I Cant Explain Bass

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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.   E E E Q    Q.   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
X
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I used to play this many times with my sixties rock band. This is the only one out of the other submissions THAT IS RIGHT to the original bass line. I intended tabbing this song but I can't better this tab. Good Job!!