Who - Tommy guitar tab
e: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 22:34:53 +0000
TOMMY
by The Who
[note from original submission:] Well, here it is. This took
a long time so I hope it helps someone. I'm responsible for
the content, except "Tommy's Holiday Camp" by Pete Palmer
[ppalmer@mahogany.cray.com] and "Pinball Wizard" by someone
named Marc Hirsh. So all mistakes in lyrics/chords/notes/
keys/typos/etc can be attributed to myself.
Please send any proofs to sef@icbr.ufl.edu. I don't
know how to archive (since no one wanted to tell me how) so
I'll let someone else do that.
I've written things for one guitar (most of the time)
but like Jimmy Page, Townshend likes to layer things, horns,
etc. It all sounds pretty close. But weaknesses abound, so
correct as you like. I figured out everything here and
something could be (probably is) wrong.
Mike
sef@icbr.ufl.edu
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Known contributors:
Marc Hirsh
Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu)
Pete Palmer (ppalmer@mahogany.cray.com)
Spencer K. Heine
Litgo (litgo@aol.com)
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_____ ___
I / \\ I\\ /I I\\ /I \\ /
I I I I \\ / I I \\ / I \\ /
I \\_ / I I I I I
I I I I I I
by The Who
written by Pete Townshend except where noted
CONTENTS:
Overture - TAB
It's A Boy - TAB
You didn't hear it (1921) - CRD/TAB
Amazing Journey - CRD
Sparks - TAB
Eyesight to the Blind - TAB
Christmas - CRD/TAB
Cousin Kevin - TAB/CRD
Acid Queen - TAB
Do You Think It's Alright - CRD
Fiddle About - TAB
Pinball Wizard - TAB
There's a Doctor I've Found - CRD
Go To The Mirror Boy - TAB
Tommy, Can You Hear Me - CRD
Smash the Mirror - TAB
Sensation - TAB/CRD
Miracle Cure/Sally Simpson - CRD
I'm Free - TAB
Welcome - TAB/CRD
Tommy's Holiday Camp - TAB
We're Not Gonna Take It - CRD
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OVERTURE by The Who
[Note: The much-heated debate over the opening chords of
Tommy has led me to include two versions of differing
opinions -- You choose which one -- or mix and match -- you
like better...then submit your own. (From Spencer K. Heine,
Jeff Williams, and Litgo]
[INTRO version 1 (see note above)]
C C/Bb C/A Fm6/Ab C/G C Gsus4 G
|-x---|--x---|--3---|--3---|--0---|--x----|--3--|--3---|
|-5---|--5---|--5---|--3---|--1---|--1----|--1--|--0---|
|-5---|--5---|--5---|--5---|--0---|--0----|--0--|--0---|
|-5---|--5---|--5---|--3---|--2---|--2--2-|--2--|--0---|
|-----|--x---|--x---|--x---|--3---|--3--3-|--x--|--x---|
|-8---|--6---|--5---|--4---|--3---|-(3)-3-|--3T-|--3T--|
[INTRO version 2 (see note above)]
C C/Bb Am Fm6/Ab C/G C G G
|-x---|--x---|--0---|--3---|--x---|--x----|--3--|--3---|
|-5---|--5---|--1---|--3---|--1---|--1----|--3--|--3---|
|-5---|--5---|--2---|--5---|--0---|--0----|--4--|--4---|
|-5---|--5---|--2---|--6---|--2---|--2--2-|--5--|--5---|
|-3---|--x---|--0---|--x---|--3---|--3--3-|--5--|--5---|
|-----|--6---|------|--4---|------|--3--3-|-----|--3---|
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 Bb Gm Dsus4 D
|---3--|--|---3---------3---|--3--|--3--|--3---|-2--|
|---3--|--|---1------3--3---|--3--|--3--|--3---|-3--|
|---3--|--|---3------3--3---|--3--|--3--|--2---|-2--|
|---5--|--|---3------3------|--5--|-----|--0---|-0--|
|---6--|--|----------5---5--|--5--|-5--0|------|----|
|---x--|--|--------------6--|--3--|-3---|------|----|
| Gm / / / | Gm / / / |
[We're Not Gonna Take It]
G / / / / C/G C G F C x4
e||---------------------||
B||---------------1-----||
G||-------0---0---2--0--||
[electric] D||-----2-2---0---3--2--||
A||-----3---------------||
E||---------------------||
|| ||
e||---------------------||
B||---------------------||
G||---------------------||
[acoustic] D||-------2-2-0-2/3--2--||
A||---3-3---------------||
E||---------------------||
[horn] || ||
e|3-3-3-3||---------------------||
B|-------||---1-1-5-5-3-5/6--5--||
G|-------||---------------------||
| G / / / | C/G / / / | G / / / / | C/G / |
[Go To The Mirror Boy]
G / D C (Play 4 times)
||-3--------|---2----3---||
||-3--------|---3----1---||
||-0--------|---2----0---||
||-0--------|---0----2---||
||-x--------|--------3---||
||-3--------|--------3---||
F / C Bb [play 2 times]
||(1)-------|------------||
||(1)-------|--(5)--(3)--||
||(2)-------|---5----3---||
||-3--------|---5----3---||
||-3--------|---3----1---||
||-1--------|------------||
[horn arr for guitar]
| F C Bb F C Bb F C Bb
|---|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|---|-------6--8-5----|---------|-------6--8-5----|
|-3-|-----5--------5-3|-5-5---3-|-----5--------5-3|
|---|-7-8-------------|---------|-7-8-------------|
|---|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|---|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
F C Bb A Dm
|-------|-------------6-|-6-5--
|-------|-----5-5-8-8---|------
|-5----5|-6-6-----------|------
|-------|---------------|------
|-------|---------------|------
|-------|---------------|------
C Bb Csus4 C Csus4 C
-2-3-|-5--2-3-5---------------|------| 8 8
-----|----------3-5-6-3-5-6---|------| 8 8
-----|----------------------3-|-5----| 9 10
-----|------------------------|------| 10 10
-----|------------------------|------| x x
-----|------------------------|------| 8T 8T
[See me, Feel me]
Ebmaj7 Fsus F Fsus F G
|-3-------|--1----1---|-1----1--|-3----|
|-3-------|--1----1---|-1----1--|-0----|
|-3-------|--3----2---|-3----2--|-0----|
|-1-------|--3----3---|-3----3--|-0----|
|---------|-----------|---------|------|
|---------|-----------|---------|------|
Ebmaj7 Fsus F Fsus F Em B7sus4 B
|-3-------|--1----1---|-1----1--|-0---|--|-5-------|-x---|
|-3-------|--1----1---|-1----1--|-0---|--|-5-------|-4---|
