Eminence Front | guitar tab By The Who >From It's Hard, 1982 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1982 Towser Tunes Inc./Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============== transcribed by 1996-11-20 Whotabs litgo@aol.com rev1 2000-08-14 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== rev2 2009-06-20 [optional voicings] Dbmaj7 x43111 and xx6564 [stage versions: 9tx10 10 98] C7sus4 x35566 Fm 1(t)x3xxx Fm x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus) Note: Original is played on a B-Bender (bends B string up whole tone). This transcription arranged for standard guitar. [Keyboard intro; guitar noodles in loose time] |----------|----|----------------|-----|------------------------------|----| |----------|----|----------------|-----|------------------------------|----| |0h1p0h1h3-|----|-0h1p0h1p0h1h3-1|/5\3-|--0h1p0h1p0h10h1h3-/5--/7--/8-|----| |----------|----|----------------|-----|------------------------------|-15\| |----------|----|----------------|-----|------------------------------|----| |----------|----|----------------|-----|------------------------------|----| [Main riff; with variations] ||:Fm | |Dbmaj7 | :|| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||--------------x-x--|-------------x-x--|-------------x-x--|-------------x-x---|| ||.-------------x-x--|-------------x-x--|-------------x-x--|-------------x-x--.|| ||.3--1h3-3-x-x-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x-x-x.|| ||----------x-x-----x|---------x-x-----x|---------x-x-----x|---------x-x-----x-|| ||-----------(1)----1|----------(1)----1|----------(1)----1|----------(1)----1-|| |Fm | | ---|-------------|------------------| -4-|4h6-------6\4|4/6-6-----4-1-----| ---|-------------|-------------1----| ---|-------------|--------------3-1-| ---|-------------|------------------| ---|-------------|------------------| |Dbmaj7 | | |---------------------|------------------------------------| |------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-| |3-1---3p1h3---3-1---3|~~----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------| |----3------------3-1-|------3-----------3----------3------| |---------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | |--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------| |------4-3-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------13------\--------| |1~--1-----1-3p1-----|-------------------|--------1---3^\p1|--13/15--15----\--------| |--3-3--3-3-3----3-1-|-------------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|-----------13--\--------| |-------------------3|1-3-1--------------|3----------------|------------------------| |--------------------|-----4p1----1/(8)\-|-----------------|------------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |----13--------16-13------|----------------------------------------|-------------------| |--16^--16\-^--------16-13|--------13-13-----13-16-16---16----16-16|/18*/18*-----------| |-------------------------|-15p13------------13----13---13----13-13|-13--13----13---15^| |-------------------------|------15-----15-13--------13---13-------|-------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------| (*h/o, if no b-bender) | | |---13---------------------------------------| |-13--16-13-------------13-------------------| |-----------15-13----------15-13-------------| |-----------------15-13-------------13-14-15-| |--------------------------------15----------| |--------------------------------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------| |13----15---13--15--|13--15--13-15/17-17\15-15---|13---11h12p11--11-------------1| |13-15-15---13--15--|13--15--13-13----13-------13|--13---------13---13---------1-| |---15---13-------15|--x---13--------------------|---------------------13\----4--| |-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------| | | |1--4\3-(1)-------------------| |-------(1)-4-1---------------| |---------------3-1-----1-----| |-------------------3-1---3-1-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| [verse; follows main pattern] |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | The sun shines, people forget |--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---------------x-x--|--------------x-x---|-------------x-x---|-------------x-x---| |---------------x-x--|--------------x-x---|-------------x-x---|-------------x-x---| |3--1h3-3-------x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x-x-x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x-x-x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x-x-x-| |-------------------x|----------x-x-----x-|---------x-x-----x-|---------x-x-----x-| |------------(1)----1|-----------(1)----1-|----------(1)----1-|----------(1)----1-| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | The spray flies as the speed boat glides, and people forget, forget they're | | hiding |-----------------| |---------4/6-\4--| |-----------------| |3-1h3-3----------| |-----------------| |-----------------| The girls smile, but people forget The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding ---------- ------13\- ------13\- ------13\- ---------- ---------- [chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98] |Fm | | Behind an eminence front, Eminence front, it's a put on |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------x-x---|----------------------x-x-----| |-----------------------------x-x-x-|----------------------x-x-x---| |3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3-------x-x-x-x-x---| |-------------------------x-x-----x-|------------------x-x-----x---| |1-------------------------(1)----1-|-------------------(1)----1---| |Dbmaj7* | | |---------------------|---------------3-1-| |----------------x-x--|---------------3-1-| |----------------x-x--|---------x-----3-1-| |3--1h3-3----x-x-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-3---1-| |------------x-x-----x|-----------x-------| |-------------(1)----1|-----------1-------| |Fm | | It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------x---|----------------------x-x-------------| |---------------------x-x-|----------------------x-x-x-----------| |3-----1h3--3---x-x---x-x-|3--1h3----3-------x-x-x-x-x-----------| |---------------x-x-----x-|------------------x-x-----x-----------| |----------------(1)----1-|-------------------(1)----1-----------| |Dbmaj7 | | |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------x-x---|------------------1-4-/| |----------------x-x---|--------1---3-1--------| |3--1h3-3----x-x-x-x-x-|3---1--3-3-1---3-------| |------------x-x-----x-|-----------------------| |-------------(1)----1-|-----------------------| |Fm | | It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on |-----------------------------------|------------------------------| |6-6--------------------------x-x---|----------------------x-x-----| |-----------------------------x-x-x-|----------------------x-x-x---| |---------3--1--1--3------3-x-x-x-x-|3--1h3----3-------x-x-x-x-x---| |-------------------------x-x-----x-|------------------x-x-----x---| |--------------------------(1)----1-|-------------------(1)----1---| |Dbmaj7 | | Eminence front |-----------------------|------8-----8-----8----| |-----------------x-x-x-|--9/11--9/11--9/11--9\-| |-------------x---x-x-x-|-----------------------| |3-1-3-3------x-x-x-x-x-|-----------------------| |---------------x-------|-----------------------| |----x------------------|-----------------------| |Fm | | It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on |---------x----------------------|---------------------------------------| |1-----1--x----------------x-x---|-------------------------------x-x-----| |------x--x---x------------x-x-3-|-------------------------------x-x-x---| |-----------x-x-x------x-x-x-x-3-|3--1h3----x----------------x-x-x-x-x---| |-----------x---x------x-x-----x-|---------------------------x-x-----x---| |----------(1)-(1)------(1)----1-|----------------------------(1)----1---| It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on, |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------x-x-x-|---------------------------| |-------------x---x-x-x-|---------------------------| |3-1-3-3------x-x-x-x-x-|3-1-3--x-x-x--3-1----------| |---------------x-------|------------------3-1-0-4/-| |---------------------1-|------------------------4/-| [bridge] |Ab Eb Eb Bb |Ab Eb Bb Bb F | |-----------------|--------------------| |13--11---11--11--|13--11--11-11-10\---| |13--12---12--10--|13--12--10-10-10\---| |13--13---13--12--|13--13--12-12-10\---| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| [bridge; basic pattern with variations] |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come and join the party dress to kill (Won't you...) |-----------------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| |10---10--x-10--x10-xxxx|10-10-10x10x10|10-10-x10x10|10-10-10-10-10---------| |---------x-----x---xxxx|--------x--x--|------x--x--|-----------------------| |8----8---x-8---x8--xxxx|8--8--8-x8-x8-|8--8--x8-x8-|8--8--8--8--8----------| |-----------------------|--------------|-----0---0--|-----------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Won't you come and join the party dress to kill Dress to | % | % | % | % | [2/4] |C7sus4 | | | | kill |------------|------------|--------15----12--------|11-------------------------| |------------|------------|-----17^---14^-----11-13|-13p11--11-13--------------| |5--------5--|5----5-x-5--|5----------------12-----|------12------8------------| |------------|------------|------------------------|---------------10-8\-------| |3--------3--|3----3-x-3--|3-/---------------------|---------------------0-1p0-| |------------|------------|------------------------|---------------------------| [repeat verse] The drinks flow, people forget |Fm | | That big wheel spins, the hair thins |------------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------x-x-----|------------------x-x---| |----------------------x-x-----|------------------x-x-x-| |3--1h3----3-------x-x-x-x-----|---3-1-3-1-3--x-x-x-x-x-| |------------------x-x---------|--------------x-x-----x-| |-------------------(1)----1---|---------------(1)----1-| |Dbmaj7 | |Fm People forget, forget they're hiding |------------------------|---------------------|---- |------------------------|---------------------|---- |------------------------|---------------------|---- |------------%-----------|3-1h3-3--------------|---- |------------------------|---------------------|---- |------------------------|----------4^4^\4~----|1--- The news slows, people forget The shares crash, and hopes are dashed |Dbmaj7 | | People forget, forget they're hiding |------------------------|---------16-16-16\---| |------------------------|---------18-18-18\---| |------------------------|---------17-17-17\---| |------------%-----------|3-1h3-3--------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| [repeat chorus] Behind an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on It's just an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on -------------- ------17--13\- ------17--13\- ------17--13\- -------------- /17-17-------- |Dbmaj7 | | |------------------|-----------| |---------------6\4|-/6\4-/6\4-| |----------------(5)---(5)--(5)| |3-1h3-3-----------|-----------| |------------------|-----------| |------------------|-----------| An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on Eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on, |Dbmaj7 | | It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on |----------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------13|-13-13-13---13\--| |--------------------------15|-15-15-15---15\--| |--3---1h3---3---------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to |13-13-13-13--13-xx-|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------------13-xx-|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |10-10-10-10--10-xx-|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------| |x---------------xx-|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to | % | % | % | % | |13-13-13-13--13-13\| |-------------13----| |10-10-10-10--10-10\| |x------------------| |-----x--x---x------| |13---13-13-13---13\| |C7sus4 | | | kill Dress yourself to kill |0----------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------|---13^----------11-13-|----------------------------------------| |5-/--x-17\-|--------12----12--x--x|---------------13-----------0--8--10-\--| |-----------|----------------------|13-----15/16\15------------5------------| |3-/--x-15\-|----------------------|--15-13----------15-13\---3--/6-/8------| |-----------|----------------------|-------------------------~--------------| [2/4 ][4/4] | |Fm |---------------|3---- |---------------|3---- |--\8--8\5---3--|3---- |------------3--|3---- |--\6--6\3------|----- |---------------|1---- ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#