Bass A–Z index

All bass transcriptions on Whotabs, listed alpahbetically, including the related source index. The transcriptions are divided into two groups: Complete bass transcriptions and partial transcriptions, which contain bass notes or patterns included in a guitar transcription. For all guitar transcriptions, see the Guitar A–Z Index. For all drum transcriptions, see the Drums A–Z Index. For a complete listing of all site indexes, see the Site Indexes/Site Map.

Bass Transcriptions

Complete bass transcriptions:

• A Legal Matter (Bass)
  • from My Generation and Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• A Quick One, While He’s Away (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• A Quick One, While He’s Away (Bass – live)
  • from A Quick One and Compilations (The Kids Are Alright soundtrack)
• A Quick One, While He’s Away (Bass – live at Leeds)
  • from Live at Leeds
• Acid Queen (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Acid Queen (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Amazing Journey (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Amazing Journey (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (Bass)
  • from Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• Apron Strings (Bass)
  • from John Entwistle solo (Whistle Rymes)
• Armenia City In The Sky (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Baba O’Riley (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• Bald Headed Woman (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Bargain (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• Batman (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• Behind Blue Eyes (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• Bell Boy (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Boris The Spider (Bass)
  • from A Quick One and Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• Call Me Lightning (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Charles Atlas (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Christmas (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Christmas (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Cinnamon Girl (Bass)
  • from John Entwistle solo (Smash Your Head Against The Wall)
• Cobwebs And Strange (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• Cousin Kevin (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Cousin Kevin, Model Child (Bass)
  • from Odds And Sods
• Cut My Hair (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• The Dirty Jobs (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Do You Think It’s Alright? (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Do You Think It’s Alright? (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Doctor Jimmy (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Don’t Look Away (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• Drowned (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Drowned (Bass – live)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Fiddle About (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Fiddle About (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• 5:15 (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Fortune Teller (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities and Live at Leeds
• Fortune Teller/Tattoo (Bass – live)
  • from Live at Leeds
• Getting In Tune (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• Girl’s Eyes (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Glow Girl
  • from Odds And Sods and The Who Sell Out
• Go To The Mirror! (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Go To The Mirror! (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Goin’ Mobile (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• The Good’s Gone (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• Good Lovin’ (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Hall Of The Mountain King (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Happy Jack
  • from A Quick One, Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy and Live at Leeds
• Heat Wave (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• Heaven And Hell (Bass – live)
  • from Live at Leeds
• Heinz Baked Beans (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• How Many Friends (Bass)
  • from The Who By Numbers
• I Can See For Miles (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out and Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• I Can’t Explain (Bass)
  • from Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy and Live at Leeds
• I Can’t Explain (Bass – live)
  • from Live at Leeds
• I Can’t Reach You (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• I Don’t Even Know Myself (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• I Don’t Mind (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• I’m A Boy (Bass) (first version)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• I’m A Boy (Bass – live)
  • from Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• I’m A Man (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• I’m Free (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• I’m Free (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• I’m One (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• I Need You (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• In A Hand Or A Face (Bass)
  • from The Who By Numbers
• Instant Party Mixture (aka Parties & Lies) (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Is It In My Head? (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• It’s A Boy (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• It’s Not True (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• I’ve Had Enough (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Jaguar (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Join Together (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Just You And Me, Darling (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• The Kids Are Alright (Bass)
  • from My Generation and Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• La La La Lies (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• Leaving Here (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Let’s See Action (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Love Ain’t For Keeping (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next and Odds And Sods
• Love Is A Heart Attack (Bass)
  • from John Entwistle solo (Too Late The Hero)
• Love Reign O’er Me (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Lubie (Come Back Home) (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Magic Bus (Bass)
  • from Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (Bass) (third version)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Medac (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Melancholia (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Mike Post Theme (Bass)
  • from Endless Wire
• Miracle Cure (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Miracle Cure (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Mirror Door (Bass)
  • from Endless Wire
• Motoring (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Much Too Much (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• My Generation (Bass)
  • from My Generation and Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• My Size (Bass)
  • from John Entwistle solo (Smash Your Head Against The Wall)
• My Way (Bass)
  • from Odds And Sods
• My Wife (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• Naked Eye (Bass)
  • from Odds And Sods and Who’s Next
• Nightmare (Please Wake Me Up) (Bass)
  • from John Entwistle solo (Whistle Rymes)
• 1921 (You Didn’t Hear It) (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• 1921 (You Didn’t Hear It) (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Odorono (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Our Love Was (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Out In The Street (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• Outlive The Dinosaur (Bass)
  • from Pete Townshend solo (Psychoderelict)
• Overture From Tommy (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Overture From Tommy (Bass score)
  • from Tommy
• Overture From Tommy (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• The Ox (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• Pictures Of Lily (Bass)
  • from Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• Pinball Wizard (Bass) and Pinball Wizard (Bass (bass – live)
  • from Tommy, Live at Leeds and Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• Please, Please, Please (Bass)
  • from My Generation
• Punk And The Godfather (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Quadrophenia – complete album transcription (Bass) (225kb)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Quadrophenia (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Relax (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Rael (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• The Real Me (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• The Rock (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• Rotosound Strings (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Run Run Run (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• Sally Simpson (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Sally Simpson (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Sea And Sand (Bass)
  • from Quadrophenia
• See My Way (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• The Seeker (Bass)
  • from Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
• See Me Feel Me (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Sensation (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Silas Stingy (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Sister Disco (Bass)
  • from Who Are You
• Smash The Mirror (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Smash The Mirror (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• The Song Is Over (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• So Sad About Us (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• Sparks (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Sparks (Bass – live)
  • from Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Squeeze Box (Bass)
  • from The Who By Numbers
• Substitute (Bass)
  • from Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy and Live at Leeds
• Success Story (Bass)
  • from The Who By Numbers
• Summertime Blues (Bass)
  • from Live at Leeds, Odds And Sods and Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Tattoo (Bass)
  • from The Who Sell Out and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Tattoo (Bass – live)
  • from Live at Leeds
• Teenage Wasteland (Bass)
  • from Pete Townshend solo (Lifehouse Chronicles)
• There’s A Doctor (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• There’s A Doctor (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Tommy Can You Hear Me? (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Tommy Can You Hear Me? (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Tommy’s Holiday Camp (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Tommy’s Holiday Camp (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Tommy – complete album transcription for bass
  • from Tommy
• Tommy – Live complete transcription for bass
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Trick Of The Light (Bass)
  • from Who Are You
• Under My Thumb (Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Underture (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• Water
  • from Odds And Sods and Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Welcome (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• We’re Not Gonna Take It (Bass)
  • from Tommy
• We’re Not Gonna Take It/See Me Feel Me (Bass – live)
  • from Tommy and Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition)
• Whiskey Man (Bass)
  • from A Quick One
• White City Fighting
  • from Pete Townshend solo (White City)
• Who Are You (Bass)
  • from Who Are You
• Won’t Get Fooled Again (Bass)
  • from Who’s Next
• Won’t Get Fooled Again (Bass – live)
  • from Compilations (The Kids Are Alright soundtrack)
• You Better You Bet (Bass)
  • from Face Dances
• Young Man Blues (Bass)
  • from Live at Leeds
• Young Man Blues (studio version – Bass)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities and Odds And Sods

