The Who – Acid Queen (Guitar Tab)
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THE ACID QUEEN
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1969 Double Album TOMMY)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar'
Intro 1st, 2nd & 4th Verses
Q=128
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Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2/C
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-||----0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0--| |-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----||o-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3------| |-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---||--------2-----2---|-------2-----2----| |-0---------------|-0---------------||--0---------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-3----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------| F G/F D Dsus2 Dsus2/C Q. E Q. E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-1------3------|-2--------|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-| |-1------3------|-3--------|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----| |-2----2-0------|-2--------|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---| |-3----3-0----0-|-0--------|-0---------------|-----------------| |-3----3--------|----------|-----------------|-3---------------| |-1----1-1------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus F G5/A A7sus4 A A D Gtr I Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E S S S S Q +E E Q |-1-------------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|------------------||------------------2---| |-1-------------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-(0)-||-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-3---| |-2------0----2-|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-(0)-||-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-2---| |-3----3-0----2-|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-(0)-||-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-0---| |------3-0----0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--||-0-0-0-0-0--(0)-x-----| |------1--------|-----------------|------------------||----------------------|
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| Gtr II | W Q E E E E E E W W |---------------|-----------------|------------------||----------------------| |---------------|-----------3-3-3-|------------------||----------------------| |---------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------||----------------------| |---------------|-2---2-2-2-4-4-4-|------------------||----------------------| |---------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------||----------------------| |---------------|-----------------|------------------||----------------------| A D A5 Gtr I S S S S Q +Q. E S S S S Q +E E Q S S S S H E E |--------------------|------------------2--|-5-5-5-5-5----5-x--| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---x-|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-3--|-5-5-5-5-5----5-x--| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---x-|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-2--|-2-2-2-2-2----2-x--| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---x-|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-0--|-2-2-2-2-2----2-x--| |-0-0-0-0-0--(0)---x-|-0-0-0-0-0--(0)-x----|-0-0-0-0-0----0-x--| |--------------------|---------------------|-------------------| To Coda A D A E5 D A S S S S Q +E E Q S S S S H. H H W |------------------2--|-----------------|-0----2----|-------|| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-3--|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-0----3----|-2----o|| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-------|------2----|-2-----|| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-x-0--|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2----0----|-2-----|| |-0-0-0-0-0--(0)-x----|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-2---------|-0----o|| |---------------------|-----------------|-0---------|-------|| Bridge G7sus4 G7sus4/F W H Q E E |-1--------------|-1------------1---| |-1--------------|-1------------1---| |-0--------------|-0------------0---| |-0--------------|-0-------0--------| |----------------|------------------| |-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-(1)-1---0-| Q. E E E E E Q E E +E Q E G7sus4 G5 G7sus4 H Q. E H. Q W |-1------1------|----------------|-1----------------| |-1------1------|----------------|-1----------------| |-0------0------|-0----------0---|-0----------------| |-0------0------|-0----------0---|-0----------------| |---------------|----------------|------------------| |-3----1-1----3-|-3----3-3-3---3-|-1----3-3-3-3-3---| Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E G7sus4/F E5 D A < H Q E E H Q. E H +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-1------------1---|-0----2------|----------------|-----------------| |-1------------1---|-0----3------|-2----(2)-2-----|-----------------| |-0------------0---|------2------|-2----(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-0-------0--------|-2----0----0-|-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---| |-1--1-1-(1)-1---0-|-0-----------|----------------|---------------0-| Q E E +E Q E 3rd Verse B B5 E5 E D < E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e S S Q Q E E Q Q. E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------||--------------|------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------||-9---------9--|-7----5-5-5-5-----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-||-9---------9--|------0-0-0-0-(0)-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-||-9-------9-9--|-0------------(0)-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-||-7-------7-7--|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||-0--0--0-0-0--|------------------| G A/G E < H Q E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S |-3--------------|-0------------------------| |-0------2---2---|-0------------------------| |-0------2---2---|-1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-0------2---2---|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |----------------|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3--3-3-3-----0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q E E Q. E E5/D Q +E. S E E Q Q E E E E E E |-0--(0)----------|-0--0-0-0-0-0------| |-0--(0)-------0--|-0--0-0-0-0-0------| |-1--(1)-------1--|-0-----------------| |-2--(2)-------2--|-0------------(0)--| |-2--(2)----------|-------------------| |-0--(0)-0-0-0----|-------------------| Chorus G6 B B E < Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S Q +E E Q |-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------0---| |-0------2------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---0---| |-0------2------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---1---| |-0------2------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---2---| |-------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---2---| |-3----0-2------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------0-0---| B B E B S S S S Q +Q. E S S S S Q +E E Q S S S S Q +Q. E |--------------------|------------------0--|---------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4--(4)-----|-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---0--|-4-4-4-4-4--(4)------| |-4-4-4-4-4--(4)-----|-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---1--|-4-4-4-4-4--(4)------| |-4-4-4-4-4--(4)-----|-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---2--|-4-4-4-4-4--(4)------| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-----|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---2--|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)------| |------------------0-|----------------0-0--|------------------0--| E B Em D A S S S S Q +E E Q S S S S H Q H H W |------------------0--|-----------------|-0----2----|-0----|| |-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---0--|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-0----3----|-2----|| |-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---1--|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-0----2----|-2----|| |-4-4-4-4-4--(4)---2--|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2----0----|-2----|| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---2--|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2---------|-0----|| |----------------0-0--|-----------------|-0---------|------|| Interlude N.C. ~ ~~~~~~~ ~ S S S S H E E S S S S Q +Q. E S S S S H E E |------------------|-5-5-5-5-5--(5)-----|-5-5-5-5-5---------| |--------------5---|--------------------|--------------3----| |-2-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~ ~ S S S S Q +Q. E S S S S H E E S S S S H Q |--------------------|------------------|-5-5-5-5-5--------| |--------------------|--------------3---|------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-----|-2-2-2-2-2--------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| A D ~ ~ ~ S S S S H E e S S S S H Q S S S S H E E |-5-5-5-5-5--------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2----3----| |--------------2-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2----2----| |------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2----4----| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A7 D A ~~~~~~~ ~ ~ S S S S Q +Q. E S S S S H E E S S S S H Q |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5--(5)-----|-5-5-5-5-5----3---|-2-2-2-2-2--------| |--------------------|--------------2---|-2-2-2-2-2--------| |-5-5-5-5-5--(5)-----|-5-5-5-5-5----4---|-2-2-2-2-2--------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| A D/A A7 D/A S S S S H E E S S S S Q +E E E E S S S S Q E E E E |------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2----3---|-5-5-5-5-5--(5)-(5)-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3--(3)-3-3-3--| |-2-2-2-2-2----2---|----------------------2-|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2----4---|-5-5-5-5-5--(5)-(5)-5-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--(4)-4-4-4--| |-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--| |------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| A A5 S S S S Q E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E S S S S Q +Q. E |----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0--(0)-------|-5-5-5-5-5--(5)------| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-------|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-------|-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)-2-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---0-2-|-5-5-5-5-5--(5)------| |-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--| |----------------------|----------------------|---------------------| D/A A S S S S Q +E E E E S S S S Q +Q. E S S S S Q +E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5--(5)---5---|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0--(0)--------| |-5-5-5-5-5--(5)---3---|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-----|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)--------| |-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---2---|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-----|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)--------| |-5-5-5-5-5--(5)---4---|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)-----|-2-2-2-2-2--(2)---0-2--| |-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--| |----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| D.S. al Coda & E5 D A A S S S S H Q H H W W +W |-5-5-5-5-5-------|-0----2----|----------||----------|--------*| |-5-5-5-5-5-------|-0----3----|-2--------||-2--------|-(2)----*| |-2-2-2-2-2-------|------2----|-2--------||-2--------|-(2)----*| |-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2----0----|-2--------||-2--------|-(2)----*| |-0-0-0-0-0-------|-2---------|-0--------||-0--------|-(0)----*| |-----------------|-0---------|----------||----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths