Love, Reign O’er Me (Pete’s theme) – guitar tab
Love, Reign O'er Me (Pete's theme) | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Quadrophenia, 1973
Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd.
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============== orig 1998-03-27
transcribed by rev1 1998-05-19 Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev2 1999-08-14 www.thewho.net/whotabs
============== rev3 2002-01-13
rev4 2012-09-19
rev5 2019-05-22
On record, electric tuned down to Eb; acoustic capo on 1
Note: leads are approximate
Chords: (elec; dropped tuning) (acoustic; capo on 1)
tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb standard tuning
Ebmsus4 022200 x (1)1 3 4 4
Ebmsus4/Db 020230 x (4)1 3 4 4
Ebm 022000 x (1)1 3 4 2
Bmaj7 x32000 (2) x 4 3 4 2 and 2x4341
Bmaj7/Ab x02000 (4) x 4 3 4 2 and (4)x4341
Abm7 x02013 4 x 1 1 4 4
Ebm/Bb x22000 x 1 1 3 4 2
F# 3x0003 2(t)x 4 3 2 2 and x98676
F#sus4/Ab (3)x0213 or x00213 2(t)x 4 4 2 2 and 799577
Eb 022100 or 022400 x (1)1 3 4 3
Ab/Eb 002255 or 042200 x (1)1 5 4 4
Bb/Eb 02444x or 050400 x (1)1 7 6 6
Bb x2444x x 1 3 3 3 (6)
Ebm7 020030 x (1)1 3 2 2 and x(1)1342
Ebm7sus2 (020032) x (1)1 3 4 1
[12/8]
[Piano intro arr for guitar]
Eb||------------------||
Bb||-10-----10--------||
Gb||.--9------9------.||
Db||.----7------7----.||
Ab||------------------||
Eb||------------------||
||:Ebmsus4 | |
Only love can make it rain the way the
||[acoustic (capo on 1)]
|| +\/\/+\/\/+\/\/+\/\/|+\/\/+\/\/+\/\/+\/\/|
||-4-------------------|4-------------------|
||-4-------------------|4-------------------|
||.3-------------------|3-------------------|
||.1-------------------|1-------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|
[approx strumming pattern:
+ = main strum with emphasis
\ = down strum
/ = up strum]
|Ebmsus4/Db | :||
beach is kissed by the sea
||
|+\/\/+\/\/+\/\/+\/\/|+\/\/+\/\/+\/\/+\/\/||
|4-------------------|4-------------------||
|4-------------------|4-------------------||
|3-------------------|3------------------.||
|1-------------------|1------------------.||
|4-------------------|4-------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
Only love can make it rain like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields
[chorus; main chorus pattern]
||:Ebm7 Ebm7sus2...* | |Bmaj7 |Bmaj7/Ab |
Love, reign o'er me
||[electric] |
eb||-15---14---12---10---|7--5--3---0h2---|0-------|---------------------|
Bb||---------------------|----------------|--3-1-0-|---------------------|
Gb||---------------------|----------------|--------|0h2------------------|
Db||---------------------|----------------|--------|----5-0h2-0-h2-0-h2-2|
Ab||---------------------|----------------|--------|-----------2---------|
Eb||---------------------|----------------|--------|---------------------|
|[acoustic] |
|| +\/\ +\/\ +\/\ +\/\ | % | % | % |
F||-2----1----2----1----|2--1--2-----1---|2-1-2-1-|2---1---2---1--------|
C||-4----4----4----4----|4--4--4-----4---|4-4-4-4-|4---4---4---4--------|
Ab||.3----3----3----3----|3--3--3-----3---|3-3-3-3-|3---3---3---3--------|
Eb||.1----1----1----1----|1--1--1-----1---|4-4-4-4-|4---4---4---4--------|
Bb||---------------------|----------------|--------|---------------------|
F||---------------------|----------------|--------|---------------------|
[*note: alt betw Ebm7 and Ebm7sus2 for measure]
|Ebm7 | |Bmaj7 |Abm7 |
Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er
|[electric] |
eb|15-14-12-10-|7--5--3---0h2---|0---------------|----------------|
Bb|------------|----------------|--3-0h1--0------|----------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|------------|----------------|--------------5h|7---~~~-----7-7/|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|[acoustic] |
F|2--1--2--1--|2--1--2-----1---|2-1---2--1------|4---4--4----4---|
C|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4-----4---|4-4---4--4------|4---4--4----4---|
Ab|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3-----3---|3-3---3--3------|1---1--1----1---|
Eb|1--1--1--1--|1--1--1-----1---|4-4---4--4------|1---1--1----1---|
Bb|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F|------------|----------------|----------------|4---4--4----4---|
|Bbsus4 |Bb Bb7 :||
me (Only)
|[electric] ||
eb|----------|7----------||
Bb|----------|7----------||
Gb|---------4|4----------||
Db|9--\-----4|4----------||
Ab|-----2----|-----------||
Eb|----------|-----------||
|[acoustic] ||
F|1---------|1----1-----||
C|4---------|3----3-----||
Ab|3---------|3----1----.||
Eb|3---------|3----3----.||
Bb|1---------|1----1-----||
F|----------|-----------||
[repeat verse]
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
Only love can bring the rain that makes you yearn to the sky
|[electric] |
eb|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|
Bb|0-----------------|0------------------|0----------------|0----------|
Gb|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|
Db|2-----------------|-------[fbk]-------|0----------------|0----------|
Ab|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|
Eb|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
Only love can bring the rain that falls like tears from on high
|[electric] |
eb|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------|
Bb|0-----------------|0-------------------|0---------------|0----------|
Gb|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------|
Db|------------------|--------------------|0---------------|-----------|
Ab|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------|
Eb|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------|
[repeat chorus]
|Ebm7 Ebm7sus2.. | |Bmaj7 |Bmaj7/Ab |
Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me ...
