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Pinball Wizard (Soundtrack) – guitar tab

Pinball Wizard (Soundtrack) | guitar tab
by Elton John
>From Tommy (Soundtrack), 1975
Written by Pete Townshend, ©1969 & 1975 Fabulous Music Ltd.

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Tab by Artyom (art98krolik@mail.ru)
 
2014-09-27                 Whotabs               www.thewho.net/whotabs/

[First INTRO]:

|-3-----|-1-----|-1-----|-1-----|(1)----|(1)----|-4----|-3-----33xx|-4-----|-3---|
|-4-----|-4-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-1-----|-4----|-3-----33xx|-4-----|-3---|
|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-4-----|-3-----|-1-----|-5----|-4-----44xx|-5-----|-4---|
|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-6----|-5-----55xx|-6-----|-5---|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-6----|-5-----55xx|-6-----|-5---|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-4----|-3-----33xx|-4-----|-3---|

[Main INTRO]:
  F                                  C
  e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s    e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s  x2
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||

     F                                  C
     e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s    e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s  x2
---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--||
---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
   |[electric guitar]                 |                                  ||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
-8/|/10-------------------------------|--------------------------------8/||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
-6/|/8--------------------------------|--------------------------------6/||

[VERSE 1]
     C                                  
Ever since I was a young boy,           I've played the silver ball
     e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s    e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s  
---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
---|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--||
---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
   |[electric]                        |                                  ||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
-8/|/10-------------------------------|--------------------------------6/||
---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
-6/|/8--------------------------------|--------------------------------4/||
 
  Bb
From Soho down to Brighton           I must have played them all
  e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s    e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s  
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--||
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--||
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--||
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--||
|[electric]                        |                                  ||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|/8--------------------------------|--------------------------------4/||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|/6--------------------------------|--------------------------------2/||

  Ab
But I ain't seen nothing like him    in any amusement hall 
  e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s    e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s  
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--||
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--||
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--||
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--||
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--||
|[electric]                        |                                  ||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|/6--------------------------------|--------------------------------3/||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|/4--------------------------------|--------------------------------1/||

That deaf dumb and blind kid        sure plays a mean pin- 
  e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s    w  
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--------------xxxx-||
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--------------xxxx-||
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--------------xxxx-||
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--------------xxxx-||
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--------------xxxx-||
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--------------xxxx-||
|[electric]                        |                     ||
|----------------------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------------------|---------------------||
|/5--------------------------------|-5-------------------||
|----------------------------------|-5-------------------||
|/3--------------------------------|-3-------------------||

  C   Bb Eb  F
 ball                   x2
||[electric]             ||
||--------3---1-1---xxxx-||
||-5-5--3-4---1-1---xxxx-||
||-5-5--3-3---2-2---xxxx-||
||-5-5--3-----3-3---xxxx-||
||-3-3--1-----------xxxx-||
||------------------xxxx-||

[VERSE 2]
   C
He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine. 
Bb
Feeling all the bumpers always playing clean. 
   Ab
He plays by intuition, the digit counters fall. 
     G                       G
That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball! 

||: C  Bb Eb  F :||x2

[CHORUS 1]:
       F  G    C             F      G       C
He's a pinball wizard there has got to be a twist. 
       q  q    e q           q.     e  e    q.
-----|--------------------|---------------------|
-----|---------5-5--------|-----------------5---|
-----|-2--4----5-5--------|--2------4--4----5---|
-----|-3--5----5-5--------|--3------5--5----5---|
-----|-3--5----3-3--------|--3------5--5----3---|
-----|-1--3---------------|--1------3--3--------|

  F  G    C           Eb            Bb Bbsus4  Bb Bbsus4  Bb
A pinball wizard, got such a supple wrist.                (How...)
  q  q    e q         q    q q  q     
|-------------------|--------------|-------------|---------(6)|
|---------5-5-------|-8----8-8--8--|-------------|---------(6)|
|-2--4----5-5-------|-8----8-8--8--|-7-8-8-8---7-|-8-8-8---(7)|
|-3--5----5-5-------|-8----8-8--8--|-8--8-8-8--8-|--8-8-8--(8)|
|-3--5----3-3-------|-6----6-6--6--|-8---8-8-8-8-|---8-8-8-(8)|
|-1--3--------------|--------------|-------------|---------(6)|

   Bb                          Eb
How do you think he does it? I don't know!
|-6----6----6----6----6----6-|--6----6----6-|
|-6----6----6----6----6----6-|--8----8----8-|
|-7----7----7----7----7----7-|--8----8----8-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|--8----8----8-|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8-|--6----6----6-|
|-6----6----6----6----6----6-|--6----6----6-|

Bb             
What makes him so good?
  q    q    q    q    e q.   q    q
|-6----6----6----6----6-6----6----6-|
|-6----6----6----6----6-6----6----6-|
|-7----7----7----7----7-7----7----7-|
|-8----8----8----8----8-8----8----8-|
|-8----8----8----8----8-8----8----8-|
|-6----6----6----6----6-6----6----6-|

[VERSE 3]
   C
He ain't got no distractions can't hear those buzzers and bells, 
 Bb
Don't see lights a flashin' plays by sense of smell. 
Ab
Always has a replay, and never tilts at all... 
     G                       G
That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin ball. 

||: C  Bb Eb  F :||x2

[CHORUS 2]:
    F     G      C        F      G        C
He can't beat me now I've always been the champ
   F   G       C        Eb                   Bb Bbsus4 Bb
I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hand

[SOLO 1; Solo tabs in progress. Now just a chords]:

|| Bb Ab  Eb            ||x4
|| Oooooh Can't explain ||

[Repeat 'Main INTRO']:
  F                                  C
  e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s    e  s  s  e  s  e  s  e  e  s  s  x2
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||

[VERSE 4]:
     C
Even on my usual table, he can beat the best
       Bb
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
         Ab
He's got crazy flipper fingers, I've never seen him fall
     G                        G
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

||: C  Bb Eb  F :||x2

[Modulation]:

  F                       G
  e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|[electric]             |                       |
|-1-------------------33|-3/--------------------|
|-1-------------------33|-3/--------------------|
|-2-------------------44|-4/--------------------|
|-3-------------------55|-5/--------------------|
|-3-------------------55|-5/--------------------|
|-1-------------------33|-3/--------------------|

[CHORUS 3]:

       G  A    D             G      A       D
He's a pinball wizard there has got to be a twist. 
       q  q    e q           q.     e  e    q.
-----|--------------------|----------------------|
-----|---------7-7--------|-----------------7\---|
-----|-4--6----7-7--------|--4------6--6----7\---|
-----|-5--7----7-7--------|--5------7--7----7\---|
-----|-5--7----5-5--------|--5------7--7----5\---|
-----|-3--5---------------|--3------5--5---------|

  G  A    D           F               C   Csus4      C    Csus4      C       Csus4     C        
A pinball wizard, got such a  supple  wrist.                 
  q  q    e q         q    q  q  q     
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------7-7-------|-10---10-10-10--|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-4--6----7-7-------|-10---10-10-10--|-9--10--10--10-9--|-10--10--10-9----|-10--10--10-9---|
|-5--7----7-7-------|-10---10-10-10--|-10--10--10----10-|--10--10----10---|--10--10----10--|
|-5--7----5-5-------|-8----8--8--8---|-10---10--10---10-|---10--10---10---|---10--10---10--|
|-3--5--------------|----------------|-8----------------|-----------------|----------------|

[CHORUS 4]:
       G  A    D             G        A       D
He's a pinball wizard, he's scored a trillion more
       q  q    e q           q.       e  e    q.
-----|--------------------|-----------------------|
-----|---------7-7--------|-------------------7---|
-----|-4--6----7-7--------|--4--------6--6----7---|
-----|-5--7----7-7--------|--5--------7--7----7---|
-----|-5--7----5-5--------|--5--------7--7----5---|
-----|-3--5---------------|--3--------5--5--------|

  G  A    D           F                    C   Csus4     C
A pinball wizard, the world's new pinball lord
  q  q    e q         q    q  q  q     
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|---------7-7-------|-10------10--10-10--|------------------|
|-4--6----7-7-------|-10------10--10-10--|-9--10--10--10-9--|
|-5--7----7-7-------|-10------10--10-10--|-10--10--10----10-|
|-5--7----5-5-------|-8-------8---8--8---|-10---10--10---10-|
|-3--5--------------|--------------------|-8----------------|

  Csus4        D     Dsus4        D    Dsus4         E     Esus4          E
He's  scoring  more,                    he's scoring more  
                                                           e. s  e. s  e  q
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-10--10--10---11--|-12--12--12---11-|--12--12--12---13--|-14-14-14-14-14-13--|
|--10--10--10--12--|--12--12--12--12-|---12--12--12--14--|-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
|---10--10--10-12--|---12--12--12-12-|----12--12--12-14--|-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
|--------------10--|--------------10-|---------------12--|-12-12-12-12-12-12--|

[SOLO 2; solo tabs in progress. Now just chords]:

   Dm          G
   s e. s e.   e e   q   x16
||-----------|-----------||
||-6-6--6-6--|-----------||
||-7-7--7-7--|-4-4---4---||
||-7-7--7-7--|-5-5---5---||
||-5-5--5-5--|-5-5---5---||
||-----------|-3-3---3---||
 
[CHORUS 5]:

       G    A    D             G        A      D
  I thought I    was the       Bally   table   king
       q    q    e q           q.       e  e    q.
-----|----------------------|-----------------------|
-----|-----------7-7--------|-------------------7---|
-----|-4----6----7-7--------|--4--------6--6----7---|
-----|-5----7----7-7--------|--5--------7--7----7---|
-----|-5----7----5-5--------|--5--------7--7----5---|
-----|-3----5---------------|--3--------5--5--------|

    G  A    D         F                    C   Csus4     C
But I just handed my pin  -  ball crown to him
  q  q    e q         q    q  q  q     
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|---------7-7-------|-10------10--10-10--|------------------|
|-4--6----7-7-------|-10------10--10-10--|-9--10--10--10-9--|
|-5--7----7-7-------|-10------10--10-10--|-10--10--10----10-|
|-5--7----5-5-------|-8-------8---8--8---|-10---10--10---10-|
|-3--5--------------|--------------------|-8----------------|

  Csus4        D     Dsus4        D          E     
           To him,                      To   him                                                   
|------------------|-----------------|--10---12---|
|------------------|-----------------|--10---12---|
|-10--10--10---11--|-12--12--12---11-|--11---13---|
|--10--10--10--12--|--12--12--12--12-|--12---14---|
|---10--10--10-12--|---12--12--12-12-|--12---14---|
|--------------10--|--------------10-|--10---12---|

[OUTRO; Play with variations. Tabs in progress]:
 
   C      Bb    F      C          C      Bb    F       C     Bb  
||-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
||--------------10-10-x--------|---------------10-10-x---------||
||-9------7-7---10-10-x--9--9--|--9------7-7---10-10-x-9--9--7-|| fade
||-10-----8-8---10-10-x--10-10-|--10-----8-8---10-10-x-10-10-8-||
||-10-----8-8---8--8--x--10-10-|--10-----8-8---8--8--x-10-10-8-||
||-8------6-6------------8--8--|--8------6-6-----------8--8--6-||


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