The Who

The Who - A Quick One While He's Away bass tab

Artist: the Who

Album: Rushmore (The Soundtrack)

Time: 08:41

Bass comes in after guitar lick

Intro (00:27):

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|12-12-12--------12------------------------------|

A|-----------10h12----12p10-----------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

Verse (00:29):

Down Your street…

G|--------7--|-------7--|------777--------7-------|

D|----5h7----|---5h7—-7-|-----7---777------7------|

A|5--------5-|5---------|5—5h7-------55-----------|

E|-----------|----------|-------------------------|

Your street is…

G|--------7777777777-5h7777-------777-------------|

D|----5h7-------------------7h5-------------------|

A|5-----------------------------5------5-7-8-9----|

E|------------------------------------------------|

Your town is very Famous…

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D|---------12p10------12p10-----------------------:|

A|10-10-10---------10-----------------------------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

(Play this part again twice, but instead of playing the second

part of this riff, play the outro the last time)

Outro:

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D|---------------------------10-10-10-------------|

A|10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14----------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

Verse (00:52):

Her Crying Can Be Heard…

G|--7----7---------777---------777----------------|

D|-------------5h7-----7p5------------------------|

A|5---5-----5--------------5----------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

Oooo…

G|-----7------7-----777-7------7------7777--------:|

D|-------------------------5h7—--7p5--------------:|

A|5-------5------5--------------------------------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

(01:15)

G|----7--------------------7----------------------:|

D|------------------------------------------------:|

A|5-------0000--2--4---5------00000--2--4---------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

Repeat 3 times

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D|------------------------------------------------|

A|5----0-0-----0-0---0-0----0-0-----0-------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 (01:35)

We Have a Remedy…

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D|-----------------------------0-----0----0----0--|

A|0------0-------0-----0-----------0----0----0----|

E|-----3-------3-----3-------3--------------------|

Mini Guitar Solo (01:51)

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D|----------------------------2-2-2/4-2-2-2/4-----|

A|0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------|

D|2-22-0-00-----------|

A|----------4-44-2-22-|

E|--------------------|

(01:59)

Fa la la…

G|---------1/14-----------------------------------|

D|2-----2-----------------------------------------|

A|--------------12--12-12---12--12-12-------------|

E|----0-------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|-------7-9p7h9----5-9-7-5h7p5---5-9-7-5h7p5-----|

A|7-7777----------5-------------5-----------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

We Have a Remedy…

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D|------------------------------------------------|

A|0------0-------0-----0-------0---0----0---------|

E|-----3-------3-----3-------3---3----------------|

(02:31)

We Have a Remedy…

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D|-----0------------------------------------------|

A|-----------0------------------------------------|

E|0-----------------------------------------------|

(02:49)

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D|---------------------------------2-2----2---2---|

A|--2---2---2---2---2---2----2---2-----2----2---2-|

E|0---0---0---0---0---0---2----2------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|2-----5----7----7-----2------------------2—2p1|

A|--2-----5----7----7-----2/1--0---0---0--------|

E|-------------------------------0---0---0------|

(03:15)

He told me…

G|2--------------------------------------------------|

D|------2-2-----------0---2-2-2-2--------0--2-2-2—2--|

A|-------2-2---2-2-----0---2-2-2-2p1-0-2--0--2-2-2---|

E|--------------0-0-------------------0-0------------|

(03:41)

G|0/11\7------------------------------------------|

D|-----------2h4p2----2h4p2-----2h4p2----2h4p2----|

A|---------0--------0---------0--------0----------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

G|---------2----------------2-4-2-----------------|

D|--2h4p2----2h4p4---2h4p2--------4-2-0-----------|

A|0----------------0------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

We’ll Soon…

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D|--2h4p2----2h4p2--------------------------------:|

A|0--------0--------------------------------------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

Repeat 4 Times but play inversion on Fourth Time

Inversion:

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D|--2h4p2---2h4p2-0-------------------------------|

A|0-------0---------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(03:58)

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|--2h4p2---2h4p2----2h4p2----2h4p2---------------|

A|2-------2--------2--------2---------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(04:02)

G|-----------------2------------------------------|

D|--2h4p2---2h4p2----2h4p2----2h4p2---------------|

A|0-------0-----------------0---------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------:|

D|--2h4p2----2h4p2--------------------------------:|

A|0--------0--------------------------------------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

Play this 4 times yet again

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|--2h4p2---2h4p2----2h4p2----2h4p2---------------|

A|2-------2--------2--------2---------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(04:19)

G|-----------------2------------------------------|

D|--2h4p2---2h4p2----2h4p2----2h4p2---------------|

A|0-------0-----------------0---------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

Slow Down

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D|--2h4p2---2h4p2----2h4p2----2h4p2---------------|

A|0-------0--------0--------0---------0-----------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(04:35)

Dang…

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D|0-----------------------------------------------|

A|----0--3----2----0-------3----------------------|

E|--------------------------------4-----5---------|

(04:54)

Cello…

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D|0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-----------------------------:|

A|--------------------0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00---------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

Repeat 4 times

I can’t believe it…

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D|0-00-0-00--0-0----------------------------------:|

A|----------4-4---0-00-0-00-0-0--2-4--------------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

Repeat 3 times

Away from all harm…

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D|0-00-0-00--0-0--0-------------------------------|

A|----------4-4-----------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(05:24)

G|------------------------0h2p0-------------------|

D|-----------0-0-----0-3--------h3p0--------------|

A|5-3------------0-3------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------0-3-0----------------------------|

A|3-----5-5--0-3----------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(05:39)

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D|0-0---------0/12\0------------------------------|

A|----0-3-0-3-------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(05:43)

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D|-00-0-00-0-0-00-0-00----------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

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I Missed you…

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D|0-00-0-00-0-00-0--------------------------------:|

A|------------------0-00-0-00---------------------:|

E|------------------------------------------------:|

Repeat 2 times

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D|------------------------------------------------:|

A|3-33-3-33-3-2-0-------------0-2-----------------:|

E|----------------3-33-3-33-3---------------------:|

Repeat 2 times

(06:03)

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D|0-00-0-00-0-------------------------------------:|

A|---------------------------0-00-0-00-0----------:|

E|--------------3-33-3-33-3-----------------------:|

Repeat 12 times

(06:49)

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D|0-00-0-00-0-------0------2----------------------:|

A|---------------2----0-4-------------------------:|

E|-------------3----------------------------------:|

Repeat 2 times

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D|0-00-0-00-0-------------------------------------:|

A|------------------------0-00-0-00-0-------------:|

E|------------3-33-3-33-3-------------------------:|

Repeat 10 times

(07:34)

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D|0-00-0-00-0------0-------2----------------------:|

A|--------------2-----0-4-------------------------:|

E|------------3-----------------------------------:|

Repeat 4 times

You are forgive…

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D|0-----------------------------------------------|

A|--------0---------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

…Given…

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D|0-00-0-00-0-------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------0-00-0-00-0--------------|

E|------------3-33-3-33-3-------------------------|

Repeat 6 times

You’re all forgiven…

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D|-----------------------------------------0------|

A|-------------------------------------0----------|

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