Partial transcriptions included in guitar tab:

• Another Tricky Day
  • from Face Dances
• Circles (Instant Party) (first version)
  • from My Generation
• Circles (Instant Party) (second version)
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Dance It Away
  • from Pete Townshend solo (Chinese Eyes)
• Dangerous
  • from It’s Hard
• Disguises
  • from A Quick One
• Doctor, Doctor
  • from A Quick One
• Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker)
  • from Tommy
• Fake It
  • from Pete Townshend solo (Psychoderelict)
• Glow Girl
  • from Odds And Sods and The Who Sell Out
• Gonna Get Ya
  • from Pete Townshend solo (Empty Glass)
• Go To The Mirror!
  • from Tommy
• Happy Jack
  • from A Quick One, Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy and Live at Leeds
• I Can’t Reach You
  • from The Who Sell Out
• In The City
  • from A Quick One
• It’s Your Turn
  • from It’s Hard
• I’ve Been Away
  • from A Quick One
• Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (first electric version; released as b-side)
  • from Odds And Sods
• Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (second electric version; unreleased until Who Sell Out reissue)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• Now And Then
  • from Pete Townshend solo (Psychoderelict)
• Our Love Was (Is)
  • from The Who Sell Out
• The Ox
  • from My Generation
• Sparks
  • from Tommy
• Sparks (live)
  • from Live at Leeds
• Substitute
  • from Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy and Live at Leeds
• Success Story
  • from The Who By Numbers
• Trick Of The Light
  • from Who Are You
• Under My Thumb
  • from Miscellaneous & Rarities
• Underture
  • from Tommy
• Why Did I Fall For That
  • from It’s Hard