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The Who - Tommy guitar tab
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Subject: TOMMY - The Who (complete)
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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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I I I I I I
The Who
CONTENTS:
Overture - CRD
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/Fiddle About - CRD/TAB
Pinball Wizard - TAB
There's a Doctor I've Found/Go To The Mirror Boy - CRD/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
OVERTURE
by The Who
INTRO:
C C/Bb C/A C/Ab C/G C Gsus G
x x x x x x 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7
3 x x x x 3 x x
x 6 5 4 3 x x x
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Gm Dsus4 --> D
Gm / / / Gm / / /
(We're Not Gonna Take It)
G / / / / C F --> C (Play 4 times)
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
(Go To The Mirror Boy)
G D --> C (Play 4 times)
F C --> Bb (Play six times)
A Dm --> C --> Bb C
(See me, Feel me)
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F G
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F Em --> B
E B --> A (Play 4 times)
Ab C#m --> B --> A B7sus4 --> B
(Listening to You)
A B C A B E A B C G D B (Play twice)
E B --> A E B --> A
F C --> Bb F C --> Bb
G / / / / C F --> C (Play 4 times)
I------------------------I
I------------------1-----I
I--------0x----0---2---0-I
I--2--2--2x----0---3---2-I
I--3--3------------------I
I------------------------I
(Pinball Wizard)
Gsus --> G Gsus --> G Fsus --> F Fsus --> F
D (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
II-------0-----------0-----I-------0------------------II
II-------3-----------3-----I-------3---------3------3-II Play 3 times
II-------2-----------2-----I-------2---------2------2-II
II--0--0---0-0---0-0---0-0-I---0-0---0-0-----0------0-II
II-------------3-----------I-3-----------3-3----2-2---II
II-------------------------I--------------------------II
F9
I---------------------------------I
I-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-I Play twice
I--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-I
I--3-------3-------3-------3------I
I---------------------------------I
I---------------------------------I
MAIN RIFF: (play throughout opening verse)
D Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B
I---2---2-----0---0-I----0----0-----0----0--I
I---3---3-----3---3-I----3----3-----3----3--I
I---2---2-----2---2-I----2----2-----0----0--I
I---0---0-----0---0-I----0----0-----0----0--I
I-----------3-------I-3-----------3----2----I
I-------------------I-----------------------I
Verse:
D Cadd9 G/B
Captain Walker didn't come home, his unborn child will never know him.
D Cadd9 G/B
Believe him missing with a number of men. Don't expect to see him again.
SOLO:
I-----------------------------------I--------------------------I
I-----------------------------------I--------------------------I
I-----------------------------------I--------------------------I Play
I--0-0-3-0-0-0------0-3-0-0-0-----0-I-3-0-0-0----0-------------I twice
I-----------------------------------I--------------------------I
I--------------3-0------------3-0---I---------3----0-3-0-2-0---I
^1/2 ^1/2 ^1/2 ^1/2^1/2
I--0--------0-------0-------0------0-I
I--5------7-------7-------7--------5-I Play twice
I--0--0-------0-------0-------0----0-I
I--5----7-------7-------7-------7--5-I
I--0-------------------------------0-I
I------------------------------------I
I------0------0------0------0--I-------0--------0--------0--------0---I
I------7------7------8------8--I-------12-------12-------10-------10--I
I--0------0------0------0------I--0--------0--------0--------0--------I
I----7------7------9------9----I----12-------12-------10-------10-----I
I------------------------------I--------------------------------------I
I------------------------------I--------------------------------------I
I------0----0--0----0---0---0---I-----0----0--0----0--0----0--0----I Play
I------0----0--0----0---0---0---I-----0----0--0----0--0----0--0----I twice
I------10---10-10x--10x-10x-10x-I-----11---11-11---11-11---11-11---I
I------12---12-12x--12x-12x-12x-I-----10---10-10---10-10---10-10---I
I---0-------0--0----0---0---0---I--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----I
I-------------------------------I----------------------------------I
The strumming is different the second time, but the chords
are the same
This part is an approximation ONLY
e I---------0--------0--------0---10------0---I
b I--7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7--------I
g I----10-------10-------10------------10-----I
e I-------10--------10-10--------------10---I
b I-----7----7----7----------------0--------I
g I--10--------10---------10-9-9-9---7------I
e I-------10--------10--------10-----I
b I-----7----7----7----7----7----7-7-I
g I--10--------10--------10----------I
e I-----------------------------2---2-2-I
b I--/7--7----0--0--0-----------3---3-3-I
g I--/7--7----5--4--2--0--------2---2-2-I
d I----------------------3^1/2--0-----0-I
a I-------------------------------3-----I
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
E I-3-2-0-0--I II--2-2-3-4-5--5--3-2-0-II Play 3 times
manic strumming here
E/D D
I--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I One more time,
I--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I a little different
I--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I
I--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I
I--------------------------I-------------------------I
I--------------------------I-------------------------I
CHORUS:
D Cadd9 G/B D
I----2--------0--------0-I----0--------0--------I--------0-0-0-----I
I-------3--------3-------I-------3--------3-----I--3-----3-3-3-----I
I----------2--------2----I----------------------I--2-----2-2-2-----I
I-0----------------------I----------------------I--0-----0-0-0-----I
I------------------------I-3--------2-----------I--0---------------I
I------------------------I-------------------3--I--0---------------I
^w
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 C/Ab C/G --> D
3 x x x x x
5 x 5 5 5 5
5 4 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
3 2 x x x x
x 0 6 5 4 3
VERSE:
Gsus --> G
Riff goes like this (all throughout first 1/2 of verse)
Gsus G
I--------3-------3-------3-------3---I
I------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-I
I----5-------5-------4-------4-------I
I------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------I
Gsus G Gsus --> G
Got a feeling twenty-one is gonna be a good year
Gsus G Gsus --> G
Especially if you and me see it in together.
