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Tommy [Disc 2] Tabs:

  1. It's A Boy
  2. Amazing Journey
  3. Pinball Wizard
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[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 q  
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-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---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|T2-------------------|-2-----------------|

   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-------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-5/7-------------------|-----------------------||
(elec. gtr: play so that second notes sound on first beat of 
bar)


"Ever since I was a young boy  I've 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
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---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                    |                         |
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7/9------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5/7------------------------|-------------------------|


"From Soho down to Brighton   I must have played them all.
  Asus4                       A
  e s s e s e s e e s s       e s s e s e s e e s s
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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                   |                         |
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5/7-----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3/5-----------------------|-------------------------|


"But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall.
  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                         |                       |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3/5-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-1/3-----------------------------|-----------------------|



"That deaf, dumb, and blind kid  sure plays a mean pin-
  F#sus4                         F#
  e s s e s e s e e s s          w
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-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                     |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2/4--------------------------|-4---------------------|
|------------------------------|-4---------------------|
|-0/2--------------------------|-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--|
|-4-4-2-3---|-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---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-----------|-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             |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
|-------3---|--------------|-------3---|---------------|
|-4-4-2-2---|--------------|-4-4-2-2---|---------------|
|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2------------|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2-------------|
|-2-2-0---0-|-2------------|-2-2-0---0-|-2-------------|
|-----------|-0------------|-----------|-0-------------|

[repeat verse]
He stands just like a statue
Becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean
He plays by intuition
The digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

He's a...

"Pinball wizard, there   has to be a twist. 
  E F# B
  q q e q.              q q e q.             
|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
|-0-2-4-4-------------|-0-2-4-4-------------|
|-1-3-4-4-------------|-1-3-4-4-------------|
|-2-4-4-4-------------|-2-4-4-4-------------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
|Electric             |                     |
| q q e q.            | q q e q.            |
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
|-2-4-4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|

A pinball wizard's got "Such a supple  
                        G             
  q q e q.              q q q q       
|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|-0-2-4-4-------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|-1-3-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
|-2-4-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|Electric             |              |
| q q e q.            | w            |
|---------------------|-3------------|
|---------------------|-3------------|
|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
|-0-2-----------------|-3------------|

  wrist.
  D     Dsus4   D
  e e e q q e   q e. s e e q
|-2-2-2-3-3-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|Electric     |               |
| w           |               |
|-------3-3-2-|---------------|
|-3-----3-3-3-|---------------|
|-2-----2-2-2-|---------------|
|-0-----------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|


"How do you think he     does it? (I don't know)
  D     Cadd9 (G)        D     Cadd9 (G)        
  e e e q e e e          e e e q e e e         |
|-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-------3-3-2-2--------|-------3-3-2-2---------|
|-------------3--------|-------------3---------|
|Electric              |                       |
| q. h e               | q. h e                |
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--------------------|-3---------------------|
|-2--------------------|-2---------------------|
|-0--0-0---------------|-0--0-0----------------|
|----3-2---------------|----3-2----------------|
|--------3-------------|--------3--------------|

  What makes him so    good?
  D         Cadd9 (G)  D
  e  e  e    q e e e |
|-0--0--0----0-0-----|-0-----|
|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-|-3-----|
|-2--2--2----0-0-0-0-|-2-----|
|-0--0--0----0-0-0-0-|-0-----|
|------------3-3-2-2-|-------|
|------------------3-|-------|
|Electric            |       |
| q.         h e     |       |
|--------------------|-------|
|-3------------------|-3-----|
|-2------------------|-2-----|
|-0----------0-0-----|-0-----|
|------------3-2-----|-------|
|------------------3-|-------|

He ain't got no distractions
Can't hear no buzzers and bells
Don't see lights a-flashin'
Plays be sense of smell
Always gets a replay
I've never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him

                x4 (same strum pattern as above)
|| Dsus4  | D   ||
||--------|-----||
||-10-----|-10--||
||-12-----|-11--||
||-12-----|-12--||
||--------|-----||
||-10-----|-10--||

[chords for verse: Csus4: 8x10 10 8 x; C 8x 10 9 8 x; 
 Bbsus4: 6x886x; Bb: 6x876x; Asus4: 5x775x; A: 5x765x]

     Dsus4                 D
Even on my favorite table, he can beat my best
    Csus4                     C
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
         Bbsus4                 Bb
He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
     Asus4                   A                    
That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin

D  D  C  F   Bb7
ball.........