|[electric] |
eb|15-14-(14)-12-10-|7--5--3---0h2---|0---------------|------------------------|
Bb|-----------------|----------------|--3-0h1--0------|------------------------|
Gb|-----------------|----------------|----------------|0h2-0h2-0---------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|-------------0h2|---------2-0-2-2-5^-2--0|
Ab|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
|Ebm7 Ebm7sus2.. | |
Love, reign o'er
|[electric] |
eb|-------------------|----0------------------------|
Bb|---------------8-10|10^~---12--------------------|
Gb|------------7/9----|---------14p12h14-14-14--12--|
Db|-5^--7/9~----------|---------------------14------|
Ab|7--7---------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|Bmaj7 |Abm7 |
me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me.............
|[electric] |
eb|------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----13^(15)-------|------13^13^----------------|
Gb|-----------12^----|-----------12^--------------|
Db|14~-----------14-~|--------------14-7\5--------|
Ab|------------------|--------------------7-7-5-0h|
Eb|------------------|----------------------------|
|Bbsus4 |Bb Bb7 ||
....
|[electric] ||
eb|---------7|~----------||
Bb|--------7-|~----------||
Gb|----------|----------.||
Db|-------9--|~---------.||
Ab|2---------|-----------||
Eb|------7---|~----------||
|[acoustic]| ||
F|1---------|1----1-----||
C|4---------|3----3-----||
Ab|3---------|3----1----.||
Eb|3---------|3----3----.||
Bb|1---------|1----1-----||
F|----------|-----------||
[bridge]
|F# F#sus4/Ab |
On the dry and dusty road
|[electric] |
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----12--~-------------12h13-12h13-12-----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------12---<12>~|
Db|10/12------------------12----12----12-12-12-----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
The nights we spent apart alone I need to get back home to
|[electric] |
eb|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------12h13-12h13-12h13-12-----|----------------------12---|
Gb|~-------------------------------------12--|<12>~-------[fbk]----------|
Db|-----------------12----12----12----12-12--|---------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|--------------------------7|
Eb|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Bb/Eb |
Cool, cool rain
|[electric] |
eb|---------------------|----------------------12--|
Bb|--9--/9-9-----10--10-|--12--12--12-----12h14----|
Gb|---------------------|--------------------------|
Db|/9---/9----9/11-/11--|/13-/13-/13---------------|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------12-|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |
I can't sleep and I'd lay and I'd think
|[electric] |
eb|-----------------------------------7-7-7/-----|
Bb|15---~-----------------------------8-8-8/3----|
Gb|0----~------------------------------------4h5-|
Db|12---~--\-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
The night is hot and black as ink Oh, god, I need a drink of
|[electric] |
eb|--------------------------------3-3--|------(15)-------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------3---------|
Gb|4----------------------------4/5-5-5-|4-----[fbk]----4h5-4---------|
Db|-------------------------------------|---------------------5-------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Ab/Eb |
Cool, cool rain
|[electric] |
eb|--0--0-----0--0---|2--2----0--\/-----|
Bb|------------2--2--|----3----2-\/-----|
Gb|------------------|------------------|
Db|2------------2--2-|-2---2-2--2-----2-|
Ab|------------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|
[*fbk]
[solo; electric]
|F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
eb|-----------------------|---15---------------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--0----12-12-12h13-12--|--------------12----h13-h13-12--|------12h13-12------|
Gb|--0--------------------|14^--\14--12--12---12--12-----12|<5>---12----12-12\--|
Db|0-0---12-12------------|--------14--12---12-------------|<5>----------------2|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
Eb|----12---------------12|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Bb/Eb |
eb|---4----4----5---5--|---7---7---7----7---|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|
Gb|2/4--2/4--4/6--/6---|6/8---x--/8--/8---8\|
Db|--------------------|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |F# F#sus4/Ab |
eb|-----------15-15---7----5---|----7-----------------3----|
Bb|--<12>----------------------|(0)-0-0-------3h5-------3h5|
Gb|-<12>--12/16----5/7--7\5----|5/7-----4-4/5-4h5-(5)---4h5|
Db|<12>------------------------|--------5------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|F# F#sus4/Ab |