Eb Bb Eb --> Bb
So you think twenty-one is gonna be a good year
Eb Bb Eb Eb --> Eb/D
Could be good for me and her but you and her, no never.
I had no reason to be over-optomistic
Cm Cmaj/min7 Cmin7 Cmin/maj6
I-8------------8----------------8------------8------I
I-8------------8----------------8------------8------I
I-8------------8----------------8------------8------I
I-10-----------9----------------8------------7------I
I---------------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------------------------I
Ab Bbsus --> Bb
But somehow when you smile I can brave bad weather.
Gsus --> G
PRECHORUS:
G C/G Dm/G C/G G Gsus G
What about the boy? What about the boy? What about the boy he saw it all.
C/G Dm/G (chords arranged for guitar)
3 5
5 6
5 7
0 0
x x
x x
CHORUS:
F D/F# G
You didn't hear it. You didn't see it. You won't say nothing to no one
E Am Bbsus
Never in your life. You never heard it. How absurd it all seems
Bb F
Without any proof.
F D/F# G
You didn't hear it. You didn't see it. You never heard it, not a
E Am Bb
Word of it. You won't say nothing to no one. No one's gonna know
F C --> G
What you know is the truth.
Replay all verse chords.
After the line "Somehow when you smile I can brave bad weather", play
CLOSING RIFF:
Eb Absus Abm
I----3-------------I----4---------4---I
I----4-------------I----4---------4---I
I----3-------------I----6---------4---I
I----x-------------I----x---------x---I
I----x-------------I----x---------x---I
I----x-------------I----x---------x---I
Play 4 times and end with "What about the boy?"
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AMAZING JOURNEY
by The Who
OPENING RIFF:
C G A E D/A A D/A A
8 7 5 4 x x
8 8 5 5 3 2
9 7 6 4 4 2
10 x 7 x 2 2
x x x x 0 0
x x x x x x
VERSE:
C G A E D A D A
Deaf, dumb and blind boy, he's in a quiet vibration land.
C G A E D A D A
Strange as it seems, his musical dreams ain't quite so bad.
G E A --> D/A A --> D/A (Play chords twice)
Ten years old with thoughts as bold as thoughts can be.
Loving life and becoming wise in simplicity.
CHORUS:
G-7/F C/E
Sickness will surely take the mind where minds can't usually go
Cm/Eb D Dsus4 --> D
Come on the amazing journey and learn all you should know.
I've heard Pete do this in concert and he plucks these strings while the bass
notes descend.
G-7/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 D
A vague haze of delirium creeps up on me
G D
All at once a tall stranger I suddenly see
G D
He's dressed in a silver-sparkle glittering gown.
G D
And his golden beard flows nearly down to the ground.
Bb --> F C --> G D --> A
C --> G A --> E D --> A
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 D
His eyes are the eyes that transmit all they know
G D
Sparkle warm crystalline glances to show
G D
He's your leader, he's your guide
G D
On the amazing journey together you'll ride.
Bb --> F C --> G D --> A
C --> G A --> E D --> A
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SPARKS
by The Who
Unfortunately, the guitars on the record are tuned down to 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.
(from end of Amazing Journey):
I---------------------------I----------------------------I
I--------9---9--------9---9-I--------9---9---7-7-7--7--7-I
I--------9---9--------9---9-I--------9---9---7-7-7--7--7-I over and over
I--------9---9--------9---9-I--------9---9---7-7-7--7--7-I again
I--------7---7--------7---7-I--------7---7---5-5-5--4--5-I
I--0--0---------0--0--------I--0--0----------------------I
A lot of unreproducible bird sounds go over this.
Then,
I-------------------------I---------------------------I
I-------------------------I---------------------------I Play 6 times
I----9----9----7--9----9--I--7--9----9----7--7--6--6--I
I----9----9----7--9----9--I--7--9----9----7--7--7--7--I
I----7----7----5--7----7--I--5--7----7----5--5--4--4--I
I-------------------------I---------------------------I
I--------------7---------I---------------7----I
I--9-9-9-9-9-9-7---9--7--I--9-9-9-10-9---7----I
I--9-9-9-9-9-9-7---------I--9-9-9-9--9---7----I
I--9-9-9-9-9-9-7---------I--9-9-9-9--9---7----I
I--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------I--7-7-7-7--7---7----I
I--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------I--0-0-0-0--0---0----I
INTRO:
I---4--------5----0----I---4--------5----0----I---4-------0----5----I
I---5--------5----5----I---5--------5----5----I---5-------5----5----I
I---4--------4----4----I---4--------4----4----I---4-------4----4----I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
I---4--------0----5----I---2--------5----0----I---4-------0----5----I
I---5--------5----5----I---3--------3----3----I---5-------5----5----I
I---4--------4----4----I---2--------2----2----I---4-------4----4----I
I----------------------I---0--------0----0----I---------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
I---4--------0----5----I---4--------0----5----I---4-----------------I
I---5--------5----5----I---5--------5----5----I---5-----------------I
I---4--------4----4----I---4--------4----4----I---4-----------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
I----------------------I----------------------I---------------------I
MAIN RIFF:
I---------------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------------I----------------------------I
I---------------------------I----------------------------I
I--2--0x----2--0------------I--2--0x----2--0-------------I
I----------------3--2--0----I-----------------3--2--0----I
I-------------------------2-I--------------------------2-I
I----------------------------I------------------------------I
I----------------------------I------------------------------I
I----------------------------I------------------------------I Repeat one more
I----------------------------I------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I measure of B
I--5--3x----5--3--2----------I-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I chord (getting
I--------------------5--3--5-I------------------------------I louder)
