Behind Blue Eyes by The Who

Behind Blue Eyes bass tab by The Who

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THE WHO
 
BEHIND BLUE EYES (from "Who's Next")
 
WRITTEN BY:  Pete Townshend
BASS:  John Entwistle
TABBED BY:  Hank Scorpio
TUNING:  Standard
 
NOTE:
I didn't tab the exact rhythm of the notes after the full band starts.
I do not vouch for 100% accuracy, but this should be really close.
 
1ST VERSE:  BASS TACET
 
1ST CHORUS:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-2---|---------5-------|-----------------|-5---------------|
A|---------------5-|-3-----------3-/-|-5-------------5-|---------------5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-------5---5-\-|---------5-------|---------7-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----------3-/-|-5-----------5-/-|-7-------7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-------7-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-------7-\-----|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
E|-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-5-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------5---2-----|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|
A|-------------5-3-|-5---------------|-5---------------|---------------7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
A|---------------7-|-----------------|-------------5---|
E|-----------5-5---|-----------5---5-|-----------5-----|

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2ND VERSE:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|---------7-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-------5-----5---|
E|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|---------2-5-----|-7---------------|-7---------------|
A|-3---------------|-3-------------7-|---------------7-|-------------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-4-------------|
D|-2---------------|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-------7-4-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------7-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|---------2---5---|---------------7-|-7-------7-4-----|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-------------7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|

2ND CHORUS:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------5-------|---------7-------|-5---------------|-5-----------5-\-|
A|-3-----------3-3-|-5-----------5---|---------------5-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------5-------|---------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-----------3-/-|-5-----------5---|-7-------7-------|---------7-\-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-2-------------|
D|---------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---2-----|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-------------5-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------7-|---------------7-|-----------------|-7---------------|
A|-5---------------|-5---------------|---------------7-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|---------------5-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-7-------------2-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------5-|-----------------|

FULL BAND STARTS:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-------|---------------4-|-4-----2-2---2---|
D|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
"WHEN MY FIST..."
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2-----|---------------4-|-4---------------|
D|-2-----2-2-2-----|-----------------|-2-----2-2-2-----|-------5-5-5-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2-----|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5-----|-----------------|-5-----5-5-5-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-----2-|
D|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
"AND IF I SWALLOW..."
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2-----|---------------4-|-4---------------|
D|-2-----2-2-2-----|-----------------|-2-----2-2-2-----|-------5-5-5-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2-----|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----5-5-5-----|-----------------|-5-----5-5-5-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2-----|---------------4-|-4-----2-2-2---2-|
D|-2-----2-2-2-----|-----------------|-2-----2-2-2-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---5-------------|-----------------|---5-------------|
A|---------------2-|-------5-5-------|---------------2-|-------5-5-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-----------------|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------2-|-------5-5-------|-----------------|-----------2-5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

LAST VERSE:
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-4-------------|
D|-2---------------|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-------7---4-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-------------7-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5-|-------------5-/-|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-------|

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