5-5-5-|-5---5-----------5-|
E|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|


   +Q   S S Q  E Q    Q.   E +H       Q.   E +H       Q.   S S Q  Q
G|----------7-------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|------5h7----5-7--|------7-(7)----|------7-(7)----|----------5--7----|
A|-(5)--------------|---------------|---------------|-0----5h7---------|
E|------------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|------------------|


                         Bridge:
   E E E  E  E  E  E  E    E E E E S S Q   S S
G|----------------------||-------------7---7-7-|
D|----------------------||---------------------|
A|-------12-12-12-12-12-||-0---0---5h7---------|
E|-5-5-5----------------||---------------------|


   E E E E S S E E S S   E E E E H
G|---------7-7-7-7-7-5-|---------7----|
D|---------------------|--------------|
A|-5---5---------------|--------------|
E|---------------------|-5---5--------|


   E E E E S S S S Q    E E E E  S  S  E S  S  E    S S E  S  S S  S H
G|--------------------|---------11-13-13-9-11-11-|----9-9-------9---------|
D|-----5-7------------|--------------------------|-11-----11-11---11------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-5------|-7-7-7-7------------------|-------------------7----|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|


   H    S  S E S S E   S S E S S E H      H     E   E  E E    E E E E E S S Q
G|-9-----------------|------------------|-9\------/13-11-9-|--------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-11-9-7-5-----------|
A|------9h11p9-7h9p7-|-5h7p5-4h5p4-7----|-------7----------|----------7-5h7p5---|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|


                             Outro:
   E E H.        +W            W          +H.      E E
G|-------------|------------||----------|------------7-|
D|-------------|------------||----------|----------7---|
A|-5---7-------|-(7)--------||-5--------|-(5)----------|
E|-------------|------------||----------|--------------|


   W          +H     Q  S S E   W          +H     Q  S S E
G|-7--------|-(7)-------7-----|----------|-----------7-------|
D|----------|-------------7---|----------|-------------7-----|
A|----------|--------5------5-|-5--------|-(5)----5------5---|
E|----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------|


   W          +H.        S  S  S  S      Q.    E  +Q    Q
G|----------|-----------------11-13-||--14----13-(13)--11---|
D|----------|----------/12-14-------||o---------------------|
A|-5--------|-(5)-------------------||o---------------------|
E|----------|-----------------------||----------------------|


    E E +Q    Q   S  S  S  S    Q.    E  +Q    Q
G|-11-9-(9)------------11-13-|-14----13-(13)--11--|
D|-----------12--12-14-------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|


    +E   Q.    Q   S  S  S  S  3x
G|-(11)-----------------11-13--||
D|------14----12--12-14-------o||
A|----------------------------o||
E|-----------------------------||

************************************
Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

|  +()   -  note tied to previous
|   h    -  hammer-on
|   p    -  pull-off
|   s    -  legato slide
|  /\    -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
**************************************

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