The Who - The real me
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Tuning: E A D G
THE REAL ME (Bassline)
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1973 Album QUADROPHENIA)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=140
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E Q Q W Q Q Q Q W
G|-17----------------|----------|-----17S=20b20.5-----|------|
D|-----15h17---------|----------|-17------------------|------|
A|-----------15\-----|----------|---------------------|------|
E|-------------------|----------|---------------------|------|
E E E E E E Q W E E E E E E E E
G|-------15---15S17----|----------|-----------8----10----|
D|-15S17---------------|----------|------8-10---10----10-|
A|---------------------|----------|-8h10-----------------|
E|---------------------|----------|----------------------|
a E E a E E a E E Q
G|-(10)S12-10-(10)S15-12-(12)S17-15------||
D|----------------------------------17---||
A|---------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------||
[1st Verse]
H Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
G|-------17b17.5-----|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|---1----------|-----------------|
A|-15----------------|-----------0-1-2-|-3---3--3-----|-----------0-1-2-|
E|-------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|--------------|---0-1-2-3-------|
Q Q a Q Q H E a E E E
G|---------------|-------------------|
D|----1--3S5-----|--------8h10-10-10-|
A|-3-------------|-------------------|
E|---------------|-------------------|
a H E E E E E a Q E Q Q
G|---------8----10----|---10S12--10-8-------||
D|-8h10------10----10-|----------------10/--||
A|--------------------|---------------------||
E|--------------------|---------------------||
[Chorus]
Q E E E a S S S S E +E E E Q. E E
G|----------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|
A|-3--x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-6-5-3----3-3-|
E|----------------------|------------------|
E E E Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
G|--------------5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3------|
D|----------3h5-----|---------------------------5----|
A|-3-6-5-3----------|-----------------------------3--|
E|------------------|--------------------------------|
+Q E E E a S S S S E +E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E
G|------------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|------------------------|------------------|----------3h5---|
A|-(3)--x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-6-5-3----3-3-|-3-6-5-3------5S|
E|------------------------|------------------|----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|--------------------------------------------------||
D|--------------------------------------------------||
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--||
E|--------------------------------------------------||
[2nd Verse]
+H Q Q E Q E E E E E Q. E E E Q H E E E E
G|---------17\-----|----------------|-------------------|--------15h17---|
D|-----------------|--------------1-|-------------------|----------------|
A|-(15)------------|----------1-3---|-3----6/-(17)------|----------------|
E|-----------------|---1--2-3-------|-------------------|----------------|
|--3--|
E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E H H H E E E S S E
G|-------15----------|-----------------|-----------|------17-17-17-17-17-17---|
D|-15h17-------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------------------|
A|-----------15\-----|-----------0-1-2-|-3---------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|-----------|--------------------------|
E +E H. E E E E E E E E
G|-17-(17)\---------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|---0h(1)-1S(3)-3S(6)-6S|
E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------|---------------1-|
A|-------6b6.5--------|---------0-1-3---|
E|-(8)-8--------8-----|---0-1-3---------|
[Chorus]
Q E E E a S S S S E +E E E Q. E E
G|----------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|
A|-3--x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-6-5-3----3-3-|
E|----------------------|------------------|
E E E Q E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|--------------5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
D|----------3h5-----|---------------------------------------|
A|-3-6-5-3----------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------------------|
Q E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E
G|-17----17-17-------15-|-(15)-----------------17-|
D|-------------15h17----|------15h17-15--13-------|
A|----------------------|-------------------15----|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|
+E E E E E Q E +E Q H E
G|-(17)-------15-----------|-----------------------||
D|------15h17----17S15--13-|-(13)b13.5-------------||
A|-------------------------|-----------15S=13----x-||
E|-------------------------|-----------------------||
[Bridge]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E a E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3---|-5-3-5S8-5-3---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-1---3-1-3S5-3---5-|-------------5-3-----|
A|-3-3-x-3-x-------|---------1---3-1-|---3---------------|-----------------6---|
E|-----------0h1-1S|=2-2S3-3---3-----|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E a E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---3---3S5-3S5-5-5---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1---3S5-|-3---5---------------|
A|-3-0h1-1S2-2S3---|-------1S3-3-----|-----1S3-3---3-----|---------------------|
E|---------------0h|=1-2S3-------0h1-|-2S3---------------|---------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------13-15-15-13-|
A|-3--3-3/-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
a Q E a Q E E E +E Q Q Q E
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-15S17--17-17S15--13-------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------15-13-|-(13)------------------|
E|---------------------------|------15--14--13--11---|
[3rd Verse]
Q Q H H E E E E Q Q H e E E E E E E E