CHORUS:
I---4---2------4---2---5--I---4---2------4---2---4--I---6---6------6---6---6--I
I---5---3------5---3---5--I---5---3------5---3---5--I---7---6------7---6---7--I
I---4---2------4---2---4--I---4---2------4---2---4--I---6---7------6---7---6--I
I---0---0------0---0---0--I---0---0------0---0---0--I---0---0------0---0---0--I
I-------------------------I-------------------------I-------------------------I
I-------------------------I-------------------------I-------------------------I
Play this phrase twice
I---7------------II--7-----8-----7-----5-----5-----I-7-----8-----10------II
I---8------------II----8-----8-----8-----8-----8---I---8-----8-----------II
I---7------------II------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-I-----7-----7---------II
I---0------------II--------------------------------I---------------------II
I----------------II--------------------------------I---------------------II
I----------------II--------------------------------I---------------------II
I---7---5------7---5---8--I---7-----8-----5---I---7---5------7---5---8---I
I---8---6------8---6---8--I---8-----8-----6---I---8---6------8---6---8---I
I---7---5------7---5---7--I---7-----7-----5---I---7---5------7---5---7---I
I---0---0------0---0---0--I---0-----0-----0---I---0---0------0---0---0---I
I-------------------------I-------------------I--------------------------I
I-------------------------I-------------------I--------------------------I
I---7-----8-----10-----I---7---5------7---5---8--I-----7-----5-----7----I
I---8-----8-----10-----I---8---6------8---6---8--I-----8-----6-----8----I
I---7-----9-----11-----I---7---5------7---5---7--I-----7-----5-----7----I
I---0-----0------0-----I---0---0------0---0---0--I-----0-----0-----0----I
I----------------------I-------------------------I----------------------I
I----------------------I-------------------------I----------------------I
FINALE:
I---8---7-----5---4-----2-I---0-----3---2-----I
I---8---8-----5---5-----3-I---2-----2---3-----I
I---9---7-----6---4-----2-I---0-----0---2-----I
I---10--x-----7---x-----0-I---0-----0---0-----I
I-------------------------I-------------------I
I-------------------------I-------------------I
I---8---7-----5---4-----2-I-0----2--0----2--0----2--0----2--0---I
I---8---8-----5---5-----3-I-2----3--2----3--2----3--2----3--2---I
I---9---7-----6---4-----2-I-2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2---I
I---10--x-----7---x-----0-I-2----0--2----0--2----0--2----0--2---I
I-------------------------I-0-------0-------0-------0-------0---I
I-------------------------I-------------------------------------I
As usual, no guitar in front of me, so excuse any mistakes.
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EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND
by The Who
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
I---6-----6-----I---6-------6----I---6-----6-----I-------6----I
I-----8-----8---I-----9---6---6--I-----8-----8---I-----6------I
I-------8-----8-I-------8--------I-------8-----8-I---8--------I
I---------------I----------------I---------------I------------I
I---------------I----------------I---------------I------------I
I---------------I----------------I---------------I------------I
Eb
e I--6--6--6--6--I--6--6--6--6--I
b I--8--8--8--8--I--8--8--8--8--I
g I--------------I--------------I
MAIN RIFF:
Gm
I--3--3---------------I
I--3--3---------------I This is the way I play it on one guitar. I've tabbed
I--3--3---------------I the bass riff which makes it sound better. But on the
I--5--5---3h5--3------I record, Pete just hits that Gm chord over and over.
I----------------5----I
I------------------3--I Your choice.
VERSE:
Gm
You talk about your woman. I wish you could see mine.
F Gm
Yeah, you talk about your woman. I wish you could see mine.
F C D
Every time she starts her lovin' she brings 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
I---------------------------I-----------------------------I
I---------------------------I-----------------------------I
I---------------------------I---------------------------------I
I---------------------------I-----------------------------I Play this part
I-------7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-I-7---7-7-7-7-7---5-----------I twice.
I---0-----------------------I--------------------7--5--3--I
I------------------------------I--------------------------I
I------------------------------I--------------------------I
I------------------------------I--------------------------I
I--------------------------I---------7-7-7-7---7------I
I-------7-9-9-9-9---9-10-10-10-I-10---10------------------I
I---0--------------------------I--------------------------I
I---------------------------I-------------------I------6-6-6-6-I-6-6-6-6-I
I---------------------------I-------------------I------8-8-8-8-I-8-8-8-8-I
I---------------------7-7-7-I-7---7-9-9-9-9---9-I--------------I---------I
I-------9-9-9-9-9---9-------I-------------------I--------------I---------I
I---------------------------I-------------------I--------------I---------I
I---0-----------------------I-------------------I---0----------I---------I
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, electric guitar goes:
I----------------I------------I
I----3-----------I-------3----I
I----2-----------I-------2----I
I----0-----------I--0----0----I
I----------0--3--I------------I
I--------3-------I------------I
VERSE:
G D
Did you ever see the faces of the children, they get so excited.
G D
Waking up on Christmas morning, hours before the winter sun's ignited.
G D
They believe in dreams and all they mean, including Heaven's generosity.
G D
Peeping round the doors to see what parcels are for free and curiosity.
CHORUS:
G A D D/C
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is.
G A D D/C
He doesn't know who Jesus was, or what praying is.
C G 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 C#m7b5 (?)
Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me?
