Request The Pretenders - The Wait

[JohnKNY]

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help!

Does anyone have a tab the "The Wait" by The Pretenders? I have a deadline (meaning I'm dead if I dont learn this song) and really need help with this one, Thanks Again!

 

[jrichview]

I realize this is nearly a year ago, but...if you're not dead, did you ever find tab for that? I'd love to get my bass player to learn that.

 

[bocmusic]

I would love to have that tab too

 

[andrius3d]

me too! Awesome song!

Anyone?

 

[fndrhead]

I can tab this out for you guys. Give me some time to do it.

 

[fndrhead]

Here are the verse and chorus parts. I have to get the guitar solo. I didn't have time to work that part out but will later tonight. This is a great tune alot of fun to play.

 

[andrius3d]

Awesome, THANKS SO MUCH! I can't wait to get to work!

 

[GtenderG]

This is totally from memory (and I am gettin'' old) but here is the solo part as best as I recall.

Solo
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4------4--------4---------------| 4x
A|---2-3-----------------------------------|
E|2----------2-2------2-2------------------|


G|--------2-4-------44-22-------------------|
D|---2-4-------------------44-22------------| 4x
A|2------------22---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-4------4--------4---------------| 4x
A|---2-3-----------------------------------|
E|2----------2-2------2-2------------------|


I will pull out the Ric tonight (which is what Pete Farndon recorded this song with) and give it a review....

Awesome tune!

 

[CaptainWally]

I am on the hook to learn this.

Thanks so much and bless your cotton socks, gentle-people.

Really appreciate it.

 

[pmatz2]

I am on the hook to learn this.

Thanks so much and bless your cotton socks, gentle-people.

Really appreciate it.

Posted a transcription of the live at BBC session version on my website.

Paul

 

[devnulljp]

I just transcribed this for a project ....

Submission Thread 'The Pretenders - The Wait'

Mar 21, 2026

More transcriptions for my 70s Brit-Punk/New wave project
The Pretenders - The Wait with and without tabs.

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• Forum: Tablature and Notation [BG]

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