|-3-------|--3----2---|-3----2--|-0---|--|-4-------|-4---|
|-1-------|--3----3---|-3----3--|-2---|--|-4-------|-4---|
|---------|-----------|---------|-2---|--|-2-------|-2---|
|---------|-----------|---------|-0---|--|---------|-----|
x4
|| E | B --> A ||
| Ab | C#m --> B -->| A | B7sus4 | B |
[Listening to You]
x2
|| A B |C | A B |E | A B | C | G D | Bsus4 B ||
| E | B --> A | E | B --> A |
| F | C --> Bb| F | C --> Bb |
x4
|| G / / / / | C G F C ||
b|---------------1-----||
g|--------0x-0---2---0-||
d|--2--2--2x-0---3---2-||
a|--3--3---------------||
[Pinball Wizard]
Gsus4 -->G Gsus4 -->G x2 Fsus4 -->F Fsus4-->F
||--3----|--3---|-----|-----||---1----|-1---|-----|----|
||--3----|--3---|-----|-----||---1----|-1---|-----|----|
||--5----|--4---|-----|-----||---3----|-2---|-----|----|
||--5----|--5---|-----|-----||---3----|-3---|-----|----|
||-------|------|-----|-----||--------|-----|-----|----|
||--3T---|--3T--|-----|-----||---1T---|-1T--|-----|----|
D/C-->Dsus2 (into "It's a Boy")
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IT'S A BOY by The Who
This ain't exact, but it's close.
Tune low E string down to a D
Dsus2 D/C D/B x3
||------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---||
||------------------------|--------------------------||
F9 x2
||---------------------------------||
||-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-||
||--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-||
||--3-------3-------3-------3------||
||---------------------------------||
||---------------------------------||
[MAIN RIFF] (play throughout opening verse)
D Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B
|---2---2-----0---0-|----0----0-----0----0--|
|---3---3-----3---3-|----3----3-----3----3--|
|---2---2-----2---2-|----2----2-----0----0--|
|---0---0-----0---0-|----0----0-----0----0--|
|-----------3-------|-3-----------3----2----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
[Verse]
D
Captain Walker didn't come home,
Cadd9 G/B
his unborn child will never know him.
D
Believe him missing with a number of men.
Cadd9 G/B
Don't expect to see him again.
[SOLO]
x2
||--------------------------------|----------------------||
||--------------------------------|----------------------||
||--------------------------------|----------------------||
||-0-0-3-0-0-0-----0-3-0-0-0----0-|-3-0-0-0--0-----------||
||--------------------------------|----------------------||
||-------------3-0----------3-0---|--------3---0-3-0-2-0-||
^1/2 ^1/2 ^1/2 ^1/2^1/2
x2
||--0--------0-------0-------0------0-||
||--5------7-------7-------7--------5-||
||--0--0-------0-------0-------0----0-||
||--5----7-------7-------7-------7--5-||
||--0-------------------------------0-||
||------------------------------------||
|------0------0------0------0--|
|------7------7------8------8--|
|--0------0------0------0------|
|----7------7------9------9----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------0--------0--------0--------0---|
|-------12-------12-------10-------10--|
|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|
|----12-------12-------10-------10-----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
||------0----0--0----0---0---0---|
||------0----0--0----0---0---0---|
||------10---10-10x--10x-10x-10x-|
||------12---12-12x--12x-12x-12x-|
||---0-------0--0----0---0---0---|
||-------------------------------|
x2
|-----0----0--0----0--0----0--0----||
|-----0----0--0----0--0----0--0----||
|-----11---11-11---11-11---11-11---||
|-----10---10-10---10-10---10-10---||
|--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----||
|----------------------------------||
The strumming is different the second time,
but the chords are the same
This part is an approximation ONLY
e |---------0--------0--------0---10------0---|
b |--7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7--------|
g |----10-------10-------10------------10-----|
e |-------10--------10-10--------------10---|
b |-----7----7----7----------------0--------|
g |--10--------10---------10-9-9-9---7------|
e |-------10--------10--------10-----|
b |-----7----7----7----7----7----7-7-|
g |--10--------10--------10----------|
e |-----------------------------2---2-2-|
b |--/7--7----0--0--0-----------3---3-3-|
g |--/7--7----5--4--2--0--------2---2-2-|
d |----------------------3^1/2--0-----0-|
a |-------------------------------3-----|
D |-------------------------------------|
There is A LOT more going on here but I don't have the guitar
in front of me or the record and anyway it's pointless trying
to get the exact strumming down, but you finger it like that.
strum: Dsus --> Cadd9 --> Dsus etc.
low heavy bending here x3
D|-3-2-0-0--| ||--2-2-3-4-5--5--3-2-0-||
manic strumming here
E/D D x2
||--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---------------------|-------------------------||
[CHORUS]
D Cadd9 G/B
|----2--------0--------0-|----0--------0--------|
|-------3--------3-------|-------3--------3-----|
|----------2--------2----|----------------------|
|-0----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-3--------2-----------|
|------------------------|-------------------3--|
^w
D
|--------0-0-0-----|
|--3-----3-3-3-----|
|--2-----2-2-2-----|
|--0-----0-0-0-----|
|--0---------------|
|--0---------------|
D Cadd9 -> G/B D
It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
D Cadd9 -> G/B D
It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
G Em7 A
A son. A son. A son.
This transcription is not great, but it's as close as
I'm going to get to putting on paper Townshend's maniacal
style. I apologize for inaccuracy. I figured out everything
here and something may be (probably is) in error.
