Who - Pinball wizard

PINBALL WIZARD (Bassline) As recorded by The Who (From the 1969 Album TOMMY) Words and Music by Pete Townshend Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass' Intro 1 Q=132 4/4 Gtr I Wx9 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Intro 2 Wx8 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| ||o-9---9--------9---|-----9--------9---|-----7--------7---|-----7--------7----| ||o--------7-9-------|--------7-9-------|--------5-7-------|--------5-7--------| ||----7--------7---7-|-7-7--------7---0-|-5-5--------5---5-|-5-5--------5---0--| E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E. S E. S q Q H |------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------| |-----5--------5---|-----5--------5---|-----4------------2-|-4----------| |--------3-5-------|--------3-5-------|--------2-4--2-4----|------------| |-3-3--------3---3-|-3-3--------3---0-|-2-2----------------|------------| 1. E E E E E E E E Q E. S E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E. S E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------5-5s7-|-------7-7-7-7--|-----------5-5s7-|-7--7--7-7-7-7---o|| |-7-7---5---------|-0--0-----------|-7-7---5---------|---------------0--|| 2. E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E Q E E Q E E E Q Q E E |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-----------5--7-|-7---7---7-----|----------5--7-|---7----7----5-|| |-7-7---5--------|---0---0----0--|-7-7--5--------|-0---0-----0---|| Chorus E a E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-| |-7-7s9-9-0------0-|-7-5S9-0-------0-|-7-7-7s9-11---------|----------------| |-----------7--7---|---------7-7-7---|------------7-7-7-7-|----------------| Bridge E E E E Q E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E |------------------|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-5--3-(3)-2----|-5-5--3-(3)-2----| |------------------|-------------------||---------------3-|---------------3-| 3rd Verse E Q E +E Q E H E E Q E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E |-----------------|-------------||------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------||-9---9--------9---|-----9--------9---| |-5-5--3-(3)-2----|-5----5-5-5--||--------7-9-------|--------7-9-------| |---------------3-|-------------||---7--------7---7-|-7-7--------7---0-| E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----5--------5---|-----5--------5---| |--------5-7-------|--------5-7-------|--------3-5-------|--------3-5-------| |-5-5--------5---5-|-5-5--------5---0-|-3-3--------3---3-|-3-3--------3---0-| E E E. S E. S E. S q Q H E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q |--------------------|------------|----------------|---------------| |-----4------------2-|-4----------|----------------|---------------| |--------2-4--2-4----|------------|-----------5--7-|-7---7---7-----| |-2-2----------------|------------|-7-7---5--------|---0---0----0--| Chorus E Q E E Q E E E Q Q E E E a E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------||------------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------||------------------|------------------| |----------5--7-|---7----7----5-||-7-7s9-9-0------0-|-7-5S9-0-------0--| |-7-7--5--------|-0---0-----0---||-----------7--7---|---------7-7-7----| E E a E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7s9-11---------|----------------| |------------7-7-7-7-|----------------| E E E E Q E S S E E E S S E E E E |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|| |------------------|---------------------|| Interlude q Q H Wx7 |-7----------|--------|| |------------|--------|| |-5----------|--------|| |------------|--------|| 4th Verse Q E. S E E E E e E E. S e E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |----12-----------12----|-------12-----------12---| |--------10-12----------|-----------10-12-------0-| |-x------------10----10-|-10-10-----------10------| e E E. S e E E e e E E. S e E E E |---------------------|----------------------| |-----10---------10---|-----10---------10----| |---------8-10--------|---------8-10------0--| |-8-8----------8----8-|-8-8----------8-------| e E E. S e E E E e E E. S E E E a E Q Q Q E E |------------------|--------------------|--------------| |-----8--------8---|-----8--------------|--------------| |--------6-8-------|--------6-8---------|--------------| |-6-6--------6---6-|-6-6--------6-x-5h6-|-5--5--5--5-5-| Outro q Q H E E E E E E E E E Q S S E Q E |------------|-----------------||------------------| |------------|-----------------||o-----------------| |------------|-5-5---3-------0-||o-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-| |-5----------|-----------1-----||------------------| +Q. S S E Q E E Q S S E Q E +Q. S S E Q E |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| |-(1)---1-1-1-1--1-|-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-(1)---1-1-1-1--1--o|| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| 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