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Song: Getting In Tune
Artist: The Who
Album: Who's next
OK, here's the bass tab for Getting In Tune (great song, isn't it?).
I didn't put any time signature because I find it quite boring to do,
but I did take the time to divide it in measures (the song is in 4/4,
by the way).
I only put the simplified names of the chords because I didn't
really feel like finding out the exact chord construction details;
I'm a bassist, for Christ's sake!!!
Anyway, I read on BPmag that this song was used as a Berklee bass
class lesson, so enjoy.
Piano intro
00:07
F A#
|10-12-14-10h12p10-------------------|--------------|
|------------------10h12p10----------|--------------|
|-------------------------------12h13|13------------|
|------------------------------------|----13h15p136|
F F F A#
|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|-------|--------|--------|------10|--------|---------|
|-------|-------3|--------|--------|8-------|--------3|
|1------|--------|1-------|--------|-----(8)|6--------|
F
|--------|--------|
|3-------|--------|
|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|
00:43 (The band kicks in)
F F G# A# F F
|-----|-----|-----------|----------|-----------------|
|-----|-----|----6------|----8----8|----3-----1-3---3|
|-----|-----|--6--------|------10--|--3-----3-----3--|
|1-1-1|1-1-1|4-----4-6-6|1-1-------|1-----1----------|
A# F A#
|-----------------|-------10-------------10-----|-------------------|
|-----------------|--10--------10---(10)------10|--(8)-8-8-----8----|
|-----------------|8----8----8----8---------8---|------------8---8-8|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-3|-----------------------------|6---------6--------|
F A# F
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|--3-3-3-3----------------|--8---8-----8-8-(7)|--3-3-(3)-------3----3|
|----------3-3-3-3--------|----8---8----------|8---------3---3----3--|
|1-----------------1-1-1-1|6---------1--------|------------1-----1---|
C F F G# A# F
|-------|-----|-----|-----------|-----|
|-------|-----|-----|--6--------|-----|
|3-3----|-----|-----|----6------|----8|
|----3-1|1-1-1|1-1-1|4-----4-6-6|1-1--|
G D# A# C C
|----------------------|-----------------|---|---|--7-5------|
|--------12-12-------12|--8-8-8-----8----|---|---|------7-5--|
|10-13-13---------12---|6-------6-6---6-8|---|3-3|3---------7|
|--------------10------|-----------------|6-8|---|-----------|
C C C C C
|--7-5------|--7-5------|--7-5------|--7-5------|--7-5------|
|------7-5--|------7-5--|------7-5--|------7-5--|------7-5--|
|3---------7|3---------7|3---------7|3---------7|3---------7|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
C
|--7-5------|
|------7-5--|
|3---------7|
|-----------|
In this part, some of the instrumens fade, and Entwistle does some new
variations. From now on, they play everything 1 tone (2 frets) higher,
so watch out.
02:12
G G
|---/12-------------------------|---12-12------------------------------|
|-------10h12-----10-10-9-------|---------10h12---------10---10-9------|
|10------------10--------12-(11)|10-------------10----3-----------12h11|
|-------------8-----------------|------------------10-----8-----------|
G C
|---------12----------12----12----|----5-5--5-5-3|
|---12----------12----------------|--------------|
|10----10----10----10----10----10|3-3-----3-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
G D
|---12----------12------------------|-------------------|
|------10-12-------10-12-------12---|---12-11-10--------|
|10----------10----------10-10----12|------------12-----|
|-----------------------------------|10-------------(10)|
>From this point on, the song starts repeating (1 tone higher, always).
Although there are some little variations, you've already got enough to
play the whole song.
Also, I'm almost sure that he does a three-notes piece of scale in that
part where the chord progression goes F, F, G#, A# but I just couldn't
figure it out. If you have it, or any correction, please send it to me
or to the site.
Tabbed by Nick "Thunder Fingers" Pinheiro (Nickovskybr@yahoo.com.br).