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YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT (1921) by The Who
[INTRO]
| C | G/B | C/Bb | C/A |Fm6/Ab| C/G | D/F# | Gsus4 | G
|-x--|--x--|--x---|--x--|--x---|--x--|-(2)--|-3--3--|-3--3-|
|-5--|--x--|--x---|--5--|--3---|--5--|-(3)--|-1--1--|-0--3-|
|-5--|--5--|--5---|--5--|--5---|--5--|-(2)--|-0--0--|-0--0-|
|-5--|--5--|--5---|--5--|--3---|--5--|--4---|-2--2--|-0--0-|
|-x--|--x--|--x---|--x--|--x---|--3--|--5---|-------|------|
|-8--|--7--|--6---|--5--|--4---|--3--|--2---|-3--3--|-3--3-|
Gsus4 | G
||-----3-------3--|-----3-------3---||
||---3---3---3---3|---3---3---3---3-||
||-5-------5------|-4-------4-------||
||----------------|-----------------||
||----------------|-----------------||
||----------------|-----------------||
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Got a feeling twenty-one is gonna be a good year
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Especially if you and me see it in together.
Eb Bbsus4 Bb Eb --> Bbsus4 -->Bb
So you think twenty-one is gonna be a good year
Eb Bbsus4 Bb Eb
Could be good for me and her but you and her, no never.
Eb --> Eb/D
I had no reason to be over-optimistic but
Cm Cmaj/min7 Cmin7 Cmin/maj6
|-8--------|----8--------------|--8-------|---8------|
|-8--------|----8--------------|--8-------|---8------|
|-8----/---|----8------/-------|--8-----/-|---8---/--|
|-10-------|----9--------------|--8-------|---7------|
|----------|-------------------|----------|----------|
|----------|-------------------|----------|----------|
[on stage Pete plays:]
A|-3-------|----2--------------|--1-------|-----0----|
somehow when you smile
Abmaj7
|--8------|
|--8------|
|--8-/-/-/|
|--6------|
|---------|
|---------|
Bbsus4 Bb Gsus4 G
I can brave bad weather.
|-6---------6------|--3----------|--3-------|
|-6---------6------|--3----------|--3-------|
|-8----/----7---/--|--5--/--/--/-|--4-/-/-/-|
|-8---------8------|--5----------|--5-------|
|-x---------x------|--x----------|--x-------|
|-6T--------6T-----|--3T---------|--3T------|
G C/G G7 C/G
What about the boy? What about the boy?
0 1
1 0
0 0
2 0
3 2
3 3
G C/G G7 C
What about the boy he saw it all.
[chorus]
F D7/F#
You didn't hear it. You didn't see it. You won't say
|-1-----------------|--2-------------------|
|-1-----------------|--1-------------------|
|-2----/------------|--2--/----------------|
|-3-----------------|--0-------------------|
|-3-----------------|--x-------------------|
|-1-----------------|--2-------------------|
G E7/Ab
nothing to no one never in your life. You never
|-3----------------|-4-------------------------|
|-3----------------|-3-------------------------|
|-4----------/-----|-4----------/--------------|
|-5----------------|-0-------------------------|
|-5----------------|-x-------------------------|
|-3----------------|-4-------------------------|
Am C7/Bb
heard it. How absurd it all seems
|-5-------------|-6-------------|
|-5-------------|-5-------------|
|-5----/--------|-3-----------/-|
|-7-------------|-5-------------|
|-7-------------|-3-------------|
|-5-------------|---------------|
Bb F
Without any proof.
F D7/F#
You didn't hear it. You didn't see it.
G E7/Ab
You never heard it, not a word of it.
Am C7/Bb
You won't say nothing to no one. Never tell a soul
Bb F C/G G7
What you know is the truth.
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Got a feeling twenty-one is gonna be a good year
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Especially if you and me see it in together.
(riff under Eb and Bb)
|--------6-------6--|-----6-------6---|
|------8---8---8---8|---6---6---6---6-|
|----8-------8------|-7-------7-------|
Eb Bbsus4 Bb Eb Bbsus4 Bb
Got a feeling twenty-one is gonna be a good year
Eb Bbsus4 Bb Eb Eb Eb/D
Especially if you and me see it in together.
Cm Cmaj/min7 Cmin7 Cmin/maj6
I had no reason to be over-optimistic
Abmaj7 Bbsus4 Bb
But somehow when you smiled I could brave bad weather
[outro]
Eb Absus4/Eb Abm/Eb x4
||----3----------|----4---------4---||
||----4----------|----4---------4---||
||----3----------|----6---------4---||
||----5----------|----6---------6---||
||----x----------|----x---------x---||
||----x----------|----x---------x---||
[on stage, the Eb is played at the 6th position:]
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7/8-------|
|-7/8-------|
|-5/6-------|
|-----------|
"What about the boy?"
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AMAZING JOURNEY by The Who
[OPENING RIFF: [pedal open d]
C G A E D/A A D/A A D/A *
||--8---|--7---5--|--4---2--|--0---x--|--x----x--||
||--8---|--8---5--|--5---3--|--2---3--|--2----3--||
||--9---|--7---6--|--4---2--|--2---2--|--2----2--||
||--10--|--0---7--|--0---0--|--2---4--|--2----4--||
||--x---|--x---x--|--x---x--|--0---0--|--0----0--||
||--x---|--x---x--|--x---x--|--x---x--|--x----x--||
[*second time through]
A7 D/A A
|--0---x--|--x---|
|--5---2--|--3---|
|--0---2--|--2---|
|--5---2--|--4---|
|--0---0--|--0---|
|--x---x--|--x---|
[VERSE: (open chords)]
C G A
Deaf, dumb and blind boy,
E D A D A
he's in a quiet vibration land.
C G A E D
Strange as it seems, his musical dreams
A D A
ain't quite so bad.
x2
|| G E A --> D/A A --> D/A ||
[then repeat verse pattern]
C G A E D A D A7
Ten years old with thoughts as bold as thoughts can be.
Loving life and becoming wise in simplicity.
[CHORUS]
G7/F
Sickness will surely take the mind where
Cmaj7/E
minds can't usually go
Cm7/Eb
Come on the amazing journey and
D Dsus4/7 --> D
learn all you should know.
[I've heard Pete do this in concert and he plucks these
strings while the bass notes descend.]
