The Who

The Who - My Generation Ver 2 guitar tab

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MY GENERATION

By The Who

Album: The Who Sings My Generation (1965)



INTRO:

GTR: 1 (CLEAN)

 G            (F)                  G            (F)
e------------|--------------------|------------|-------------------|
b------------|--------------------|------------|-------------------|
g------------|--------------------|------------|-------------------|
d-5--5--5--5-|--------------------|-5--5--5--5-|-------------------|
a------------|--------------------|------------|-------------------|
e-3--3--3--3-|-(1)--(1)--(1)--(1)-|-3--3--3--3-|-(1)--(1)--(1)--1)-|


VERSES=20

   G5                                       F
e-|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
b-|-------------|-------------|----3-----3-|------------|
g-|*------------|-------------|----0-----0-|------------|
d-|*-5----------|-------------|----0-----0-|------------|
a-|--5----------|-------------|------------|------------|
e-|--3----------|-------------|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|

 1.People try to put us down, (talkin' bout my generation)
 2.  Why don't you all f fade away,                  and

 G5                                        F=20
e------------|-------------|------------|------------|
b------------|-------------|----3-----3-|------------|
g------------|-------------|----0-----0-|------------|
d-5----------|-------------|----0-----0-|------------|
a-5----------|-------------|------------|------------|
e-3----------|-------------|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|

 just because we get around.
 don't try and dig what we all s-s-s-say.         I'm

 G5                                            F=20
e------------|-----------------|------------|------------|
b------------|-----------------|----3-----3-|------------|
g------------|-----------------|----0-----0-|------------|
d-5----------|-----------------|----0-----0-|------------|
a-5----------|-----------------|------------|------------|
e-3----------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|

 Things they do look awful c - c  cold                  I
 not tryin' to cause a big sensation.             I'm just

 G                                         F=20
e------------|-------------|------------|------------|
b------------|-------------|----3-----3-|------------|
g------------|-------------|----0-----0-|------------|
d-5----------|-------------|----0-----0-|------------|
a-5----------|-------------|------------|------------|
e-3----------|-------------|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|

 hope I die before I get old            Yeah my genera-
 talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-gen-er-ation    Yeah my genera-


           ___________________________________________________
 G     Gsus4  |1. G7      Gsus4 G       Gsus4 G7       Gsus4


RHYTHM FIGURE 2:                                     End Rhy.Fig2

e-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
b-------------|-----6--6--6----|------------slow---6-------------|
g----4---5----|-----7--7--7p5--|----4-----5/-|-/7--7----5--0--0-*|
d----5---5----|-5---5--5--5-5--|-5--5-----5--|-----5----5--0--0-*|
a-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
e-3-----------|----------------|-3-----3-----|-------------------|
  T                              T     T
   -tion.           Said my generation baby.

  ___________________
 |2. G7        Gsus4  G         Gsus4    G7             Gsus4
e--------------------|------------------|-1--1--1--1--1-------||
b--6--6--6-----------|------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--1--1-||
g--7--7--7--7--7--5--|------4-----5-----|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-||
d--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5----5-----5-----|---------------------||
a--------------------|------------------|---------------------||
e--------------------|-3----------------|---------------------||
                       T
            My genera-  -tion  ba- by.


GUITAR BASS SOLOS:

 G5
e----------------------|----------------------------------|
b----------------------|----------------------------------| continued=20
g-0--------------------|----------------------------------| in rhythm
d-0--------------------|----------------------------------| slashes
a----------------------|----------------------------------|
e-3--------------------|----------------------------------|

=20

GTR1

  G5  G5  G6  G6  G7  G7  G6  G6  G5
   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /

GTR2 (Clean)

e--=AB-------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
b-3)-------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
g-3--------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
d----------5---5-|-5---5---5-----|-5----------|-----------|
a----------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
e----------------|---------------|------------|-----------|

 =20
  G5  G5  G6  G6  G7  G7  G6  G6  G5
   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /
e----------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
b-3---3---x--5---|-6---6---6--5--|-3----------|-----------|
g-4---4---x--5---|-7---7---7--5--|-4----------|-----------|
d----------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
a----------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
e----------------|---------------|------------|-----------|

  G5  G5  G6  G6  G7  G7  G6  G6  G5
   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /
       =ABfull              =ABfull                      =20
e------))---(------|------))---(------|----------|-----------|
b-----5)-----5---3-|-----5)-----5---3-|----------|-----------|
g-----5------5---3-|-----5------5---3-|----------|-----------|
d------------------|------------------|----------|-----------|
a------------------|------------------|----------|-----------|
e-3----------------|-3----------------|-3--------|-----------|
  T                  T                  T
 =20
 =20
  G5  G5  G6  G6  G7    G7    G6     G6      G           Gsus4
   /   /   /   /   /     /     /      /      Gtr1 w/Rhy.Fig2
                                                               hold bend
                         _                                     ---
e-------6--------|------)-(-----------------|------------------)-|
b-6/8----------8-|-3----)--(----------------|------------------)-|
g----------------|-3---5----(5)---3---------|----------3---3--5--|
d----------------|--------------------5---3-|-5----------5-------|
a----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
e----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|