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
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Julian Wanna Be |
#1 by Julian Gleneske at Jun 3, 1976 at 1:58 PM EST |
| Yeah, piper is hopeless. | |
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Anthony Average |
#2 by Anthony Lemish at Aug 12, 1978 at 8:07 PM EST |
| this song is an homage to MUSIC, how can you NOT love and appreciate that?? I guess piper doesn't get it...which is ok because i didnt get it at first, but once I got it - nothing but LOVE for this song | |
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Matty Average |
#3 by Matty G at Feb 4, 1979 at 9:06 AM EST |
| OK ... so this is probably the worst song on an otherwise flawless album...the lyrics are so dumb thta i burst out laughing the first time i heard them..i mean...and i'm gonna tune right in on to you??? So what happened to pete townshend the great lyricist??? I dont see how the same people who sang baba o riley and wont get fooled again could possibly sing this one...but hey whos next is still one of my favourite albums ever... with all the other stuff it has, you can forgive them for this particular disaster | |
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Kieran Average |
#4 by Kieran Hurley at Aug 26, 1981 at 1:47 AM EST |
| the song definitely has a double meaning ... both of harmonising your music with a band, getting everybody in synch to work together...as well as a layer of meaning about relationships (more than love really) the compromise and harmonising of personalities | |
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megan(peggy-lei Average |
#5 by megan(peggy-leigh) spektor at Feb 27, 1982 at 3:51 AM EST |
| This song is about people changing themselves physically or their personality fpr both good and bad reasons. | |
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peebo Average |
#6 by peebo at Oct 16, 1982 at 11:17 PM EST |
| It's so hard to believe no one has commented on this great song. Beautiful piano chords (featuring Nicky Hopkins, a very famous session pianist, played with Jeff Beck, the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page, The Who..) and great drums near the end of the song. The lyrics are just about music, nothing complex. Unless I am being ignorant, but I doubt that. Just about rocking and rolling and singing and playing. | |
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Maury N Rhythm Player |
#7 by Maury N . at Nov 25, 1982 at 5:56 AM EST |
| Given the the concept behind Townshend's Lifehouse project I tend to agree with Sunlover. I've always taken this song to be about harmonizing with a lover or friend. | |
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PUNX UNITE Average |
#8 by PUNX UNITE at Dec 23, 1988 at 8:18 PM EST |
| this song is good. i especially like the bass part at the beginning. ya the lyrics are just about music but they kinda talk about bands trying to be something they are not "I can't pretend there's any meaning hidden in the things I'm saying" by the way i think that is an error in the lyrics | |
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Cody Professional |
#9 by Cody Noneyobizones at Apr 29, 1990 at 7:02 PM EST |
| Moses is missing it too, considering there is no romance subplott whatsoever in Lifehouse. | |
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brad Wanna Be |
#10 by brad at Jul 20, 1997 at 4:57 AM EST |
| I always took it to mean being in harmony with your lover. Whatever it means, I like it. | |
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Fuzz Musical Genius |
#11 by Fuzz at Oct 12, 1999 at 11:05 AM EST |
| this is easy and a beutifle song with a bit of added rock, which is always awsome. he saying how he is tired of meeting new girls and he wants to focus in on one person for a while. | |
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Andrew Rhythm Player |
#12 by Andrew Lang at Dec 13, 2001 at 4:47 AM EST |
| this song is so awsum.. and piper at the gates... the lyrics ARE good u just didnt understand the message that pete townshend was tryin to make.... | |
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Gilbert Average |
#13 by Gilbert Fontana at Jan 4, 2002 at 3:11 PM EST |
| i'm actually listening to a live version of this with the who and pearl jam together...very nice | |
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Donnie n00b! |
#14 by Donnie W at Apr 29, 2006 at 1:59 PM EST |
| During the last part of the intro, it sounds cool if you slide form 13 to 6 (even though the Who didn't do it seems to fit) | |