G7/F C/E Cm/Eb
7 8 8
6 8 8
7 9 8
x x x
(8) (7) (6)
x x x
[BRIDGE] (G: xx9787 D: xx777x Dsus4: xx778x)
G Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
A vague haze of delirium creeps up on me
G Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
All at once a tall stranger I suddenly see
G Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
He's dresses in a silver-sparkled glittering gown.
G D
And his golden beard flows nearly down to the ground.
[1st pos] [3rd pos] [open pos]
Bb --> F C --> G D --> A
C --> G A --> E D --> A D --> A7 D A D A7
C G A E D A
Nothing to say, nothing to hear, nothing to see.
C G A E D A
Each sensation makes a note in my symphony.
G E A --> D/A A --> D/A
G E A
[Repeat CHORUS]
G Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
His eyes are the eyes that transmit all they know
G Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Sparkle warm crystaline glances to show
G Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
He is your leader, he is your guide
G D
On the amazing journey together you'll ride.
Bb --> F C --> G D --> A
C --> G A --> E D --> A D --> AII
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SPARKS by The Who
Unfortunately, the guitars on the record are tuned down to
C[C#], or something like that. This is the way I've heard
Pete play it live (in key of E), but the same solo as on the
record. [use the woodstock version from kids are alright, or
the 30 years box set]
(from end of Amazing Journey):
x13
||---------------------------|----------------------------||
||--------9---9--------9---9-|--------9---9---7-7-7--7--7-||
||--------9---9--------9---9-|--------9---9---7-7-7--7--7-||
||--------9---9--------9---9-|--------9---9---7-7-7--7--7-||
||--------7---7--------7---7-|--------7---7---5-5-5--4--5-||
||--0--0---------0--0--------|--0--0----------------------||
E E/D E D A/C# x6
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||----9----9----7--9----9--|--7--9----9----7--7--6--6--||
||----9----9----7--9----9--|--7--9----9----7--7--7--7--||
||----7----7----5--7----7--|--5--7----7----5--5--4--4--||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|| [bass solo] | ||
||---------------12--------|-------------12/14-14/12---||
||----------12/14---12-12--|-----12/14-14-----------12-||
||-----12/14---------------|12/14----------------------||
||---12--------------------|---------------------------||
||
|| [12-string for last two repeats]
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||----5---5----3---5----5--|---3-5-----5---3---3--2/0--||
||-------------------------|-------------------------2-||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
E/B D/B E/B D/B
|--------------7---------|---------------7----|
|--9-9-9-9-9-9-7---9--7--|--9-9-9-10-9---7----|
|--9-9-9-9-9-9-7---------|--9-9-9-9--9---7----|
|--9-9-9-9-9-9-7---------|--9-9-9-9--9---7----|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|--7-7-7-7--7---7----|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|--0-0-0-0--0---0----|
[INTRO]
|---4----|--5--0--|-4----|-5--0--|--4-----|--0--5----|
|---5----|--5--5--|-5----|-5--5--|--5-----|--5--5----|
|---4----|--4--4--|-4----|-4--4--|--4-----|--4--4----|
|--(0)---|--------|------|-------|--------|----------|
|--------|--------|------|-------|--------|----------|
|--------|--------|------|-------|--------|----------|
|---4----|--0--5--|-2----|-5--0--|--4-----|--0--5----|
|---5----|--5--5--|-3----|-3--3--|--5-----|--5--5----|
|---4----|--4--4--|-2----|-2--2--|--4-----|--4--4----|
|--------|--------|-0----|-0--0--|--------|----------|
|--------|--------|------|-------|--------|----------|
|--------|--------|------|-------|--------|----------|
|---4----|--0--5--|-4----|-0--5--|--4-----|
|---5----|--5--5--|-5----|-5--5--|--5-----|
|---4----|--4--4--|-4----|-4--4--|--4-----|
|--------|--------|------|-------|--------|
|--------|--------|------|-------|--------|
|--------|--------|------|-------|--------|
[MAIN RIFF]
|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
|--2-0x--|--2-0---------|--2-0x---|-2-0---------|
|--------|------3-2-0---|---------|-----3-2-0---|
|--------|------------2-|---------|-----------2-|
|---------|-------------------|
|---------|-------------------|
|---------|-------------------|
|--0------|--0----------------|
|-----3x--|-----3--2--0-----0-|
|---------|--------------3----|
B Bsus4 B
||----------------|---------------||
||----------------|---------------||
||----------------|---------------|| Repeat one more
||------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| measure of B
||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| chord (getting
||----------------|---------------|| louder)
CHORUS: (pedal open D throughout)
|---4---2----|--4---2---5--|---4---2----|--4---2---4--|
|---5---3----|--5---3---5--|---5---3----|--5---3---5--|
|---4---2----|--4---2---6--|---4---2----|--4---2---4--|
|---0---0----|--0---0---0--|---0---0----|--0---0---0--|
|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|---6---6---|---6---6---6--|---7----|--------|
|---7---6---|---7---6---7--|---8----|--------|
|---6---7---|---6---7---6--|---7----|--------|
|---0---0---|---0---0---0--|---0----|--------|
|-----------|--------------|--------|--------|
|-----------|--------------|--------|--------|
x2
||--7-----8-----7----|-------------|-7-----8-----10--|----||
||----8-----8-----8--|-10---10-8---|---8-----8-------|----||
||------7-----7-----7|-----------7-|-----7-----7-----|----||
||-------------------|-------------|-----------------|----||
||-------------------|-------------|-----------------|----||
||-------------------|-------------|-----------------|----||
|---7---5----|--7---5---8--|---7-----8---|--5---|
|---8---6----|--8---6---8--|---8-----8---|--6---|
|---7---5----|--7---5---9--|---7-----9---|--5---|
|---0---0----|--0---0---0--|---0-----0---|--0---|
|------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|---7---5---|---7---5---8---|---7-----8---|--10-----|
|---8---6---|---8---6---8---|---8-----8---|--10-----|
|---7---5---|---7---5---9---|---7-----9---|--11-----|
|---0---0---|---0---0---0---|---0-----0---|---0-----|
|-----------|---------------|-------------|---------|
|-----------|---------------|-------------|---------|
[first time]
|---11--10--|---8---10------|---11--10--|---11--10--|
|---12--10--|---10--10------|---12--10--|---12--10--|
|---11--11--|---9---11------|---11--11--|---11--11--|
|----0---0--|---0----0------|----0---0--|----0---0--|
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
||---11--10-----11--10--||
||---12--10-----12--10--|| then
||---11--11-----11--11--|| repeat
||----0---0------0---0--|| intro
||----------------------||
||----------------------||
[second time]
|---7--5---|---7--5--8--|-----7--5--|---7----|
|---8--6---|---8--6--8--|-----8--6--|---8----|
|---7--5---|---7--5--9--|-----7--5--|---7----|
|---0--0---|---0--0--0--|-----0--0--|---0----|
|----------|------------|-----------|--------|
|----------|------------|-----------|--------|
FINALE: (pedal open D)
|-8-7---5-4--2-|-0---3---2-----|
|-8-8---5-5--3-|-2---0---3-----|
|-9-7---6-4--2-|-0---0---2-----|
|-0-0---0-0--0-|-0---0---0-----|
|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|
|-8-7---5-4--2-|-0--(2)(0)--(2)(0)--(2)(0)--(2)(0)--|
|-8-8---5-5--3-|-2---3--2----3--2----3--5----3--2---|
|-9-7---6-4--2-|-2---2--2----2--2----2--0----2--2---|
|-0-0---0-0--0-|-2---4--2----4--2----4--5----4--2---|
|--------------|-0------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|--------------|------------------------------------|
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EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND by The Who (written by Sonny Boy Williamson)
INTRO: There are two guitars. One strums Eb --> Ebsus chord.