 G7             Gsus4    G           Gsus4   G7            Gsus4=20
              pb pb                           pb
 -----------   =AB               grad             _            =AB
e--------------)--)-----|------)----------3-|--)-(-----------)----||
b-------3--3--3)--)---6-|-----3)------------|-3)--(-----6----)----|| Gtr=20
g-(5)---5--5--5--5------|-4---5-------5-----|-5----(5)--5---3-----|| 2
d-----------------------|-5-----------------|-------------------5-|| out
a-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------||
e-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------||

    Verse
 A5                                             G
e-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
b-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
g-2---------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
d-2---------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
a-0---------------|---------------|-0--0--0--0-|------------|
e-----------------|---------------|------------|-3--3--3--3-|
 Why don't you all  f        fade    a-way             Yeah

 A5                                             G
e-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
b-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
g-2---------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
d-2---------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
a-0---------------|---------------|-0--0--0--0-|------------|
e-----------------|---------------|------------|-3--3--3--3-|
 don't try an d-dig what we all s - s-s-s        s-  say

 A5                                              G =20
e------------------|---------------|------------|------------|
b------------------|---------------|------------|------------|
g-2----------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
d-2----------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
a-0----------------|---------------|-0--0--0--0-|------------|
e------------------|---------------|------------|-3--3--3--3-|
 Not tryin' to cause    big sen-sa- tion                 just

 A5                                             G  =20
e-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
b-----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
g-2---------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
d-2---------------|---------------|-2--2--2--2-|------------|
a-0---------------|---------------|-0--0--0--0-|------------|
e-----------------|---------------|------------|-3--3--3--3-|
 talkin' 'bout my  g- gen-er-ation              baby my genera-

 A          Asus4                           A
e-----5---5--5----|-----5--5----5--5-|----------------|
b-----5---5--5----|-----5--5----5--5-|------5----5--5-|
g-----6---6--7----|-----7--7----7--7-|------6----6--6-|
d-----7---7--7----|-----7--7----7--7-|-7----7----7--7-|
a-----------------|------------------|----------------|
e-5---------------|-----5--5----5--5-|-5----5----5--5-|
  T                     T  T    T  T
     -tion         this is my gen-er-a  -   tion baby.

   Asus4              A                      Asus4
e------5--5----5--5-|---------------------|------5----5---------|
b------5--5----5--5-|-----5---5--5--5-----|-5----5----5--5------|
g-6h7--7--7----7--7-|-6---6---6--6--6-----|-6h7--7----7--7----7-|
d-7----7--7----7--7-|-7---7---7--7--7---7-|-7----7----7--7----7-|
a-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
e------5--5----5--5-|-5---5---5--5--5---5-|-5----5----5--5----5-|
       T  T    T  T   T   T   T  T  T   T   T    T    T  T    T
                         My,   my,               ge-    gen -er-

  A                    Asus4         Bb5          Ab
e-5----5----5--5------|-5----5----5-|------------|------------|
b-5----5----5--5------|-5----5----5-|------------|------------|
g-6----6----6--7----6-|-7----7----7-|------------|------------|
d-7----7----7--7----7-|-7----7----7-|------------|------------|
a---------------------|-------------|-8--8--8--8-|------------|
e-5----5----5--5----5-|-5----5----5-|-6--6--6--6-|-4--4--4--4-|
  T    T    T  T    T   T    T    T
 -a- tion  My,  my,    oh, my,   my,     my,   my, my generation.

 Bb5          Ab           Bb5
e------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
b------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
g------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
d------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
a-8--8--8--8-|------------|-8------------|----------------|
e-6--6--6--6-|-4--4--4--4-|-6------------|----------------|
                           People try to  put us  d- down

         Bb6     Bb7      Bb6     Bb
e---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
b---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
g---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
d---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
a-8---8--10--10-|-11--11--10--10-|-8--------------|-----------------|
e-6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|-6--------------|-----------------|
 (Talkin bout my gen- er- ation.)   just because we g-g-g-get a-round

