Aqualung Bass Tab

Aqualung Tabs:

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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
                                                      Transcribed by Paul Sipio


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         Guitar & Vocals   1:19                                                 
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A------------|--------3--4/5-----5-----|--6----------------------|--------------
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A---3--------0-----|--1-----3-----------------|--------3--------0--1-----|------
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G---------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------
D---------1-----3-----3-----|--3h5-----------|--------------------|-------------
A---3-----------------------|----------------|--------------------|--5-----1----
E---------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----3-------
                                                                                

                                                                                
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D---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------
A---3--4--3-----|--5-----1--3--4--3-----|--5-----1--3--4--3-----|--4-----4------
E---------------|-----3-----------------|-----3-----------------|---------------
                                                                                

                                                                                

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture December Underg Average	#1 by December Underground at May 31, 1971 at 9:02 PM EST
	Yes, a song about an indigent soul has made a rock legend. In fact the singer(who's FIRST wife who wrote the song) felt he had to instill even more meaning to it's simple theme of "a bum who dies" by portraying himself, Ian Anderson as the bum on stage or video. On stage he'd say things like "you poor ol sod you see it's only, a me......" A powerful image of the poor destitute homeless man woven throughout many of the bands commercial offerings. But you see, his FIRST wife made the song work to the teenage adolescent types with "snot is running down his nose, greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes...." At that time, snot was as bad as Slip Knot today. ga

No Picture adrian Average	#2 by adrian at Feb 18, 1983 at 3:17 AM EST
	Haha, I love that people think Jethro Tull is the dude. I used to think that, too. Well, I have to agree with BrainDamage, because if you actually buy the album it explains the entire theme. Having Aqualung as the main character reminds me of Pink from Pink Floyd's the Wall. Concept albums are great!

No Picture jesse Wanna Be	#3 by jesse at Jun 23, 1986 at 7:19 PM EST
	This song is...is odd. That's all I have to say.

No Picture Jesus Wanna Be	#4 by Jesus at Nov 30, 1988 at 4:33 PM EST
	This sonng is so weird, but i love it!! Jethro Tull Rocks!!

No Picture Fred Duke Wanna Be	#5 by Fred Duke at May 30, 1991 at 9:14 AM EST
	Prog Rocker, your very stupid. as are you, Olex. Jethro Tull was a farmer and an inventor.

No Picture Terence Wanna Be	#6 by Terence Sharp at Apr 17, 1992 at 6:57 AM EST
	I like this song very much. Thanks guys for clearning up the 'meaning'. ;) I also fixed a bit the lyric, better now? PM me if you think I should change something. -- SM Mod.

No Picture Daniel Wanna Be	#7 by Daniel Ramillo at Jan 5, 1994 at 1:53 AM EST
	I've heard that both Ian, and Jennie wrote parts of the song but mostly only IAns lyrics were used. Don't know more then that.

No Picture phil Average	#8 by phil smith at Feb 18, 1998 at 2:56 PM EST
	I've been thinking about the second line "eyeing little girls with bad intent." Maybe it's not Aqualung with the bad intent, but the girls. I got the idea from looking at the lyrics in the next song on the track "Cross-Eyed Mary:" "Laughing in the playground-gets no kicks from little boys; would rather make it with a letching grey; Or maybe her gaze is drawn by Aqualung; who watches through the railings as they play." It would definitly fit the image of Mother Mary (the Church) taking advantage of the downtrodden in society (Aqualung) while he watches it happening.

No Picture Minkin Rhythm Player	#9 by Minkin MQ at May 5, 1998 at 6:43 PM EST
	Thank you BrainDamage, for being able to get past the literal aspects of the song and seeing the abstract meaning.

No Picture Josh Average	#10 by Josh Smith at May 28, 2000 at 7:51 PM EST
	so Basically the whole "Aqualung" album was Anti-Religon and anti-Sipirtual in general? The more l listen to it the more it sounds like a pro-atheism album.

No Picture swiper Average	#11 by swiper at Aug 31, 2003 at 2:45 PM EST
	It's intresting how so many people have commented on Aqualung, lyricaly, and musically it's not a particulary amazing song, and is, in those respects, overshadowed by far by other songs on the album.. As CHAKA said, the album is anti-establishmental religion, but more specifically, is the B side entitled "My God", wheras "Aqualung" deals more broadly with the problems the established religion causes. 1 2 3 Next

No Picture edwin Wanna Be	#12 by edwin henrriquez at Mar 7, 2006 at 8:12 AM EST
	I think that this man needs to stop being a pervert, and watching "frilly panties run." Haha, Joking. I love Jethro Tull, his music is somewhat inspiring, and I think that it sends out nothing but good vibes.