Bargain
By The Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend ©1971 Fabulous Music Ltd
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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Electric: Tune down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Acoustic: Capo on 1 (standard tuning)
[chords] (electric) (acoustic)
Bb7sus4 xx4252 x13141 and x13144
Bb7 xx4242 x13131 and x13134
Bb x244xx x13331 or 13366
Ab x022xx (4)x1144
Ab6 - x(1)111x
F# - xx4322
Db - x43121
Eb 022400 or x(1)1343 or xx1346
022100
Eb5 02xxxx x(1)134(3)
Dbadd9 xx0230 x43144
Eb6sus4 042200 xx1344
Gb 3x00xx x44322
Eb7 020100
[bridge chords; electric tacit (I've put them in
for single guitar arrg, e.g., Who's Missing)]
Eb xx2100 xx1343 (xx1346; second time)
Ebmaj7/D xx1100 x51343
Ebadd9/Db xx0100 x41341
Ebsus2/Ab x02200 4x1141 (Ab6)
Dbadd9 xx0230 x41141
Fsus4 244422 133311
F 244322 133211
[Note: Leads are approximate. Leads are transcribed for electric/Eb tuning;
chords symbols above leads are for acoustic/capo]
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb | |
|---------|----------|--------|------|---------|----------|---------|----|
|---------|----------|--------|------|---------|----------|---------|----|
|<6-<13---|---<11-<9-|<11-<8--|---<9-|<6-<13---|---<11-<9-|<16------|----|
|---------|----------|--------|------|---------|----------|---------|----|
|<4-<11---|---<9--<7-|<9--<6--|---<7-|<4-<11---|---<9--<7-|<14------|---\|
|---------|----------|--------|------|---------|----------|---------|----|
[with volume pedal for swells]
[verse]
[acoustic; note bass notes as implied by bass]
(Ab6)|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
I'd gladly lose me to find you
----|1----1-1-----1------|2--1------4--3---------|
---1|3----3-3-----1------|2--2------4--4------1--|
---1|3----3-3-----1------|3--1------1--3------1--|
---1|3----3-3-----1------|4--3------1--1------1--|
---1|1----1-1-----1------|---4----------------1--|
----|--------------------|-----------------------|
[electric] |
|Bb | Ab Eb5 |
----|--------------------|-----------------------|
----|--------------------|-----------------------|
----|4-------------------|--------x--2-----------|
---4|4-------------------|--------x--2-----------|
---2|2-------------------|--------x--0--2--------|
----|--------------------|--------------0--------|
[acoustic]
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
[electric]
|Bb | Ab Eb
I'd gladly give up all I had
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |Dbadd9 |Eb |Eb6sus4 E Eb6sus4 Eb|
|Bb |Dbadd9 |Eb |
To find you, I'd suffer anything and be glad
|--0---|-0--0--0--0--0--0---|
|--0---|/12-10-9--7--5--3---|
|------|--------------------|
|------|--------------------|
|------|--------------------|
|0-----|--------------------|
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
|Bb | Ab Eb
I'll pay any price just to get you
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb |F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6 |
|Bb | Ab Eb
I'll work all my life, and I will
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|Dbadd9 |Eb Eb6sus4|E Eb6sus4 Eb |
|Bb |Dbadd9 |Eb | |
To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed (I'd call...)
|--0---0---|0---0--------|
|--0-2---3-|--2-0--------|
|--1-2---4-|--2-1--------|
|----------|----2--------|
|----------|-------------|
|0---------|-------------|
|Gb |Ab |Eb | |Eb
I'd call that a bargain, the best I ever had
|Ebadd9/Db |Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6| % |
The best I ever had..........
|--------------|------------------|------------|-----------|
|--------------|------------------|------------|-----------|
|-2-4---2-4--2-|4----------7------|2-4---2-4---|2----x--x--|
|-2-4---2-4--2-|4----4-6/9---9----|2-4---2-4---|2----x--x--|
|-----2----2---|--2/6-----------2-|----2-----2-|-----------|
|--------------|------------------|------------|-----------|
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop
|---0--|----0-0-0---0---0---|
|---0--|-/5---7-9--10-10\---|
|---1--|--------------------|
|------|--------------------|
|------|--------------------|
|0-----|-------------------0|
I'd pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
|--0---|0----0--------------|
|--0---|-------3-/5---------|
|--1--2|---/4---------------|
|------|--------------------|
|------|--------------------|
|0-----|--------------------|
I'd call that a bargain, the best I ever had
Ebadd9/Db
The best I ever...
