Sea and Sand – bass tab

Sea and Sand | bass tab
By The Who
>From Quadrophenia, 1973
Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd. 

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Transcribed by:
Artyom (art98krolik@mail.ru)


|-------|-------------13-|-14----|-13-14---------------|
|-------|----------------|-------|---------13-14\------|
|-------|----------------|-------|------------------11-|
|-------|----------------|-------|---------------------|

  Here by the sea and sand nothing ever goes as planned, I just couldn't face (going home)
|-------|----13-14----------------|-------|--13-14------------------|
|-------|-----------13-14\--------|-------|--------13-14------------|
|-12----|-------------------11-12-|-12----|--------------11-12\---0-|
|-------|-------------------------|-------|-------------------------|

 going home                It was just a drag on my own.
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-0---0----------x-|--2---2......../--|----7-----7----------|-----7------7\---|
|------------------|------------------|-0------0--------0---|---0-----0-------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

 They finally threw me out my mother got drunk on stout, my dad couldn't (stand on two feet)
|-----|----13-14-----------------|-------|--13-14------------------|
|-----|----------13-14\----------|-------|--------13-14------------|
|--0..|...----------------11-12--|-------|--------------11-12\---0-|
|-----|--------------------------|-------|-------------------------|

 stand on two feet       As he lectured about morality.      Now I guess the (families complete)
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---0----------0-|-2---2......../---|----7------7.....|..---7----7---7\-|
|------------------|------------------|-0-------0-------|---0----0--------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 families complete,     with me hanging round on the street or here on the beach.
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------|
|-0---0----------0-|-2---2......../---|-5---------------|--------------|----------|
|------------------|------------------|------5----------|-5----0-------|----------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------|

     The girl I love                   Is a perfect dresser,
|------------------|-----------------|-----------2-|---0-------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------0---2---0-|
|-------3-----3----|--2--2------2----|-0-----------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|

  Wears every fashion gets it to the tee
|--------5--------|-------------------|------7-----5---|---4------2------|
|-3--------3---0--|-2-----------2--1--|-0--------0-----|-0------0--------|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|

  Heavens above,                            I got to match her
|---------5\--------|-----------4---------|--------2------|---2-0------------|
|----------------2--|---------------------|---------------|---------0-2---0--|
|-3---3-------------|--2----2------2---1--|-0-----------0.|..----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|

 She knows just how she wants her man to be
|--------5--------|------4------------|------7--------|----7----5--0-0--0--2--|
|-3--------3---0--|-2-----------2--1--|-0-------0--0..|.-0----0---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|

 Leave it to me.
|---------7------|------14----12----11\--|
|-0---0--------0-|-0--0-----0-----0------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|

 My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked maybe a touch of seersucker with an open neck
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-------------5h7---5h7/-|--------------------|-----5--7--------|
|-0-----0--0-----0---|----5--6--7-------------|-0-----0----5--6--7-|---7-------------|
|-----3--------3-----|-8----------------------|-----3---8----------|-----------5--5--|

 I ride a G.S. scooter with my hair cut neat I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet.
|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|--------------5----5h7/-|-------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0---|----5--6--7-------------|-0-----0--0-----0--|------0---0--0--0--2-|
|-----3--------3-----|-8----------------------|-----3--------3----|----3----------------|

  I see her dance                            across the ballroom
|--------4/5-------|--------4--------|--------2----2--|---0------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|------0---2--0--|
|-3-------------3--|-2--------2----1-|-0--------------|----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
  UV light making starshine of her smile
|--------5-------|-----------------|-------7--------5..|..----4-------2-----|
|-3-----------3--|--2-------2---2--|-0-----------0-----|---0-------0--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------0--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|

      I am the face,                    She has to know me,
|--------5-------|---------4----------|-------2-------|-2---0--------------|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|---------0--2----0--|
|-3-----------3--|-2---2------2----1--|-0----------0--|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|

  I'm dressed up better than anyone     within a mile
|--------5---------|------------------|-------7-----7--|---7-------7---7-7---|
|-3---------3---0--|--2---------2/----|-0---------0----|-0-----0-0---------0-|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|---------------------|

  Oooh yeah
|--------7-----7-----|----14-----12-----11-----12-----14\-|
|-0---0------0----0--|-0-------0------0------0------0-----|
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------|

 So how come the other tickets look much better? Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter.
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------5h7---5h7/-|--------------------|--------------5----5h7/-|
|-0-----0--0-----0---|----5--6--7-------------|-0-----0--0-----0---|----5--6--7-------------|
|-----3--------3-----|-8----------------------|-----3-------3------|-8----------------------|

 How come the girls come on oh so cool yet when you meet 'em, every one's a fool?
|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----0--0-----0...|...----0--3--5-----5/7--|-0-----0--0-----0--|------0---0--0--0--0-|
|-----3--------3-----|----3-------------------|-----3--------3----|----3----------------|

