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I Don’t Even Know Myself – bass tab

I Don't Even Know Myself | bass tab
By the Who, 1970
By The Who, 1970
>Appears on Who's Next (reissue); originally b-side of 'Won't Get Fooled Again'
Written by Pete Townshend ©1970 Towser Tunes Inc./Fabulous Music Ltd.

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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Tabbed By : Bigevil0214
e-mail: Bigevil0214@aim.com
2010-07-30                                     Whotabs   www.thewho.net/whotabs/
Tuning: Standard


Intro

G|----17/----------------------------5555-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3~----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse

Repeat this 4 times
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----3-3--0-3--0-3-1p0----------1-|
E|----------------------1~--1h3----|

Then play this part 2 times

G|--------------------------3----------3-------------------------------------|
D|----3-3-----3-3-------5---------3------------------------------------------|
A|---------5--------6---------5----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------6----------------------------------|

This is the "don't pretend that you know me cause I Don't Even Know Myself" part

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------6~-----------------------66---------------------------|
E|------4~------------------------44----------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat verse a couple of times then play the slow bridge part

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

^^^^^^^^^^Repeat that twice Then play this part

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------3--1-3-1--------1--1-----------------3------------------------|
A|------1--1-----------------1--------1--1----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Something like that listen to the song for timing and all that

Then play the beginning part of the bridge again

Play verse and the chorus part again

And then the bridge again

This is the "Do You Remember Me?" Part

This part was a little harder to transcribe
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|----3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1--play 4 times--|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Then it's "I have been gone and some prison water knows my scream"

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------6-6--5-5--3-3----------------------------------------------|

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Play that 3 times

Then end that with
G|--------------------17/-------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------333333 /15--------3-----|
E|------------------------------|

Play the verse again
Then the chorus part of it
Then end with playing the bridge

That's all I have for this great Who song. Sorry if I couldn't figure everything out. 
John Entwistle is an amazing bass player. Hope you enjoy the tab! Thanks.

#----------------------------------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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