Eb/G C/F Eb/G
Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Gm Fmaj7add9 C#m7b5 Eb/G C/F
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 x
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 Fsus F G
6 6 5 3
8 6 6 3
7 5 5 5
x 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
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:
d I-6-I---6---6---6---6-I---6---6---6---6-I---6---6---6---6-I
a I---I-9---9---9---9---I-8---8---8---8---I-9---9---9---9---I
CHORUS:
We're on our ooooooooown Cousin. All al-ooooooone,
C# C#sus C# C#sus
d I---6---6---6---6-I---6---6---6---6-I---6---6---6---6-I---6---6---6---6-I
a I-8---8---8---8---I-9---9---9---9---I-8---8---8---8---I-9---9---9---9---I
Cousin Let's think of a game to play now the grown ups have all
C# Csus C Csus
d I---6---6---6---6-I---5---5---5---5-I---5---5---5---5-I---5---5---5---5-I
a I-8---8---8---8---I-8---8---8---8---I-7---7---7---7---I-8---8---8---8---I
gone away. You won't be much fun being blind deaf and dumb but I've...
C Bsus B Bsus
d I---5---5---5---5-I---4---4---4---4-I---4---4---4---4-I---4---4---4---4-I
a I-7---7---7---7---I-7---7---7---7---I-6---6---6---6---I-7---7---7---7---I
today. Do you know how to play 'hide and seek'? To find me it ...
B Bbsus Bb Bbsus
d I---4---4---4---4-I---3---3---3---3-I---3---3---3---3-I---3---3---3---3-I
a I-6---6---6---6---I-6---6---6---6---I-5---5---5---5---I-6---6---6---6---I
week. But tied to that chair you won't go anywhere. There's ...
Bb Asus A Asus
d I---3---3---3---3-I---2---2---2---2-I---2---2---2---2-I---2---2---2---2-I
a I-5---5---5---5---I-5---5---5---5---I-4---4---4---4---I-5---5---5---5---I
freak.
A
d I-2----------I
a I-4----------I
VERSE:
F Dm F C#
How would you feel if I turned on the bath
Bb C C#
Ducked your head under and started to laugh?
F Dm F C#
What would you do if I chucked you outside
Bb C C# Dm C C#
To stand in the rain and catch cold so you die------ie--------ie?
F Eb C# F Eb C#
I'm the schoo--oo--ool bully. The cla--ass roo-oom cheat.
F Eb C# F Eb C#
The na-aa-astiest playfriend you ev--er could meet.
F Eb C# F Eb C#
I'll stick pi--ins in your fingers and tre--ead on your feet.
Repeat CHORUS
2ND VERSE:
F Dm F C#
Maybe a cigarette butt on your arm
Bb C C#
Would change your expression to one of alarm.
F Dm F C#
Drag you around by a loch of your hair.
Bb C C# Dm C C#
Or give you a push at the top of the sta---aa-----air.
F Eb C# F Eb C#
I'm the scho--oo--ool bully. The cla--asro--oom cheat.
F Eb C# F Eb C#
The na--asti--iest playfriend you ever could meet.
F Eb C# F Eb C#
I'll put gla--ass in your dinner and spi--ikes in your seat.
Repeat INTRO riff twice and end on C# chord
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ACID QUEEN
by The Who
Names of chords may be wrong. Please feel free to correct.
Chords used in song: AII Gadd13/B F9 A7sus4 B7 EII
5 3 3 3 5 x
5 3 3 3 4 5
2 0 2 0 4 4
2 0 3 2 4 2
0 2 x 0 x 2
x x x x x x
INTRO:
Dsus2
I-------0--------0--------0--I
I----------3--------3--------I Play twice
I-------------2--------2-----I
I---0------------------------I
I----------------------------I
I----------------------------I
VERSE:
If your child ain't all he should be now, this girl can put him right.
Dsus2 Dsus2/C F F/G D
I----0-----0-----0-----I----0-----0--------I--1-------1-------2---I
I------3-----3---------I------3-----3------I--1-------1-------3---I
I--------2-----2-------I--------2-----2----I--2-------2-------2---I
I--0-------------------I-------------------I--3-------x-------0---I
I----------------------I--3----------------I--x-------2-----------I
I----------------------I-------------------I--x-------3-----------I
I'll show him what he could be now. Just give me one night.
Dsus2 Dsus2/C F Em7 A
I----0-----0-----0--I----0-----0--------I--1------0----------0---I
I------3-----3------I------3-----3------I--1------3----------2---I
I--------2-----2----I--------2-----2----I--2------0----------2---I
I--0----------------I-------------------I--3------2----------2---I
I-------------------I--3----------------I---------2----------0---I
I-------------------I-------------------I---------0--------------I
(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 AII A D AII
I'm the gypsy, the Acid Queen. Pay before we start.
A D AII E D A
I'm the gypsy. I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart.
VERSE:
Dsus2 Dsus2/C F F/G D
Give us a room. Close the door. Leave us for awhile.
Dsus2 Dsus2/C F Em7 A --> A7 A7
Your boy won't be a boy no more. Young, but not a child. 3
2
2
Repeat CHORUS 2
0
x
BRIDGE:
Gadd13/B A7sus4 F9 Cadd9 Gadd13/B
Gather your wits and hold on fast. Your mind must learn to roam.
F9 Gadd13/B E D A
Just as the Gypsy Queen must do, you're gonna hit the road.
