Pure and Easy | guitar tab By The Who, 1971 (second version) >From Odds and Sods, 1974 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1974 Fabulous Music Ltd. original transcription by Andy Dennis ============== transcribed by Whotabs [email protected] ============== Note: All leads and timing are approximate. (I took this tab from thewho.net and all goes to the people listed above. I put it here so people could find it easier.) C x35553 and xxx553 and x32010 (chorus only) G/C xx5433 and xxx433 Fadd9/C xx3213 and xxx213 Fmaj7 xx3555 Dm6 xx3435 F6 xx3231 Dm xx0231 F x33211 G x55433 Em 022000 Am x02210 G5 3x0033 C/G 3x2013 G7 xx3033 Fmaj9/A x03553 Emsus4 022200 E 022100 A/G 3x222x G/D xx0033 (D implied by bass) [intro] |[drums] ||:C G/C |F9/C G/C :||[organ] ||:C | :||[12-str acoust guitar] |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C | There once was a note, pure and easy |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C | Playing so free like a breath rippling by |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C| (by) [additional gtr from version 1 (Who's Next reissue)] |-3--3----|-3-----/3---|-3--3----|-3-----/3---| |--5--4---|--1------4--|--5--4---|--1------4--| |5--5-----|2--2------5-|5--5-----|2--2------5-| |---------|------------|---------|------------| |---------|------------|---------|------------| |---------|------------|---------|------------| |Fmaj7 |Dm6 The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me |Fmaj7 |F6 |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C|C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C| Forever we blend and forever we die [chorus] |C C Dm Dm|F F G I listened and I heard music in a word -|-----------------------|-------------------| -|-----------------------|-------------------| -|-----------------------|-------------4/7---| -|-----------------3-5/7-|3--------3-5-------| -|3------------3-5-------|-------------------| -|-----------------------|-------------------| G |C C Dm Dm|F F G and words when you played your guitar ---|-----------------------------|-------------------| ---|-----------------------------|-------------------| ---|-----------------------------|---------4/7-------| ---|----------------------3--5/7-|3----3-5-----------| ---|3----------3---5-------------|-------------------| ---|-----------------------------|-------------------| G |Dm Dm Em Em|G G Am Am| The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering, then a ---|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----| ---|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----| ---|------------------------------|------------------5------7^(9)-|-7~-| ---|--------------------5-7/9-----|5-----------5--7---------------|----| ---|5------------5---7------------|-------------------------------|----| ---|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----| |G5 |C/G |G7 |C/G | Child flew past me riding in a star |Dsus4 |D Dsus2 D As people assemble, civilization |3------3-3--3---|2---2-2-0/2---| |3------3-3--3---|3---3-3-3/3---| |2------2-2--2---|2---2-2-2/2---| |0------0-0--0---|0---0-0-0----0| |----------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------| [slight palm mute ] |G5 |G7 G6 |G |G7 C/G G Is trying to find a new way to die (but) |3---------------|--3-------|3----|--3---------| |3---------------|---3--3---|3----|---3-3--3---| |0---------------|---0---0--|0----|---0-0--0---| |0--------------2|/3--2-----|0---2|/3---2--0---| |----------------|----------|-----|------------| |3---------------|----------|3----|------------| |Am |Emsus4 E But killing is really merely scene changer |Am |Fmaj9/A F6/A |Am |Fmaj9/A F6/A Am All men are bored with other men's lives |0-----------------|3--------1----------|0------|3-------1--------| |1-----------------|5--------3----------|1------|5-------3----1-1-| |2-----------------|5--------2----------|2------|5-------2----2-2-| |2-----------------|3--------3----------|2------|3-------3----2-2-| |0----------------0|----0---------------|0-----0|------0----------| |------------------|--------------------|-------|-----------------| [repeat chorus] I listened and I heard music in a word And words when you played your guitar The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering, when a |G |C/G |G7 |C/G | Child flew past me riding in a star |------------------|--8----8---|--7---7----|--8---8---8\--| |------------------|----8----8-|----8---8-8|----8---8-----| |7~----------------|-----------|-----------|--------------| |------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------| |------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------| |------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------| Gas on the hillside, oil in the teacup Watch all the chords of life lose their joy Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness |Am |Fmaj9/A F6/A |Am |Fmaj9/A F6/A | The note that began all can also destroy |Am |C |Fmaj7 |G6 | (We) |0------|0-----|0-------|0-------| |1------|1-----|1-------|3-------| |2------|0-----|2-------|4-------| |2------|2-----|3-------|5-------| |0------|0-----|0-------|0-------| |-------|------|--------|--------| |Am |C |Fmaj7 |G6 We all know success when we all find our own dreams And our love is enough to knock down any wall And the future's been seen as men try to realize |Am |C |Fmaj7 |G6 | The simple secret of the note in us all |Am |C/A |Fmaj7/A |G6/A | (all) |0------|0--------|0-------|0-------| |1------|1--------|1-------|3-------| |2------|0--------|2-------|4-------| |2------|2--------|3-------|5-------| |0--0-0-|3----0-0-|3---0-0-|5---0-0-| |-------|---------|--------|--------| |Am |C/A |Fmaj7/A |G6/A | |0------|---------|--------|-------------| |1------|5~-------|10~-----|(12)~--------| |2------|5~-------|10~-----|(12)~--------| |2------|5~-------|10~-----|(12)~--------| |0--0-0-|0----0-0-|0---0-0-|-----0-0/0/0-| |-------|---------|--------|-------------| [solo] |Am |C |Fmaj7 |G6 | |-------------|-------------|--------------------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------------------|-------------10| |--5-----5----|-------------|--------------------------|------5---7h9--| |7---7/7---5h7|7------------|--------------------------|---5h7-7~------| |-------------|--7\-0h3~-0--|0---------------------3p0-|5h7------------| |-------------|------------3|-3-5-0h3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5----|---------------| |Am |C | |--------------------8--8-12p|8--12p8--12p8--12p8--12p8--12p8--8---| |10-10/10/10-10/10/10-10-----|-10----10----10----10----10----10--10| |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |Fmaj7 |G6 | (I) |8------------------|---------| |-10-/13-15^\13-----|---------| |--------------12h14|14-------| |-------------------|---------| |-------------------|---12\---| |-------------------|---------| [repeat chorus] I listened and I heard music in a word And words when you played your guitar The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering and a |G |C/G |G7 |C/G | Child flew past me riding in a star |-----------7------|--8--8-8h10|--7---7----|7h8---8-------| |-------------8----|----8------|----8---8--|----8---8-----| |------------------|0----------|0----------|--------------| |(12)--------------|-----------|-----------|--------------| |------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------| |------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------| [harm] [final verse from demo] Today is the day when sound curdles mountains Flowing and blowing each man it its wake Destroying itself in the end with vibration There's nothing on earth its challenge can take Excepting one note... [repeat intro; acoustic and organ only] |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C | |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C | There once was a note, pure and easy |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C | Playing so free like a breath rippling by |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C |C G/C |Fadd9/C G/C| (by) [outro] ||A A/G G D A A/G G D || There ||[acoustic] ||---------|3-2-------|---------|3-2----------|| ||---------|3-3-------|---------|3-3----------|| ||.--2-----|0-2-------|---2-----|0-2---------.|| ||.--2-----|0-0-------|---2-----|0-0---------.|| ||0--0-----|----------|0--0-----|-------------|| ||------3^-|----0-2-3^|------3^-|------0-2-3^-|| ||[electric] | ||---------|3-2~------|---------|3-2----------| ||---------|3-3~------|---------|3-3----------| ||---2~----|0-2~------|---2~----|0-2-4^4^-2---| ||---2~----|0-0-------|---2~----|0-0--------4-| ||0--0~----|--------0-|0--0~----|-------------| ||------3^~|----------|------3^~|-------------| [repeat acoustic as above] |A A/G |G D |A A/G |G D | once was a note, listen! There once was a note, listen! There [electric] |----------------|----5----------|----------------|3--2-----------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|3--3--/13\-----| |2~--------------|4^4^-4^\p2-----|----------------|0--2--/14\-----| |----------------|---------------|2----2----------|0--0--0--------| |----------------|----------3^---|0----0----------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|--3^------------|---------------| |A A/G |G D |A A/G |G D | once was a note, listen! There once was a note, listen! There |----------------|3--2------------|----------------|3--2~----------| |----------------|3--3------------|----------------|3--3~----------| |2----2----------|0--2-4p2--------|-----2----------|0--2~----------| |-----2----------|0--0----4p2-0---|-----2----------|0--0------2----| |-----0----------|--------------3^|~----0----------|----------0----| |-----------3^~--|----------------|-----------3^~--|---------------| |A A/G |G D |A A/G | once was a note, listen! There once was a note, |----------------|------------------------|----------8-----| |----------------|------------------------|--------8--10-8-| |-----2----------|--------5-7^\-5---5-----|-----/9---------| |2----2----------|-----5h7--------7---7---|----------------| |0----0----------|0-3h5-------------------|----------------| |-----------3^~--|------------------------|----------------| [drums in] |G D |A A/G |G D | listen! There once was a note, listen! There |--------10^-10p8-----------|----------------|3--2--------------| |8/10~-----------10-10\-----|----------------|3--3--/13-13\-----| |---------------------------|-----2----------|0--2--/14-14\-----| |---------------------------|-----2----------|0--0--------------| |----------------------0----|0----0----------|-------------0----| |---------------------------|-----------3^~--|------------------| |A A/G |G D |A A/G | once was a note, listen! There once was a note, |----------------|3--2----------------|----------------| |----------------|3--3----------------|----------------| |-----2----------|0--2---5-7^-7^7^\p5-|5---------------| |-----2----------|0--0---------------7|--7-7-----------| |0----0----------|--------------------|----------------| |-----------3^~--|--------------------|----------------| |G/D D | listen! There |-----------------------------------------------12p8-| |8h10/10/10-8h10/10/10-8h10/10/10-8h10/10/10-10------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |A A/G |G/D D | once was a note, listen! There |--10p8--12p8--10p8--12p8|--10p8--12p8--10p8---8----8--| |10----10----10----10----|10----10----10----10---10----| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------12| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| [begin fade....] |A A/G |G/D D |A A/G | once was a note, listen! There once was a note, |----------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-------14----14-|-----------------------|---------------------| |----------------|-------------------2---|4^--\^-----4^\p2-2---| |-12h14----14----|/12\-/12\--------------|----------------4----| |----------------|----------0-3^-0-------|------------------3^\| |----------------|-----------------3-----|---------------------| |G/D D |A A/G |G/D D listen! There once was a note, listen! There |-----------------------|----------------|---------------| |-----------------------|----------------|---------------| |-----------------------|----------------|----------2----| |-----------------------|----------------|----------2----| |0---0------------------|--5^-3^/0-------|----------0----| |-3^\--3-0/3/5-0/3/5----|----------------|5~-5~-5~-------| |A A/G |G D |A A/G |G D once was a note, listen! There once was a note, listen! There |----------------|3--2-----------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|3--3-----------|----2---2---2--/|15-15~---------| |2---------------|0--2--------2--|4^--4^--4^--4^-/|14-14~---------| |2---------------|0--0-----------|---------------/|16-16~---------| |0----0----------|---------------|----------------|--------0-0----| |-----------3^~--|---------------|----------------|---------------| |A A/G |G/D D |A A/G |G D |A once was a note, listen! There once was a note, listen! There once was |----------------|3--2---------|12-12~---12---12|---12--12---12|--12---| |----------------|3--3---3-----|14-14~-----10---|10---10---10~-|10--10-| |-----2----------|0--2---------|14-14~--9----9--|--9-----------|-------| |----------------|0--0---------|----------------|--------------|-------| |0-------------0-|-------------|----------------|--------------|-------| |----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|-------| ============= [email protected]
