Long Live Rock – guitar tab
Long Live Rock | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Odds and Sods, 1974
Written by Pete Townshend ©1974 Fabulous Music Ltd.
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transcribed by rev 2000-03-26 Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev 2 2002-05-19 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Gtr 1: Rhythm - above mast unless where noted as tablature
Gtr 2: Lead - tablature throughout
Gtr 1:
A5 x02xxx [muted]
A6 x04xxx [muted]
A (no 3) x02255
D5 xx02xx [muted]
D6 xx04xx [muted]
D/A x0423x
E5 02xxxx [muted]
E6 04xxxx [muted]
F 1t3321x (t=thumb)
G 3t5543x
D xx0232
E 022400 (bridge)
A x022xx (bridge)
Cadd9 x30033
G/B x20033
A7 x02223
[intro and pre-chorus pattern]
||A5 A6 A5 A5 A6 A5|A A D/A|A5 A6 A5 A5 A6 A5|A A D/A|
||[gtr 1] |
||-----------------|5--5-----|-----------------|5--5-----|
||-----------------|5--5--3--|-----------------|5--5--3--|
||-----------------|2--2--2--|-----------------|2--2--2--|
||2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|2--2--4--|2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|2--2--4--|
||0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|0--0--0--|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|0--0--0--|
||-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|[gtr 2] |
||-----------------|5--5~----|-----------------|5--5~----|
||-----------------|5--5~----|--------------x--|5--5~----|
||-----------------|2--2~----|--------------x--|2--2~----|
||-----------------|2--2~----|--------------x--|2--2~----|
||-----------------|0--0-----|-----------------|0--0-----|
||-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
[verse 1; gtr 2 tacit]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Down at the Astoria the scene was changing
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Bingo and rock were pushing out x-rating
|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 |D5 D6 D5 D6 D5
We were the first band to vomit in the bar
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
And find the distance to the stage too far
|E5 E6 E5 E6 E5|E5 E6 E5 E6 E5|
Meanwhile, it's getting late at ten o'clock
|F G |D
Rock is dead, they say
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A|A A D/A |A5 A6 A5 A6 A |A A D/A |
Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|---------------|5---5------|---------------------|5----5-------------|
|---------------|5---5---3--|---------------------|5----5---3---------|
|---------------|2---2---2--|.--------------------|2----2---2---------|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2|2---2---4--|.2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-----|2----2---4---------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0---0---0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0----0---0---------|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
[gtr 2] | |
|-----12--------|---12-12-12|12-12-12-12-12--12-10|-9h10p9------------|
|12^-----12^~~--|-12^--12^--|12^---12^------------|-------10--------2-|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|---------9\5-2-0-2-|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A6 A5 A6 |
Long live rock, I need it every night
|----5----------|---5-------------|----5-----------|---------------|
|----5----5^----|---5-------5^----|----5-----5^----|---5-----5^----|
|---------5^-6--|---5-------5^-6--|----------5^-6--|---5-----5^-6--|
|7------7-------|7--------7-------|7------7--------|7------7-------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5|D5 D6 D5 D6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |
Long live rock, come on and join the line
|-----5---------|----------5--------------|----5-----------|---5-----------|
|-----5---5^----|----------5------5^------|----5-----5^----|---5-----5^----|
|---------5^-6--|-----------------5^-6----|----------5^-6--|---------5^-6--|
|7------7-------|--------------7----------|7----7-7--------|7------7-------|
|---------------|5----7------7------------|0-0--0-0--------|--0--x-0-------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
|F F D | |D |
Long live rock Be it dead or a-
|------------|------|-----------------|
|------------|------|3----------------|
|------------|------|2----------------|
|7-----------|------|0----------------|
|------------|---12\|-----------------|
|------------|---12\|-----------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 An3|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |
live
|--------5----|------------------|-----------------|-------------5------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------5-----|
|----2-4^-4^\-|2------x-2------2-|2------2-2------2|2--------2-4^--^4\~-|
|------------4|----2-4------2-4--|----2-4------2-4-|-------4------------|
|-0-----------|-3h4------3h4-----|-3h4------3h4----|-0h3h4--------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
[verse pattern]
|A5... | |
People walk in sideways pretending that they're leavin'
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------14\--|
|---2~----------------------|----------------------14\--|
|4--------------------------|----------------------14\--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------0-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|A5... | |
We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins
|-------------------------|-------------------------12-|
|14\----------------------|-------------------------12^|
|14\----------------------|----------------------------|
|14\----------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|D5... | |
Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong
|~~--------------------------|--------------------------|
|~~--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|A5... | |
Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone
|---9---7---5---3---------|----------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|----------------------------|
|-/9--7---6---4---2---2---|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|E5... | |
Back in the pub the governor stops the clock
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-------2--------------------|----------------------|
|-----2---2------------------|----------------------|
|0h3h4-----------------------|----------------------|
|F G D | |
Rock is dead, they say (Long live)
|-------------2--|~---------------------|
|1-------3----3--|~---------------------|
|2-------4----2--|~---------------------|
|3-------5----0--|~---------------------|
|3-------5-------|----------------------|
|1-------3-------|----------------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A A D/A |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A A D/A |
Long live rock |
---------|12---12---12---|-12--12--12--12--12--|-12--12---12--12--|-9---7---5\3-2p0---|
---------|12^--12^--12^--|-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-|-12^-12^--12^-12^-|----------------1^-|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|9--\7--\6--4------2|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
[chorus]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A5 A5|
Long live rock, I need it every night
|---5-----------|---5-------------|----5-----------|----5-----------|
|---5----5^-7---|---5--------5^---|----5-----5^----|----5-----5^----|
|--------5^-7---|------------5^---|----------5^----|----------5^----|
|7--------------|-----x---------7~|-------------7~-|-------------7~-|
|---------------|0------0---------|0----0-0--------|0-----0-0-------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 |D5 D6 D5 D6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Long live rock, come on and join the line
|----5-----------|----5------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|----5-----5^----|----5-----5^-----|----5-----5^-----|----5-----5^-----|
|----------5^----|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|
|-------------7~-|-------------7~--|-------------7~--|-------------7~--|
|0----0-0--------|0----0-0---------|0----0-0---------|0------0-0-------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|F F D | |D |
Long live rock Be it dead or a-
|----------2-|------|14~--------------|
|----------3-|------|15~--------------|
|2----2----2-|------|14~--------------|
|3----3----0-|------|0----------------|
|3----3------|------|-------------x-3^|
|1----1------|------|-----------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A A D/A |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A5 A |
live
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|---5------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----3-1p0-------|---5------------|
|-------------|---2---4^~--------|----------2--2---|---2------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|---2------------|
|~-----3^--2^-|0-----------------|---------------3p|0---------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------12\--|
[bridge]
|E |D A |E |D A |
Landslide, rocks are falling Falling down around our very heads
|----------|2------------5-5-5---|-----------------------|2-------9-9-\-|
|----------|3------------5-5-5---|-----------------------|3------10-10\-|
|----------|2--------------------|-----------------------|2-------9-9-\-|
|2---------|0--------------------|-----------------------|0-------------|
|2---------|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
|0---------|---------------------|0----------------------|--------------|
|E |D A |E |D |
We tried but you were yawning Look again, Rock is
|0-----------|2--------------------|------------|------------|
|0-----------|3--------------------|------------|3-----------|
|4-----------|2---------------9\---|------------|2-----------|
|2-----------|0-----------9-10-----|------------|0-----------|
|2-----------|---------------------|------------|------------|
|0-----------|---------------------|------------|------------|
|Cadd9 | |G/B | |
dead Rock is dead Rock is
|[gtr 1] |
|----3----|----3-----|----3-----|----3-----|
|---3-3---|---3-3----|---3-3----|---3-3----|
|--0---0-0|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|
|-------0-|-------0--|-------0--|-------0--|
|3--------|3---------|2---------|2---------|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|
|[gtr 2] |
|----0----|----0-----|----0-----|----0-----|
|---3-3---|---3-3----|---3-3----|---3-3----|
|--0---0-0|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|
|-------0-|-------0--|-------0--|-------0--|
|3--------|3---------|2---------|2---------|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|
|A5 | |A |A |
dead
|[gtr 1] |
|----------------|----------------|5-----------5-5|5-----------|
|----------------|----------------|5-----------5-5|5-----------|
|----------------|----------------|2-----------2-2|2-----------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-----------2-2|2-----------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-----------0-0|0-----------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------|
|[gtr 2] (A7) |
|--------0-------|--------0-------|5--------------|------------|
|------3---3-----|------3---3-----|5--------------|------------|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|2--------------|------------|
|--2-----------2-|--2-----------2-|2--------------|------------|
|0---------------|0---------------|0--------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------|
[verse]
|A5... | |
The place is really jumping to the Hiwatt amps
|--------------------------9\--|---------------9\---|
|--------------------------10\-|---------------10\--|
|--------------------------9\--|---------------9\---|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|A5... | |
'Til a twenty-inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps
|-----------------------9\--|-------------------9\--|
|-----------------------10\-|-------------------10\-|
|-----------------------9\--|-------------------9\--|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|D5... | |
In the blackout they danced right into the aisle
|-----------------------10\-|------------------5\--|
|-----------------------10\-|------------------7\--|
|-----------------------11\-|------------------7\--|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|A5... | |
And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles
|----------------------9\--|-------------------9\---|
|----------------------10\-|-------------------10\--|
|----------------------9\--|-------------------9\---|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|E5... | |
Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|2----------------------------------|-----2----------2--------|
|-----------------------------------|--3h4-------3h4---4------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|F G D | |
Rock is dead, they say Long live
|------------------2-|----------------|
|1-------3---------3-|------x-----7\--|
|2-------4---------2-|------x-----7\--|
|3-------5---------0-|----0-x-----7\--|
|3-------5-----------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |A A D/A |
Rock Long live rock Long live
|-----12--12--12--12--12|--12--12--12--12--12---12|
|---12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-|12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^--|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |A A D/A |
Rock Long live rock Long live
|---------9---7---------|5-----------5\-----------|
|12^--------------------|------------5\-----------|
