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Requests

Here are requests we’ve received for transcriptions. If you’ve transcribed one of these songs, or are aware of a transcription that meets our submission criteria, please let us know. If you’d like to give it a try, check out Want to transcribe.

• The Way It Is (Simon Townshend)
• Cry If You Want (Live)
• Eminence Front (Bass)
• One of the Boys
• Under a Raging Moon
• Save it For Later (for sax solo)
• Rocks In the Head (all tracks)
• It’s Hard (Bass)
• Bargain (bass)
• Squeeze Box (solo for banjo)
• Cookin’
• The Seeker (lead)
• Call Me Lightning (lead and bass)
• Sparks (bass)
• I Don’t Even Know Myself (live)
• Waiting For A Friend (McVicar)
• Just A Dream Away (McVicar)
• Going To New York (PT Roundhouse)
• Eyesight to the Blind (Live at the Fillmore, 1996)
• Peppermint Lump (by Angie)
• Forever’s No Time At All (Billy Nicholls)
• Who Are You (solo only from Concert From New York 2001)
• Tattoo (bass)
• Whiskey Man (bass)
• Shout and Shimmy (bass)
• Bell Boy (bass and keyboards)
• In The Ether (piano)
• April Fool
• Heaven and Hell (live bass)
• Who Are You (drums)
• Long Live Rock (bass)
• Relay (bass)
• My Size (guitar solo)
• Eminence Front (Live – Toronto)

Welcome to Whotabs. Whotabs is dedicated to exploring the music of The Who and its members’ solo careers. Within this site you’ll find over 450 transcriptions for guitar, bass and drums, including guitar transcriptions for most every song released by The Who since 1964. Some are full tablature, others basic chord charts. All are faithful interpretations intended to preserve and celebrate the musical legacy of The Who.

A growing presence on Whotabs is the Equipment section, presenting work-in-progress references to the genre-defining musical instruments and gear the group employed (and destroyed) throughout their careers.

Latest Site Updates

Recent changes

• Gretsch Duo Jet ~Revision: added photo from December 1968 using a Gretsch Duo Jet, thanks to Justin Harris. 29 April 2008
• Smashed guitars ~Revision: added smashed guitar for 12 Aug. 1967, and added specified guitar for 25 Nov. 1967, thanks to Bob Cianci. 21 March 2008
• Keith’s Drums – Borrowed kits – 1963 Beachcombers kit ~Revision: clarified floor tom height, from 16″ to 18″, thanks to Robert. 21 March 2008
• John’s gear: 1960–1966 – 1965 Mosrite Ventures bass ~Revision: added reference to this bass, thanks to Tom. 17 March 2008

Site updated 1st March 2008

Site updates

• Whotabs site ~Overhaul: major site cleanup, including: correcting typos, fixing layouts and rearranging some pages, fixing broken and out-of-date links, cleaning up the HTML code (for XHTML 1.0 Strict compliance) and improved all-browser support. 28 Jan. 2008

Equipment updates

• Pete’s gear:
  • Miscellaneous guitars: 1965 Gibson Firebird XII ~Revision: updated whereabouts of this guitar, thanks to Aiden 26 Feb. 2008
  • Fender Pro “head” ~Revision: clarified description and specification of this customised amp from 1964–65. 7 Feb. 2008
  • Fylde Ariel ~New: work-in-progress detail page on the small-bodied acoustic guitar that Pete has used since 1979. 28 Jan. 2008
  • Collings Guitars ~New: work-in-progress detail page on the acoustic guitars Pete has used on stage and in the studio in recent years. 28 Jan. 2008
  • Pete’s Signature Series ~Revision: added EMS VCS3 ad, ca. 1971, courtesy wdkeller.com. 15 Jan. 2008
  • Fender Jazzmasters ~New: detail page on this stage-used guitar model. 4 Jan. 2008
  • Big Muff Pi pedal ~New: detail page on this stage- and studio-used guitar fuzz pedal in 1976–78. 4 Jan. 2008
  • Smashed guitars ~Revision: added smashed guitars for 23 December 1973 and 14 December 1975, thanks to Chris. 31 Dec. 2007
• John’s gear
  • John’s basses: Strings, Picks & Action – Picks ~Revision: added photo of Manny’s and Herco picks of John’s, which Alison Entwistle gifted to Terry of the Who tribute band, Who’s Who, thanks to Terry at Who’s Who. 31 Dec. 2007
• PA and foldback:
  • PA and Foldback ~Revision: Various updates. 18 Jan. 2008

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