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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
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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
----------------
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