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FIDDLE ABOUT 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 B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=116 G F Eb F G F Eb F G F G F G 4/4 3/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q H E E H E E E E Q Q |-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|-------------|| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----|-10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12-----|| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----|-10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12-----|| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----|-10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12-----|| |-10---8--6-----8-|-10---8--6-----|--8----10---|--8----10---|--8---10-----|| |-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|-------------|| Verse G D G C Eb F G F G F G 4/4 3/4 Q Q H Q Q H H Q H Q Q H |-3-----3----|-3----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-3--7--3----|-3--5--8----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-4--7--4----|-4--5--8----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-5--7--5----|-5--5--8----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-5--5--5----|-5--3--6----|--8----10--|--8----10--|--8--10----| |-3-----3----|-3----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| G D G C Eb F G F G F G 4/4 3/4 Q Q H Q Q H H Q H Q Q H |-3-----3----|-3----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-3--7--3----|-3--5--8----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-4--7--4----|-4--5--8----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-5--7--5----|-5--5--8----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-5--5--5----|-5--3--6----|--8----10--|--8----10--|--8--10----| |-3-----3----|-3----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| G F# F C5 C#5D5 F G F G F G 4/4 3/4 Q Q H Q Q H H Q H Q Q H |-3--2--1----|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-3--2--1----|------------|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-4--3--2----|-5--6--7----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-5--4--3----|-5--6--7----|-10----12--|-10----12--|-10--12----| |-5--4--3----|-3--4--5----|--8----10--|--8----10--|--8--10----| |-3--2--1----|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| F Eb F G F Eb F G F G F G 4/4 3/4 Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q H E E H E E E E Q Q |-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|-------------| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----|-10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12-----| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----|-10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12-----| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----|-10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12-----| |-10---8--6-----8-|-10---8--6-----|--8----10---|--8----10---|--8---10-----| |-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|-------------| Chorus 1.,2.,3. F Eb F G F Eb F G F G F G 4/4 3/4 Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q H E E H E E E E Q Q 4x |-----------------|---------------||-------------|------------|--------------|| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----||o-10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12-----o|| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----||--10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12------|| |-12--10--8----10-|-12--10--8-----||--10----12---|-10----12---|-10---12------|| |-10---8--6-----8-|-10---8--6-----||o--8----10---|--8----10---|--8---10-----o|| |-----------------|---------------||-------------|------------|--------------|| Outro 4. H=H 1.,2.,3.,4.,5. F G F5 G5 F5 G5 E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x |-------------||--------------|--------------|| |-10---12-----||o-------------|-------------o|| |-10---12-----||--------------|--------------|| |-10---12-----||--------------|--------------|| |--8---10-----||o-3-3-3-3-5---|-3-3-3-3-5---o|| |-------------||--1-1-1-1-3---|-1-1-1-1-3----|| 6. F5 G5 F5 E E E E E E H. +H. |-------------|---------|--------*| |-------------|---------|--------*| |-------------|---------|--------*| |-------------|---------|--------*| |-3-3-3-3-5---|-3-------|-(3)----*| |-1-1-1-1-3---|-1-------|-(1)----*| 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