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/w/who,_the/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Jordan
Rhythm Player 		#1 by Jordan at May 13, 1973 at 10:36 PM EST
the acoustic strumming sounds awesome, it's so powerful
 
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Mistress Cheyen
Rhythm Player 		#2 by Mistress Cheyenne at Jan 10, 1992 at 1:18 PM EST
Awesome song, love that guitar riff. My favorite Who song.
 
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Adam
Average 		#3 by Adam Favro at May 30, 1992 at 3:50 AM EST
petes mentor, meher baba, taught that people cant perceive god if they can perceive earthly things. this theory inspired pete to write about a boy who was deaf, mute, and blind, but later regained his senses and taught people what he learned about god while he could not sense the world around him. Halfway through recording the album, rock critic nik cohn gave the work-in-prgoress a mediocre review. pete knew that cohn was an avid pinball player, and so he told him that a twist in the story was coming where tommy became a pinball phenomenon. cohn loved the idea, and so pete wrote pinball wizard.
 
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Alex
Average 		#4 by Alex P at Mar 16, 1995 at 4:04 PM EST
pinball is so fun! I remember one time I was playing it at this pizza place and all these kids were crowding around because I was playing this one game forever. Yeah I'm good. Not as good as this deaf dumb and blind kid. Good song.
 
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leester
Professional 		#5 by leester at Jun 9, 2006 at 9:19 AM EST
good tab mang
 
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James
Wanna Be 		#6 by James Makowiecki at Sep 18, 2006 at 2:22 PM EST
As far as I interpret it, Tommy was never ACTUALLY blind, deaf and dumb, just completely withdrawn after witnessing the murder of his mother's lover. We know he saw and heard it from what he says in 1921. Seeing something like that when you're four or five. (which I think was his age then) is bound to have an affect on you, but it doesn't give you physical disabilities. Rather, it created an almost instantaneous emotional wall (If you'll pardon the Pink Floyd comparison) So, not being physically blind and deaf, it's not so amazing for him to end up being so good at pinball.
 
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Eric
Average 		#7 by Eric Zinkhon at Oct 6, 2006 at 6:03 PM EST
It's like a dimbulb waking up on his 30th birthday and finding out he's a freaking genius. I love this song, just because of how well done it is. I love the acoustic intro and then Entwhistle tears into the piece with his heavy bass. The lyrics are beyond exceptional as well, so this song shall always remain a classic.
 
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kostas
Rhythm Player 		#8 by kostas kouveliotis at Nov 13, 2006 at 2:48 PM EST
Great song..optimistic idea...ive got to rent the movie...ive been wanting to see it for the longest time
 
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Justin
Wanna Be 		#9 by Justin at Dec 29, 2006 at 5:45 AM EST
this song is one o the greatest acoustic songs ever
 
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Aaron
Wanna Be 		#10 by Aaron Frederick at Jan 30, 2007 at 7:15 AM EST
anyone hear the elton john version of this song? IT SUCKS! he totally ruined it! it soooooo bad! gah
 
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ryan
Lead Player 		#11 by ryan harney at May 28, 2007 at 1:30 AM EST
I am sure I'm going to get flak for this, but which Who album is the concept album with Pinball Wizard on it?
 
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Tavo
Wanna Be 		#12 by Tavo at May 31, 2007 at 5:27 PM EST
yep. good song.
 
 

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