Black Widow’s Eyes – guitar tab
Black Widow's Eyes | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Endless Wire, 2006
Written by Pete Townshend ©2006 Eel Pie Publishing
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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 2007-01-12 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Electric: standard tuning
Acoustic: E G D A D E
Acoustic Electric
Esus4 099777 and 099(7)7(0) 022200 and x799 10 x
E 09976x and 099(7)6(0) 022100 and 022400 and x799xx
Dsus4 07755(5) xx0233 and xx0033
D 07754x xx0232
Bm x4450x x24432
G x002xx 3x0033
A x224xx x022xx
Interlude
Dmaj7/G x(0)0405
G x(0)0507
Gii x(0)0203
[Note: acoustic chord changes only; finger-picking not shown]
|Esus4 |E |Esus4 |E |
[acoustic; very approx finger-picking pattern]
|----------|----------|-----------|----------|
|--7-------|--6-------|--7--------|--6-------|
|---7-7--7-|---7-7--7-|---7--7--7-|---7-7--7-|
|----9--9-9|----9--9-9|----9---9-9|----9--9-9|
|9-----9---|9-----9---|9-----9----|9-----9---|
|----------|----------|-----------|----------|
|[electric] |
|0---------|----------|-----------|0---------|
|0---------|----------|-----------|0---------|
|4---------|----------|-----------|4---------|
|2---------|----------|-----------|2---------|
|2---------|----------|-----------|2---------|
|0---------|--------3^|0--------3^|0---------|
[verse; first]
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
You jumped out of an alley with sur-
|[acoustic; very approx finger-picking pattern]
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|--7-----------6--------|--5-----4--------|
|---7--------------7----|---5--------5----|
|----9-----------9---9--|----7-----7---7--|
|9---------9------------|7------7---------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|[electric] |
|-----------------------|0----------------|
|-----------------------|3----------------|
|-----------------------|2----------------|
|-----------------------|0----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|0----------------------|-----------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
-prise in your black widow's eyes
|[electric] |
|---------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------|3------------|
|---------------------------|2------------|
|---------------------------|0------------|
|---------------------------|-------------|
|0--------------------------|----------3^-|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
I was prepared to be unprepared
|[electric] |
|----------------------|0----------------|
|----------------------|3----------------|
|----------------------|2----------------|
|----------------------|0----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|0---------------------|-----------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
Been preparing for lies
|[electric] |
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|3----------------|
|----------------------|2----------------|
|----------------------|0----------------|
|2---------------------|-----------------|
|0---------------------|-----------------|
[chorus]
|Bm |G A |
I fell right in love with you
|------0-------|----------------------|
|---0------0---|----------------------|
|--5-5-------4-|--2---------4---------|
|-4---4--------|-0---------2----------|
|4-------------|0---------2-----------|
|--------------|----------------------|
|B |G A |Bm |
Into a thousand parts I blew
|-------2-0------|----------------|-----|
|---0-------0----|----------------|-----|
|--5-5-------5---|2---------4-----|-----|
|-4---4-------4--|0---------2-----|-----|
|4---------------|0---------2-----|-----|
|----------------|----------------|-----|
|G A |
I fell right in love with you
|[acoustic fast strum; changes shown here only] |
[note: acoustic pattern is very similar to main Pinball Wizard]
[accent every 3rd 16th -- on '+': ]
[ | + / / + / / + / / + + | ]
[ e s s e s e s e e s s ]
|Esus4 |E |Esus4 |E |
(you)
(7)-------------|--------------(7)-------------|--------------|
|7--------------|6-------------|7--------------|6-------------|
|7--------------|7-------------|7--------------|7-------------|
|9--------------|9-------------|9--------------|9-------------|
|9--------------|9-------------|9--------------|9-------------|
|0--------------|0-------------|0--------------|0-------------|
|[electric]
|0--------------|0---0---------|---------------|0------0------|
|0--------------|0---0---------|-----12--------|12-----12\----|
|9-----------x-x|4---4---------|9----14--------|13h14--13h14--|
|9-----------x-x|2---2---------|9----14--------|14-----14\----|
|7-----------x-x|2---2---------|7--------------|--------------|
|0--------------|3^--0---0--0--|0----0---------|12-----12---0-|
[verse]
[acoustic strum; changes shown here only]
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
I was caught in a corner in re-
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|7--------6-------------|5------4---------|
|7--------7-------------|5--------5-------|
|9--------9-------------|7----------7-----|
|9--------9-------------|7----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|[electric] |
|-----------------------|3------2---------|
|-----------------------|3------3---------|
|9--------9-------------|0------2---------|
|9--------9-------------|0------0---------|
|7--------7-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
In recoil from a broken romance
|[electric] |
|--------------------|3------2---------|
|--------------------|3------3---------|
|9-----------9-------|0------2---------|
|9-----------9-------|0------0---------|
|7-----------7-------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
Taking breath after one sudden death
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|10--------9-----------|8----------7---9--7----|
|9---------9-----------|7----------7---9--7----|
|9---------9-----------|7----------7---9--7----|
|7---------7-----------|5----------5-----------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
I had a firm grip on my pants
|---------------------|---------2---------|
|10---------9---------|10\------3---------|
|9----------9---------|11p10\---2---------|
|9----------9---------|12\------0---------|
|7----x-----7---------|-------------------|
|---------------0-----|-------------------|
I fell right in love with you
Through a hundred hearts you flew
I fell right in love with you
|Esus4 |E |Esus4 |E |
(you)
|[electric]
|----0----------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----0----------|--------------|0--------------|--------------|
|----4----------|-----------x/x|4--------------|--------------|
|---------------|-----------x/x|2--------------|--------------|
|2--------------|2----------2/2|----2----------|--------------|
|0----------3^--|0----------0/0|----0-------3^-|0-------------|
[verse]
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
Strange that when infatuation calls
|[electric] |
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|9------------9---------|7------7---------|
|9------------9---------|7------7---------|
|7------------7---------|5------5---------|
|0-0----------0----0----|-----0--------0--|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
We think we've got real love in our life
|[electric] |
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|9--------------------9----------|7------7---------|
|9--------------------9----------|7------7---------|
|7--------------------7----------|5------5---------|
|0-----------0--------0----0-----|----0------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
It pumps like the pressure in the station hall
|[electric] |
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|9--------------9--------------|7--------7---------|
|9--------------9--------------|7--------7---------|
|7--------------7--------------|5--------5---0-----|
|0--0-----------0-------0------|---0---------0-----|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
As the express train thunders on by
|[electric] |
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|9-------------9----------|7--------7---------|
|9-------------9----------|7--------7---------|
|7-------------7----------|5--------5---5p0---|
|0-----0-------------0----|-------------------|
[chorus]
|Bm |G A |
I fell right in love with you
[electric]
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|2-------------|
|--------------|
As the blood came blowing through
|G
I fell right in love with you
[interlude]
|Dmaj7/G G |Dmaj7/G G |
(you) (A-)
|5----------------7------------------|5----------------3------------------|
|0----------------0------------------|0----------------0------------------|
|4----------------5------------------|4----------------2------------------|
|0----------------0------------------|0----------------0------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|[electric] |
|3~----------------------------------|3~----------------------------------|
|-3~---------------------------------|-3~---------------------------------|
|--0~--------------------------------|--0~--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---0~-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----3~------------------------------|
[~=downward arpeggiated]
|Dmaj7/G G |Dmaj7/G G |
-cross the room I saw your eyes Black-windowed looking back at me You
|5----------------7-------------------|5----------------3-------------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0----------------0-------------------|
|4----------------5-------------------|4----------------2-------------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0----------------0-------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|[electric] |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|0------------------------------------|0------------------------------------|
|0------------------------------------|0------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|3------------------------------------|3-----------------------------3------|
|Dmaj7/G G |Dmaj7/G G |
Held a gun as children cried, You touched some wires and shattered me
|5----------------7-------------------|5---------------------3--------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|4----------------5-------------------|4---------------------2--------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|[electric] |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------3-------------------|----------------------3--------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|3---------------------3--------------|
[chorus]
I was blown into the blue
There'd been nothing I could do
I fell right in love with you
|Esus4 |E |Esus4 |E |
(you)
|[electric] |
|0------------0~|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|0------------0~|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|9-------------4|~-------------|---------------|-------------4|
|9-------------2|~-------------|---------------|2------------2|
|7--------------|2~------------|---------------|------------2~|
|0--------------|0~--------3^--|0-----------3^-|------------0~|
[upward arpeg.]
[verse]
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
I rose up to the station
|[acoustic; finger-picking pattern from verse 1]
|[electric] |
|---------------------|-----------------|
|0--------------------|3--------3-------|
|~--------------------|2----------------|
|~--------------------|0----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
Smelt your scent by the door
|----------------------------|-------------0---|
|0~--------------------------|3----------------|
|4~--------------------------|2----------------|
|2~-------------------------0|-----------------|
|2~--------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
You stood waiting so patient
|-----------------------|0----------------|
|-----------------------|3----------------|
|-----------------------|2----------------|
|2----------------------|0----------------|
|2----------------------|-----------------|
|0----------------------|-----------------|
|Esus4 E |Dsus4 D |
Just one wave, then no more
|0----------------|5------------|
|0----------------|3------------|
|1----------------|2------------|
|2----------------|0------------|
|2----------------|-------------|
|0----------------|-------------|
[chorus]
I fell right in love with you
There'd been nothing I could do
I fell right in love with you
[interlude]
|Dmaj7/G G |Dmaj7/G G |
(you)
Across the room I saw your eyes Black-windowed looking back at me You
|5----------------7-------------------|5----------------3-------------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0----------------0-------------------|
|4----------------5-------------------|4----------------2-------------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0----------------0-------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|[electric] |
|-----------------3-------------------|-----------------3-------------------|
|-----------------3-------------------|-----------------3-------------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0----------------0-------------------|
|0------------------------------------|0----------------0-------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|3----------------------------------3-|3---------------------------------3--|
|Dmaj7/G G |Dmaj7/G G |
Held a gun as children cried, You touched some wires and shattered me
|5----------------7-------------------|5---------------------3--------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|4----------------5-------------------|4---------------------2--------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0---------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|[electric] |
|-----------------3-------------------|----------------------3--------------|
|-----------------3-------------------|----------------------3--------------|
|0----------------0-------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|0------------------------------------|0---------------------0--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|3----------------------------------3-|3---------------------3--------------|
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litgo@aol.com
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