The Who - Summertime blues
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SUMMERTIME BLUES (Bassline) (Live)
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1970 Album LIVE AT LEEDS)
Words and Music by Jerry Capeheart & Eddie Cochran
Arranged by The Who
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass'
Intro
Q=134
4/4
Gtr I (w/ pick & light dist.)
E E E E +E S S S S S S E E E E +E E S S E E E E E +E S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------|---9s7-------------------|
|-------------------------|---5-6-7-(7)---------|-------------------------|
|-------5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-----------0-5h7p5-|-0-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-------------------|---------------------|-------0-(0)-------------|
E E E E +E S S S S E a E E E E +E S S S S S S E S S E E +E S S E E
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---5-5-6-7-(7)-------5-|
|-7-5-------------------|---------5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-0-|-7-------------0-5h7---|
|-----8-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|-3h5-5-5-------------------|-----------------------|
S E.E E +E S S S S S S E E E E +E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|---9s7-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-5-----------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----8-5-(5)-5-5-0-0-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-|
S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5--||
1st Verse
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-0-|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S E S S E E +E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7p5---------------|
|-5b6-(5)---------------------|-------8-5-(5)-5-5-0-|
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-0-|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S E E E E +E E E S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-5-------------0-0-|
|-5b7-(5)---------------------|-----8-5-(5)-5-5-----|
S S E E S S a S S E S S E a E E E E a E E E E E E Q H W
|---------------------------|---------------------|-------------|------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|-------------|------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-0-|-------------|------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|-5-----------|------|
a E E E E a E E E E E E S S E +E E +S S S S Q Q H W
|---------------------|-9s7-----5-(5)-------------|------------|------|
|---------------------|-----5-7-------------------|------------|------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-|---------------0-(0)-7-5---|------------|------|
|---------------------|-------------------------8-|-5----------|------|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S E S S E E +E S S E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----5-6-7-(7)---------|
|---------0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-----------0-5h7p5-|
|-5b6-(5)---------------------|-----------------------|
S E.E E +E S S S S S S E E E E +E E E S S
|---9s7-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-----5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-5-------------------|
|-------------------------|-----8-5-(5)-5-5-0-0---|
S S E E S S S S E E S S
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-|
steady gliss
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22S21S20S19S18S17S16S15S14S13S11S12S11S10S9S8S7S6S5S4S3S2S1S0--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
2nd Verse
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-0-|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S E E E E +E E Q
|-----------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
|---------0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-5--------------|
|-5b7-(5)---------------------|-----8-5-(5)-5-5--|
a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5---|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-0--|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5b7-(5)---------------------|
S S S S E E +E E Q S S E E S S S S E E S S
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-5-7p5--------------|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------8-5-(5)-5-5--|--------------------------|
a E E E E a E E E E E E Q H W E E E E a E E E E
|---------------------|-------------|----------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------|----------|-------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-0-|-------------|----------|-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------|-5-----------|----------|-------------------|
E E S S E +E S S S S S S Q Q H W
|-/9s7-----5-(5)-------------|------------|------|
|------5h7-------7-5---------|------------|------|
|--------------------7-0-5-3-|------------|------|
|----------------------------|-5----------|------|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5b7-(5)---------------------|
E S S E E +E S S E E S E S E E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|---9\---7--------------------|
|---5-5-6-7-(7)---------|------0----------------------|
|-7-------------0-5h7p5-|-7--------5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Guitar Solo
E E E E +E S S S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------||-----------------7----|-------9-------------------|
|-------------------------||-------7--------------|---------0-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|
|-7-5---------------------||-----------5-5-5---5/-|-7-7-7---------------5-7---|
|-----8-5-(5)-x-x-x-x-x-x-||-5-5-5---5------------|---------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-5-5-----------------5-5-7-7--|
|---------------------------|---------8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8----------|
~~~~~~~~
a E E +E S S S S E E E S S E Q S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S
|---------------------7---|-------9----------------|-----------------7-----|
|-5s7-7-(7)---------------|----------7-7-------5---|---7-7-5---------------|
|-----------0-0-5-5-5---5-|-7-7-7--------0-5-7---0-|-0-------7-6-5-5---5-5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
