Artist: The Who
Song: Pinball Wizard
Tabbed by: John Leadman



`e' stands for eighth notes, `s' for sixteenth, `q' for
quarter, `h' for half, and `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 fringer on the D string,
with the thumb wrapping around and playing the low E string.



  e e e e e e e e   e 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---------------|-0-------------------
B-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2-------------------
G-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-3-------------------
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------

  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e s s e s e s e e e
E-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|---------------------
B-2---------------|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
G-2---------------|-0---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------

  e s s e s e s e q   e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s
E-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------
A-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------
E-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------

  e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s
E-----------------------|-----------------------
B-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A-----------------------|-----------------------
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

  e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s
E-----------------------|-----------------------
B-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A-----------------------|-----------------------
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
|
|Electric guitar (play so that second notes sound on first beat of bar)
E-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
D-7/9-------------------|-------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------
E-5/7-------------------|-------------------------------------------------

  e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s
E-----------------------|-----------------------
B-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A-----------------------|-----------------------
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
|
|Electric
E-----------------------|-----------------------
B-----------------------|-----------------------
G-----------------------|-----------------------
D-7/9-------------------|-----------------------
A-----------------------|-----------------------
E-5/7-------------------|-----------------------

"Ever since I was a young boy      I 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
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
B-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------
A-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------
|
|Electric
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
B-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
G-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
D-7/9---------------------------|-----------------------------------------
A-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E-5/7---------------------------|-----------------------------------------

"From Soho down to Brighton    I must have played them all.
  e s s e s e s e e s s        e s s e s e s e e s s
E----------------------------|--------------------------------------------
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------
A----------------------------|--------------------------------------------
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------
|
|Electric
E----------------------------|--------------------------------------------
B----------------------------|--------------------------------------------
G----------------------------|--------------------------------------------
D-5/7------------------------|--------------------------------------------
A----------------------------|--------------------------------------------
E-3/5------------------------|--------------------------------------------

"But I ain't seen nothin' like him      in any amusement hall.
  e s s e s e s e e s s                e s s e s e s e e s s
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------
|
|Electric
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------
G------------------------------------|------------------------------------
D-3/5--------------------------------|------------------------------------
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------
E-1/3--------------------------------|------------------------------------

"That deaf, dumb, and blind boy    sure plays a mean pin-
  e s s e s e s e e s s            w
E--------------------------------|----------------------------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|-2--------------------------------------
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|-3--------------------------------------
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|-4--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------|----------------------------------------
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|-2--------------------------------------
|
|Electric                          w
E--------------------------------|----------------------------------------
B--------------------------------|----------------------------------------
G--------------------------------|----------------------------------------
D-2/4----------------------------|-4--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------|-4--------------------------------------
E-0/2----------------------------|-2--------------------------------------

"Ball.
  e q q q e   q e. s e e q   e q q q e   q e. s e e q
E-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------
B-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------
G-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1------------------------
D-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------------
A-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------------
E-----------|-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
E-----------|--------------|-----------|------------------------------------
B-------3---|--------------|-------3---|------------------------------------
G-4-4-2-2---|--------------|-4-4-2-2---|------------------------------------
D-4-4-2-0-2-|-2------------|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2----------------------------------
A-2-2-0---0-|-2------------|-2-2-0---0-|-2----------------------------------
E-----------|-0------------|-----------|-0----------------------------------

Repeat verse

"Pinball wizard, there     has to be a twist.   Pinball wizard's got
  q q e q.                q q e q.              q q e q.
E-0-2-------------------|-0-2-----------------|-0-2------------------------
B-0-2-4-4---------------|-0-2-4-4-------------|-0-2-4-4--------------------
G-1-3-4-4---------------|-1-3-4-4-------------|-1-3-4-4--------------------
D-2-4-4-4---------------|-2-4-4-4-------------|-2-4-4-4--------------------
A-2-4-2-2---------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2--------------------
E-0-2-------------------|-0-2-----------------|-0-2------------------------
|
|Electric
| q q e q.                q q e q.              q q e q.
E-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------
B-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------
G-----4-4---------------|-----4-4-------------|-----4-4--------------------
D-2-4-4-4---------------|-----4-4-------------|-----4-4--------------------
A-2-4-2-2---------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2--------------------
E-0-2-------------------|-0-2-----------------|-0-2------------------------

"Such a supple     wrist.
  q q q q         e e e q q e   q e. s e e q
E-2-2-2-2-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------
B-3-3-3-3-------|-2-2-2-3-0-0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--------------------------------
G-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--------------------------------
D-0-0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--------------------------------
A---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------------------
E---------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------
|
|Electric
| w               w
E---------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------
B-3-------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------
G-2-------------|-2-----------|--------------------------------------------
D-0-------------|-2-----------|--------------------------------------------
A---------------|-0-----------|--------------------------------------------
E---------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------

"How do you think he     does it? (I don't know)
  e e e q e e e          e e e q e e e
E-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--------|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3------------------------------------
B-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--------|-2-2-2-3-3-3-3------------------------------------
G-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--------|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2------------------------------------
E-------3-3-3-3--------|-------3-3-3-3------------------------------------
|
|Electric
| q. h e                 q. h e
E----------------------|--------------------------------------------------
B----------------------|--------------------------------------------------
G-2--------------------|-2------------------------------------------------
D-2--5-5---------------|-2--5-5-------------------------------------------
A-0--5-5---------------|-0--5-5-------------------------------------------
E----3-3---------------|----3-3-------------------------------------------

Repeat with "What makes him so good?"

Repeat verse

Repeat chorus

do the verse section again, but move everything up 3 frets (i.e. add 3 to all of the
numbers). I can't yet play the bit at the end, but I'm trying. Anyway, that's
the song.