|------7/9-/7--/6-------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------0--------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
[chorus]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
rock
Long live rock, Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|---------------|-----------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----5-----3-2-3--|----5-----3-2-3--|
|---------------|-----------------|----2-----2-2-2--|----2-----2-2-2--|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|2-2-----2-4-2-4--|2-2-----2-4-2-4--|
|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--|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|-------5-------|----5------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|-------5-------|----5------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|-----------5^--|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|
|---------------|7~-----7---------|7~-----7---------|7~-----7---------|
|x-0--0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 |D5 D6 D5 D6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |
Long live rock Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|------------7--|----7-------7----|-----------------|------------------|
|----7-------7--|----7-------7----|-----------------|------------------|
|----7-------7--|----7-------7----|-----------------|------------------|
|7-7---7-7-7---7|7-7---7-7-7---7--|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|
|5-5---5-5-5---5|5-5---5-5-5---5--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0--|
|[gtr 2] |
|----5----------|----5------------|----5------------|------------------|
|----5----------|----5------------|----5------------|------------------|
|----------5^---|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|----7^---7^--7^---|
|7~-----7-------|7~-----7---------|7~-----7---------|7~----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|F F D | |D |A A6 A A6 |A A D/A|
Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|----------2----|------------|2---------------|----------------|5-------5-------|
|1----1----3----|------------|3---------------|----------------|5-------5-----3-|
|2----2----2----|------------|2---------------|2---------------|2--2----2-----2-|
|3----3----0----|------------|0---------------|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|---2----------4-|
|3----3---------|------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0---------|
|1----1---------|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|-5--------------|
|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|-5--------------|
|7^-^7\p5-7p5-5^|7^^^~-------|----------------|----------------|-2----------2-0-|
|------------7--|------------|--xxxxxxxxxx----|----------------|----------2-----|
|---------------|------------|--xxxxxxxxxx----|3^-------x---3^-|p0--0-3-4-------|
|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[pick scrape:
point pick into neck so
that pick strikes fret wire
simultaneously as scraping
as descending down neck from
high to low (approx fret 15 to 2).]
[chours]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Long live rock, I need it every night
|[gtr 1]
|---------------|-----------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5-------|
|---------------|-----------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5-------|
|---------------|-----------------|--2-2---2-----2-|--2-2---2-------|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2|2-2-4-2-2-2-4p2--|----2-----------|----2-----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-|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|----5----------|----5------------|----------------|----------------|
|----5-----5^---|----5-----5^-----|----------------|----------------|
|----------5^---|----------5^-----|--2-0-----------|----------2--x--|
|-------------7~|-------------7~--|-----4-2-0------|-------------x--|
|0----0-0-------|0------0-0-------|0----------4-2--|0-------3^---x--|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|--3-2-0---------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |
Long live rock, come on and join the line
|[gtr 1]
|----------------|----------------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5----------|
|----------------|----------------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5----------|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-------|--2-2---2-------|--2-2---2----------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2--------|
|----------------|----------------------|0-----0---0-0-0-|0-----0---0--------|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|[gtr 2]
|---5------------|----------------------|--5------------|----5---------------|
|---5------5^----|----------------------|--5-----5^-----|----5--7^--5^-------|
|----------5^----|----------------------|--------5^-----|-------7^--5^-------|
|------------7---|----0-----0-----------|----7------7~--|---------7----7~----|
|0------0--------|-----3-3---3--0-3^-0--|--------------0|0----------------0-0|
|----------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|F F D | |D |
Long live rock Be it dead or a-
|[gtr 1] |
|----------2-|------|2----------------|
|1----1----3-|------|3----------------|
|2----2----2-|------|2----------------|
|3----3----0-|------|0----------------|
|3----3------|------|-----------------|
|1----1------|------|-----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|------------|------|-----------------|
|7^\--7^\-7^-|~-----|7\---------------|
|7^\--7^\-7^-|~-----|7\---------------|
|------------|------|7\---------------|
|------------|------|-----------------|
|------------|------|-----------------|
|[guitar 1] A7 | A7
live
|--------------------|---------------3-------|------------3---------
|--------------------|---------------2-------|------------2---------
|--------------------|---------------2-------|------------2---------
|----------0-0-1-1---|2---0----------2-------|------------2---------
|0-0--4--4-----------|--------3^-0---0-------|------------0---------
|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
|
|[guitar 2] A7 | A7
|--------------------|---------3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----7/8/9--15-15-15--
|--------------------|---------2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----6/7/8--14-14-14--
|--------2-4^^\-2--2-|-------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----7/8/9--14-14-14--
|-------2---------4--|---------2-2---2-2-2-2-|------------14-14-14--
|0-0-3h4-------------|3^p0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|----------------------
|--------------------|----3------------------|----------------------
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