G|-------------|------15h17-------|--------------|--------17---20---20S=|
D|-------------|------------15h17-|--------------|---17-----------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-15\----------|----------------------|
E|-8\----------|------------------|--------------|----------------------|
E E Q H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-17-----------|------------15-17-|---15----------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|------15-17-------|--------17---16---15-|---13----------------|
A|--------------|------------------|---------------------|--------15---13------|
E|--------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------15-|
Q Q H E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|-----------------|-------------|---/5-3-----------|
D|--------------|-----------------|-------------|--------5-4-3-----|
A|-15\----------|-------------1-2-|-3\----------|--------------6-5-|
E|--------------|---0-1-2-3-4-----|-------------|------------------|
Q Q H W E Q Q Q E +E Q Q E E E
G|-------------|----------|--------------|-----------------||
D|-------------|----------|--------------|-------------3-1-||
A|-3\----------|----------|--------------|-----1--2--3-----||
E|-------------|----------|-0-1--2--3--4-|-(4)-------------||
[Chorus]
Q E E E a S S S S E +E E E Q. E E
G|----------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|
A|-3--x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-6-5-3----3-3-|
E|----------------------|------------------|
E E E Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
G|--------------5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3------|
D|----------3h5-----|---------------------------5----|
A|-3-6-5-3----------|-----------------------------3--|
E|------------------|--------------------------------|
Q E E E a E E E +E E E Q. E E
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-3--x-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-6-5-3----3-3-|
E|------------------|------------------|
E E S S S S E E E E a Q Q E E E E
G|-------------------------------|------------------------||
D|----------------------13-15-13-|-15S17--15--13----------||
A|-3-/15-15-15-15-15-15----------|---------------15-13----||
E|-------------------------------|---------------------15-||
[Breakdown]
E E E E E E a Q E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------13----15-13-15S17--|-15-13--------------|
A|-13-15----15--------------|-------15---0-1-0---|
E|--------------------------|----------4-------3-|
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|--------1-3-1-0-|
A|-3--1-3--1-3--|-1-3--1---------|
E|--------------|----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E S S E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|------3-5-3--------|
D|--------------|------1-3-1-0---|---------1-3--|-3-5--------3-5-3\-|
A|-3--1-3--1-3--|-1-3----------1-|-3--1-3-------|-------------------|
E|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E a E E E E E E Q E Q E Q T T T S +E.. a E E E E E
G|--------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------3-5-5---|
D|--------------|-----3S5-1-3-1-----|--------------|-1-1-1-3-(3)--3S5-------5-|
A|-3--1-3--1-3--|-1-3-----------1-2-|-3--1-3--1-3--|--------------------------|
E|--------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E a E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
G|--------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|--------------|-----3S5-1-3-1-----|----------------|----1-1-1b2------||
A|-3--1-3--1-3--|-1-3-----------1-2-|-3----------1-2-|-3-----------3-1-||
E|--------------|-------------------|----0-1-2-3-----|-----------------||
[Out-Chorus]
E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|----------------|--------------5-5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-|
D|----------------|----------3h5-----|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-6-5-3----3-3-|-3-6-5-3----------|-3-------3---------------(3)-------|
E|----------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/---|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-3-------(3)--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Q E E E E S S E Q E E E E S S E
G|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
+E +E E E E E S S E Q E E E E S S E
G|-(5)-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
Q E E S S E E a E +E Q Q Q E
G|-/17--17-17-17-17-17-17-------|------15-------------|
D|------------------------15S17-|-(17)-----17--15--13-|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|
+E Q Q Q E +E Q Q E E E
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-(13)b14----------------|-------------------13---|
A|---------15--13--15-----|-------------15-15------|
E|---------------------13-|-(13)-15----------------|
+E E E E a Q E E a Q a Q E E E E
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-(13)b14.5----13----15S17--15-13-|-15S17--15S17--15-13-------|
A|-----------15----15--------------|---------------------15-13-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
+E Q Q Q E E E Q a H
G|--------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-(13)---------------|-------13--13S15\----|
E|------15--14--13----|-13h15---------------|
Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
G|--------------5-|-(5)------------5-|-(5)------------5-|-(5)------------5-|
D|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3---|------3-3-3-3-3---|------3-3-3-3-3---|------3-3-3-3-3---|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E W
G|-(5)------------5-|-(5)------------5-|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)---|------*|
D|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|------*|
A|------3-3-3-3-3---|------3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------------------|------*|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|------*|
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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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| b - bend
| h - hammer-on
| S - shift slide
| x - muted
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