         Bb6     Bb7      Bb6     Bb
e---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
b---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
g---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
d---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
a-8---8--10--10-|-11--11--10--10-|-8--------------|-----------------|
e-6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|-6--------------|-----------------|
                                  Things they do look aw-ful c - c cold
        =20
         Bb6     Bb7      Bb6     Bb
e---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
b---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
g---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
d---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
a-8---8--10--10-|-11--11--10--10-|-8--------------|-----------------|
e-6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|-6--------------|-----------------|
                          yeah, I hope I die be - fore I get old.
        =20
         Bb6     Bb7      Bb6     Bb                     Bbsus4
e---------------|----------------|-6---6--6--6--6--6--6-|-6---6--6---6--6-|
b---------------|----------------|-6---6--6--6--6--6--6-|-6---6--6---6--6-|
g---------------|----------------|-7---7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7h8-8--8---8--8-|
d---------------|----------------|-8---8--8--8--8--8--8-|-8---8--8---8--8-|
a-8---8--10--10-|-11--11--10--10-|----------------------|-----------------|
e-6---6---6---6-|--6---6---6---6-|-6---6--6--6--6--6--6-|-6---6--6---6--6-|
                                   T   T  T  T  T  T  T   T   T  T   T  T
                      My, gen- er- a-     tion,          this is my gen-er-=
a

 Bb                  Bbsus4          Bb                Bbsus4
e-6---6---6--6--6-|-6---6---6--6--6-|-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6-|
b-6---6---6--6--6-|-6---6---6--6--6-|-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6-|
g-7---7---7--7--7-|-7h8-8---8--8--8-|-7---7---7---7-|-7h8-8---8---8-|
d-8---8---8--8--8-|-8---8---8--8--8-|-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8---8-|
a-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
e-6---6---6--6--6-|-6---6---6--6--6-|-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6-|
  T   T   T  T  T   T   T   T  T  T   T   T   T   T   T   T   T   T
     -tion baby.                 My,         my, my,   my,   my gener-

                                  Guitar Solo 2
 Bb                Bbsus4         C5           F/C          C
e-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6-----||------------|------------|------------|
b-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6-----||------------|-6----------|-5----------|
g-7---7---7---7-|-7h8-8---8-----||-5----------|-5----------|-5----------|
d-8---8---8---8-|-8---8---8-----||-5----------|-3----------|-5----------|
a---------------|---------------||-3----------|-3-------3--|-3-------3--|
e-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---8-||------------|------------|------------|
  T   T   T   T   T   T   T  =20
 a-tion, gen-er-a-tion.

 F/C          C(5)            F/C             C(5)         F/C
e---------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
b-6-------|-----5---------|-----6-------6-|-5---5---------|-6------------|
g-5-------|-5---5---------|-5---5-------5-|-5---5---------|-5------------|
d-3-------|-5---5---5---5-|-3---3-------3-|-5---5---5---5-|-3------3---3-|
a-3-------|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3-|-3------3---3-|
e---------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

 C                        F/C    C                       Bb/C
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
b-\5------------|---------6-----|-5---5---5-----|---------3---3-|
g-/5------------|---------5-----|-5---5---5-----|---------3---3-|
d-\5------5---5-|-5---5---3---3-|-5---5---5-----|-5---5---3---3-|
a-/3------3---3-|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3-|
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

 C               Bb/C
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
b-5-----------5-|-3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|-3-------3-----|
g-5---5---5---5-|-3-------3-----|-3-------3---3-|-3-------3-----|
d-5---5---5---5-|-3-------3-----|-3-------3---3-|-3-------3-----|
a-3---3---3---3-|-3-------3---3-|-3-------3---3-|-3-------3-----|
e---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

              3           3
 C       ----------- -----------               Bb/C
e--------------------------------|------------------------|
b-5------(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-|-(5)---(5)----3---------|
g-5------(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-|-(5)---(5)----3---------|
d-5------(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-|-(5)---(5)----3---------|
a-3------(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-|-(3)---(3)----3---------|
e--------------------------------|------------------------|
          N   B   N   B   N   B     N     B
(Townshend here flips the pick-up switch back and forth from
 the Bridge pick-up (B), to the neck pick-up (N), in approx.
 rhythm, as shown)

 C         3
  -------------------                                       Bb/C
e----------------------------------------------|------------------|
b-5---(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)-|-(5)---(5)---3----|
g-5---(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)-|-(5)---(5)---3----|
d-5---(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)-|-(5)---(5)---3----|
a-3---(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)-|-(3)---(3)---3----|
e----------------------------------------------|------------------|
       N   B   N   B   N  B  N  B  N  B  N  B     N     B

                                                    ______________
    C                                              |1,2,3.
e-|-----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
b-|---5-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
g-|*--5-------------|--------------|---------------|-------------*|
d-|*--5-------------|--------------|---------------|-------------*|
a-|---3-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
e-|-----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
(Townshend)
      Talkin bout my gen- -er-a-tion Talkin bout my gen- er ation.
(Daltrey)
    ad Lib till end

  __________________
 |4.                 C5/G
e-------------------|------------|
b-------------------|-5----------|
g-------------------|-5----------|
d-------------------|-5----------|
a-------------------|-3----------|
e-------------------|-3----------|
   That's my gen-er-  a- tion.
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