S S E E E +S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------9---------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------7-5---5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|------------------------|
|-5-7-7---0-(0)-----7---|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-5-4---------4-5-7-0--|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------7-5-5-5----------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S
|-------------------------7-----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-------7-----|
|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------------|
S S S S S S E +E E +E E E E E E +E Q S S
|---------------------------|-------------7-------|
|---------------------------|-----7---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|-------5-(5)----5-6--|
|-------------8-(8)-7-(7)-6-|-5-5-----------------|
E E E E +E E S S E S S S S E S S S S E E S S
|-----9------------------|---------------------7-----|
|----------------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
|-7-7---/12-(12)-0-5h7---|---------------5-5-5---5-6-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
S S E E E +E S S S S E
|-------9------------------|
|---------7-(7)-5----------|
|-7-7-7-----------7-5h7-0--|
|--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-5-5-------------------|
|-----------7-7-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-|
|-----------------------------|
Q E E +E S S S S E E +E E E +E S S S S S S
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|-7--------------------|---------0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5------|
|----0-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|-5b6-(5)-----------------5-5--|
E E E E +E S S S S E
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-7-5---------------------||
|-----7b8-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-||
E +E E E +S S S S S S S S E S S E E +E E S S E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----7-8-9-(9)-------7-|
|---------0-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-----------0-7h9---|
|-5b7-(5)-----------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S E E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-9-7-9-7---------------------|
|---------9-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------|
E E E E +Q E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-7-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----9b10-7-(7)--7-0-0-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-x-x--|
steady gliss
PM----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|-16S15S14S13S12S11S10S9S8S7S6S5S4S3S2S1-|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
3rd Verse
S S E E E a E E a E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|-----------------------||---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------||---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------||---------------------|---------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-||-5h7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-0-|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S E E E E +E E E E a E E E E a E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-7----------------|----------------------|
|-7b8-(7)-0-------------------|-----10-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7--|
a E E E E a E E E E E +E E E +E S S S S S S E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-7-----------------|
|-5h7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-0-|-7b8-(7)-0-------------------|-----10-7-(7)-7-7-7--|
S S E E S S S S E E S S a E E E E a E E E E E E Q H
|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7---|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------7-|-7-----------|
W E E E E a E E E E E E E E +E S S S S S S
|----------|-------------------|-11b12s9----7-(7)-------------|
|----------|-------------------|---------/9-------9-7---------|
|----------|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-|----------------------9-7-----|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------9-8-|
E E Q H W
|-------------|----------||
|-------------|----------||
|-------------|----------||
|-7-----------|----------||
Outro
E +E E E +E S S S S S S E S S E E +E E S S E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|---7-7-8-9-(9)-------7-|
|-----------7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-------------0-7-9---|
|-7b8-(7)-5-------------------|-----------------------|
S E.E E +E S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S E
|---11s9-------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------7-8-9-9-7---|
|-0------7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-7------9-----------9-|
|--------------------------|-----10-7---------------|
E +E E E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7b8-(7)-5-------------------|
E S S E E +E E S S E S S S S E E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|---7-7-8-9-(9)-------7-|-9-7-9-7------------------------|
|-9-------------0-7-9---|---------9b10-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E E E E +H +W
|-----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|--------*|
|-9-7-------------|--------*|
|-----10-7-(7)----|-(7)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
Well, I'm a gonna raise a fuss, I'm a gonna raise a holler
I've been working all summer just to try and earn a dollar
Well, I went to the boss, said I got a date
The boss said "No Dice, son, you gotta work late"
Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do
There ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Well, my mom and poppa told me, "Son you gotta earn some money
If you want to use the car to go out next Sunday"
Well, I didn't go to work, I told the boss I was sick
He said "You can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do
There ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
Gonna take my problems to the United Nations
Well, I went to my congressman, he said, quote
"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote"
Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do
There ain't no cure for the summertime blues