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How Many Friends? – bass tab

How Many Friends? | bass tab
By The Who
>From Who By Numbers, 1975
Written by Pete Townshend ©1975 Fabulous Music Ltd.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#


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transcribed by             2020-05-20          Whotabs                    
Ruari                                          www.thewho.net/whotabs  



G|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|-------17-17-19-17-----------------|
D|-------------|-----------------------|---------15-17-15-19-17-15-----15-17-15-|-19----------------19----15--15----|
A|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------------17----------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------|-1----1----13----13----|-13---13--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


G|-20-20-20-20--19-17----15-14-15-14-15-14-------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------17----|------------------15----|-15---15-15-17-15-19-17-15-----------15-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------17-15-17----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-1----1----1--13--------|----------------------------------------|


G|-------------|-20-20-20-20--19-17----15-14-15-14-15-14-------|------------------------|
D|-------------|-----------------------------------------17----|---------------15-17-15-|
A|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|------3-----3-----------|
E|-13----------|-----------------------------------------------|-1----------------------|


G|-----------------------------17--|-17----17-17-19-17---------------|-20-20-20-20--19-17----15-14-15-14-15-14-----|
D|-1917--15-------15-17-15-19------|-------------------19----15--15--|-----------------------------------------17--|
A|-------------17------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


G|------5------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------5------------------------|
D|----------------5----7---7--0--|-3---------3---------3---------3---5---|-------------------5----7---7--0--|
A|-3--------3--0-----------------|-----3--3------3--3------3--3----------|-3---3-------3--0-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


G|-------------------------------------------|------5------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3---------3---------3---------3-----3--5--|----------------5----7---7--0--|-3---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
A|-----3--3------3--3------3--3-----3--------|-3--------3--0-----------------|--------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


G|-------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-17-17-17--17---------------17--------|
D|-8--------------8--------------|-8----7----5----5----|----------------------|--------------15-17-17---------17-----|
A|-------8--------------8--------|---------------------|-3-----15-15-15---15--|-----------------------15---------15--|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|


G|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------|-20-20----20----19-17----15-14-15-14-15-14-------|
D|-------15-15-15----|-15---15-15-17-15-1917--15------------|--------|-------------------------------------------17----|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----------------|----------------------------17-15-13--|-1------|-------------------------------------------------|


G|-------------|----------------------------------------|-------------|-20-20-20-20----19-17----15-14-15-14-15-14-----|
D|-------------|-17--15----15------15-------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------17--|
A|-------------|----------------17----15----15-17-15----|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----------|----------------------------------------|-13----------|-----------------------------------------------|


G|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|------5-----------------------------|
D|-------5----7---7--0--|-3---------3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3---5---|----------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|
A|-3--------------------|-----3--3----------------------------------|-3--------3--0----------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------------------|------5-----------------------------|
D|-3---------3---------3---2---1---------------|----------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|
A|-----3--3------3--3--------------5---4---3---|-3--------3--0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
D|-3---3-----3-------------3-----|-8--------------8--------------|-8----7----5----5----|
A|--------3-----3----------------|-------8--------------8--------|---------------------|
E|-----------------1---1---1-----|-------------------------------|---------------------|


G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------10---|------5----5--------|
A|-3-----15-15-15--15----------|------15-------15-----------|-3------------1-----|
E|--------------------13-15----|-8-------13-15----8---------|--------------------|


G|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-5-----5--0--3-----3--0--|-1-----0--0--1----1--1---1---|
A|-1----1----1---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------1---1----1---|-------------------------|-----------------------------|


G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------5----------------------|---------------------------------|---------3--3------3--3-------3-----|
A|-3-------3---1--1----1-------|-------4------------4------4-----|------3---------3----------3-----3--|
E|--------------------------1--|-4--------4--4---4------4-----4--|-1----------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--17171717171717171717171717--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|


G|------5-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------5-----------------------------|
D|----------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|-3---------3---------3---------3---5---|-------------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|
A|-3--------3--0----------------------|-----3--3------3--3------3--3----------|-3---3-------3--0----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------------------|------5-----------------------------|
D|-3---------3---------3---2---1---------------|----------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|
A|-----3--3------3--3--------------5---4---3---|-3--------3--0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-3---------3-----------------------------------|-8--------------8--------------|
A|-----3--3-----3--------------------------------|-------8--------------8--------|
E|-----------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|-------------------------------|


G|---------------------|----------------------|-17-17-17--17---------------17--------|
D|-8----7----5----5----|----------------------|--------------15-17-17---------17-----|
A|---------------------|-3-----15-15-15---15--|-----------------------15---------15--|
E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|


G|------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------|-20-20----19----17-----15-15----14-----------|
D|------------------15----|-15--17--15------15-----------------|-------------|--------------------------------------17-15--|
A|------------------------|--------------17----15----15-17-----|-------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-1----1----1--13--------|--------------------------------17--|-13----------|---------------------------------------------|


G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------|
D|-15----------------------------|---------15-17-15-19----17--15----------|-------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------17-15----|-------------|
E|-------1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--|-1-----------------------------------17-|-13----------|


G|-20-20-20-20----19-17----15-14-15-14-15-14-----|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------17--|---------------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|-3---3---3--3--3--0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------------------|------5-----------------------------|
D|-3---------3---------3---3---3---3---4---5---|----------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|
A|-----3--3------3--3--------------------------|-3--------3--0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


G|-------------------------------------|------5-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3---------3---------3---3---2-------|----------------5---5--0--7---7--0--|-3---------3-----------------------------------|
A|-----3--3------3--3--------------5---|-3--------3--0----------------------|-----3--3--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|


G|-------------------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|
D|-8--------------8--------------|-8----7----5----5----|--------|--------|
A|-------8--------------8--------|---------------------|-3------|-3------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|




#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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