Pinball Wizard by The Who

Pinball Wizard tab by The Who

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Pinball Wizard
by The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend

Previous transcription by:
Marc Hirsh
Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu)

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G6/D  xx0030
G6sus4 3x5530    (verse 2&3)
G6   3x5430    (verse 2&3)
Csus4  8x10 10 8 8 (verse 4)
C    8x 10 9 8 8 (verse 4)
Bbsus4 6x8866    (verse 4)
Bb   6x8766    (verse 4)
Asus4  5x7750    (verse 1-4)
A    5x7650    (verse 1-4)

[original note: 'e' stands for eighth notes, 's' for sixteenth, `q' for
quarter, `h' for half, and, yes, even `w' for whole notes. A period
after a note value means dotted.
The chord parts are best played with your index finger on the B string,
middle on the G string (using pinky for pull-offs), and ring finger on
the D string, with the thumb wrapping around and playing the low E
string.
Sounds hard, but gets easier with practice.]
[Strumming: for main pattern (bar 10), accent every 3rd 16th -- on '+':
                   | + / / + / / + / / + + |
                    e s s e s e s e e s s

[INTRO]
 Bm/F#       Bmsus4/F#     F#7sus4
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 F#7        F#m7       Em/F#
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Em/G        F#sus4        F#
 e e e e e e e e   e s s e s e s e e e  e s s e s e s e e e
|-------------------|---0-----------------|---0-0-----0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0---|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--T7-|

  Bsus4          B
  e s s e s e s e e s s  e s s e s e s e e s s x2
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8.||
||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||T7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||

   Bsus4          B
   e s s e s e s e e s s  e s s e s e s e e s s x2
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
---||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8.||
---||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
  ||[electric guitar]   |            ||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
-7/||/9---------------------|---------------------7/||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
-5/||/7---------------------|---------------------5/||

[VERSE 1]

Ever since I was a young boy I've ....
   Bsus4            B(add4)
   e s s e s e s e e s s    e s s e s e s e e s s
  |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
  |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  |----------------------------|-----------------------|
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |[electric]         |            |
  |----------------------------|-----------------------|
  |----------------------------|-----------------------|
  |----------------------------|-----------------------|
  |/9--------------------------|---------------------6/|
  |----------------------------|-----------------------|
  |/7--------------------------|---------------------4/|

>From Soho down to Brighton I must ....
   Asus4          A
   e s s e s e s e e s s  e s s e s e s e e s s
  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |T5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  |[electric]       |            |
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |/7---------------------|---------------------4/|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |/5---------------------|---------------------2/|

But I ain't seen nothin' like him ...
   Gsus4             G
   e s s e s e s e e s s     e s s e s e s e e s s
  |------------------------------|-----------------------|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  |------------------------------|-----------------------|
  |T3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  |[electric]          |            |
  |------------------------------|-----------------------|
  |------------------------------|-----------------------|
  |------------------------------|-----------------------|
  |/5----------------------------|---------------------3/|
  |------------------------------|-----------------------|
  |/3----------------------------|---------------------1/|

That deaf, dumb and blind ...
   F#7sus4          F#7
   e s s e s e s e e s s  w
  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---------------------|
  |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-3---------------------|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4---------------------|
  |------------------------|-----------------------|
  |T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------|
  |[electric]       | w           |
  |------------------------|-----------------------|
  |------------------------|-----------------------|
  |------------------------|-----------------------|
  |/4----------------------|-----------------------|
  |------------------------|-4---------------------|
  |/2----------------------|-2---------------------|

 ball.
 B  A D   E       B  A D   E
 e q q q e  q e. s e e q  e q q q e  q e. s e e q
|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-0-----|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-----|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|---------0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---------0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|[electric] |       |              |
| e q q q e | w      | e q q q e | w       |
|-----------|-0------------|-------2---|-0-------------|
|-------3---|-0------------|-------3---|-0-------------|
|-4-4-2-2---|-1------------|-4-4-2-2---|-1-------------|
|-4-4-2-0---|-2------------|-4-4-2-0---|-2-----------7/|
|-2-2-0-----|-2----------x-|-2-2-0---2-|-2-------------|
|---------0-|--------------|---------0-|-0-----------5/|

[VERSE 2; elec: harmonic B string 12th fret each measure]

He stands just like a statue, becomes ...

[CHORUS]
He's a Pinball wizard, there has ...
    E F#  B B     E   F#  B B
    q q  e q.     q  e q  e q.
  -0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2------------|
  -0|-0--2----4--4---4--4-|-0---0--2----4-4-4-4-|
  -1|-1--3----4--4---4--4-|-1---1--3----4-4-4-4-|
  -2|-2--4----4--4---4--4-|-2---2--4----4-4-4-4-|
  -2|-2--4----2--2---2--2-|-2---2--4----2-2-2-2-|
  -0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2------------|
   |[electric]      |           |
   | q q  e q.    | q  e q  e q.  |
  --|-------------------0-|-----0---------------|
  --|-------------------0-|-----0---------------|
  -1|---------4--4------1-|-----1-------4-4-4---|
  -2|-2--4----4--4------2-|-----2-------4-4-4---|
  -2|-2--4----2--2--------|-2---2--4----2-2-2---|
  -0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2-----------0|

