The Who – Cousin Kevin (Bass Tab)
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COUSIN KEVIN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1969 Album TOMMY)
Words and Music by John Entwistle
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass'
Intro
Q=117
4/4
Gtr I
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8--||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
1st Verse
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-8-------(8)-8-|-7-------(7)-7-|-8-------(8)-8-|-7----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-7-------(7)-7-|-6-------(6)-6-|-7-------(7)-7-|-6----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-6-------(6)-6-|-5-------(5)-5-|-6-------(6)-6-|-5----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-5-------(5)-5-|-4-------(4)-4-|-5-------(5)-5-|-4----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
Pre-Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|
|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|
|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------||
|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Interlude
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
H. +E E H. +E E
|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------||
|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8--||
|---------------|----------------||
2nd Verse
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-8-------(8)-8-|-7-------(7)-7-|-8-------(8)-8-|-7----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
|-7-------(7)-7-|-6-------(6)-6-|-7-------(7)-7-|-6----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
|-6-------(6)-6-|-5-------(5)-5-|-6-------(6)-6-|-5----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
D.S. al Coda
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|-5-------(5)-5-|-4-------(4)-4-|-5-------(5)-5-|-4-----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
Chorus
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|
|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|
|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------||---------------|
|---------6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-||-8-------(8)-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|
H.=H
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E W +W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*|
|-9-------(9)-9-|-8-------(8)-8-|-9-------(9)-9-|-8--------|-(8)----*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths