m: Litgo
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:35:24 EDT
Subject: w/who/the_song_is_over.tab
The Song Is Over
By The Who
From Who’s Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend
==============
transcribed by
[email protected]
==============
Capo on 3 (to play piano chords)
[Note: on record for chord progressions, guitar plays leads, roots but few
chords; most progressions are piano only. Chords below with ‘*’ are guitar
chords, rest are piano. Leads are approximate.]
[verses] [break]
Ebmaj7/F xx3786 C/G 33555x
Bbmaj9 x33365 or xx8565 F/G 335565
Cm7/G xx5343 A only* 5x7xxx and 577xxx
F xx3565 D/A 55777x
[chorus] G/A 555433
F only* 1x3xxx G/D* x55433
F6 xx3765 C/D* x55588
G only* 3x5xxx Cmaj7/D x55587
Fmaj7/G (33)5555 [bridge]
Dm7/G 355565 E* x7999x
G6 355453 D/E* x777 10 10
F/C* x37565 Dmaj7/E x777 10 9
Bb/C* x33366 (or C7sus4) D/C* x55588
Bmaj7/C x33365 Cadd9/D x55788
Db only* x4xxxx [last verse]
Gb/Db x4467x Fsus4 x33566
Cb/Db x44477 [outro]
Db6 x4866x G/C x35433
Eb only* x6xxxx Fadd9/C x33563
Ab/Eb x6689x C5* x355xx
Db/Eb x66699
[intro, verse pattern]
||: Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj9 | Cm7/G F :||
[guitar fills]
Ebma.. Ebma.. Ebma.. Ebma..
|—|—6-5——-|———|—|——-|-6-5/6/5-|———-|—-|
|-6-|——6——|———|—|——-|———6|———-|—-|
|—|——-5/7/5-|-5-3——|—|——-|———|-5-3-5-5-|—-|
|-3-|————-|——3—|—|—3-3—|———|——-3—|-3—|
|—|————-|———|—|——-|———|———-|—-|
|—|————-|———|—|-1——|———|———-|—-|
The song is over
It’s all behind me
I shoulda known it
She tried to find me
Ebma.. Ebma..
|——-|—|——————-|———-|
|——-|—|——————-|———-|
|——-|—|——————-|———-|
|-3——|—|-3/5-3————-|-3———|
|——-|—|——-5—3——-|———-|
|——-|—|————-5—3—|-1———|
Our love is over
They’re all ahead now
I’ve got to learn it
I’m gonna sing out
[guitar: F only]
Ebmaj7/F F Cm7/F F F6
I’ll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I’ll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
[guitar: G only]
Fmaj7/G G Dm7/G G G6
I’ll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bb/C Bb/C Bbmaj7/C
I’ll sing my song to the free To the free
|-6—-5—-|———-|
|—6—-6—|—5——-|
|—3—-3—|-3-3——|
|————|—-3——|
|————|———4|
|————|———-|
[guitar: Db only]
Gb/Db Db Cb/Db Db Db6
I’ll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I’ll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
[guitar: Eb only]
Ab/Eb Eb Db/Eb Eb
I’ll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C
I’ll sing my song to the free To the free
|-6—5——|——————|———-6-|—|
|——6-5—|——————|———-6-|—|
|————|-5^—3/5-3———|—3——3-|—|
|————|——————|—3——3-|—|
|———3—|———-3-3——|-3-3—3—3-|—|
|————|——————|————|—|
[break: solo below; ryhthm guitar G only]
| C/G G F/G G
|————————-|—————15————|
|-13/15-13/15-13/15-13/15-|-13/15-13/15-15—13/15——|
|————————-|————————15^-|
|————————-|—————————|
|————————-|—————————|
|————————-|—————————|
C/G G F/G G
|—————————|————————|
|—————————|————————|
|-12-12-12-12——3-3/3—|-3——————3—|
|——————5———|—5-5—5——-3/5—-|
|—————————|———————3^-|
|—————————|————————|
[rhyth guitar: A only ]
D/A A G/A A G/D D C/D Cmaj7/D
|——5—5-|———————|———|-8—-|—|-7——|—|
|——5——|———————|———|-8—-|—|—8——|—|
|——2-4^—|4-2-2———2—-|———|-5—-|—|—5—-|—|
|——2——|—-4—4/2——2—-|-5—5/7-|-5—-|—|——5-|—|
|-0———|———-3^-0—3^-|-5——|-5—-|—|———|—|
|————|———————|———|——|—|———|—|
[bridge]
E D/E Dmaj7/E
When I walked in through the door
E D/E Dmaj7/E
Thought it was me I was looking for
D D/C Cadd9/D
She was the first song I ever sang
Bbmaj7/C C C C
But it stopped as soon as it began
[repeat intro]
Our love is over
It’s all behind me
They’re all ahead now
Can’t hope to find to me
[repeat chorus]
I’ll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I’ll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
I’ll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C
I’ll sing my song to the free To the free
|-6——6|-6——-|-6—5——|—————|
|-6——-|—6——|—6——-|—————|
|-3——-|———|—3—5^|3-5—3———|
|-3——-|———|———-|——5/3/5—|
|-3——-|———|———-|————-4|
|———|———|———-|—————|
I’ll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I’ll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
I’ll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C
I’ll sing my song to the free To the free
|-6—-5—|————|————|———-|
|—6—-6-|-6—5——-|————|———-|
|—3—-3|—3———|————|———-|
|—-3—-|—3———|-3———|———-|
|———|————|-3—3—3—|-3———|
|———|————|————|———-|
[second break]
[guitar: G only; A only]
||: C/G G | F/G G :||: D/A A | G/A A :||
| G/D D | C/D | Cmaj7/D |
|——-|-8—-|8———|
|——-|-8—-|-8——-|
|——-|-5—-|—5——|
|——-|-5—-|—5——|
|-5—5-|-5—-|—-5—-|
|——-|——|———|
[rake down]
| F/C C | Bb/C | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C |
|———|-6——-|-5——5—|-3———|————|
|-6—-5—|-6——-|—6—6—-|—6——-|-5———|
|-5—-5—|-3——3-|—3—3—|—3——|———3-|
|-7—-5—|-3——-|————|———-|————|
|———|-3——-|————|———-|————|
|———|———|————|———-|————|
[repeat intro]
The song is over
I’m left with only tears
I must remember
Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj9 Cm7/G Fsus4
Even if it takes a million years
[outro; guitar: C5]
C G/C Fadd9/C G/C
The song is over
The song is over
Excepting one note, pure and easy
Playing so free like a breath rippling by
[guitar: C5] x6
||: C G/C | Fadd9/C G/C :|| C
=============
[email protected]
