Intro
Aside from the chord hits that open the song which are done with a pick,
you'll want to pluck the strings on the Flanged portion of this intro.
It's simply here to mimic the keyboard and for dramatic build up which is
something that The Who is very famous for. Their songs always suck you
in with some kind of gear up intro or interlude...

*Opener below has no flanger... Flanger enters on the second line of
tab...
A
E_________________________________________
B_________________2*optional
note________________
G_________________2_______________________
D_________________2_*let chord ring_______________
A_________________0_______________________
E___3^3/4 steady bend____________________________
With
Flanger
Use your fingers

A
D
A
E______________________________________________________________________________________
B__2_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5__2__3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_2_____
G__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2__2__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2_____
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________
D
A
E_________________________________________________________________________5___________
B__5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_2____3_3_3_3___3_3_3_2___3_3_3_3_____3_3_2_____
G__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2____2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2_____
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
D
A
E_________________________________________________________________________5_5_5_5_____
B__5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_2____3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3_______________
G__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2____2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2_____
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
E__5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5------slide
down & away______
B_______________________________________________________________________________________
G__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2------slide
down & away______
D_______________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
Guitar 2:
Comes in at the ending of the intro above with the riff below... This
riffing leads into the main song kick in... On the video lesson I'll show
you how to do this as one guitar in a live setting... I didn't do it that
way on the audio track because I have the luxury of a second guitar...
However it is possible to make it all sound good as one single guitar....
A5
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G_______________2__________________________
D_______________2__________________________
A_______________0__________________________
E___3^1/2 steady bend_____________________________
Main
song kick in
I've given a rough overview of the track's main parts
below in TAB... Aside from some slight
variations in feel here and there these are the chords you'll need to know and
use for the track... The picking techniques and other subtlties will be
covered on the video lesson... Also note that even though power chords (R,
5th) are tabbed below, the 3rd or the 2nd fret of the 2nd string in the case of
the "A" is always an optional note... It's OK if you hit it, just try not
to hit it every time... It should always be accidental...

