The Who – Tattoo (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1967 Album THE WHO SELL OUT)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Transcribed by Slowhand
A Bb F C
x 0 2 2 2 0 x x 3 3 3 x x x 3 2 1 1 x 3 2 0 1 0
D5 D Dsus2 Bbsus2
x x 0 2 3 x x x 0 2 3 2 x x 0 2 3 0 x x 3 3 1 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Acoustic Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar '
Intro
Q=112
Bb Fmaj7 Cadd9
4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E
|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|
|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----3---3-----3---3-|
|---7---------7-------|---5---------5-------|---5---------5-------|
|-8---------8---------|-7---------7---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1st Verse
Bbsus2 Bb
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E
|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---||-------0---------0----|
|-----1---1-----1---1-|-----1---1-----1---1-||-----6---6-----6---6--|
|---3---------3-------|---3---------3-------||---7---------7--------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------||-8---------8----------|
|---------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
Fmaj7 Cadd9 Dsus2
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E
|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----|
|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----3---3-----1---1-|-----3---3-----3---3--|
|---5---------5-------|---5---------3-------|---2---------2--------|
|-7---------7---------|-5---------3---------|-0---------0----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Bb Fmaj7 Cadd9 Bbsus2
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E
|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----|
|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----3---3-----1---1--|
|---7---------7-------|---5---------5-------|---5---------3--------|
|-8---------8---------|-7---------7---------|-5---------3----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Bridge
Dsus2 D D G5 D
S S E E E S S E E E a W Q E. S Q Q Q E. S H
|-------0---------0---|-0h2--------||-2--2--2-3--3--|-2--2--3-2----|
|-----3---3-----3---3-|---3--------||-3--3--3-3--3--|-3--3--3-3----|
|---2---------2-------|---2--------||-2--2--2-0--0--|-2--2--2-2----|
|-0---------0---------|---0--------||-0--0--0-0--0--|-0--0--0-0----|
|---------------------|------------||---------------|--------------|
|---------------------|------------||---------3--3--|--------------|G5 A
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
Gtr II Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-2--2--3--3--|-------------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-2--2--0--0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-0--0--0--0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-------3--3--|-------------------|
2nd & 3rd Verses
Bb
E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E |---------------------||--------0---------0---| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-||o-----6---6-----6---6-| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-||----7---------7-------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-||--8---------8---------| |-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-||o---------------------| |---------------------||----------------------|
F C Bb D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----| |-----6---6-----6---6-|-----3---3-----3---3-|-----1---1-----3---3--| |---5---------5-------|---5---------5-------|---3---------2--------| |-7---------7---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------0----------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Bb F C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----| |-----6---6-----6---6-|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----3---3-----3---3--| |---7---------7-------|---5---------5-------|---5---------5--------| |-8---------8---------|-7---------7---------|-5---------5----------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Chorus
Bb Dsus2 D D5 D DsDs4
H H W W W
| | |
/ / /
Gtrs I, II S S E E E S S E E E S S E E. S H E E E E E E E E Q E. S Q Q |-------0---------0---|-------2--3-2----||-----------------|-2--2--3-2-----| |-----1---1-----3---3-|-----3----3-3----||-3-------3-------|-3--3--3-3-----| |---3---------2-------|---2--------2----||-2-------2-------|-2--2--2-2-----| |-3---------0---------|-0----------0----||-0-------0-------|-0--0--0-0-----| |---------------------|-----------------||---4-2-0---4-2-0-|---------------| |---------------------|-----------------||-----------------|---------------| D5 D DsDs4 D A/C# Bm A E E E E E E E E Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-2--2--3-2-----|-------------|--------------| |-3-------3-------|-3--3--3-3-----|----7-----5--|----3-----2---| |-2-------2-------|-2--2--2-2-----|----7-----6--|----4-----2---| |-0-------0-------|-0--0--0-0-----|----7-----7--|----4-----2---| |---4-2-0---4-2-0-|---------------|----5-----4--|----2-----0---| |-----------------|---------------|-------------|--------------| G5 A |-3-| Q E. S E E E E E S S E S S S S E E S S S |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| |----3--------3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-| |-0--0--0-0---0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0--0--0-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| |-----------------|-0-----0-0-------0-0-------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-0-|---------------------------| Interlude Bb Q E. S E E Q S S E E E S S E E E |-0--0-----------||-------0---------0----| |-2--2-----------||-----6---6-----6---6--| |-2--2--2--------||---7---------7--------| |-2--2--2-2-2----||-8---------8----------| |-0--0----0-0----||----------------------| |----------------||----------------------| Fmaj7 Cadd9 S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---| |-----6---6-----6---6-|-----3---3-----3---3-| |---5---------5-------|---5---------5-------| |-7---------7---------|-5---------5---------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| Bbsus2 S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-------0---------0---|-------0---------0-----|| |-----1---1-----1---1-|-----1---1-----1---1--o|| |---3---------3-------|---3---------3---------|| |-3---------3---------|-3---------3-----------|| |---------------------|----------------------o|| |---------------------|-----------------------||
4th Verse
Bb F C
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
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----| |-----6---6-----6---6-|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----3---3-----3---3--| |---7---------7-------|---5---------5-------|---5---------5--------| |-8---------8---------|-7---------7---------|-5---------5----------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Bb Dsus2 Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----| |-----1---1-----3---3-|-----6---6-----6---6-|-----6---6-----6---6--| |---3---------2-------|---7---------7-------|---5---------5--------| |-3---------0---------|-8---------8---------|-7---------7----------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
C Bbsus2 D5 D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E. S H W |-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---|-------2----3-2-------|-^2----*| |-----3---3-----3---3-|-----1---1-----3---3-|-----3------3-3-------|-^3----*| |---5---------5-------|---3---------2-------|---2----------2-------|-^2----*| |-5---------5---------|-3---------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