The Who - Eminence Front guitar tab

Eminence Front By The Who >From It's Hard, 1982 Written by Pete Townshend ©1982 Towser Tunes Inc./Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== [optional voicings] Dbmaj7 x43111 and xx6564 [stage versions: 9tx10 10 98] C7sus4 x35566 Fm x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus) [Keyboard intro; guitar noodles in loose time] |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| |0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----| |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4\| |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| [Main riff] ||:Fm | |Dbmaj7 | :|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| ||------------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x-|| ||.-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x.|| ||.3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x.|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| | Fm | | ---|-------------|------------------| -4-|4h6-------6\4|4h6-6-----4-1-----| ---|-------------|---------------1--| ---|-------------|--------------3-3-| ---|-------------|------------------| ---|-------------|------------------| |Dbmaj7 | | |---------------------|------------------------------------| |------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-| |3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------| |----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------| |---------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----| |1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^\-1|---13^--~-----| |--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------| |-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11| |------------------|-----4-1---1--4/\|1----------------|--------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------| |----16/--\-^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----| |--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13| |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| | | |-------13---------------------------------------| |-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------| |-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--| |---------------------15-13-------------13-15----| |------------------------------------15----------| |------------------------------------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------| |13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^\-15--|13-11\9-11\9---------| |13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------| |--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------| |----------------|-------------------------|--------------11\----| |----------------|-------------------------|---------------------| | |F |---------------------------------|---- |-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|---- |--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|---- |-----10------------------------1-|3--- |8--------------------------------|---- |---------------------------------|---- [verse; follows main pattern] |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | The sun shines, people forget |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x| |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x| |3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x--x---x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x| |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're | | hiding |-----------------| |---------4h6-4---| |-----------------| |3-1h3-3----------| |-----------------| |-----------------| The girls smile, people forget The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding -------8\- -------9\- ------10\- ------10\- ---------- ---------- [chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98] |Fm | | Behind an eminence front, Eminence front, it's a put on |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------| |-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------| |3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |1------------------------------|1-----------------------------| |Dbmaj7* | | |-----------------|---------------4\| |-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6\| |-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5\| |3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6\| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |Fm | It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | |Fm |-----------------|---------------------|---- |-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6- |-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|---- |3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|---- |-----------------|---------------------|---- |-----------------|---------------------|---- |Fm | | It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | |Fm Eminence front |-------------------|----8---8---8----|---- |---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9\-|1-1- |--1------------xxx-|-----------------|---- |3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|---- |-------------------|-----------------|---- |-------------------|-----------------|---- It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on, [bridge] |Ab Eb Eb Bb | Ab Eb Bb Bb F | |------------|-------------------| |13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10\---| |13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10\---| |13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10\---| |------------|-------------------| |------------|-------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come and join the party dress to kill (Won't you...) |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| |10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------| |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| |8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------| |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Won't you come and join the party dress to kill | % | % | % | % | [2/4] |C7sus4 | | | | Dress to kill |------------|------------|------15----12---|------------------| |------------|------------|---17^---14^---11|12-13-13p12p11h13\| |5--5---5-5--|5-5--5-5-5--|5----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| |3--3---3-3--|3-3--3-3-3--|3----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| [repeat verse] Drinks flow, people forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins |Dbmaj7 | |Fm People forget, forget they're hiding |------------------------|---------------------|---- |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|---- |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|---- |3-1h3-3---x-x-x---------|3-1h3-3--------------|---- |------------------------|---------------------|---- |------------------------|----------4^\^\~-----|1--- The news slows, people forget The shares crash, hopes are dashed |Dbmaj7 | | People forget, forget they're hiding |------------------------|---------16-16-16\---| |-----------x-x-x--------|---------18-18-18\---| |-----------x-x-x--------|---------17-17-17\---| |3-1h3-3----x-x-x--------|3-1h3-3--------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| [repeat chorus] Behind an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on It's just an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | | |---------------|--------------------| |---------x-x-x-|----4^\-4^\-4^\-----| |---------x-x-x-|--------------------| |3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------| |---------------|--------------------| |---------------|--------------------| An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on Eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | | It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on |----------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------x-x-x--13|-13-13-13--------| |-------------------x-x-x--15|-15-15-15-13\----| |--3---1h3---3------x-x-x----|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to |13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to | % | % | % | % | |C7sus4 | | | kill Dress yourself to kill |-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------| |-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------| |5--5\--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/12\10| |-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------| |3--3\--|----------------------|-----------15-------15\------8--8-/10\8-| |-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------| [2/4 ][4/4] | |Fm |---------------|----- |---------------|----- |10\8--5\3---3--|----- |---------------|3---- |-8\6--3\1---1--|----- |---------------|1---- ============= litgo@aol.com