A
C
D
E________________________________________________________________
B_________________2*optional
note_______________________ 3_______________
G_________________2______________________________ 2_*let chord
ring_______
D_________________2_*let chord ring______________________0_______________
A_________________0_________________3^1/2 steady bend___________________
E___3^1/2 steady bend___________________________________________________
A
D
E______________________________________________________
B_________________2*optional
note____________7-----___7---______
G_________________2___________________7-----___7---______
D_________________2_*let chord ring___________________________
A_________________0____________________________________
E___3^1/2 steady bend________________________________________
*Band kicks in here!!
A
C
D
E________________________________________________________________
B_________________2*optional
note_______________________ 3_______________
G_________________2______________________________ 2_*let chord
ring_______
D_________________2_*let chord ring______________________0_______________
A_________________0_________________3^1/2 steady bend___________________
E___3^1/2 steady bend___________________________________________________
A
D
E______________________________________________________
B_________________2*optional
note____________7-----___7---______
G_________________2___________________7-----___7---______
D_____________2_2_2_*let chord ring___________________________
A_____________0_0_0____________________________________
E______________________________________________________
A
C
D
G
E
E_________________________________________________________________________________0____
B__________________2*optional
note_______________________ 3______________________________ 0____
G__________________2______________________________ 2_*let chord
ring___________________________
D______________2_2_2_*let chord ring______________________0____________________________________
A______________0_0_0_________________3^1/2 steady bend_______________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________3^1/2>release_3___0_________
E
D
E___________________________________________
B__________9_____7---________________________
G____7---9__9__7__7---________________________
D____7---9_____7_____________________________
A___________________________________________
E___________________________________________
A
C
D
E____________________________________________________________________
B__________________2*optional
note_______________________ 3__________________
G__________________2______________________________ 2_*let chord
ring__________
D______________2_2_2_*let chord ring______________________0__________________
A______________0_0_0_________________3^1/2 steady bend______________________
E_____________________________________________________________________
A
D
E______________________________________________________
B_________________2*optional
note____________7-----___7---______
G_________________2___________________7-----___7---______
D_____________2_2_2_*let chord ring___________________________
A_____________0_0_0____________________________________
E______________________________________________________
A
C
D
G
E
E_________________________________________________________________________________0____
B__________________2*optional
note_______________________ 3______________________________ 0____
G__________________2______________________________ 2_*let chord
ring___________________________
D______________2_2_2_*let chord ring______________________0____________________________________
A______________0_0_0_________________3^1/2 ~~___________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________3^1/2>release_3___0_________
E D
C
E___________________________________________
B__________9_____7______5---_________________
G____7---9__9__7__7___5__5---_________________
D____7---9_____7______5______________________
A___________________________________________
E___________________________________________
Chorus riffing
This is pretty straight forward, but getting the feel right is the trick...
Be sure to strum it with all down strokes... It will work best for the
main "A" to "D" part....
A5
A
D5
E________________________________________________
B_______2_2_____3___3_3__________________________
G___2___2_2_____2___2_2__________________________
D___2___2_2_____0___0_0______Repeat 6 times total___
A___0___0_0______________________________________
E________________________________________________
G
A5
E__________________________________5_5_5__________
B___0______________________________5_5_5__________
G___0__________________2______7^1________7^1______
D___0_*let chord ring out________2__________________________
A___x__________________0__________________________
E___3_____________________________________________
G
A5
E__________________________________5_5_5__________
B___0______________________________5_5_5__________
G___0__________________2______7^1________7^1______
D___0_*let chord ring out________2__________________________
A___x__________________0__________________________
E___3_____________________________________________
G
G D/F#
E
E_________________________________0________
B___0_____________________________0________
G___0______________________________________
D___0_*let chord ring out____________________________
A___x______________________________________
E___3_____________3__3~_2~___0_____________
*The above
covers the main riffing and chorus... Below is the transition
riff that occurs just before the ending of the song...
A5
Gsus2/A
A5 Gsus2/A
A5 Gsus2/A A5
Gsus2/A
D5
E__________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________3_______
G___2___2__0__________2__0_________2__0________2__0________2_______
D___2___2__0__________2__0_________2__0________2__0________0_______
A___0___0__0__________0__0_________0__0________0__0________________
E_____________3^1/2__________3^1/2________3^1/2________3^1/2__________
A5
Gsus2/A
A5 Gsus2/A
A5 Gsus2/A A5
Gsus2/A
C
E_____________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________
G___2___2__0__________2__0_________2__0________2__0___________________
D___2___2__0__________2__0_________2__0________2__0___________________
A___0___0__0__________0__0_________0__0________0__0________3^1/4~~____
E_____________3^1/2__________3^1/2________3^1/2________3^1/2_____________
A5
Gsus2/A
A5 Gsus2/A
A5 Gsus2/A A5
Gsus2/A
D5 A
E____________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________3____2*optional________
G___2___2__0__________2__0_________2__0________2__0________2____2____________
D___2___2__0__________2__0_________2__0________2__0________0____2_*let
chord ring out__
A___0___0__0__________0__0_________0__0________0__0_____________0____________
E_____________3^1/2__________3^1/2________3^1/2________3^1/2____________________
Outro portions
The outro begins with the Flanged style Keyboard the song started with, and
then goes to quarter note hits off of an "A5" chord with NO Flanger...
Sections below are re-tabbed because they differ slightly from the intro...
Watch the tabs closely...

A
D
A
E____________________________________________________________________________________
B__2_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_2___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_2_____
G__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2_____
D____________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
D
A
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
B__5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_2____3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_3___3_3_3_2_____
G__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2____2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2_____
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
*Guitar 2 does chord hit riff as
shown in the intro over this part.... Again, see video for tips on doing
this section as one guitar in a live setting....
A
E__5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___5_5_5_5___
B____________________________________________________________________________________________
G__2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___2_2_2_2___
D____________________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
E__5_5_5-------__________________________
B______________________________________
G__2_2_2-------___>into final outro____________
D______________________________________
A______________________________________
E______________________________________
Final Outro chord hits
These are quarter note hits, (1 beat each) with no flanging... ALL
DOWN STROKES... No alternate picking.... Big down strokes only!
A5
E__________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________________________________________
G________________2____2____2____2____2_____________________________________________
D________________2____2____2____2____2_*let chord ring out___________________________________
A________________0____0____0____0____0_____________________________________________
E___3^3/4 steady bend_______________________________________________1---------17-----------5_____
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