The Who - Circles Instant Party guitar tab
Circles (Instant Party) -- second version By The Who, 1966 Originally released as b-side of Substitute >Available on Two's Missing and Rarities Vol. 1: 1966-1969 Written by Pete Townshend ©1966 TRO-Essex Music, Inc. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== A x022xx A/G 3x22xx A/F# 2(t)x22xx Bb/Ab 4(p)1333x [main pattern] ||:A A/G A A/G|A/G A/F# A/G :|| ||-----------------|-----------------|| ||-----------------|-----------------|| ||.2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---.|| ||.2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---.|| ||-0---0---0---0---|----0---0--------|| ||-------3(0)----3-|3-----3---3-2-3--|| ||[horn arr for gtr; enters on 4th measure] ||-----------------|-----------------|| ||-----5-----------|3------/7---3----|| ||.----------------|----------------.|| ||.----------------|----------------.|| ||-----------------|-----------------|| ||-----------------|-----------------|| ||[bass; enters on 4th measure] || ||-----------------|-----------------|| ||.----------------|----------------.|| ||.----------------|----------------.|| ||-5---5-3-0---5-3-|3---5-3-5-3-2-3--|| [with above pattern] |A A/G A |A/G... A/F# A/G|A A/G A A/G Circles, my head is going round in circles |A/G... A/F# A/G|A A/G A |A/G | My mind is caught up in a whirlpool, draggin' me down |G D/G|G D/G| |3---2--|3---2--| |3---3--|3---3--| |0---2--|0---2--| |0---0--|0---0--| |-------|-------| |-------|-------| |A A/G A |A/G... A/F# A/G|A A/G A A/G | Time will tell if I'll take the homeward track |A/G... A/F# A/G|A A/G A |A/G |A/G | | Dizziness will make my feet walk back, walk on back to you |----3-2|0-----| |----3-3|2-----| |----0--|------| |-------|------| |-------|------| |-------|------| |Bm |Bm/F# Everything I do, I think of you |Bm | | No matter how I try, I can't get by |A A/G A|A/G... A/F# A/G|A A/G A A/G|A/G... A/F# A/G| These circles, leading me back to you |A A A/G A A A/G|A/G... A/F# A/G |A A A/G A | Round and around and around and around and around and around and a- |--------------------|----------------------| |----------8~-8~-8~--|8~--------------------| |----------7--7--7---|7---------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |A/G... A/F# A/G |A | | | | round and around and around |--------------------|------|----------|-----------|--------| |--------------------|------|-----8-7-7|5--5/3-3/5-|5~------| |7-----------7---5--/|7--7-7|5-5-------|-----------|--------| |--------------------|------|----------|-----------|--------| |--------------------|------|----------|-----------|--------| |--------------------|------|----------|-----------|--------| [bass only, guitar tacit] |Bm C#m D |E F#m D |E | Just one thing could kill the pain of losin' you |Bm C#m D |E F#m D |E But it gets me so dizzy that I walk right back again | Back to you [guitar in] |E D|E |D | |E | | Yeah |---------|----------------|-------|----------|---------|--------| |7-7/9----|----------------|7-10-7-|10-10-7---|9---10--9|-10-10-9| |7-7/9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7--7-|7--7--7---|9---9---9|-9--9--9| |7-7/9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7--7-|7--7--7---|9---11--9|-11-11-9| |------7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------|----------|---------|--------| |---------|----------------|-------|----------|---------|--------| |E | | |D |E | | |---------|----------|--------|---------|---------|---------| |9---10--9|-10-9-10-9|9-9-9--9|7-7-7-7--|9--------|---------| |9---9---9|-9--9-9--9|9-9-9--9|7-7-7-7--|9--------|---------| |9---11--9|-11-9-11-9|9-9-9--9|7-7-7-7--|9--------|---------| |---------|----------|--------|---------|---------|---------| |---------|----------|--------|--------0|0-0xx--xx|xxxxxxxx-| | | | One two three four! |----0----------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------| |x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||:Bb Bb/F Bb |Bb/Ab Eb :||Bb Bb/F | Time will tell if I'll take the homeward track ||----------------|-----------------------|| ||-3-3---3----3---|3----3------------4-4--|| ||.3-3---3----3---|3----3------------3-3-.|| ||.3-3---3----3---|3----3--------1---5-5-.|| ||-1-1---1----1---|1----1-----------------|| ||-----4(1)-----4-|4-------4--------------|| |Bb/Ab Eb |Bb Bb/F Bb | Dizziness will make my feet walk back |Bb/Ab Eb |Bb Bb/F Bb |Bb/Ab Eb | Walk on back to you |Bb Bb/F |Bb/Ab Eb |Bb Bb/F | Down and down and down in the pool I go |Bb/Ab Eb |Bb Bb/F Bb | Round and round like a fool I go |Bb/Ab | Draggin' me down |Bb |Ab |Bb |Ab |Bb |-------|--------|----------|--------|------- |-------|--------|----------|--------|------- |3------|--------|3----3-3-3|--------|3------ |3------|1---1---|3----3-3-3|1---1---|3------ |1------|-1---1--|1----1-1-1|-1---1--|1------ |-------|--4---4-|----------|--4---4-|------- ============= litgo@aol.com