The Who - Its A Boy guitar tab

It's A Boy By The Who >From Tommy, 1969 Written by Pete Townshend Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== Dropped D tuning: DADGBE G x20003 (outro) Em7 020030 (outro) A5 x02255 (outro) [Note: leads and strumming patterns are approximate.] Dsus2 D/B D/C |-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------| |-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-| |-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-| |-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---| |-----------------------|--------------------------| Dsus2 D/B D/C |-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------| |-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-| |-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-| |-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---| |-----------------------|--------------------------| Dsus2 D/C D/B |-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------| |-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-| |-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-| |-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-3----2-2---| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------0-0---------| |-0-0-0-0-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-0-|-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-3/0--0--3/0--0--| |---------5----5--5----5--5----5--|-5----5--5--5-5-------------0--| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| [MAIN pattern] D D (C)D D (C)D D Cadd9 G/B |-2--2----2--2-|--(2)(2)------0------| |-3--3----3--3-|---3--3-------3-(3)--| |-2--2----2--2-|---2--2-2/2---0-(0)--| |-0--0----0--0-|---0--0-0/0---0--0---| |-------3------|-3----------3----2-0-| |--------------|---------------------| [VERSE] D (C) D (C)D D Cadd9 G/B Captain Walker didn't come home, his unborn child will never know him. | D D (C) D D | (C) D D Cadd9 G/B | D (C) Dsus2 (C) Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Believe him missing with a number of men. 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|-2^-3-5-5^-6^-6^-5-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-6^-5/5/3/3-0-0-| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-3-3-5-5-6^-6^-5-3-0-x--| E/D D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| |-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0------| |---0---------------------|-0------------------------| E/D D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|---3-------3---3---| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0---| |-0-----0-----0-----0----0-|-0-0---0-0-----0-0-| |-0-0---0-----0-----0----0-|-0-----------------| [CHORUS] D Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 |---2-----2-----0-|---0------0-----|-------------0/0-|-0-------------| |-----3-----3-----|-----3----3-3---|-3-----------3/3-|-3-------3-3---| |-------2-----2---|------------0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-| |-0---------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-3------2-------|-0---------------|---------------| |-----------------|-------------3^-|-0---------------|---------------| |[horn arr for guitar] |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-7---------------|-8------3-------|-3---------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| D (sus2)Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy. |--2---0--0|--------------|--0--0--0-|---0--0-----| |---3---3--|-----3-----3--|---3--3---|----3--3----| |----2---2-|---0--0--0----|----2--2--|-----2--2---| |-0--------|--------------|0---------|-0-------0--| |----------|3-------2-----|----------|------------| |----------|------------3^|----------|------------| D (sus2)Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy. G Em7 A5 A son. A son. A son. ============= litgo@aol.com