Who - My generation

MY GENERATION (Bassline) As recorded by The Who From the 1965 Album THE WHO SINGS MY GENERATION) Words and Music by Pete Townshend Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass' Intro Q=189(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| 1st Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q E E Q ||------------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| ||o-0h5-5-5-0h5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|-5--5--5--5--|-5s3--3--3-3-0--| ||o-----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| ||------------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| |-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-5-5--|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--o|| |-----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------o|| |-----------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| 2nd Verse Q Q H W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||-------------|----------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-5----------|----------|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3---o|| ||o------------|----------|-------------|--------------o|| ||-------------|----------|-------------|---------------|| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-5--5--5-5-5--|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|| |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| Bass Solo |-3-| E E E +E E E Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---3-5b7==(5)r-5-5----|-3--------------|-------------|-------------| |-5-----------------5--|----5-3---3-----|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--| |----------------------|--------5----5--|-------------|-------------| |----------------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| |-3-| E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |-5-5-3---------------|--------3--4--|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--| |-------5-5-3--1b1.5--|----/5--------|-------------|-------------| |---------------------|-3------------|-------------|-------------| |-3-| |-3-| E E E +E E E E Q E E E Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---3-5b7==(5)r-5-5-3-3--|------------------|-------------|--------------| |-5----------------------|-5-3---3----------|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3---| |------------------------|-----5----5s3--1--|-------------|--------------| |------------------------|------------------|-------------|--------------| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |--------------------|--------------|-------3-----|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0-|--------------|-5--5-----5--|-3--3--2-2-2-2---| |--------------------|-3--3--1------|-------------|-----------------| |--------------------|----------1-1-|-------------|-----------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|| |-5--5--5--5--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--0--|| |-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|| 3rd Verse Q Q H W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||-------------|----------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-7----------|----------|-7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--o|| ||o------------|----------|-------------|-------------o|| ||-------------|----------|-------------|--------------|| 1. 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Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |----------------||---------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-||-8--8--8-8-8-8-| |----------------||---------------| |----------------||---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|---------------|--------------|| |-6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8-8-8-8-|-6--6--6--6---|| |-------------|---------------|--------------|| |-------------|---------------|--------------|| 4th Verse Q Q H W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||-------------|----------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-8----------|----------|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6--6--6--o|| ||o------------|----------|-------------|-------------o|| ||-------------|----------|-------------|--------------|| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E |--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------| |-8--8--8-8-8--|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-8--8--8-8-8--|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--| |--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-8--8--8--8--|-6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6-6-6-6-8-9--|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo W H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q |-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-10--------|-8--------8--|-10--8---------|-------------|------10--8----| |-----------|------10-----|--------10--9--|-8--6--------|---------------| |-----------|-------------|---------------|-------8--6--|-8-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|-------8-------------| |---------------|--------8--10--|-(10)-----10-8-------| |-10--9--8------|-8--10---------|---------------10-10-| |-----------11--|---------------|---------------------| a H Q Q +Q Q Q Q |----------------|-------------------| |-8h10--------8--|-(8)--10--8--------| |---------10-----|-------------10----| |----------------|-------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|---------------| |-10--10--8------|-10--8---------| |------------10--|--------10--8--| |----------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-10--8---------|---------------|----10--8------| |--------10--9--|-8-------------|-----------10--| |---------------|----11--10--9--|-8-------------| Q E E E E E E H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |----------------|-------8------|------10-----|-------8------|------10-----|| |----------------|-10-------10--|-8--------8--|-10-------10--|-8--------8--|| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|| |----------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|| Outro H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |-------8------|-------------|-------8------|------10-----| |-10-------10--|-8--------8--|-10-------10--|-8--------8--| |--------------|------10-----|--------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| H Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q |--------------|-------------|----------------|------10-----|| |-10----8------|-------------|-10--8------10--|-8--------8--|| |----------10--|-8-----------|--------10------|-------------|| |--------------|------11--8--|----------------|-------------|| H Q Q H Q Q 4x H H ||--------8------|--------------||------------*| ||o-10-------10--|-8--------8--o||-10---------*| ||o--------------|------10-----o||------------*| ||---------------|--------------||-------8----*| 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