A ---> B
VERSE: G6
E G6 G A E 0
My work is done. Now look at him. He's never been more alive. 0
E G6 G F#m B 0
His head it shakes, his fingers clutch. Watch his body writhe. 0
2
3
2nd CHORUS:
B --> EII B7 B7 EII B B7
I'm the gypsy, the Acid Queen. Pay before we start. 5
B --> EII B7 E D A 4
I'm the gypsy. I'm guaranteed to break your little heart. 4
4
x
x
SOLO:
e I-------------------I-5-5-5-5-5-----I-5-5-5-5-5--------I----------------I
b I----------------5--I---------------I---------------3--I----------------I
g I---2-2-2-2-2-------I---------------I------------------I--2-2-2-2-2-----I
e I-------------------I-5-5-5-5-5-----I-5-5-5-5-5--------I----------------I
b I----------------3--I---------------I----------------1-I----------------I
g I---2-2-2-2-2-------I---------------I-------------2----I--2-2-2-2-2-----I
First time end with this
I-------------------I-----------------I------------------I---------------I
I--2-2-2-2-2-----3--I-5-5-5-5-5-------I-5-5-5-5-5------5-I--2-2-2-2-2----I
I--0-0-0-0-0-----0--I-0-0-0-0-0-------I-0-0-0-0-0------0-I--0-0-0-0-0----I
I--2-2-2-2-2-----4--I-5-5-5-5-5-------I-5-5-5-5-5------5-I--2-2-2-2-2----I
I--0-0-0-0-0-----0--I-0-0-0-0-0-------I-0-0-0-0-0------0-I--0-0-0-0-0----I
I-------------------I-----------------I------------------I---------------I
Second time play this
I------------------I----------------I
I-3-3-3-3-3-----/5-I--2-2-2-2-2-----I
I-0-0-0-0-0------0-I--0-0-0-0-0-----I
I-4-4-4-4-4-----/5-I--2-2-2-2-2-----I
I-0-0-0-0-0------0-I--0-0-0-0-0-----I
I------------------I----------------I
Then play A D --> AII
AII D --> A
A D --> AII
E D A
Then, repeat first VERSE and CHORUS.
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UNDERTURE - A longer version of "Sparks" (see above)
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DO YOU THINK ITS ALRIGHT?/FIDDLE ABOUT
by The Who
1) DO YOU THINK ITS ALRIGHT?
VERSE:
F Em
Do you think its alright to leave the boy with Uncle Ernie?
G Dm F
Do you think its alright? He's had a few too many tonight.
Bb Ab
I think its alright. Do you think its alright?
Gmaj7
I think its alright.
2) FIDDLE ABOUT
MAIN RIFF:
G5 F5 Eb5 F5 G5
I------------------------------------I-------------------------I
I------------------------------------I-------------------------I
I--12----10----8--10--12----10----8--I-------------------------I
I--12----10----8--10--12----10----8--I--3---5----3---5----3--5-I
I--10----8-----6--8---10----8-----6--I--3---5----3---5----3--5-I
I------------------------------------I--1---3----1---3----1--3-I
VERSE:
G5 D5 G5 G5 C5 Eb5
I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie, 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
Fidlle 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...)
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PINBALL WIZARD
by The Who
Here is as much as I've got for "Pinball Wizard" by the Who. This is
played on an acoustic (DUH). `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 fringer
on the D string, with the thumb wrapping around and playing the low E string.
Sounds hard, but gets easier with practice.
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-------------------
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. Then,
because I'm way too sick of doing this to elaborate any more, 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. I hope that somebody gets some kind of use out of it, or I'm really
stupid for wasting this much time and energy. But classes are over, so what do
I care? HA!
Marc Hirsh
Mike's note: the end is just Pete playing around with a Bb7 chord (and
some suspensions)
Bb7
1
3
1
3
1
x
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THERE'S A DOCTOR I'VE FOUND/ GO TO THE MIRROR BOY
by The Who
1) THERE'S A DOCTOR I'VE FOUND
MAIN RIFF:
I---------------------------I
I---------------------------I
I--7--7x--5--5x--3--3x--2---I
I--8--8x--7--7x--5--5x--3---I
I---------------------------I
I---------------------------I
VERSE:
Bb F Eb Bb
There's a man I've found, could bring us all joy.
(MAIN RIFF)
There's a doctor I've found could cure the boy
(MAIN RIFF)
(A doctor I've found could cure the boy).
Bb F Eb Bb
There's a man I've found could remove his sorrow.
(MAIN RIFF)
He lives in this town. Let's see him tomorrow.
(MAIN RIFF)
(Let's see him tomorrow.)
2) GO TO THE MIRROR BOY
MAIN RIFF:
E5 B5 A5
I-------------------------I
I-------------------------I
I-------------------------I
I---------------4-4-4-2-2-I
I-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-0-I
I-0-0-0-0-0---------------I
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.
Ab C#m C#m-->B
His eyes react to light the dials detected.
A B
He hears but cannot answer to your call.
BRIDGE 1:
See me Feel me Touch me Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F G
I--------------I-------------I----------------I--------------I
I--------------I-------------I----------------I--------------I
I--------------I-------------I----------------I--------------I
I-----------8--I--7-------5--I--3-------------I--------------I
I----6---------I-------------I-------------3--I--------------I
I--------------I-------------I----------------I--3-----------I
See me Feel me Touch me Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F Em
I--------------I-------------I----------------I------2-------I This last
I--------------I-------------I----------------I------3-------I chord Pete hits
I--------------I-------------I----------------I------4-------I is hard to make
I-----------8--I--7-------5--I--3-------------I--------------I out. I think
I----6---------I-------------I-------------3--I--------------I he's playing a
I--------------I-------------I----------------I--0-----------I Bm under the
Em chord.
B7sus4 --> B
E5 B5 A5 E5 B5 A5
There is no chance for untried operations.
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 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 click and rock.
No machine can give the kind of stimulation
Needed to remove his inner block.
CHORUS:
Go to the mirror boy.
B5
I------------------------I------------------------------I
I------------------------I------------------------------I Play this riff
I---4---4--4--4----4--4--I---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--I twice.
I---4---4--4--4----4--4--I---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--I
I---2---0--0--0----2--2--I---2--x--0--1--2--x--0--1--2--I
I------------------------I------2-----------2-----------I
I often wonder what he is feeling.
