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My Generation
Artist = The Who
These are the riffs for 'My Generation'.
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|---5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3----
|---5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3----
|---3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1----
Repeat 4 times
When Roger sings 'My Generation' you use the same notes as the riffs in
the verse. If you listen to the song you will know when to use it.
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|---2--2--2--2-----------------|-2--2--2--2-----------------|
|---2--2--2--2----5--5--5--5---|-2--2--2--2----5--5--5--5---|
|---0--0--0--0----5--5--5--5---|-0--0--0--0----5--5--5--5---|
|-----------------3--3--3--3---|---------------3--3--3--3---|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--3--3--3--3-----------------|-3--3--3--3-----------------|
|--3--3--3--3----6--6--6--6---|-3--3--3--3----6--6--6--6---|
|--1--1--1--1----6--6--6--6---|-1--1--1--1----6--6--6--6---|
|----------------4--4--4--4---|---------------4--4--4--4---|
= slide up about 4 or 5 frets
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|------------------------------|--------------|
|--2--2--0----0---------2--2--0|---0--2--5----|
|-----------2---2-0------------|-2------------|
|--------------------3---------|--------------|
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|------------------------------|--------------|
|--2--2--0----0----------------|--------------|
|-----------2---2-0------------|--------------|
|--------------------3--0-2-3-4|-5-6-7-8-----|
I don't know the exact chords for the ending but you should be able to
figure it out. If you have any questions of comments e-mail me at
frog_knight@hotmail.com
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Vicky Average |
#1 by Vicky Barnard at Sep 2, 1972 at 6:34 AM EST |
| And thus the old fogey have the right to think the civilization is stepping ever closer to the grave. That seems to be a universal theme in the perpetual war beteen young and old. The young think the old fogeys are keeping them back and vice versa. Both sides think the other is dangling society as a whole over the void. We all fall down and become no more. By and large, both sides believe mental madness reigns. While My Generation speaks about the angst of the youth, Mama's Little Helper by the Stones speaks about the angst of the mother and her need for Prozac or whatever antidepressant she is on. The mother is a representation of the old and everybody is driving her nucking futs. The 1960's was probably the key battleground who was going to destroy us faster. It has been repeated in every subsequent decade since then, reaching a head in the 90's and it has yet to really manifest itself once more. I could be ranting nonsensically but that is what I think about the subject. | |
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gabby Professional |
#2 by gabby at Apr 8, 1980 at 6:07 PM EST |
| This song is about the rebellion and upheaval of the 60s. Roger stuttered so it would make him seem like a teen high on speed. | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#3 by Zach Pain at Mar 15, 1986 at 3:19 AM EST |
| WRONG, WRONG ALL WRONG THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST SONGS TOWNNY WROTE. AYWAY THE STORY OF THE STUDDERING GOES LIKE THIS- | |
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dann Average |
#4 by dann at May 25, 1991 at 2:47 AM EST |
| theyre not praising their generation, theyre making fun of it. roger's stutter was an imitation of people who were on amphetamines (amphetamines were widely used to lose weight in the 60's). the whole song is a parody of the pill-popping mod scene. | |
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josh Average |
#5 by josh meador at Feb 14, 1997 at 8:56 AM EST |
| You guys are all wrong!!! This song was written by pete about Keith Moon, the drummer. I'm reading his autobiography at the moment, and Pete felt compelled to write it when he met keith for the first time and saw tha things he did - the booze, the birds, the pills, the madness!. The one line he built the song around was "I hope i die before i get old" which keith once said to him as an off-hand remark. That man was a legend!!!! Problem solved | |
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Chris Average |
#6 by Chris Tucker at Mar 2, 2000 at 4:20 AM EST |
| this song is pretty cool.. it makes them seem like they are like pretty old though. but i still like it | |
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eddy Lead Player |
#7 by eddy blade at Mar 2, 2004 at 6:41 PM EST |
| the stutter is definitely a parody of amphetamine stutter...do your homework ;) THEY'RE ALL WASTED | |