I'm tabbing the other one, though they switch off. Listen to
the record.
Eb Ebsus Eb Ebsus
|-6-----6-----|-6-------6---|-6-----6-----|-----6-|
|---8-----8---|---9---6---6-|---8-----8---|---6---|
|-----8-----8-|-----8-------|-----8-----8-|-8-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
Eb (continues to verse and
e |--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--| switches to x x 8 6 8 x)
b |--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--|
g |--------------|--------------|
[MAIN RIFF]
Gm
|--3--3---------------|
|--3--3---------------|
|--3--3---------------|
|--5--5---3h5--3------|
|----------------5----|
|------------------3--|
This is the way I play it on one guitar. I've tabbed
the bass riff which makes it sound better. But on the
record, Pete just hits that Gm chord over and over.
Your choice. [Riff played on stage:]
d|------3-5-----|
a|--3h5---------|
e|----------3---|
[VERSE]
Gm
You talk about your woman. I wish you could see mine.
Fsus4 F
Yeah, you talk about your woman.
Gm
I wish you could see mine.
F
Every time she starts her lovin' she brings
C D
Eyesight to the blind.
You know her daddy gave her magic,
I can tell by the way she walks.
Her daddy gave her magic,
I can tell by the way she walks.
Every time she starts to shakin',
The dumb begin to talk.
SOLO:
Unfortunately, Pete plays the solo on either a guitar
tuned to Eb, or the E string tuned down to Eb (or maybe ALL
the guitars tuned down), so if you don't have two guitars you
can either 1) play all chords up a 1/2 step or 2) don't pluck
the low E string on the solo and play it in Eb. This is the
way it's played on record. (In the key of E)
play over INTRO
Eb Ebsus4 Eb Ebsus4 x2
||-------------------------|-------------------------||
||-------------------------|-------------------------||
||-------------------------|-------------------------||
||-------------------------|-------------------------||
||-----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7---5--------||
||--0----------------------|-------------------7/5/3-||
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------7-7-7-7---7--|
|------7-9-9-9-9---9-10-10-10-|-10---10--------------|
|--0--------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------7-7-7-|-7---7-9-9-9-9---9-|
|-------9-9-9-9-9---9-------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---0-----------------------|-------------------|
|------6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|
|------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-|
|--------------|---------|
|--------------|---------|
|--------------|---------|
|---0----------|---------|
Repeat MAIN RIFF
Gm
She's got the power to heal you. Never fear.
F Gm
Yeah, she's got the power to heal you. Never fear.
F C D
Just a word from her lips and the deaf begin to hear.
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CHRISTMAS by The Who
RIFF: [During the verse, on the D chord, elec. gtr goes:]
D Dsus4 D
|----------------|------------|
|----3-----------|-------3----|
|----2-----------|-------2----|
|----0-----------|--0----0----|
|----------0--3--|------------|
|--------3-------|------------|
[VERSE]
G
Did you ever see the faces of the children,
D Dsus4 D
they get so excited.
G
Waking up on Christmas morning,
D Dsus4 D
hours before the winter sun's ignited.
G
They believe in dreams and all they mean,
D Dsus4 D
including Heaven's generosity.
G
Peeping round the doors to see what
D Dsus4 D
parcels are for free and curiosity.
[CHORUS]
G A D D/C
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is.
[bass riff]
|---|------------|
|---|---4-5/4----|
|-5-|-3-------5--|
|---|------------|
G A D D/C
He doesn't know who Jesus was, or what praying is.
C G D Dsus4 D C G A
How can he be saved. From the eternal grave?
[VERSE 2]
Surrounded by his friends,
He sits so silently and unaware of everything.
Playing poxy pinball, picks his nose and smiles,
Pokes his tounge at everything
I believe in love, but how can men who've never
Seen life be enlightened?
Only if he's cured will his
Spirit's future level ever heighten.
[Repeat CHORUS]
[BRIDGE] (Chord voicings are listed below)
Gm Fmaj7add9
Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me?
Edim7 Eb/G
Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me?
G13sus4 Eb/G
Tommy can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Gm Fmaj7add9 Edim7 Eb/G G13sus4
3 3 3 3 3
3 1 2 4 5
3 2 3 3 5
5 3 2 5 3
x x x x x
x x x x (3)
[bass riff]
|------------|
|-3/5-3------|
|-------5----|
|---------3--|
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
How can he be saved?
[INTERLUDE]
(Chord voicings are below. Strum them on quarter notes)
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F G
See me. Feel me. Touch me. Heal me.
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F Gm
See me. Feel me. Touch me. Heal me.
