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Underture Bass Tab by The Who

Underture bass tab by The Who

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:
 (0:00)

Bass rests

Chorus 1: (0:15)

G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|---------10--------|--------8-------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|------10----10-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------8---------|
E|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|

G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|---------10--------|--------8-------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|------10----10-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------8---------|
E|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|6-----------x---|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------8-------|--------8-------|
A|------8---8-----|------8---------|
E|6-----------6---|6-----------6---|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|
A|------10----10-----|------10------10---|------10----10-----|------10------10---|
E|8--------------8---|8------------------|8--------------8---|8------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------10--------|---------10--------|
A|------10----10-----|------10------10---|
E|8--------------8---|8------------------|

Verse 1: (0:43)

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|
A|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|
E|-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8-|

G|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|8---6-----------|--8---6----------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------|--------10-8-6-8-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------|----------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|

Break: (2:05)

Bass rests

Chorus 2: (2:36)

G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|---------10--------|--------8-------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|------10----10-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------8---------|
E|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|

G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|---------10--------|--------8-------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|------10----10-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------8-----8---|
E|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|6---------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------8-------|--------8-------|
A|------8---8-----|------8---------|
E|6-----------6---|6-----------6---|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|
A|------10----10-----|------10------10---|------10----10-----|------10------10---|
E|8--------------8---|8------------------|8--------------8---|8------------------|

Verse 2: (3:02)

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------8---------|------8---------|
A|--------8-8-8---|------8-8-------|6-6-6---------5-|6-6-6-----6-5---|
E|6-6-6-6-------5-|6-6-6-----5-6-8-|----------6-8---|--------------8-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------8-8-------|------8---------|----------------|----------------|
E|6---------6-6---|6-6-6-----8-6-4-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|
A|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|
E|-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8-|

G|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|8---6-----------|--8---6----------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------|--------10-8-6-8-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------|----------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

Alternative Chorus 3: (4:35)

G|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|10--------8--------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|----------------|-------10-----10---|------10----10-----|------8---------|
E|8-----8-8-8-8-8-|-------------------|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|

G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|---------10--------|--------8-------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|------10----10-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------8-----8---|
E|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|6---------------|

G|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--------8-------|--------8-------|---------10--------|---------10--------|
A|------8---8-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------10------10---|
E|6-----------6---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|8------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|
A|------10----10-----|------10------10---|------10----10-----|------10------10---|
E|8--------------8---|8------------------|8--------------8---|8------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------10--------|---------10--------|
A|------10----10-----|------10------10---|
E|8--------------8---|8----------------8-|

Interlude: (5:07)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8-------8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

Alternative Verse 3: (5:30)

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|
A|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|
E|-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8-|

G|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|8---6-----------|--8---6----------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------|--------10-8-6-8-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|

Interlude 2: (6:37)

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

Chorus 4: (7:30)

G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|---------10--------|--------8-------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|------10----10-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------8---------|
E|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|

G|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|---------10--------|--------8-------|---------10--------|--------8-------|
A|------10----10-----|------8---------|------10----10-----|------8-----8---|
E|8--------------8---|6-----------6---|8--------------8---|6---------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------8-------|--------8-------|
A|------8---8-----|------8---------|
E|6-----------6---|6-----------6---|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|---------10--------|
A|------10----10-----|------10------10---|------10----10-----|------10------10---|
E|8--------------8---|8------------------|8--------------8---|8------------------|

(7:56)

G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|
A|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|
A|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|
A|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|10---x-10-10---x-x-|8---x-8-8---------|
A|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|-------------------|----------12-10-8-|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|


G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

Verse 4: (8:46)

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|10---8-----------|--10---8-----------|
A|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|-----------------|---------12-10-8---|
E|-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8-|

G|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|8---6-----------|--8---6----------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------|--------10-8-6-8-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Coda: (9:28)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------8-------|----------------|--------8-------|
A|----------------|8---------------|----------------|8---------------|
E|8---------------|----------------|8---------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------8-------|----------------|--------8-------|
A|----------------|8---------------|----------------|8---------------|
E|8---------------|----------------|8---------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|
D|8-------8-------|8---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|


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Published: November 4, 2025

Last updated: November 4, 2025

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