Magic Bus Guitar Tab

Magic Bus Tabs:

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MAGIC BUS
(The Who)

Guitar 1 is Capoed on the 3rd fret
Guitar 2 is in standard tuning
 = pick slide down


Intro
g------------------------------3-3-3--2-2-2----------------
D------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3----------------
Bb-----------------------------0-0-0--2-2-2----------------
F--2--2--2------2-------2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------
C--2--2--2------2-------2-2-2--2-2-2-----------------------
G--0--0--0--3^--0---3^--0-0-0--3-3-3-----------------------

Riff 1
g-----0------0--3-3--2-2-----0------0--3-3--2-2------------
D-----0------0--3-3--3-3-----0------0--3-3--3-3------------
Bb----1------1--0-0--2-2-----1------1--0-0--2-2------------
F-----2--2-2-2--0-0--0-0-----2--2-2-2--0-0--0-0------------
C--2--2--2-2-2--2-2-------2--2--2-2-2--2-2-------2-2-2-----
G--0--0--0-0-0--3-3-------0--0--0-0-0--3-3-------0-0-0-3^--

(continued)
g---------------0-0--0-0--3-3-2--3--2--0-0-0-0-0--3-3--2-2-
D---------------0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3--0-0-0-0-0--3-3--3-3-
Bb--------------1-1--1-1--2-2-2--2--2--1-1-1-1-1--0-0--2-2-
F---------------2-2--2-2--0-0-0--0--0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0--0-0-
C--2----2----2--2-2--2-2---------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2------
G--0-3^-0-3^-0--0-0--0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0--3-3------

Verse
g------0--0-0--3-3-2--3--2-----0--0-0--3-3--2-2------------
D------0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-----0--0-0--3-3--3-3------------
Bb-----1--1-1--2-2-2--2--2-----1--1-1--0-0--2-2------------
F------2--2-2--0-0-0--0--0-----2--2-2--0-0--0-0------------
C---2--2--2-2---------------2--2--2-2--2-2-----------------
G---0--0--0-0---------------0--0--0-0--3-3-----------------

Solo
g-------------------------------------0-0-3--0-0-0---------
D----------------------------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------------------2-2----
F--2-------2-----2p0--------------------------------2--2-
C--2---------2----------0-0-0-------------------------0--2-
G--0---------0-----------------3--0----------------------0-

Riff 2
g--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-2--3-3-2--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-2--3-3-2--0---
D--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3--0---
Bb-1-1-1--1-1--2-2-2--2-2-2--1-1-1--1-1--2-2-2--2-2-2--1---
F--2-2-2--2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0--2---
C--2-2-2--2-2----------------2-2-2--2-2----------------2---
G--0-0-0--0-0----------------0-0-0--0-0----------------0---

Bridge
g----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------
F--2--2--2--2----2-----2--2--2--2----2-----2--2--2--2----2-
C--2--2--2--2----2-----2--2--2--2----2-----2--2--2--2----2-
G--0--0--0--0-3^-0-----0--0--0--0-3^-0-----0--0--0--0-3^-0-

(continued)
g----------------------------------------------------------
D---0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2---0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2----------------
Bb--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1---1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1----------------
F---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------------
C----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3 (with increased distortion)
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------3-5----3-5----3-5----3-5----
A------------------------------3-5----3-5----3-5----3-5----
E--1-3----1-3----1-3----1-3----1-3----1-3----1-3----1-3----

Outro
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------
F---2-2--2--2----2-------2-----2-------------2-------------
C---2-2--2--2----2-------2-----2-------------2-------------
G---0-0--0--0-3^-0----3^-0--3^-0---3^-3^-3^--0-------------


Intro
Riff 1
Verse
Solo
Verse
Riff 2
Bridge
Riff 2, Riff 3
Verse
Verse, Outro

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture jordan Average	#1 by jordan mcm at Mar 25, 1972 at 12:54 PM EST
	i think this is a great song, maybe one of their best. it has a nice rhythm and tune

No Picture Matt Average	#2 by Matt at Jan 10, 1975 at 2:43 PM EST
	yeah the love at leeds version is amazing! i can listen to that song over and over again and never get bored of it!

