COUSIN KEVIN
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 B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar (clean)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar (w/ light distortion)'
Intro
Q=117
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
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| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
| 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
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|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6--||
|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
1st Verse
N.C.
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
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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
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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
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|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---||
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E W
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|-5----5-----5----5----|-4----4----4----4---|-5-----5----5-----5----|-4----||
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Pre-Chorus
$
F5 D5 F5 Db5
Gtrs I, III (Ac. Gtr. & El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
Q E E E E E E Q. S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7----7-7-7--7-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5--5-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
Bb5 C5 Db5
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 S S E S S E S S E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
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F5 D5 F5 Db5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-|---------------------|
Bb5 C5 Db5 D5
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
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-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-|
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To Coda
C5 Db5
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----||
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Chorus
F5 Eb5 Db5
H Q E S S Q E S S E S S S S S S
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|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
|--8----6--6-x-x-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-|
|----------------|------------------------|
F5 Eb5 Db5
H Q E S S Q E S S E S S S S S S
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|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x---|
|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x---|
|--8----6--6-x-x-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x---|
|----------------|--------------------------|
F5 Eb5 Db5
H Q E S S Q E S S E S S S S S S
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|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
|--8----6--6-x-x-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-|
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F5 Eb5 Db5
H Q E S S Q E S S E S S S S S S
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|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x---||
|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x---||
|--8----6--6-x-x-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x---||
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F5 Eb5 Db5 F5 Eb5
H Q E S S Q E S S E S S S S S S H Q E S S
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|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-10----8--8-x-x--||
|-10----8--8-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-10----8--8-x-x--||
|--8----6--6-x-x-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-|--8----6--6-x-x--||
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Interlude
N.C.
Gtr I
H E Q E +Q E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E
|---------------9-|-(9)--------9---------|----9--------------9-|
|-----------9-----|-------9---------9----|--------9-(9)----9---|
|-----------------|---------11---11---11-|-10-----------10-----|
|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---6---6---6---6-|-----6----6----6----6-|----6---6------6---6-|
|-8---8---8---8---|--9----9----9----9----|--8---8----8-----8---|
|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Db
PM---------------|
+E E E E +E E Q e E e E e E e E
|-(9)-9------------------|----------------------||
|-------9------------9---|--9----9----9----9----||
|---------11-(11)-11-----|-10---10---10---10----||
|------------------------|-11---11---11---11----||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----6----6-------6---6-|----6----6----6----6--||
|--9----9------9-----9---|--8----8----8----8----||
|------------------------|----------------------||
2nd Verse
Dbsus4 Db
PM----------------------------------------
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
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|-11---11---11---11---|-10---10---10---10---|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Ab7 Db
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e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
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|--9----9----9----9---|--9----9----9----9---|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Csus4 C
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
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|--8----8----8----8---|--8----8----8----8---|
|-10---10---10---10---|--9----9----9----9---|
|-10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10---10---|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--8----8----8----8---|--7----7----7----7---|
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G7 C
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
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|--8----8----8----8---|--8----8----8----8---|
|-10---10---10---10---|--9----9----9----9---|
|--9----9----9----9---|-10---10---10---10---|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Bsus4 B F#7 B
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
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
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|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|
|-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|-9---9---9---9---|
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| 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
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|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---|
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Bbsus4 Bb F7 Bb
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
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
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|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6----|
|-8---8---8---8---|-7---7---7---7---|-8---8---8---8---|-7---7---7---7----|
|-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---|-7---7---7---7---|-8---8---8---8----|
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| 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
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|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3--|
|-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5----|
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D.S. al Coda
Dsus4 A E7
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E W
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|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5-----||
|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---|-7---7---7---7---|-6-----||
|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---6---|-7-----||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-------||
|-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---|-4-----||
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Chorus
&
F5 Eb5 Db5 F5 Eb5
Gtr I
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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||o-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---|-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6---|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---|
||--10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---|-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6---|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---|
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||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
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| Gtr III
| H Q E S S Q E S S E S S S S S S H Q E S S
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||o-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
||--10----------8---8-x-x-|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-10----------8---8-x-x-|
||--10----------8---8-x-x-|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-10----------8---8-x-x-|
||o--8----------6---6-x-x-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-|--8----------6---6-x-x-|
||------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Db5 F5 Eb5
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4---4----||--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6---|
|-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6---o||-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---|
|-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6----||-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---|
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|-------------------------o||-----------------------|
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| Q E S S E S S S S S S H Q E S S
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|-------------------------o||-----------------------|
|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x--||-10----------8---8-x-x-|
|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x--||-10----------8---8-x-x-|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-o||--8----------6---6-x-x-|
|--------------------------||-----------------------|
Db5 F5 Eb5
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4---4---|--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6-----||
|-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6---|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-----||
|-6-6-6-6---6-6---6---6---|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-----||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
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| Q E S S E S S S S S S H Q E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-10----------8---8-x-x---||
|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-10----------8---8-x-x---||
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-|--8----------6---6-x-x---||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
Outro
N.C.
H Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----6-----------|-6---------------|
|---------------6-|---6---6---6---6-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-------9---9---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-8---8---8---8---|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H.=H
Db5
W W W
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|-^6---------------|----------|--------*|
|-^6---------------|----------|--------*|
|-^9---------------|----------|--------*|
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|
| E E E E E E E E W +W
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|----6---6---6---6-|----------|--------*|
|--9---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
