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LA LA LA LIES (Bassline) As recorded by The Who (From the 1965 Album MY GENERATION) Words and Music by Pete Townshend Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass' Intro Q=163(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o----------------|----------------|-3----3-(3)-----|-5----5-(5)------| ||--3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|----------------|-----------------| Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|-3----3-(3)-----|-5----5-(5)-----| |-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|----------------|----------------| Chorus To Coda Q E E H Q E E H W W |-------------|-------------|----------|--------|| |-------------|-------------|----------|-------o|| |-3-----------|-3-----------|-3--------|-5-----o|| |------3------|------3------|----------|--------|| Interlude Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| Bridge Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----| D.S. al Coda Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q. E +H Q. E +H |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|| |-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|---------------|---------------|| Instrumental Bridge & Q. E +H Q. E +H Q E E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)----|-7----7-(7)----| |-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------|---------------| Q. E +H Q. E +H Q E E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)----|-7----7-(7)----| |-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------|---------------| Q. E +H Q. E +H W W |---------------|---------------|----------|------|| |---------------|---------------|----------|------|| |-5-------------|-5-------------|-5--------|-7----|| |------5-(5)----|------5-(5)----|----------|------|| 4th Verse Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)------| |-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|----------------|-----------------| Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)------|| |-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|----------------|-----------------|| Chorus Q. E H Q. E H W W |-------------|-------------|----------|------|| |-------------|-------------|----------|------|| |-5-----------|-5-----------|-5--------|-7----|| |------5------|------5------|----------|------|| 5th Verse Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)----|-7----7-(7)----| |-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------|---------------| Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)----|-7----7-(7)----|| |-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------|---------------|| Out-Chorus Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)----| |-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------| W W +H H |----------|----------|-------------*| |----------|----------|-------------*| |-7--------|----------|-------------*| |----------|-5--------|-(5)---------*| 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