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb|
had............
|-----------------|-------------------|--------7------|--------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--|7-7--7-----7-7-7---|7--7-7--7------|--------------|
|--6^-6^-6^-6^-6--|6-6--4h6p4-6-4-4---|6^-6-4---------|-------2------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------6-4\2---|5--2---2------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2-|---2----------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------0-|
[bridge; acoustic, chords names above incl. for stage versions]
|Eb Ebmaj7/D |Ebadd9/Db
I sit looking round, I look at my face in the mirror
|----3-------------------3------------|-------1----------
|--4---4---------------4---4----------|----4----4--------
|-3------3---3-------3-------3---3----|--3--------3---3--
|1---------1-------------------1------|-------------1----
|-----------------5-------------------|4-----------------
|-------------------------------------|------------------
|Ab6 |Dbadd9 |
I know I'm worth nothing without you and like
-------1--------------|-----1---------1-----|----1----------1----|
----4-----4-----------|----4-4-------4-4----|---4-4--------4-4---|
--3----------3-----3--|---1---1-1---1---1-1-|--1---1-1----1---1-1|
----------------1-----|--------1---------1--|-------1----------1-|
4---------------------|---------------------|4----------4--------|
----------------------|4----------4---------|--------------------|
[electric] |
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
<10-<9----------------|<5-------------------|----<5/7------------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|Eb Ebmaj7/D |Ebadd9/Db |
One and one don't make two One and one make one And I'm
|-------3-------6-----------------3--------------|----3---------3------|
|----4-----4-------------------4-----4-----------|--4--4------4--4-----|
|--3----------3-----3-------3-----------3-----3--|-3----3-3--3----3-3--|
|1-----------------------------------------1-----|-------1---------1---|
|-----------------------5------------------------|4---------4----------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
[electric] |
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------<10----<9--|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/bargain_tab.html ]
|Ab6 |Dbadd9 |
Looking for that free ride to me, I'm looking for...
|------1---------------1----------|------3----------------3----------|
|----4---4-----------4---4--------|----4---4------------4---4--------|
|--1-------1---1---1-------1---1--|--1-------1---1----1-------1---1--|
|------------1---------------1----|------------1----------------1----|
|---------------------------------|4----------------4----------------|
|4---------------4----------------|----------------------------------|
[electric] |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-<14-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Fsus4 |F |Fsus4 |Bb |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
you.....
[electric] |
|----------|----|-------|----|---2----|---2-----|---2------|---2-----|
|----------|----|-------|----|--5-5---|--5-5----|----4-----|----4----|
|----------|----|-------|----|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|-----2-2-2|-----2-2-|
|----------|----|-------|----|4-----4-|4-----4--|4---------|4-----4--|
|----------|----|-------|----|--------|---------|----------|---------|
|----------|----|-------|----|--------|---------|----------|---------|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
[synth riff arr. for guitar]
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|-----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/11-----|--------|
[electric] |
|---2----|---2-----|---2----|---2-----|---5----|---4-----|---2----|---2----|
|----5---|----5----|--4-4---|--4-4----|----2---|--2-2----|--4-4---|----4---|
|-----2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|-----2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|-----2-2|
|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4-|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb |
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/16---|--------|
| |
|---2----|---2-----|---2----|--2-----|---2----|---4-----|------|--------|
|--5-5---|--5-5----|--4-4---|---4----|----5---|--2-2----|------|--------|
|-----2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|----2-2-|-----2-2|-----2-2-|------|--------|
|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|-----4--|4-----4-|------4--|x-----|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|------|--------|
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop
|---0-------|12-----------------|
|---0----12-|12-------9---9\----|
|--------11^|--11\--9-9-7-9\----|
|-----------|-------------------|
|-----------|-------------------|
|-0---------|------------------0|
I'll pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
|----0---0-0-|----0-----0-|
|-----/5-3-2-|-/5--\3-2---|
|------------|--------2---|
|------------|------------|
|-2----------|------------|
|-0----------|-----------0|
I call that a bargain, the best I ever had
[acoustic]
|Eb | |Eb |Eb Ebadd9/Db Eb Ebadd9/Db|Eb Ebadd9/Db Eb|
[electric] |
|Eb5 | Eb5|Eb5 | < | |
[vol pedal up for feedback]
[acoustic]
|Eb Ebadd9/Db Eb Ebadd9/Db|Ebadd9/Db | |
[electric] |
| Eb7|Eb | |
The best I ever...