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F G
6 6 5 3
8 6 6 3
7 5 5 0
8 x x x
x x x x
x x x x
[Repeat BRIDGE, hitting chords on eighth notes]
[Repeat first VERSE and CHORUS]
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COUSIN KEVIN by The Who (written by John Entwistle)
There are two guitars, one playing the descending riff
(tabbed here) and the other playing around with the chords,
which I've listed. Also, I couldn't fit all the lyrics along
with the tab, but just listen to the record, they're very
clearly sung.
[INTRO]
Ab7 Db
d|-6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
a|---|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|
Ab7
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|
[CHORUS]
We're on our ooooooooown
Db Ab7
d |---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
a |-8---8---8---8---|-9---9---9---9---|
Cousin. All al-ooooooone, Cousin Let's
Db Ab7 Db
|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
|-8---8---8---8---|-9---9---9---9---|-8---8---8---8---|
think of a game to play now the grown ups have all
G7 C G7
d|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
a|-8---8---8---8---|-7---7---7---7---|-8---8---8---8---|
gone away. You won't be much fun being
C F#7
d|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4------|
a|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7--------|
blind deaf and dumb but I've
B
d|---4---4---4---4------------|
a|-6---6---6---6--------------|
no-one to play with today. Do you
F#7 B
d|---4---4---4---4---|---4---4---4---4-|
a|-7---7---7---7-----|-6---6---6---6---|
know how to play 'hide and
F7
d|---3---3---3---3----------|
a|-6---6---6---6------------|
seek'? To find me it would take you a
Bb F7
d|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|
a|-5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---|
week. But tied to that chair you won't
Bb E7
d|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-----------|
a|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-------------|
go anywhere. There's a lot I can do with a freak.
A E7 A
d|---2---2---2---2-------|---2---2---2---2---|-2-----|
a|-4---4---4---4---------|-5---5---5---5-----|-4-----|
F Dm F Db
How would you feel if I turned on the bath
Bb C Db
Ducked your head under and started to laugh?
F Dm F Db
What would you do if I shut you outside
Bb C Db Dm C Db
To stand in the rain and catch cold so you die--ie--ied?
F (E) Eb (D) Db F (E) Eb (D) Db
I'm the schoo--oo--ool bully. The cla--ass roo-oom cheat.
F (E) Eb(D) Db F (E) Eb(D) Db
The na-aa-astiest playfriend you ev--er could meet.
F (E) Eb(D) Db F (E) Eb(D) Db
I'll stick pi--ins in your fingers and tre--ead on your feet.
We're on our own, cousin
All alone cousin
Let's think of a game to play
Now the grown-ups have all gone away
You won't be much fun being blind, deaf and dumb
But I've no one to play with today.
Do you know how to play hid-and-seek?
To find me it would take you a week
But tied to that chair you won't go anywhere
There's a lot I can do with a freak
F Dm F Db
Maybe a cigarette burn on your arm
Bb C Db
Would change your expression to one of alarm.
F Dm F Db
I'll drag you around by a lock of your hair
Bb C Db Dm C Db
Or give you a push at the top of the sta---aa-----airs.
F (E) Eb (D) Db F (E) Eb (D) C#
I'm the scho--oo--ool bully. The cla--asro--oom cheat.
F (E) Eb (D) Db F (E)Eb (D)Db
The na--asti--iest playfriend you ever could meet.
F (E) Eb (D) Db F (E) Eb (D) Db
I'll put gla--ass in your dinner and spi--ikes in your seat.
Repeat INTRO riff twice and end on Db chord
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ACID QUEEN by The Who
Chords used in song: A5 G/F F/G A7sus4 B7 EII A7
5 3 1 3 5 x 0
5 3 1 3 4 5 5
2 0 2 0 4 4 (2)
2 0 3 2 4 2 5
0 x x 0 x 2 0
x 1 3 x x x x
[INTRO]
Dsus2 x2
||-------0--------0--------0--||
||----------3--------3--------||
||-------------2--------2-----||
||---0------------------------||
||----------------------------||
||----------------------------||
[VERSE]
If your child ain't all he should be now, this
Dsus2 Dsus2/C
|----0-----0-----0-----|----0-----0--------|
|------3-----3---------|------3-----3------|
|--------2-----2-------|--------2-----2----|
|--0-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|--3----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
girl can put him right.
Fmaj7 G/F D
|--0-------3-------2---|
|--1-------3-------3---|
|--2-------0-------2---|
|--3-------0-------0---|
|--x-------------------|
|--x-------1-----------|
I'll show him what he could be now.
Dsus2 Dsus2/C
|----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0--------|
|------3-----3------|------3-----3------|
|--------2-----2----|--------2-----2----|
|--0----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--3----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Just give me one night.
Fmaj7 Em7 Asus4 -->A
|--0------0----------0---|
|--1------3----------3---|
|--2------0----------2---|
|--3------0----------2---|
|---------2----------0---|
|---------0--------------|
(Note: Actually, Townshend plays two F chords at the end and
the bass changes the root, but if you only have one guitar,
best results playing it this way.)
[CHORUS]
A D A5 A D A5
I'm the gypsy, the Acid Queen. Pay before we start.
A D A5 Em D A
I'm the gypsy. I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart.
[VERSE] (A7: x02223)
Dsus2 Dsus2/C
Give us a room. Close the door.
Fmaj7 G/F D
Leave us for awhile.
Dsus2 Dsus2/C
Your boy won't be a boy no more.
Fmaj7 Em7 A --> A7
Young, but not a child.
[Repeat CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
F/G G/F
Gather your wits and hold on fast.
F/G G/F G
Your mind must learn to roam.
F/G G/F
Just as the Gypsy Queen must do,
Em D A
You're gonna hit the road.
A ---> B Bsus4 B
[VERSE] (Em/D: x20002)
E Em/D
My work is done. Now look at him.
G A/G E
He's never been more alive.
E Em/D
His head it shakes, his fingers clutch.
G F#m7 B(9)
Watch his body writhe.
[2nd CHORUS] (B7: xx4445)
B --> E(no3) B7 B7 E(no3) B
I'm the gypsy, the Acid Queen. Pay before we start.
B --> E(no3) B7 Em D A
I'm the gypsy. I'm guaranteed to break your little heart.
