Odorono (guitar tab)
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Odorono
By the Who
>From The Who Sell Out, 1967
Written by Pete Townshend ©1967 Fabulous Music, Inc./Towser Tunes Inc.
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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Guitar 1 (rhythm)
Recommended tuning:
EADGAE (B string down whole step); Capo on 2 (F#BEABF#)
Guitar 2 (lead): standard tuning
[gtr 1]
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|
|5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-|3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-|
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|
|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | |
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-------|
|5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-|3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-------|
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-|4-------|
|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|[gtr 2] |
|---4--0-|-4----0-|-4---4--|--------|2/4-----|
|-------0|-------0|-------0|--------|3/5-----|
|2/4--4--|3----3--|2---2---|1-------|2/4-----|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
/=slide
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She sang the best she'd ever sang, she couldn't ever sing any better
|[gtr 2]
|-----4------0--|-4----0--|---------4--------4---|--4----0---|
|--------------0|--------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
|2/4-------4----|3----3---|2--------------2------|1-----1----|
|---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | |
But Mr. Davidson never rang, she knew he would forget her
|-----4-----0--|-4----0--|-----2------0---|--4----0-|4--------|
|-------------0|--------0|--------------0-|---------|0-------0|
|2/4------4----|3----3---|2-------2-------|(1)---1--|-------1-|
|--------------|---------|----------------|---------|---------|
|--------------|---------|----------------|---------|---------|
|--------------|---------|----------------|---------|---------|
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6 |E E Esus4 |E |
She'd seen him there and put herself to ransom (He had)
|5---5--4--4----|5---5--4--4---|4--4--5--5--|4--4--4--4--|
|2---2--2--2----|2---2--2--2---|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
|4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
|4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
|2---2--2--2----|2---2--2--2---|------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|[gtr 2] | |
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|-------------9-|--------------|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9--9--|
|9---9--9-9h11--|9---------9---|7--7--7--7-7|7--7--7--7--|
|7---7--7-------|7---7--7--7---|-----------7|------------|
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6 |E E Esus4|E |
He had stared, he really was quite handsome
|5--5---4--4---|5---5---4--4----|4--4--4--5--|4--4--4--4--|
|2--2---2--2---|2---2---2--2----|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
|4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
|4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
|2--2---2--2---|2---2---2--2----|------------|------------|
|--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
|[gr 2] | |
|--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
|------------9-|----------------|2---------2-|------------|
|9--9---9------|9---9---9--9----|2------2h4--|------------|
|7--7---7------|7---7---7--7----|0-----------|0-----------|
[repeat verse]
[repeat verse]
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She had really looked her best, she couldn't ever look any better
[gtr 2]|-----4-----0-----|--4---0--|--------4--------0----|--4----0---|
|--------------0--|--------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
|2/4------4-------|3----3---|2-------------2-------|1-----1----|
|-----------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|-----------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|-----------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |E
But she knew she'd failed the test; she knew he would forget her
[gtr 2]|------4-------0------|--4----4-|-----2------0---|---4-------|--
|-----------------0---|----x----|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5-
|2/4---------4--------|3-----3-3|2---------2-----|1/4--------|--
|---------------------|---------|----------------|-----------|--
|---------------------|---------|----------------|-----------|--
|---------------------|---------|----------------|-----------|--
[chorus]
|E B |B E F# |G5 D5 |A5
Triumphant was the way she'd felt as she acknowledged the applause (Tri-
|---------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------|
|9--------------|----9------11-----------|-----------7--7-|--------------|
|9-9------------|9---9------11-----------|5---5------7--7-|7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|7-9------------|9---7------9------------|5---5------5--5-|7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|--7------------|7-----------------------|3---3-----------|5-5-5-5-5-5---|
| |
|---------------|------------------------|3----------2----|--------------|
|---------------|------------------------|3----------3----|--------------|
|---------------|------------------------|0----------2----|2---4^\-2-----|
|9--------------|----9------11-----------|0----------0----|2-------------|
|7-9------------|9---7------9------------|----------------|0-------0-----|
|--7------------|7-----------------------|3---------------|--------------|
|E B |B E F# |G D/B |
Triumphant was the way she'd felt when she saw him at the dressing room
|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|9--------------|----9-----11-----------|12--12---------11-------11---|
|9-9------------|9---9-----11-----------|12--12---------12-------12---|
|7-9------------|9---7-----9------------|10--10---------12-------12---|
|--7------------|7----------------------|---------------10-------10---|
| |
|---------------|-----------------------|3--------------2-------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|3--------------3-------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|0--------------2-------------|
|9--------------|----9-----11--\--------|0--------------0-------------|
|7-9------------|9---7-----9---\--------|-----------------------------|
|--7------------|7----------------------|3----------------------------|
|Db7-9 | |B5 | |
door (She was)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|(A7/C#) |
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---3p2---------|----------------|----------------|4---------------|
|0-------0-------|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|----2-----------|
|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0-------------0-|--0---0---0---0-|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[repeat verse]
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She was happier than she'd ever been as he praised her for her grace
[gtr 2]|--------4-------4------|--0----0--|--------2-------2--|--0--------|
|-------------------0---|---------0|-----------------0-|-----------|
|2/4-----------4--------|3-----3---|2-------------2----|1-----1----|
|-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
p.m.
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
But his expression changed, she had seen as he leant to kiss her face
[gtr 2]|---------4-------4------|--4------0--|-----4------0---|---4-------|--
|--------------------0---|-----------0|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5-
|2/4------------4--------|3-------3---|2---------2-----|1----------|--
|------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
|------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
|------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6 |E E Esus4 |E |
It ended there, he claimed a late appointment
[gtr 2] |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------|9--9--9------|
|-----------------9|------------------|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9------|
|9--9--9----9-9h11-|9----9-------9----|7--7--7--7--|7--7--7-----9|
|7--7--7-/11-------|7----7---9/11-11/9|------------|------------7|
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6|E E Esus4 |E |
She quickly turned to hide her disappointment
[gtr 2] |---------------|-------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^----|-------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^----|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
|---------7^-9-9|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
|9---9--9-------|--------9--9-|7-----------|7-----------|
|7---7--7------7|7---7---7--7-|------------|------------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She ripped her glittering gown, couldn't face another show, no
|-------4--------0----|--4------0----|----4----0--|--4----0x--|
|-------------------0-|-----------0--|----------0-|-----------|
|2/4-----------4------|3-------3-----|2------2----|1-----1----|
|---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
|---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
|---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |E
Her deodorant had let her down, she should've used Odorono
|----4--------0-----|--0----4-|--------0-------4-|--4--------|--
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
|2/4--------4-------|3-----3-3|2-------------2---|1------11^\|9-
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
[lost chorus]
Odorono, could've saved her day
Could've helped her to get the part
Odorono, and he would have stayed
Could have helped to save her heart
Save her heart
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