 Come sleep on the beach              Keep within my reach          I just want to (die...)
|----------------|---13-14------------------|-------|-13-14-----------------|
|----------------|---------13-14\-----------|-------|-------13-14\----------|
|-0..............|..----------------11-12---|-------|---------------11-12-x-|
|----------------|--------------------------|-------|-----------------------|

 die with you here    I'm feeling so high with you near.
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-0---0----------0-|--2---2......../--|----7-------7--------|-----7------7\---|
|------------------|------------------|-0--0---0--------0---|---0-----0-------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

 I'm wet and I'm cold                  But thank God I ain't old    Why didn't I ever (say...)
|----------------|---13-14------------------|-------|-13-14-------------------|
|----------------|---------13-14\-----------|-------|-------13-14-------------|
|-0..............|..----------------11-12---|-------|-------------11-12--0-0--|
|----------------|--------------------------|-------|-------------------------|

 say what I mean?          I should have split home at fifteen      There's a story that the (grass...)
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-0---0----------0-|--2---2---2-2-2/--|----7-------7--------|-----7------7\---|
|------------------|------------------|-0------0--------0---|---0-----0-----0-|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

 grass is so green                      What did I see?  Where have I been?
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------|
|-0---0----------0-|-2---2~~~~~~~~/---|-5---------------|--------------|----------|
|------------------|------------------|------5----------|-5----0-------|----------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------|

 Nothing is planned by the sea and the sand
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------|
|-5---------------------|----------------------|----------|
|-----------5-----------|---5----------0-------|----------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------|


 [Guitar solo]:
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------5----5h7/---|
|-0-------0--0-------0-|----5--6--7--------------|
|------3----------3----|-8-----------------------|

|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------5---------|
|-0-------0--0-------0-|----5--6--7-------5\---|
|------3----------3----|-8---------------------|

|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|----------5--7-------|
|-0-------0--0----0----|-5--6--7-------------|
|------3--------3----8-|------------------5--|

|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-------0--0-------0..|..-----0-----5--6h7-5----|
|------3----------3-----|----3-----8-----------8--|


|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------5--7--|
|-0---------0------0--|----0-----5--6--7--------|
|------3-3------3-----|-3-----8-----------------|

|-5---------------------------|-----------------------|
|----7p5-7p5------------------|-----------------------|
|------------7p5-7p5----------|----------------3--3/--|
|--------------------8--5--0--|-3--5--0--3--5---------|

|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|------------5--------|
|-0-------0--0-------0..|..-----0---------5/--|
|------3----------3-----|----3----------------|

|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------5--------|
|-0-------0--0-------0..|..-----0--5-5-------5\--|
|------3----------3-----|----3-------------------|

|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------5--------|
|-0-------0--0-----0--0-|-------0--5-5-------5\--|
|------3--------3-------|----3-------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------5--------|
|-0-------0--0--0-----0..|..-----0--5-5-------5\--|
|------3-----------3-----|----3-------------------|

|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------5----5h7/---|
|-0-------0--0-------0-|----5--6--7--------------|
|------3----------3----|-8-----------------------|

|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------5----5h7---|
|-0-------0--0-------0..|..-----5--6h7-------------|
|------3----------3-----|----8---------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5h7---|
|-0--------0--------0-----|----0-----5--6--7--------|
|-----3-3------3-3------3-|-3-----8-----------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----|----0--------0--3--5--3--|
|-----3-3------3-3------3-|-3------3-3--------------|

|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------5--5--|
|-0--------0--------0-----|----0-----0----5-6-7--------|
|-----3-3------3-3------3-|-3-----3-----8--------------|

|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-7--------7----0--7----|----7--------5--------|
|-----0-0-------------0-|-0------0-0-------5---|
|-----------------------|----------------------|

|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7--------7--------7------|----7---------5-------------|
|-----0-0------0-0-----0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-----5-5-5--0-0-|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|

|------------------------|-------------------------|
|----7-------7--------7..|.------7---5-5-----------|
|-0-----0--------0-0-----|--0-0------------5-5---0-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|

|---------------------|------------------------|
|-------7-------7-----|-5--7-----5--7-----7----|
|-0--0-------0--------|-------0--------0-------| [start fading in original album's version]
|---------------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------5--7-----7--7\5--|-------5--5/7--------7-----|
|-0--0--------0----------|-0--0----------0--0-----0--|
|------------------------|---------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----5--7-----5--7-----7--|-5--7-----5--7-----------|
|-0--------0--------0-----|-------0--------0--0--0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|----5--7-----5--7-----5--|--7-----5--7--------------|
|-0--------0--------0-----|-----0--------5--7--6-----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------8--|

|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-5--7--5-----5---------|
|-0-------0-----5--6--7--|----------7-------5----|
|------3-----8-----------|-----------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------5--|-7---------------------|
|-0-----0-0-----5--6--7-----|----5--7/---10----5----|
|----3-------8--------------|-----------------------|

|----------------------|---------------------------|---------|
|----------------------|--------------------5h7/---|---------|
|-0-------0-------0----|----0-----5--6--7----------|-0-------|
|------3-------3-------|-3-----8-------------------|---------|


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#