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I CAN'T EXPLAIN (Bassline) As recorded by The Who (From the 1965 Album MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY) Words and Music by Pete Townshend Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass' Intro Q=140 4/4 Gtr I W H Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |----------|------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------|------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------|---------2S=|=7------5-5----|--------7-7-5S===| |----------|------------|---------------|-5---------------| Chorus E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7----||-7------5-5----|--------7-7-----| |---------------|-5-------------||---------------|-5--------------| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7----|-7------5-5----|--------7-7-----| |---------------|-5-------------|---------------|-5--------------| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7----|-7------5-5----|--------7-7-----| |---------------|-7-------------|---------------|-5--------------| 1st Verse E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7-5S=||=7------5-5----|--------7-7-5S===| |---------------|-5-------------||---------------|-5---------------| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7----|-7------5-5----|--------7-7-----| |---------------|-5-------------|---------------|-5--------------| Bridge E E E E Q Q +W Q E E +H Q E E +H |---------------|------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------|------------||---------------|---------------| |-7-----5-------|------------||-7--x-7-(7)----|-4--x-4-(4)----| |------------7--|-(7)--------||---------------|---------------| Chorus Q E E +H Q E E +H E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------||-7------5-5----|--------7-7-5S===| |-5--x-5-(5)----|-7--x-7-(7)----||---------------|-5---------------| Guitar Solo E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------||--------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------||--------------|----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7-5S=||=7-----5-5----|-------7-7-5-6--| |---------------|-5-------------||--------------|-5--------------| 2nd Verse Q. E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------| |-7------5-5----|-------7-7-5-6-||-7------5-5----|--------7-7-----| |---------------|-5--5----------||---------------|-5--------------| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7----|-7------5-5----|--------7-7-----| |---------------|-5-------------|---------------|-5--------------| Bridge E E E E Q Q +W Q E E +H Q E E +H |---------------|------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------|------------||---------------|---------------| |-7-----5-------|------------||-7--x-7-(7)----|-4--x-4-(4)----| |------------7--|-(7)--------||---------------|---------------| Chorus Q E E +H Q E E +H E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |-7--x-7-(7)----|-9--x-9-(9)----||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------||-7------5-5----|--------7-7-5S===| |---------------|---------------||---------------|-5---------------| Guitar Solo E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q. 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E E E E E |---------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|-----------------| |-7------5-5----|--------7-7-5S=||=7------5-5----|--------7-7-5-6--| |---------------|-5-------------||---------------|-5---------------| Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| |-7--7---5-5----|-------7-7-5-6-|-7-----5-5----| |---------------|-5-------------|--------------| Out-Chorus Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q |---------------|--------------|---------------||----------------| |---------------|--------------|---------------||----------------| |-------7-7-5-6-|-7-----5-5----|-------7-7-5-6-||-7------5-5-----| |-5-------------|--------------|-5-------------||----------------| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------7-7----|-7------5-5----|--------7-7----|-7------5-5-----| |-5-------------|---------------|-5-------------|----------------| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E +H +W |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------*| |--------7-7----|-7------5-5----|------7-(7)----|-(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