eb|----------------------3------|
Bb|3-3----0-0-1-0---0h1-(1)-----|
Gb|4-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0-(0)-----|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------0-|
Eb|---------------------------0-|
|Eb Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Ab/Eb|
|[electric] |
eb|0-----0-----|0----------|
Bb|4-----10----|12---------|
Gb|5-----9-----|10---------|
Db|6-----11----|13---------|
Ab|7-----12----|14---------|
Eb|0-----0-----|0----------|
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
eb|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
Bb|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
Db|9---------5-7-7/|9-----------5-7-|7---*------7/9-5-|------------|
Ab|--------7-------|----------7-----|-----------------|7---------x-|
Eb|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
[*fbk]
|Ebmsus4 | |Ebmsus4/Db | |
eb|----------------------|----------12-12-|12------14-15-|15^--------|
Bb|----------------------|--------12------|--------------|-----------|
Gb|14^-----12-14-12h14-12|h14~------------|--------------|-----------|
Db|------14--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
Ab|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
Eb|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
[repeat chorus]
|Ebm7 | |Bmaj7 |Bmaj7/Ab |
Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me ...
|[electric] |
eb|15-14-12-10-|7--5--3---0h2---|0---------------|---------------------|
Bb|------------|----------------|---3--0h1---0---|---------------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|----------------|0h2-0-------------7-7|
Db|------------|----------------|----------------|-------0-2-2-0-2-2---|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|Ebm7 | |
Love, reign o'er
|[electric] |
eb|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------8-10-8-10^~-^10\-8-|10^-10-8-10^-8-----8-10^-10^\-10-8-10---|
Gb|/9-----/9-------------------|---------------9-*----------------9-----|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[*fbk]
|Bmaj7 |Abm7 |
me, whoa.............. ....o'er me.......................
|[electric] |
eb|----------------------------------|------------------12--------------|
Bb|10^-8-10-8------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------9-----------------------|12^------12/14-14^--14^\12--12\(7)|
Db|-------------5^---------------12--|---14~--------------------14------|
Ab|---------------7------10/12h14----|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[outro] [approx timing]
|Bbsus4 |Bb7 |Bb |Bb |Ebm |
...... Love!
|[electric] |
eb|---------11-\7------|2~--------|---------|---(7)\--|0----|----|--|--|2-|-|--|
Bb|-------------0----0-|0~--------|0--------|---------|12---|----|--|--|3-|-|--|
Gb|-----9/11-------4---|----------|---------|---------|9----|-%--|%-|%-|2-|%|%-|
Db|9~--------------4---|----------|---------|---------|9----|----|--|--|2-|-|--|
Ab|--------------------|---------2|---------|---------|9----|----|--|--|2-|-|--|
Eb|--------------------|----------|---------|---------|0----|----|--|--|0-|-|--|
|[acoustic] |
F|1-------------------|1---------|1--------|1--------|1----|----|--|--|--|-|--|
C|4-------------------|3---------|3--------|3--------|3----|----|--|--|--|-|--|
Ab|3-------------------|1---%-----|3---%----|3---%----|2--%-|-%--|%-|%-|%-|%|%-|
Eb|3-------------------|3---------|3--------|3--------|1----|----|--|--|--|-|--|
Bb|1-------------------|1---------|1--------|1--------|1----|----|--|--|--|-|--|
F|--------------------|----------|---------|---------|-----|----|--|--|--|-|--|
|Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm |Ebm
|[electric]
|--------9---9---9---2---2~--2~--2~--|2%--------------------|0----------
eb|----12--12--12--12--3---3~--3~--3~--|3%--------------------|0----------
Bb|----9---9---9---9---2---2~--2~--2~--|2%-----------[fbk]----|4-----[fbk]
Gb|9---9---9---9---9---2---2~--2~--2~--|2%--------------------|2----------
Db|x---9---9---9---9---2---2~--2~--2~--|2%--------------------|2----------
Ab|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0%----------------xxx0|0----------
Eb| [x=pick slide]
|[acoustic]
F|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|----------------------|1----------
C|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|----------------------|3----------
Ab|2-%-2-%-2-%-2-%-2-%-2-%-2-%-2-%-2-%-|%---------------------|2----------
Eb|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|----------------------|1----------
Bb|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|----------------------|1----------
F|------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------
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