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My Generation

The Who
Bass Tab
4.7(115)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

G|--------------------------|
D|—3h5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Verse

(1, 2, pre-chorus)

G|------------------------|
D|-5--5--5—5--3~~-3-3-3-3-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Verse 3, 4

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

Verse 1, 3

G|--------------------------------|
D|-3-5-5-5-0h3-5--5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Verse 2

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

Verse 4

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

Chorus

(Part 1)

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

(Part 2)

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

Midway Verse Setup

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

Bass Solo Verse 1

G|-----5h7—5(5)h3----3-----------|
D|--5-------------5----5h3-3-----|
A|-------------------------5—--5-|
E|-------------------------------|

Bass Solo Verse 2

(NOTE: "13" is 1-3 quickly, not 13th fret)

G|----------------------------|
D|--5—5h3---------------3--4--|
A|-------5h3--1-----13h5------|
E|---------------3------------|

Bass Solo Verse 3

G|-----5h7—5h3-3-3-----------------|
D|--5---------------5h3-3----------|
A|---------------------5-5h3—-1----|
E|-------------------------------3-|

Bass Solo Verse 4

(so fast it sounds like he's playing notes he's not!)

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

Later Verse Setup 1, 3

G|--------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5—7-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Later Verse Setup 2, 4, 5

G|-----------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5-5-5-5—7-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Later Verse Setup

(Crazy 1)

G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5—7-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Later Verse Setup

(Crazy 2)

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Ending Setup 1

G|-----------------------------|
D|-8--8—-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Ending Setup 2, 3

G|---------------------------|
D|-8--8—-8--8--8--6--6--6--6-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Pure Ending 1

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Pure Ending 2

G|------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6~~~6-6-6--8--8--8--8--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Pure Ending 3

G|---------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Pure Ending 4

G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Pure Ending 5

G|-----------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8---10--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| ~ Vibrato

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