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Eminence Front | guitar tab By The Who >From It's Hard, 1982 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1982 Towser Tunes Inc./Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. ============== transcribed by 1996-11-20 Whotabs [email protected] rev 2000-08-14 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== [optional voicings] Dbmaj7 x43111 and xx6564 [stage versions: 9tx10 10 98] C7sus4 x35566 Fm x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus) [Keyboard intro; guitar noodles in loose time] e|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| B|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| G|0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----| D|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4\| A|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| E|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| [Main riff] ||:Fm | |Dbmaj7 | :|| e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| B||------------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x-|| G||.-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x.|| D||.3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x.|| A||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| E||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| | Fm | | e|---|-------------|------------------| B|-4-|4h6-------6\4|4h6-6-----4-1-----| G|---|-------------|---------------1--| D|---|-------------|--------------3-3-| A|---|-------------|------------------| E|---|-------------|------------------| |Dbmaj7 | | e|---------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-| G|3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------| D|----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------| A|---------------------|------------------------------------| E|---------------------|------------------------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| B|----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----| G|1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^\-1|---13^--~-----| D|--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------| A|-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11| E|------------------|-----4-1---1--4/\|1----------------|--------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | e|--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------| B|----16/--\-^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----| G|--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13| D|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| E|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| | | e|-------13---------------------------------------| B|-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------| G|-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--| D|---------------------15-13-------------13-15----| A|------------------------------------15----------| E|------------------------------------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | e|----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------| B|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^\-15--|13-11\9-11\9---------| G|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------| D|--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------| A|----------------|-------------------------|--------------11\----| E|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------| | |F e|---------------------------------|----| B|-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|----| G|--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|----| D|-----10------------------------1-|3---| A|8--------------------------------|----| E|---------------------------------|----| [verse; follows main pattern] |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | The sun shines, people forget |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x| |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x| |3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x--x---x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x| |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're | | hiding e|-----------------| B|---------4h6-4---| G|-----------------| D|3-1h3-3----------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| The girls smile, people forget The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding e|-------8\-| B|-------9\-| G|------10\-| D|------10\-| A|----------| E|----------| [chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98] |Fm | | Behind an eminence front, Eminence front, it's a put on e|-------------------------------|------------------------------| B|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------| G|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------| D|3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------| E|1------------------------------|1-----------------------------| |Dbmaj7* | | e|-----------------|---------------4\| B|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6\| G|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5\| D|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6\| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| |Fm | It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | |Fm e|-----------------|---------------------|----| B|-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6-| G|-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|----| D|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|----| A|-----------------|---------------------|----| E|-----------------|---------------------|----| |Fm | | It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | |Fm Eminence front e|-------------------|----8---8---8----|----| B|---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9\-|1-1-| G|--1------------xxx-|-----------------|----| D|3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|----| A|-------------------|-----------------|----| E|-------------------|-----------------|----| It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on, [bridge] |Ab Eb Eb Bb | Ab Eb Bb Bb F | e|------------|-------------------| B|13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10\---| G|13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10\---| D|13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10\---| A|------------|-------------------| E|------------|-------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come and join the party dress to kill (Won't you...) e|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| G|10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------| D|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| A|8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------| E|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Won't you come and join the party dress to kill | % | % | % | % | [2/4] |C7sus4 | | | | Dress to kill |------------|------------|------15----12---|------------------| |------------|------------|---17^---14^---11|12-13-13p12p11h13\| |5--5---5-5--|5-5--5-5-5--|5----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| |3--3---3-3--|3-3--3-3-3--|3----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| [repeat verse] Drinks flow, people forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins |Dbmaj7 | |Fm People forget, forget they're hiding |------------------------|---------------------|----| |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----| |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----| |3-1h3-3---x-x-x---------|3-1h3-3--------------|----| |------------------------|---------------------|----| |------------------------|----------4^\^\~-----|1---| The news slows, people forget The shares crash, hopes are dashed |Dbmaj7 | | People forget, forget they're hiding |------------------------|---------16-16-16\---| |-----------x-x-x--------|---------18-18-18\---| |-----------x-x-x--------|---------17-17-17\---| |3-1h3-3----x-x-x--------|3-1h3-3--------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| [repeat chorus] Behind an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on It's just an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | | e|---------------|--------------------| B|---------x-x-x-|----4^\-4^\-4^\-----| G|---------x-x-x-|--------------------| D|3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------| A|---------------|--------------------| E|---------------|--------------------| An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on Eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on, it's a put on |Dbmaj7 | | It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on |----------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------x-x-x--13|-13-13-13--------| |-------------------x-x-x--15|-15-15-15-13\----| |--3---1h3---3------x-x-x----|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to e|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------| B|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------| G|10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------| D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | | Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to | % | % | % | % | |C7sus4 | | | kill Dress yourself to kill e|-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------| B|-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------| G|5--5\--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/12\10| D|-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------| A|3--3\--|----------------------|-----------15-------15\------8--8-/10\8-| E|-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------| [2/4 ][4/4] | |Fm e|---------------|-----| B|---------------|-----| G|10\8--5\3---3--|-----| D|---------------|3----| A|-8\6--3\1---1--|-----| E|---------------|1----| ============= [email 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