[SOLO]
e|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----|
b|----------------5--|---------------|
g|---2-2-2-2-2-------|---------------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5--------|----------------|
b|---------------3--|----------------|
g|------------------|--2-2-2-2-2-----|
e|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----|
b|----------------3--|---------------|
g|---2-2-2-2-2-------|---------------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5--------|----------------|
b|----------------1-|----------------|
g|-------------2----|--2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-----3--|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-----0--|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-----4--|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-----0--|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
First time end with this
|------------------|---------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5------5-|--2-2-2-2-2----|
|-0-0-0-0-0------0-|--0-0-0-0-0----|
|-5-5-5-5-5------5-|--2-2-2-2-2----|
|-0-0-0-0-0------0-|--0-0-0-0-0----|
|------------------|---------------|
Second time play this
|---------------(5)|----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----/5-|--2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0------0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-----/5-|--2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0------0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----|
|------------------|----------------|
Then play A D --> A7
AII D --> A
A D --> A7
E D A
Then, repeat first VERSE and CHORUS.
-------------------------------------------------------------
UNDERTURE - A longer version of "Sparks" (see above)
-------------------------------------------------------------
DO YOU THINK IT'S ALRIGHT? by The Who
VERSE:
F Em
Do you think it's alright to leave the boy with Uncle Ernie?
G Dm F
Do you think it's alright? He's had a few too many tonight.
Bb Ab
I think it's alright. Do you think it's alright?
Gmaj7
I think it's alright.
-------------------------------------------------------------
FIDDLE ABOUT by The Who (written by John Entwistle)
[MAIN RIFF]
G5 F5 Eb5 F5 G5
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|--12---10---8--10--12---10--8--|----------------------|
|--12---10---8--10--12---10--8--|--3--5---3---5---3--5-|
|--10---8----6--8---10---8---6--|--3--5---3---5---3--5-|
|-------------------------------|--1--3---1---3---1--3-|
[VERSE]
G5 D5 G5
I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie,
G5 C5 Eb5
I'm glad you won't see or hear me
F5 --> G5 F5 --> G5 F5 --> G5
As I fiddle about, fiddle about, fiddle about.
Your mother left me here to mind you.
Now I'm doing what I want to.
Fiddling about, fiddle about, fiddle about.
[BRIDGE]
G5 F#5 F5 C5 C#5 D5
Down with the bedclothes. Up with your nightshirt.
F5 --> G5 F5 --> G5 F5 --> G5
Fiddle about, fiddle about, fiddle about.
[Repeat MAIN RIFF]
G5 F5 Eb5 G5 F5 Eb5
You won't shout as I fiddle about.
F5 --> G5 F5 --> G5 F5 --> G5
Fiddle about, fiddle about, fiddle about.
Repeat last line a couple times. Then end with:
F5 G5 --> F5 G5 --> F5
Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle, (etc.....)
-------------------------------------------------------------
PINBALL WIZARD by The Who
[original note:] `e' stands for eighth notes, `s' for
sixteenth, `q' for quarter, `h' for half, and, yes, even `w'
for whole notes. The rapid strumming parts can be fairly
improvised. The chords in the first 6 bars are strummed at a
speed so that you can almost hear each individual note. A
slide is indicated by a `/' for up and `' for down. A period
after a note value means dotted. The chord parts are best
played with your index finger on the B string, middle on the
G string (using pinky for pull-offs), and ring finger on the
D string, with the thumb wrapping around and playing the low
E string. Sounds hard, but gets easier with practice.
[intro]
Bm/F# Bmsus4/F# F#7sus4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#7 F#m7 Em/F#
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-0-------------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-2-------------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-3-------------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em/G F#sus4 F#
e e e e e e e e e s s e s e s e e e e s s e s e s e q
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|T2-------------------|-2-----------------|
Bsus4 B
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s x2
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-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-||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||T7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
Bsus4 B
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s x2
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-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-||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||Electric guitar | ||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-7/9-------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-5/7-------------------|-----------------------||
(elec. gtr: play so that second notes sound on first beat of
bar)
"Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball.
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-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---|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|Electric | |
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7/9------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5/7------------------------|-------------------------|
"From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all.
Asus4 A
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|T5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|Electric | |
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5/7-----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3/5-----------------------|-------------------------|
"But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall.
Gsus4 G
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|T3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|Electric | |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3/5-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-1/3-----------------------------|-----------------------|
"That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pin-
F#sus4 F#
e s s e s e s e e s s w
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|-2---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-3---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-4---------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|-2---------------------|
|Electric | w |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2/4--------------------------|-4---------------------|
|------------------------------|-4---------------------|
|-0/2--------------------------|-2---------------------|
"Ball.
B A D E B A D E
e q q q e q e. s e e q e q q q e q e. s e e q
|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-----------|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-----------|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|Electric | | |
| e q q q e | w | e q q q e | w |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
|-------3---|--------------|-------3---|---------------|
|-4-4-2-2---|--------------|-4-4-2-2---|---------------|
|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2------------|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2-------------|
|-2-2-0---0-|-2------------|-2-2-0---0-|-2-------------|
|-----------|-0------------|-----------|-0-------------|
[repeat verse]
He stands just like a statue
Becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean
He plays by intuition
The digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball
He's a...
"Pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.
E F# B
q q e q. q q e q.
|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
|-0-2-4-4-------------|-0-2-4-4-------------|
|-1-3-4-4-------------|-1-3-4-4-------------|
|-2-4-4-4-------------|-2-4-4-4-------------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
|Electric | |
| q q e q. | q q e q. |
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
|-2-4-4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
A pinball wizard's got "Such a supple
G
q q e q. q q q q
|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|-0-2-4-4-------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|-1-3-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
|-2-4-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|Electric | |
| q q e q. | w |
|---------------------|-3------------|
|---------------------|-3------------|
|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-3------------|
wrist.
D Dsus4 D
e e e q q e q e. s e e q
|-2-2-2-3-3-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|Electric | |
| w | |
|-------3-3-2-|---------------|
|-3-----3-3-3-|---------------|
|-2-----2-2-2-|---------------|
|-0-----------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
"How do you think he does it? (I don't know)
D Cadd9 (G) D Cadd9 (G)
e e e q e e e e e e q e e e |
|-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-------3-3-2-2--------|-------3-3-2-2---------|
|-------------3--------|-------------3---------|
|Electric | |
| q. h e | q. h e |
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--------------------|-3---------------------|
|-2--------------------|-2---------------------|
|-0--0-0---------------|-0--0-0----------------|
|----3-2---------------|----3-2----------------|
|--------3-------------|--------3--------------|
What makes him so good?