Has he ever heard a word I've said.
Look at him in the mirror dreamin'.
What is happening in his head.
BRIDGE 2:
A B C A B E
Listening to you, I get the music. Gazing at you, I get the heat.
A B C G D B
Following you, I climb the mountain. I get excitement at your feet.
A B C A B E
Right behind you, I see the millions. On you, I see the glory.
A B C G D B
>From you, I get opinions. From you, I get the story.
Ab C#m --> B
What is happening in his head?
A B 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
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
Ooh, Tommy.
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SMASH THE MIRROR
by The Who
INTRO:
drum intro ^1/2
I---------------8-I------------------------I-------------------------I
I---------------8-I------------------------I-----8----6----4----3--1-I
I-----------------I------------------------I-------------------------I
I-----------------I---------------1--1--3--I--/8---/6---/5----3------I
I-----------------I----------1h3-----------I-------------------------I
I-----------------I---1--------------------I-------------------------I
^w ^w/\
I---------------------------I------------------------I
I---------------------------I------------------------I
I---------------------------I---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-1---I
I---------------1-----1--3--I----------------------3-I
I----------1h3-----3--------I------------------------I
I---1-----------------------I------------------------I
VERSE:
You don't answer my call with even a nod or a wink, but you
F Gm7
I----1-----------------------I--1------------------I
I----1-----------------------I--3------------------I
I----2-----------------------I--3------------------I
I----3-------------1x--1--3--I--3------------------I Parenthesis is
I-------------1h3------------I---------------------I implied bass note,
I----------------------------I-(3)-----------------I even though Pete
is playing Bb.
Gaze at your own reflection all night
C Eb
I---------------------I---------------------------I
I---5-----------------I-----8--8----------9-----8-I
I---5-----------------I---------------------------I
I---5-----------------I---8-------8-8-8h10--10--8-I
I---3-----------------I---------------------------I
I---------------------I---------------------------I
F Gm7
You don't seem to see me but I think you can see yourself.
C Eb
How can the mirror affect you?
I-------------I-------------I
I-------------I-------------I
I-------------I-------------I
I------5-6-5--I------5-6-5--I
I---6---------I---6---------I
I-------------I-------------I
Bb F Bb F
Can you hear me, or do I surmise.
Bb F Bb
That you fear me, can you feel my temper...
B C C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B
Rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise.
Do you hear or fear, or do I smash the mirror?
B C#
I-------------------------------------I I--------------------------------I
6 I-------------------------------------I 4 I----------6-6----------7---6----I
- I-------------------------------------I - I------------------------------6-I
4 I---------------2--3----2---------2---I 4 I-------6-------6-6-6h8--8-----6-I
I---2----------------------2----------I I--4-----------------------------I
I-------------------------------------I I--------------------------------I
Repeat for last line and end on C#
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SENSATION
by The Who
MAIN RIFF: (Behind vocals)
D Dsus4
I-----2---------3------I
I--------3------3------I
I-----------2---2------I
I--0------------0------I
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
VERSE:
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
I overwhelm as I approach you
D Dsus4 D
Make your lungs hold breath inside
C C/B C/A C/B C
I----------------------------------I
I----------------------------------I
I-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--I
I-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----I
I---3-----2-----0-----2-----3------I
I----------------------------------I
On the record horns play this and
an octave higher, but this is the
way I play it.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Lover's break caresses for me. Love enhanced when I've gone by.
C C/B C/A C/G ---> A
I---------------------------I
I---------------------------I
I-------0-----0-----0-----0-I
I-----2-----2-----2-----2---I
I---3-----2-----0-----------I
I---------------------3-----I
CHORUS:
A A --> D A A --> D
You'll feel me coming. A new vibration.
A A --> D E A
>From afar you'll see me. I'm a sensation. I'm a sensation.
VERSE 2:
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
They worship me and all I touch.
D Dsus4 D C - C/B - C/A - C/B - C
Hazy-eyed, they catch my glance.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Pleasant shudders shake their senses.
D Dsus4 D C - C/B - C/A - C/G - A
My warm momentum throws their stance.
Repeat CHORUS
BRIDGE:
F# C# D
Soon you'll see me. Can't you feel me? I'm coming.
F# C# D
Send your troubles dancing, I know the answer. I'm coming.
E A
I'm coming. I'm a sensation.
LAST VERSE:
E Asus2 E Asus2
I leave a trail of rooted people
E Asus2 E
Mesmerized by just the sight.
D D/C# D/B D/C# D
I---------------------------------I
I---------------------------------I Same riff as before
I-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-I except now in D.
I-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---I Barre 2nd fret and
I---5-----4-----2-----4-----5-----I manipulate pinkie
I---------------------------------I and ring finger.
E Asus2 E Asus2
The few I've touched now are disciples.
E Asus2 E D - D/C# - D/B - D/C - D - D/C# - D/B - D/C# etc...
All is one. I am the light.
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MIRACLE CURE/ SALLY SIMPSON
by The Who
1) MIRACLE CURE
F G Ab
Ex - tra, ex - tra, read all about it!
Eb Bb
The pinball wizard and the miracle cure.
F G Ab Bb -> F
Ex - tra, ex - tra, read all about it. Ex - tra!
2) SALLY SIMPSON
INTRO:
C --> G C --> G
VERSE:
C G-7 C G-7
Outside the house Mr. Simpson announced that Sally couldn't go to the meeting.
C G-7 C G-7
He went on cleaning his blue Rolls Royce, and she ran inside a-weeping.
C G-7 C G-7
She got to her room and tears splashed the picture of her new messiah.
C G-7 C G-7
She picked up a book of her father's life and threw it on the fire.
CHORUS:
F
She knew from the start, deep down in her heart.
