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Sheraton Gibson – guitar tab

Sheraton Gibson | guitar tab
By Pete Townshend
>From Who Came First, 1972
Written by Pete Townshend ©1972 Fabulous Music Ltd.

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#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. #
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previously transcribed by: Brian Berejik (berejik@bc.edu)
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revised by                                  Whotabs                    
litgo@aol.com        1998-07-22             www.thewho.net/whotabs     
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[note: there are three guitars: two acoustic, one electric. Tab in chorus for
electric]

Capo on 2 for acoustic; open for electric

A      5x2225
B      x2444x
E      x22454
A5     5x2255
E/B    x26452 (chorus)
Asus4  5x7755 (bridge)
A      5x7655 (bridge)

[intro, use flatpick]

| D     D/C# D/B  D/A  |Gma7 Gma7/F# Esus2 Es2/D
|----------------------|----2----2------------|
|----3----3-----3----3-|---3----3-----5-5--3--|
|---2----2-----2----2--|--4----2-----4----4---|
|--4----2-----4----4---|-5----4-----2---------|
|-5----4-----2---------|-----------------5----|
|-----------------5----|----------------------|

|Gmaj7...              | A         D/A     A5    |
|----2----2-----2---(2)|----5--5---5-5-----5-----|
|---3----3-----5----5--|----2--2---3-3-----5-----|
|--4----2-----4----4---|----2--2---2-2---2-2-----|
|-5----4-----2---------|----2--2---2-2---2-2-----|
|-----------------5----|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-5--5--5---5-5-----5-----|

[verse; main pattern]
  | D              D/C#     D/B     D/A      | Gma7 Gma7/F# Esus2 Es2/D
I'm sitting in the Sheraton Gibson, playing my Gibson
  |------------------------------------------|----2----2-----2----2-|
  |------------3----------3-------3---------3|---3----3-----5----5--|
  |---------2-----------2-------2---------2--|--4----2-----4----4---|
  |----4---------------2------4---------4----|-5----4-----2---------|
  |-5--------------4--------2----------------|-----------------5----|
  |---------------------------------5--------|----------------------|


  | Gmaj7...           | A         D/A     A5        |
And boy, do I wanna go   home
  |----2---2-----2----2|----5--5---5-5-----5---------|
  |---3---3-----5----5-|----2--2---3-3-----5---5---5-|
  |--4---2-----4----4--|----2--2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
  |-5---4-----2--------|----2--2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
  |----------------5---|-----------------------------|
  |--------------------|-5--5--5---5-5-----5---------|

I'm sitting in the Sheraton Gibson, playing my Gibson
And boy, do I feel all alone

[chorus]
|E    E    E    E   | E E E E  | B       B     E/B   B | B  B  E/B  B |
 Cleveland,           ho!   You  blow my mind
|-------------------|----------|-----------------------|--------------|
|---------12--------|----------|-----------------------|--------------|
|---------13h14-----|----------|-----------------------|-------%------|
|---------14---12\--|----------|-----------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|----------|-9----9--9---9-11-11\9-|--------------|
|-----------------3^|-0---0-0-/|-7----7--7---7-7--7----|--------------|
 [electric]

|E    E    E    E   | E E E E            |
 Cleveland,           ho!  I wish I were 
|-------------------|--------------------|
|---------12--------|--------------------|
|---------13h14-----|--------------------|
|---------14---12\--|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------3^|-0------------------|

| B         B   B    B         | A7               |
  Home this time,    don't wanna be unkind (But I'm)
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|-9----9----9---9--9-9---------|-7----------------|
|-7----7----7---7--7-7---------|-5----------------|

But I'm sitting in the Sheraton Gibson, playing my Gibson
Thinking 'bout a sunny barbecue
I'm sitting in the Sheraton Gibson, playing my Gibson
In my mind is a Cleveland afternoon

[repeat chorus]

[bridge]

|Asus4       A   Asus4    A
 De de de de doo de de de doo
|Asus4       A   Asus4    A
 De de de de doo de de de doo
|Asus4       A   Asus4    A
 De de de de doo de de de doo
|Asus4       A   Asus4    A
 De de de de doo de de de doo

| D   D/C# D/B  D/A |Gma7 Gma7/F# Esus2 Esus2/D
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-10~-8~---7~---5~--|------5-7--5---------|
|-------------------|-7~--7------7--------|
|-------------------|----------------7--7-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
[~: tremelo pick]

|Gmaj7.........          | A     D/A  A5       |
|----------------5-7-5---|---------------------|
|--------5~--5h7------5h7|-5~----7~--8~---8-10-|
|--4-7-------------------|---------------------|
|-7----------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
                          

| D   D/C# |D/B  D/A  Gma7 Gma7/F# Esus2 Esus2/D |
|----------|-9~--11/12|-19~-17~--|-14~--14h15-14-|
|-10~-12~--|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|

|Gma7 Gma7/F# Esus2 Esus2/D | A     D/A| A5        |
|-17~----17~|-15~14-15-14---|----------|-----------|
|-----------|------------17-|-14~---15~|-17~-------|
|-----------|---------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------------|----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------------|----------|-----------|

[repeat chorus]

I'm sitting in the Sheraton Gibson, playing my Gibson
And boy, do I wanna go home

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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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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