No Picture Aleksandar Average	#3 by Aleksandar Radošević at Jul 18, 1977 at 4:26 PM EST
	to get on the bus that takes me to youuu, too much, magic bus!! awesome. groove the experience

No Picture Batmanuel Badass	#4 by Batmanuel at Mar 10, 1986 at 3:59 AM EST
	I read in Pete Townshend's biography that it's about how the prices of drugs are going up, and that's what "thruppence and sixpence every day / just to drive to my baby." means.

No Picture Ryan Average	#5 by Ryan Jones at May 11, 1988 at 5:41 AM EST
	I love this song! I acutually want a Volks Wagon bus to paint "Magic Bus" on the side with peace signs and such. My little sister, who hates The Who because I like them was like, "ooh who sings this song?" and I told her and I don't think she likes it anymore though, but maybe seceretly. :D

No Picture kyle Badass	#6 by kyle .,., at Nov 13, 1991 at 11:54 AM EST
	opinion head... romantic tune? sure, but clearly about drugs :(. don't forget the dust lyric at the end.

No Picture Julian Average	#7 by Julian . at Sep 17, 1992 at 6:33 PM EST
	Just a comment on the people praising JE here; if you actually listen to the bass line throughout the song, you'll likely notice that it's anchored on ONE note. That's also why JE hated it himself. That doesn't mean he's any worse though.

No Picture albert Rhythm Player	#8 by albert casualtie at Mar 11, 1994 at 12:03 PM EST
	Great romantic tune as well...

No Picture Trent Average	#9 by Trent Zelasney at Oct 7, 1999 at 4:09 PM EST
	John Entwhistle is the best player of all time :-D And Eminence Front, I'll help you paint that bus

No Picture justin Average	#10 by justin tompkins at Dec 22, 2001 at 2:28 PM EST
	It might be about both- it's from the late 60's, so it's likely that the song's about doing drugs with his girlfriend

No Picture foster Average	#11 by foster meng at Nov 1, 2005 at 3:12 AM EST
	I think this song is one of the first songs where Entwhistle's bass playing could be heard well. He plays that monster like beautiful woman and you can tell he's the master behind the orchestration of this song. Without him, the Who would be nothing!

No Picture KELSO Wanna Be	#12 by KELSO Is a COOL kid at Mar 21, 2006 at 9:38 PM EST
	hmmmm i wonder ; )

No Picture brad Average	#13 by brad everett at Sep 26, 2006 at 1:40 AM EST
	I love this song. I sing it very loudly. Twice a day. Every day. I love this song.

No Picture Drennan Professional Badass	#14 by Drennan Bragg at Oct 10, 2006 at 4:23 PM EST
	did you ever imagine that you had a magic car that could sweep you to place to place in the the air? well thats what i think this is a magic bus that could take you anywhere in the world. however the singer want only to be taken to his girl...maybe he can't drive yet. but he's hoping when the bus comes to take him she is waiting for him.

No Picture Sarah McKagan Musical Genius	#15 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at Oct 29, 2006 at 10:14 AM EST
	Is this guy tripping out on acid while riding on the bus to his sweetheart? Or is it about a guy tripping out on a bus on his way to Austin Power's pad? I don't know what it means for sure but it seems that a bus must be involved in the thick of things.

No Picture Braxton Lead Player	#16 by Braxton Overby at May 10, 2007 at 12:51 PM EST
	People, i know it may seem like it is about drugs, why does every song always have to be Drugs? I like the romantic interpretation of this song much better, and thats what i think about when i listen to it. A guy lives far from his girl, and takes a bus to go see her. One day, he gets sick of taking a bus, and decides to buy the bus. He argues with the driver, then finally gets it. The 'dust' is whats kicked up as he drives towards his girl. Now, isn't that more fun to think about when you hear this song?

No Picture Rosa Wanna Be	#17 by Rosa Beauchamp at Sep 28, 2007 at 7:50 AM EST
	Reminds me of being 16 again getting pissed on Buckie.