G
She and Tommy were worlds apart.
F C D G
But her mother said "Never mind. Your part is to be what you'll be."
The theme of the sermon was "Come unto me and love will find a way."
So Sally decided to ignore her dad and sneak off anyway.
She spent all afternoon getting ready and decided she'd try to touch him.
Maybe he'd see that she was free and talk to her this Sunday.
Repeat CHORUS
She arrived at six and the place was swingin' to Gospel music by nine.
Group after group appeared on the stage and Sally just sat there cryin'.
She sttod there looking pretty as a picture right in the very front row.
Then a D.J wearin' a blazer with a badge ran on and said "Here we go!"
BRIDGE:
D-7 G D-7 G
The crowd went crazy as Tommy hit the stage.
D-7 Em A D
Little Sally got lost as the police forced the crowd back in a rage.
Soon the atmosphere was cooler and Tommy gave a lesson.
Sally just had to let him know she loved him and leapt up on the rostrum.
She ran across the stage to the spotlit figure and brushed him on the face.
Tommy whirled round as a uniformed man threw her off the stage.
Repeat CHORUS
Her cheek hit a chair and blood trickled down, mingling with her tears.
Tommy carried on preaching and his voice filled Sally's ears.
She caught his eye. She had to try, but he couldn't see through the lights.
Her face was gashed and the ambulance man had to carry her out that night.
BRIDGE 2:
D-7 G D-7 G
The crowd went crazy as Tommy left the stage.
D-7 Em A D
Little Sally was lost for the price of a touch and a gash across her face.
Ooooh.
Sixteen stiches put her right and her dad said "Don't say I didn't warn you!"
Sally got married to a rock musician she met in California.
Tommy always talks about the day the disciples all went wild.
Sally still carries a scar on her cheek to remind her of his smile.
Repeat CHORUS
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I'M FREE
by The Who
INTRO:
E5 G5 A5 F#5 A B (Play twice)
CHORUS:
E5-> G5-> A5 F#5 -> A5 -> B5 E5 -> G5 -> A5 F#5 -> A5 -> B5
I'm free. I'm free.
G A D
And freedom tastes of reality.
E G A, F# A B E G A, F# A B
I'm free. I'm free.
G A B
And I'm waiting for you to follow me.
VERSE:
Bm
If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high
G A D
You'd laugh and say "Nothing's that simple."
Bm
But you've been told many times before, Messiahs pointed to the door
G A B
No one had the guts to leave the temple.
CHORUS:
I'm free. I'm free. And freedom tastes of reality.
SOLO:
I----------------------------------------------------------------I
I----10------10-------12------12------12-10------10--------8--7--I
I-------12------12-------12------12---------11------11-----9--7--I
I--0-------0-------0--------0-------0----------0-------0---0--0--I
I----------------------------------------------------------------I
I----------------------------------------------------------------I
I-------0----0-----2-----0--0------------------I
I-------1----1--1--1-1---1--1------------------I
I---0h2---------2--2---2-------2-0-0x--0-------I
I---0--------------0----------------------2--0-I
I----------------------------------------------I
I----------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------I
I--0--3-0x-0-0-0-------0-----0--0-0--------------I
I----------------3-3-3---2----------2--0x--0-0-0-I
I------------------------------------------------I
I----------------------------I-----2---3---3---5---5---3---3---I
I----------------------------I-----3---3---3---5---5---3---3---I
I----------------------------I-----2---4---4---5---5---4---4---I
I-------------------0-0-0-0--I-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---I
I------------------/5-5-5-5--I---------------------------------I
I-3x----3x----3x-------------I---------------------------------I
^1/2 ^1/2 ^1/2
I----3-------3-------3-------I----------2--------0---------------I
I------0---0---0---0---0---0-I----------0--0-----0------3--------I
I--------5-------5-------5---I--0---0h2-------0-----0---2--------I
I--0-------------------------I-----------------------------------I
I----------------------------I-----------------------------------I
I----------------------------I-----------------------------------I
I------------------------------------2x---I
I------------------------------------3x---I
I------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---2x---I
I------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0x---I
I---3-------3-------3-------3-------------I
I-----------------------------------------I
CHORUS:
E G A, F#m A B E G A, F#m A B
I'm free. I'm free.
G A B
And I'm waiting for you to follow me.
Bsus --> B Bsus --> B Bsus --> B
How can we follow.
Bsus --> B --> Bb A Ab G F#
How can we follow.
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WELCOME
by The Who
INTRO:
I-------7-----7--I
I-----8-----8----I Play four times.
I---7-----7------I
I----------------I
I----------------I
I----------------I
MAIN RIFF:
Townshend has a couple of guitars going. I'm assuming you have one.
G D7 G D7
I---3----3----2--3--5---I---3--2--0--2---I
I---0----0----1---------I---0--------1---I The riff is a bit tricky.
I---0----0----2---------I---0--------2---I
I---0----0----0---------I---0--------0---I It gets easier with practice.
I---2-------------------I---2------------I
I---3-------------------I---3------------I
VERSE:
G D7 G D7 (MAIN RIFF)
Come to this house. Be one of the comfortable people.
G D7 G D7 (MAIN RIFF)
Lovely bright home. We're drinking all night, never sleeping.
Em Bm Em Bm
Milkman come in, and you baker.
Em Bm Em
Little old lady welcome and you, shoemaker.
CHORUS 1:
Come to this house. Into this hou------------se.
G F Bb F C
I---3---------------------------I-------------------------------I
I---0---------------------------I----------------------------5--I
I---0---------------------------I----------------------------5--I
I---0----------------------3-3--I--3-------------------------5--I
I---2-------------------3--1-0--I--3-------------------------3--I
I---3-------------------1-------I--1----------------------------I
G D7 G D7 (MAIN RIFF)
Come to this house. Be one of us.