D Cadd9 (G) D
e e e q e e e |
|-0--0--0----0-0-----|-0-----|
|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-|-3-----|
|-2--2--2----0-0-0-0-|-2-----|
|-0--0--0----0-0-0-0-|-0-----|
|------------3-3-2-2-|-------|
|------------------3-|-------|
|Electric | |
| q. h e | |
|--------------------|-------|
|-3------------------|-3-----|
|-2------------------|-2-----|
|-0----------0-0-----|-0-----|
|------------3-2-----|-------|
|------------------3-|-------|
He ain't got no distractions
Can't hear no buzzers and bells
Don't see lights a-flashin'
Plays be sense of smell
Always gets a replay
I've never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball
I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him
x4 (same strum pattern as above)
|| Dsus4 | D ||
||--------|-----||
||-10-----|-10--||
||-12-----|-11--||
||-12-----|-12--||
||--------|-----||
||-10-----|-10--||
[chords for verse: Csus4: 8x10 10 8 x; C 8x 10 9 8 x;
Bbsus4: 6x886x; Bb: 6x876x; Asus4: 5x775x; A: 5x765x]
Dsus4 D
Even on my favorite table, he can beat my best
Csus4 C
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
Bbsus4 Bb
He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
Asus4 A
That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin
D D C F Bb7
ball.........
[Mike's note: the end is just Pete playing around with a Bb7
chord (and some suspensions)-- Bb7: x13131]
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THERE'S A DOCTOR I'VE FOUND by The Who
[MAIN RIFF]
Bb F/A Gm7 F
|---------------------------|
|-(6)(6)-(6)(6)-(4)(4)-(1)--|
|--7--7x--5--5x--3--3x--2---|
|--8--8x--7--7x--5--5x--3---|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
| |
|--10-10--8--8--6-6--8--8---|
|--11-11--10-10-8-8--6--6---|
|--10-10--10-10-8-8--5--5---|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Bb F Eb/F Bb/D
There's a man I've found, could bring us all joy.
Bb F/A Gm7 F
There's a doctor I've found could cure the boy
Bb F/A Gm7 F
(A doctor I've found could cure the boy).
Bb F/A Gm7 F
Bb F Eb/F Bb/D
There's a man I've found could remove his sorrow.
Bb F/A Gm7 F
He lives in this town. Let's see him tomorrow.
Bb F/A Gm7 F
(Let's see him tomorrow.)
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GO TO THE MIRROR BOY by The Who
MAIN RIFF:
E5 B5 A5
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------(5)---(4)(4)(4)(2)(2)-|
|-(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)----4--4--4--2--2--|
|--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--0--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--0--------------------|
VERSE:
E5 B5 A5 E5 B5 A5
He seems to be completely unreceptive.
E5 B5 A5 E5 B5 A5
The tests I gave him show no sense at all.
Ab7 C#m C#m-->B
His eyes react to light the dials detect it.
A B7sus4 B5
He hears but cannot answer to your call.
[BRIDGE 1]
See me Feel me Touch me Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F G
|------------|-------------|----------------|----------|
|------------|-------------|----------------|----------|
|------------|-------------|----------------|----------|
|---------8--|--7-------5--|--3-------------|----------|
|---6--------|-------------|-------------3--|----------|
|------------|-------------|----------------|--3-------|
See me Feel me Touch me Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F Em Emadd9* E
|-----------|-------------|-------------|------2------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|------0------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|------0------|
|--------8--|--7-------5--|-3-----------|-----(2)-----|
|--6--------|-------------|-----------3-|------2------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|--0----------|
*second time
(optional riff:) B7sus4 --> B (B7sus4: x24455 or 7x99 10 7)
a|-------0--2---|
e|-0-2-4--------|
E5 B5 A5 E5 B5 A5
There is no chance no untried operation.
E5 B5 A5 E5 B5 A5
All hope lies with him and none with me.
Ab C#m C#m B
Imagine, though, the shock from isolation
A Bsus4 B
When he suddenly can hear and speak and see.
[Repeat BRIDGE 1]
His eyes can see, his ears can hear, his lips speak.
All the time the needles flick and rock.
No machine can give the kind of stimulation
Needed to remove his inner block.
[CHORUS]
Go to the mirror boy.
B5 x2
||------------------------|------------------------------||
||------------------------|------------------------------||
||---4---4--4--4----4--4--|---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---0--0--0----2--2--|---2--x--0--1--2--x--0--1--2--||
||------------------------|------2-----------2-----------||
I often wonder what he is feeling.
Has he ever heard a word I've said.
Look at him in the mirror dreaming.
What is happening in his head.
[BRIDGE 2]
A B C
Listening to you, I get the music.
A B E
Gazing at you, I get the heat.
A B C
Following you, I climb the mountain.
G D Bsus4 --> B
I get excitement at your feet.
A B C
Right behind you, I see the millions.
A B E
On you, I see the glory.
A B C
From you, I get opinions.
G D Bsus4 B
From you, I get the story.
[Repeat main riff]
Ab7 C#m B
What is happening in his head?
A Bsus4 B7sus4
Ooh, I wish I knew. I wish I knew.
[Repeat main riff and end on E.]
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TOMMY CAN YOU HEAR ME by The Who
[tune 6th down step to D]
G x20003
C x32013
F x33211
Bb x1333x
Em x22000
Am x02210
D 000232
G C G
Tommy can you hear me?
G C G
Can you feel me near you?
F Bb F
Tommy can you see me?
Em Am Em
Can I help to cheer you?
D D D D
Ooh, Tommy. Tommy Tommy Tommy
[repeat]
-------------------------------------------------------------
SMASH THE MIRROR by The Who
[INTRO]
drum intro
|----------8-|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------8-|----------------------|---8---6---4---3--1-|
|------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-------------1---1--3-|-/8--/6--/5---3-----|
|------------|--------1h3----3------|--------------------|
|------------|---1------------------|--------------------|
^1/2
|------------------------|-------
