The Who - So Sad About Us guitar tab

So Sad About Us by The Who >From A Quick One, 1966 written by Pete Townshend ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== [intro] || A Asus2 A Asus4 | A Asus2 A || ---||--(0)---------------|(0)-----------|| ---||---2-0-----2--3-----|-2-0-----2----|| ---||---2-2-----2--2-----|-2-2-----2----|| ---||---2-2-----2--2-----|-2-2-----2----|| ---||-0------------------|(0)-----------|| -0-||--------------------|------------0-|| [see note below] | A Asus2 A Asus4|A Asus2 A | F#m | | D | | E | | la la la la la la la A | D | A So sad 'bout us |--------------|----------| |---10-9-10-12-|-10-9-10--| |---9--9-9--9--|-9--9-9---| |---11-9-11-12-|-11-9-11--| |-0------------|(0)-------| |--------------|----------| A *| D | A [repeat as above; * - see note 2 below] So sad 'bout us F#m Sad that the news is out now Bm Sad 'spose we can't turn back now D E | A Asus2 A Asus4 | A Asus2 A | A Asus2 A Asus4 | A Asus2 A | Sad 'bout us So bad 'bout us So bad 'bout us Bad, never meant to break up Bad, 'spose we'll never make up Bad 'bout us F#m Bm Apologies mean nothing when the damage is done D E But you can't switch off my lovin' like you can't switch off the sun [as above] la la... B la la la la... B | E | B So sad 'bout us |---------------|-----------| |---12-11-12-14-|-12-11-12--| |---11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11--| |---13-11-13-14-|-13-11-13--| |---------------|-----------| |---------------|-----------| B *| E | B [repeat as above; * - see note 2 below] So sad 'bout us G#m Sad, never meant to break up C#m Sad, 'spose we'll never make up E F# B B Sad 'bout us |---------------|-----------| |---12-11-12-14-|-12-11-12--| |---11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11--| |---13-11-13-14-|-13-11-13--| |---------------|-----------| |---------------|-----------| [outro] B | | G#m | | E | | F# | | B Ooh ========================================================================== note: the F#m, D and E are played as straight chords and the voices (la's) provide the changes. However, they changes can be played as below: | F#m | | D (Dmaj7) | | E | | |--(2)---------|---------|--------------|---------|--(0)------|(0)-----| |---2-0--2--3--|-2-0--2--|(3)2-0--2--3--|-2-0--2--|---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--| |---2-2--2--2--|-2-2--2--|(2)2-2--2--2--|-2-2--2--|---1-1-1-2-|-1-2-1--| |---4-4--4--4--|-4-4--4--|-0-0-0--0--0--|-0-0--0--|---2-4-2-2-|-2-2-2--| |(0)-----------|---------|(0)-----------|---------|---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--| |--------------|---------|--------------|---------|-0---------|(0)-----| * note 2: play transition riff: A D [or] B E |-----------------|----| |-----------------|----| |-----------------|----| |-----------------|----| |-----------------|----| |-----------------|----| |-----------2-0---|-0--| |-----------4-2-1-|-2--| |-------2/4-----4-|----| |-------4/6-------|----| |-----------------|----| |-----------------|----| ============= litgo@aol.com