Bargain by The Who

Bargain bass tab by The Who

Bass tabs

Bassist: John Entwistle
Style: Fingered

h = hammer
/ = slide up
\ = slide down


Verse: (Bass comes in at about 0:14)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|---3-------------|-----------------|------------/8\--|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4-------4-----4/|-6-----6---4---6-|-----------4-----|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-4---|---------6-------|---4---6---------|
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A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
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E |-----------------|-------4---------|---------6-------|---4-----6-------|
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Chorus:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-4--------------/|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-------------16\-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----\-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6---6\--|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------6-----|
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Verse:
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D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|
E |-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
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E |-----------------|-----------4-----|---------6-------|-------4-6-----4-|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8\|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4---4-----4---4-|-6---6-----4-----|---4-------4-----|
E |-----------------|---------4---4---|-------4-6-----4-|-6-----4-6---4---|
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Chorus:
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D |-4--------------/|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-6-----------16\-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
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A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----\-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------6---6-|
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D |-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-8-------------8-|
A |-6---------------|-------------6---|---6-----------6-|-----6-----------|
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A |---------------6-|-------6---------|-4---------------|-------4-----4---|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|
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A |---------------6-|---6-------------|-4---------------|-----4-------4---|
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E |-6-----6-------6-|-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|
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D |---------8-------|---------8---8---|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-6-8-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6-----6-------6-|-------6---6-----|-6---------------|-----------------|
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Verse:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|
E |-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|-----6-----6-----|
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A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4-------4---4/--|-6---6-----4---6-|-------4---6-----|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-----|---------6-------|---4-----------4-|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-----8-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------4/6-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------8-----|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4---4---4---4/--|-6---6-----------|---4---6---------|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-----|-------4-6-----4-|-6-------------4-|
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Chorus:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-4--------------/|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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A |-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-4-3-------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|-1-----1---1---1-|---------6---6---|
E |-----------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|-------4---4-----|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|-4-3-------------|
A |-1-----1---1---1-|-4-------4---4-6-|-1-----1---1---1-|-------6-----6---|
E |-----------------|-------4---4-----|-----------------|-----------4-----|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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E |-6-------6-------|-6-6-------------|-6-------6-------|-6-6---6---6-----|
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A |-----------------|---------8---8---|-----------------|-------------8---|
E |-6-----6-6-----6-|-6-----6---6-----|-----6-------6---|-----6-----------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----8-6-----8-6-|-----8-6---6-----|-----8-6-----8-6-|-----8-6---6-----|
A |-----------------|---------8---8-6-|-----------------|---------8---8-6-|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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A |-----------------|-------4h6-------|-----------------|-----------4-6---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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