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I Can’t Explain (Live) – bass tab

I Can't Explain (Live) | bass tab
By The Who, 14 February 1970
>From Live at Leeds (reissue), 1970, 1995
Written by Pete Townshend ©1965 Fabulous Music Ltd./Champion Music Corp. 

#----------------------------------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             2020-06-01          Whotabs                         
Ruari                                          www.thewho.net/whotabs          



G|--------|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------|-----------------|---------------------------|------------------9---7---------|
A|--------|------------2----|-7---------0--5---5--------|-----------5--7----------10-7---|
E|--------|-----------------|---------------------------|-5------------------------------|


G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7---------0--5---5--------|----------------------5--5--6---|-7---------0--5---5--------|
E|---------------------------|-5--------------5--5------------|---------------------------|


G|--------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------9---7---------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------10-7---|-7---------5---5--------|-----------7---------5--5--6---|
E|-5------------------------------|------------------------|-5-------------5--5------------|


G|------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------9---7-----------|------------------------|
A|-7---------5---5--------|-----------7----------10-7--5--|-7---------5---5--------|
E|------------------------|-5-----------------------------|------------------------|


G|-------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------9---7-----------|
A|-----------7---------5--5--6---|-7---------5---5--------|--------------7----------10-7--5--|
E|-5-------------5--5------------|------------------------|-5---5----------------------------|


G|------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7---------5---5--------|--------------7---------5--5--6---|-7---------5---5--------|
E|------------------------|-5---5------------5--5------------|------------------------|


G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------9---7-----------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------5---7----------9--7--5--|
A|--------------7---------5--5--6--6--|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|---------7---------------------------|
E|-5---5------------5--5--------------|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------7--9--9---7--5----------------|---------------------------|
A|-7---7---7----0--5---5---5---5---|-------------------------7---7--5--0---|-7---7--------5---5--------|
E|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------------|---------------------------|


G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|
A|--------------5--7----------5--5---|-7---7---7---5---5---5--------|--------|-7---7---7---7----6---7---6---|
E|-5---5---------------5--5----------|-------------------------7----|-7------|------------------------------|


G|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-7---7---7---7----7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---7-----------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------9---0---|
E|-9---9---9---9----9---9---9---|------------------------------|---------------------------------|


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


G|--------------------9--7-----------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------5---7---9--------9--7--5--0-----|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----7--------------------------------0--|-7----7---7---5---5---5---5-----|------5----7--10-------5---|
E|-5---------------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|-5----------------7--------|


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


G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------7-------------------5---|
A|--------------5--7----------5--5---|-7---7--------5---5--------|-0---7---10------5--5--7---7--7------|
E|-5---5---------------5--5----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|


G|------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7---------5---5--------|--------------5--7---------5--5--6---|-7---7---7---5-------------|
E|------------------------|-5---5---------------5--5------------|----------------------7----|


G|--------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-7---7---7---7----7---7---7---|
A|--------|-7---7---7---7----6---7---6---|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-7------|------------------------------|-9---9---9---9----9---9---9---|------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-9---9---9---9---9---7-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------9---0---|-7---7--------5---5--------|--------------5--7---------5--5--6--6--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|-5---5---------------5--5--------------|


G|------------------------------|-----------------7--9--7-----------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------9--7-----------|---------------------------|
A|-7---7--------5---5-----------|-------------7------------------10-7--5--|-7----7----0--5----5-------|
E|--------------------------0---|-5---5-----------------------------------|------------------------0--|


G|-----------------------------|---------------------9----7----|-12---9----7----9--7--------------------|
D|--------------5--------------|-----------7----9--------------|----------------------9--7--------------|
A|------7----7-------5----6----|-7----10-----------------------|----------------------------10-7--------|
E|-5---------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------10-7--|


G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7----7----0--5---5---5----|---------7----7--10---5----6----|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|
E|---------------------------|-5---5--------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-----------------7--9--7-----------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------7------------9--7-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-0---7---10---------------------10-7-----|-7---------5---5--------|--------------5--7---------5--5--6---|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|-5---5---------------5--5------------|


G|---------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------5----------------|------------------------|
A|-7---7--------5---5--------|--------------7------------5--6---|-7---------5---5--------|
E|---------------------------|-5---5---------------5--7---------|------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------5--7-------5---6---|-7---7--------5---5--------|--------------7-----|
E|-5---5---------------5-----------|---------------------------|-5---5--------------|


G|----------------|-------------|
D|----------------|-------------|
A|-7------7----7--|-7-----------|
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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