G D7 G D7 (MAIN RIFF)
Come into this house, Be one of us.
Em Bm Em Bm
You can help collect some more in.
Em Bm Em
Young and old people, let's get them all in.
CHORUS 2:
Come to this house. Into this hous----se.
A A/G D D/C G/B E
I------------------------------I------------------------I--------------0---I
I------------------------------I--3----------------3----I---3----------0---I
I--2---------------------------I--2----------------2----I---0----------1---I
I--2---------------------------I--0----------------0----I---0----------2---I
I--0---------------------3--2--I-------------------3----I---2----------2---I
I----------------------3-------I------------------------I--------------0---I
BRIDGE:
Play this riff eight times. Actually, after the first time, Pete plays
Em, not E. Listen to the record.
E D/E E F
I------------------------I------------------------I
I---------9x--9--9---7---I---------9x--9--9---10--I
I---------9x--9--9---7---I---------9x--9--9---10--I
I---------9x--9--9---7---I---------9x--9--9---10--I
I---------7x--7--7---7---I---------7x--7--7---8---I
I---0--0-----------------I---0--0-----------------I
After eight times, play E chord
E D --> E
Ask along that man who's wearing a carnation.
E D --> E
Bring every single person from Victoria station.
E D --> E
Go into that hospital and bring the nurses and patients.
E
Everyone go home and fetch their relations.
A E A E (MAIN RIFF 2 frets higher)
Come to this house, be one of the comfortable people.
A E A E
Lovely bright home, we're drinking all night, never sleeping.
INTERLUDE:
D D/C D D/C
(Spoken) Excuse me sir, there's more at the door.
D C
There's more at the door. (Play seven times)
D C D E
There's more at the door, there's more.
Em B7 Em B7
We need more room. Build an extension.
Em B7 Em B7
A colorful palace. Spare no expense now.
G D7 G D7 (MAIN RIFF)
Come to this house, be one of us.
G D7 G D7 (MAIN RIFF)
Come into this house, be one of us.
Em --> Bm Em --> Bm Em --> Bm Em --> Bm
Repeat CHORUS 2
End with E!
Piano plays a Ab mixolydian scale up a couple octaves. Here's part of it on
guitar.
I-----------------------------------------8--9--11--I
I-------------------------------8--9--11------------I Or something
I------------------------8--11----------------------I like this
I-----------------8--10-----------------------------I
I----------9--11------------------------------------I (My scales aren't
I---8--11-------------------------------------------I good)
(Welcome.)
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TOMMY'S HOLIDAY CAMP
by The Who
Here's how I play this song. Even though the original is banjo and
caliopy (spelling?), it works pretty well.
-----------------------
------------4----------
4---5-6---7-----7-6---5
-------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
intro: pluck to get banjo sound. repeat 3 times
(No chord)
Good morning campers
E (4th fret) F (5th fret) B7 (7th fret)
I'm your Uncle Ernie and I welcome you to Tommy's Holiday camp
--7----7----7----7---------
--7----7----7----7---------
--8----8----8----8---------
7---------7----------------
-----9---------9-----------
---------------------------
This is for the B7 (7th fret)
B7 (7th fret)
The camp with the difference, never mind the weather
When you come to Tommy's, the holiday's forever
repeat intro except last note is B on E string (7th fret)
repeat "camp with a difference" part
Ending:
5---4---2---0---5---4---2---0-
---------------------------------3-
------------------------------
------------------------------ Welcome.....
------------------------------
------------------------------
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WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
by The Who
INTRO:
G ---> Cadd9 G ---> Cadd9
VERSE:
G Cadd9 G
Welcome to the camp, I guess you all know why we're here.
F Em
My name is Tommy, and I became aware this year
Eb G
If you want to follow me, you've got to play pinball.
C G C G
And put in your earplugs, put on your eyeshades.
C G G / / F G
You know where to put the cork.
Hey you gettin' drunk, so sorry, I've got you sussed.
Hey you smokin' mother nature, this is a bust.
Hey hung up ol' Mr. Normal, don't try to gain my trust
Cause you ain't gonna follow me any of those ways
Although you think you must.
CHORUS:
G / / / / At end of phrase, Pete plays:
We're not gonna take it. C
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I----------------------I
I-------2-2-0-2h3---2--I
I---3-3----------------I
I----------------------I
C G F C G
We're not gonna take it. Never did and never will.
C G F C
We're not gonna take it. Gonna break it, gonna shake it.
Bb Am G
Let's forget it better still.
VERSE 3:
Now you can't hear me, your ears are truly sealed.
You can't speak either, cause your mouth is filled.
You can't hear nothing, and pinball completes the scene.
Here comes Uncle Ernie to guide you to your very own machine.
CHORUS:
C G F C G
We're not gonna take it, never did and never will.
C G F C G
Don't want no religion, and as far as we can tell
C G F C G
We ain't gonna take you. Never did and never will.
C G F C
We're not gonna take you. We forsake you. Gonna rape you.
Bb Am G
Let's forget you better still.
F C
We forsake you. Gonna rape you.
Bb Am A
Let's forget you better still.
E/D ---> D E/D ---> D
(See me, feel me)
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F G
See me. Feel me. Touch me. Heal me. (play 3 times)
Ebmaj7 Fsus --> F Fsus --> F Em
See me. Feel me. Touch me. Heal me.
Em --> Bsus
(Listening to you)
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 B
I get excitement at your feet.
Right behind you, I see the millions.
On you, I see the glory.
>From you, I get opinions.
>From you, I get the story.
(fade out)
FINIS
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Publisher: Pantheon Books
Details:
Released in: 1995
Language: English
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