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|
had.................
|------7-----7-|----7---------------|----------------|------------------|
|---7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7---------4--|-4--4---4---4-2-|------------------|
|---6^----6^---|-6^----6^\---4---4--|-4--4---4---4-2-|-4----------------|
|--------------|---------------6----|6--6---6---6--2-|------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|------2-----0-----|
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|---------2--------|
|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb Ab6|Bb Bb/F Ab6/Bb|F# Db Ab/Bb Eb|
|----------------------|--------------7-7-|----------7\--|--------------|
|----------------------|--------7-----7-7-|-7-7--7-7-7\--|--------------|
|--------------7^------|-----7^-7---------|-7-8--7-8-----|----4-2-------|
|--------4-6/9---9-9/9-|9/9/9--9-----9----|9----9--------|----4-2-------|
|2-2--2/6--------------|------------------|-------------0|22------------|
|----------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
[repeat intro pattern]
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
[repeat post-bridge synth arr. for guitar pattern]
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
[synth riff arr. for guitar] |
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|-----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/11----|--------|
[electric] |
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|<9------|---------|-<11----|---------|-<9----|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|<7------|---------|-<9-----|---------|-<7----|--------|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |Bb7sus4 | |Bb |
g|6-/13---|----11-9-|11-8----|-----8-9-|6-/13---|-----11-9|/16----|--------|
| |
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
|Bb7sus4 |Bb7 |Bb7sus4 |Bb7 |Bb7sus4 |
g|----------------9|/16--|-------------------9|/16---|--------------------9|
| |
|-----------------|-----|------------------7-|------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----|------------------7-|------|---------------------|
|--9-9--9-9-------|-----|----8----8----------|------|----9-9---9--9---9-9-|
|--9-9--9-9----9--|-----|----9----9--7-------|------|----9-9---9--9---9-9-|
|--9-9--9-9-9--9--|-----|----9----9--7-------|------|----9-9---9--9---9-9-|
|------7----7--7--|-----|---------------7----|------|----7---7------7-----|
|Bb7 |Bb7sus4 |Bb7 |
g|/16-------------|----------------9|/16-----------------|
| |
|---7------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|0----------------|--------------------|
|6/8--8---7^~----|-----------------|----------------8---|
|-------9----9\--|-----------------|----------------9---|
|----------------|---5^~-------5^--|5^-5^-5^\-----9-9---|
|--------------7-|------7-5-7------|----------7-5-7-----|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
g|---------------9|/16--------------|-------------9|/16------------|
| |
|----------------|-----------------|7---7----7----|--7------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----7----7----|--7-----7------|
|---9----9-9-----|9----------------|--------------|---------------|
|---9----9-9-----|9----------------|--------------|---------------|
|------------9---|---------9-9-----|------9-------|9----9-----9---|
|-----7------7---|-----------7-7---|--7-----------|7----7-----7---|
|Bb7sus4 | |Bb Bb7sus4 |
g|------------------9|/16----------------|------------------|
| |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--9------9---------|-------------------|------------------|
|--9------9---------|-------------------|------------------|
|--9------9---------|-------------------|9-----------------|
|-----9-9---9-9--5^-|------7^-7^-5^-----|9-----------------|
|7----7-7---7-7-----|7-5-7---------7-7--|7-----------------|
|Bb7 | Bb7 |Bb7sus4 | |Bb7 | |
|---------|-------|---2----|---2-----|---2----|---2-----|
|---------|-------|--5-5---|--5-5----|--4-4---|--4-4----|
|---------|-------|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|
|---------|-------|4-----4-|4-----4--|4-----4-|4-----4--|
|---------|-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
|---------|-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
|Bb7sus4 | |B7
|---5----|---5-----|-------
|--2-2---|--2-2----|4------
|-2---2-2|-2---2-2-|2------
|4-----4-|4-----4--|4------
|--------|---------|-------
|--------|---------|-------
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