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Whiskey Man – bass tab

Whiskey Man | bass tab
By The Who
From A Quick One/Happy Jack, 1966 
Written by John Entwistle ©1966 TRO-Essex Music, Inc.



#----------------------------------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             2019-08-05          Whotabs                    
Ruari Palmer                                   www.thewho.net/whotabs  

Intro                      x3 
G||------------------------||
D||5-------5--3---------3--||
A||-----5-----------3------||
E||------------------------||

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

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


Chorus:
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---3-4-5p3--|-3---3---1-2-3p1--|
A|-------5--------5-|-------3--------3-|
E|------------------|------------------|


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

(Play chorus again but play this at the end instead)

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

Verse:                                          x2
G||----------|----------|-------------|---------||
D||----------|-77777777-|-5--5-7--7-5-|----5555-||
A||-55555555-|----------|-------------|---------||
E||----------|----------|-------------|---------||

If that's...
G|-------------|---------|
D|-5--5-7--7-5-|----5555-|
A|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------|

Bridge                     x3
G||------------------------||
D||5-------5--3---------3--||
A||-----5-----------3------||
E||------------------------||

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

                           x3
G||------------------------||
D||5-------5--3---------3--||
A||-----5-----------3------||
E||------------------------||

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

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

Chorus:
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-5---5---3-4-5p3--|-3---3---1-2-3p1--|
A|-------5--------5-|-------3--------3-|
E|------------------|------------------|

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

(Play chorus again but play this at the end instead)

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

Verse:                                          x2
G||----------|----------|-------------|---------||
D||----------|-77777777-|-5--5-7--7-5-|55555555-||
A||-55555555-|----------|-------------|---------||
E||----------|----------|-------------|---------||

Hasn't Got...
G|-------------|---------|
D|-5--5-7--7-5-|55555555-|
A|-------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------|

Chorus:                    x3
G||------------------------||
D||5-------5--3---------3--||
A||-----5-----------3------||
E||------------------------||

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

                           x3
G||------------------------||
D||5-------5--3---------3--||
A||-----5-----------3------||
E||------------------------||

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

Horn Solo:                 x3
G||------------------------||
D||5-------5--3---------3--||
A||-----5-----------3------||
E||------------------------||

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



                           x3
G||------------------------||
D||5-------5--3---------3--||
A||-----5-----------3------||
E||------------------------||

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

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

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|55555555-|33333333-|11111111-|33333333-|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

            x2
G||---------||
D||55555555-||
A||---------||
E||---------||

Whiskey Man's...
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|55555555-|33333333-|11113333-|55555555-|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

He Often...                                 x3
G|---------|---------||---------|---------||
D|55555555-|33333333-||11113333-|55555555-||
A|---------|---------||---------|---------||
E|---------|---------||---------|---------||

Just...               Fine.
G|---------|---------|---------|
D|33333333-|33333333-|1--------|
A|---------|---------|---------|
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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