A pin-ball wizard's got ...
 E  F#  B B     G       D   Dsus4  D
 q  q  e q.    q  q q q  e e e q q e  q e. s e e q
|-0-0-2-2-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-3-3-0-|-0-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-2-2--4--4-------|-3----3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-3-3--4--4-------|-0----0-0--0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-4-4--4--4-------|-0----0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-4-4--2--2-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-0-0-2-2-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-------------|---------------|
|[electric]      |       |[electric]  |        |
| q  q  e q.   | w      | w      |        |
|---------------------|-3-----------|-------------|---------------|
|---------------------|-3-----------|---7-7/8-7/8-|-7-------------|
|---1------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|-------------|---------------|
|---2------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|---7-7/9-7/9-|-7-------------|
|-2-2-4-4--2--2-----2-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-0-0-2-2------------3|-3-----------|-------------|---------------|

[BRIDGE]

 How do you think he ....
 D     Cadd9 (G) D     Cadd9 (G)
|--------0-----------|----------0------------|
|--------3-------3---|----------3-------3----|
|-----2--------0-----|------2---------0------|
|-0------------------|-0---------------------|
|------------3-----2-|------------3--------2-|
|-------------------3|----------------------3|
 [electric tacit]

 What makes him ...
 D     Cadd9 (G) D
|          | q  e e q |
|------0-------------|-0--------0-|
|------3---------3-3-|-3----3-3-3-|
|----2---------0-0-0-|-2----2-2-2-|
|-0------------0---0-|-0----0-0-0-|
|------------3-----2-|------------|
|-------------------3|------------|

[VERSE 3; elec: harmonic B string 12th fret palm mute each beat]

He ain't got no distractions, .....

[repeat CHORUS]

I thought I was the Bally ....

[acoustic]
| D  Dsus4 | D      x x |
[electric]
|--2---2/3--0|-----0----3-------|
|---3--------|------3-----------|
|----2----2--|--2----0----------|
|-0----------|-0----------------|
|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------------|

|| Dsus4         | D           ||
  e s s e s e s e e s s  e s s e s e s e e s s x4
||-10--------------------|-10--------------------||
||-10--------------------|-10--------------------||
||.12--------------------|-11-------------------.||
||.12--------------------|-12-------------------.||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-10T-------------------|-10--------------------||
||[electric guitar]   |            ||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||/12*-------------------|--------------------10/||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||/10*-------------------|---------------------8/||
[*2nd, 3rd and 4th repeats only]

[VERSE 4]
   Dsus4         D
Even on my favorite table....
   e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s |
  |-10-------------------|-10--------------------|
  |-10-------------------|-10--------------------|
  |-12-------------------|-11--------------------|
  |-12-------------------|-12--------------------|
  |----------------------|-----------------------|
  |-10T------------------|-10--------------------|
  |[electric guitar]   |            |
  |----------------------|-----------------------|
  |----------------------|-----------------------|
  |----------------------|-----------------------|
  |/12-------------------|---------------------8/|
  |----------------------|-----------------------|
  |/10-------------------|---------------------6/|

   Csus4          C
His disciples lead him in and ...
   e s s e s e s e e s s  e s s e s e s e e s s |
  |-8---------------------|-8---------------------|
  |-8---------------------|-8---------------------|
  |-10--------------------|-9---------------------|
  |-10--------------------|-10--------------------|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |-8T--------------------|-8T--------------------|
  |[electric guitar]   |            |
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |/10--------------------|---------------------6/|
  |-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |/8---------------------|---------------------4/|

     Bbsus4         Bb
He's got crazy flipper fingers....
     e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s |
    |-6--------------------|-6---------------------|
    |-6--------------------|-6---------------------|
    |-8--------------------|-7---------------------|
    |-8--------------------|-8---------------------|
    |----------------------|-----------------------|
    |-6T-------------------|-6T--------------------|
    |[electric guitar]   |            |
    |----------------------|-----------------------|
    |----------------------|-----------------------|
    |----------------------|-----------------------|
    |/8--------------------|---------------------6/|
    |----------------------|-----------------------|
    |/6--------------------|---------------------4/|

   Asus4          A5          D D C F
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure ....
   e s s e s e s e e s s  w
  |-0----------------------|-0-------------------|-2-2--0--1-|
  |-5----------------------|-5-------------------|-3-3--1--1-|
  |-7----------------------|-6-------------------|-2-2--0--2-|
  |-7----------------------|-7-------------------|-0-0--2--3-|
  |------------------------|---------------------|------3----|
  |-5T---------------------|-5T------------------|---------1-|
  |[electric guitar]    |           |      |
  |------------------------|---------------------|-2-2-------|
  |------------------------|---------------------|-3-3--1--1-|
  |------------------------|---------------------|-2-2--0--2-|
  |/7----------------------|---------------------|-0-0--2--3-|
  |------------------------|---------------------|------3--3-|
  |/5----------------------|-5-------------------|---------1-|

 Bb   Bbsus4         Bb  Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4
|----------------|------------|----3---4---|------------|------|
|--3-----4-------|--------1/3-|-3---1---1--|1/3--4------|------|
|----1-----1-----|-1--1-------|---1--1---1-|----1-----1-|---1--|
|------1-----1/3-|---3--3-----|------------|-------1/3--|-3----|
|-1--------------|--1--1------|------------|---1--1-----|--1---|etc.
|----------------|------------|------------|------------|------|

[note: for stage versions, end with Amaj7: x02224]


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