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  Pinball Wizard 
  by The Who
  >From Tommy, 1969
  Written by Pete Townshend
  
  Previous transcription by:
  Marc Hirsh
  Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu)
  
  =============
  revised by
  litgo@aol.com
  =============
  
  G6sus4  3x5530       (verse 2&3)
  G6      3x5430       (verse 2&3)
  Csus4   8x10 10 8 8  (verse 4)
  C       8x 10 9 8 8  (verse 4)
  Bbsus4  6x8866       (verse 4)
  Bb      6x8766       (verse 4)
  Asus4   5x7750       (verse 1-4)
  A       5x7650       (verse 1-4)
  
  [original note: 'e' stands for eighth notes, 's' for sixteenth, `q' 
  for quarter, `h' for half, and, yes, even `w' for whole notes. A 
  period after a note value means dotted. 
  The chord parts are best played with your index finger on the B string,
  middle on the G string (using pinky for pull-offs), and ring finger 
  on the D string, with the thumb wrapping around and playing the low E 
  string. Sounds hard, but gets easier with practice.]
  [Strumming: for main pattern (bar10), accent every 3rd 16th -- on '+':
                                        | + / / + / / + / / + + |
                                          e s s e s e s e e s s
  
  [INTRO]
    Bm/F#             Bmsus4/F#         F#7sus4           
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
  |-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
  |-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
  |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  
    F#7               F#m7              Em/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  
  |-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
  |-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
  |-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  
    Em/G                F#sus4                F#                   
    e e e e e e e e     e s s e s e s e e e   e s s e s e s e e e  
  |-------------------|---0-----------------|---0-0-----0---------|
  |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-43-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-54-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0---|
  |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  |-------------------|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--T7-|
  
     Bsus4                   B        
     e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s x2
  ||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
  ||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8.||
  ||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.||
  ||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ||T7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
  
        Bsus4                   B
        e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s x2
  ---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ---||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
  ---||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8.||
  ---||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.||
  ---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ---||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
     ||[electric guitar]      |                       ||
  ---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  -7/||/9---------------------|---------------------7/||
  ---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  -5/||/7---------------------|---------------------5/||
  
  [VERSE 1]
  
       Bsus4                        B(add4)
  Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball.
       e s s e s e s e e s s        e s s e s e s e e s s
     |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
     |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
     |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
     |----------------------------|-----------------------|
     |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
     |[electric]                  |                       |
     |----------------------------|-----------------------|
     |----------------------------|-----------------------|
     |----------------------------|-----------------------|
     |/9--------------------------|---------------------6/|
     |----------------------------|-----------------------|
     |/7--------------------------|---------------------4/|
  
       Asus4                   A
  From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all.
       e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s
     |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
     |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
     |-----------------------|-----------------------|
     |T5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
     |[electric]             |                       |
     |-----------------------|-----------------------|
     |-----------------------|-----------------------|
     |-----------------------|-----------------------|
     |/7---------------------|---------------------4/|
     |-----------------------|-----------------------|
     |/5---------------------|---------------------2/|
  
        Gsus4                          G
  But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall.
        e s s e s e s e e s s          e s s e s e s e e s s
      |------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
      |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
      |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
      |------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |T3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
      |[electric]                    |                       |
      |------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |/5----------------------------|---------------------3/|
      |------------------------------|-----------------------|
      |/3----------------------------|---------------------1/|
  
       F#7sus4                   F#7
  That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin-
       e s s e s e s e e s s    w
     |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---------------------|
     |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------|
     |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-3---------------------|
     |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4---------------------|
     |------------------------|-----------------------|
     |T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------|
     |[electric]              | w                     |
     |------------------------|-----------------------|
     |------------------------|-----------------------|
     |------------------------|-----------------------|
     |/4----------------------|-----------------------|
     |------------------------|-4---------------------|
     |/2----------------------|-2---------------------|
  
    B   A D     E              B   A D     E
    ball.  
    e q q q e   q e. s e e q   e q q q e   q e. s e e q
  |-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
  |-2-2-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
  |-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
  |-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
  |-2-2-0-----|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-----|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
  |---------0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---------0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
  |[electric] |              |                           |
  | e q q q e | w            | e q q q e | w             |
  |-----------|-0------------|-------2---|-0-------------|
  |-------3---|-0------------|-------3---|-0-------------|
  |-4-4-2-2---|-1------------|-4-4-2-2---|-1-------------|
  |-4-4-2-0---|-2------------|-4-4-2-0---|-2-----------7/|
  |-2-2-0-----|-2----------x-|-2-2-0---2-|-2-------------|
  |---------0-|--------------|---------0-|-0-----------5/|
  
  [VERSE 2; elec: harmonic B string 12th fret each measure]
  
  He stands just like a statue, becomes part of the machine
  Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean
  He plays by intuition, the digit counters fall
  That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
  
  [CHORUS]
          E  F#   B  B          E      F#   B B
  He's a  pinball wizard, there has to be a twist. 
          q  q    e  q.         q   e  q    e q.     
      -0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2------------|
      -0|-0--2----4--4---4--4-|-0---0--2----4-4-4-4-|
      -1|-1--3----4--4---4--4-|-1---1--3----4-4-4-4-|
      -2|-2--4----4--4---4--4-|-2---2--4----4-4-4-4-|
      -2|-2--4----2--2---2--2-|-2---2--4----2-2-2-2-|
      -0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2------------|
        |[electric]           |                     |
        | q  q    e  q.       | q   e  q    e q.    |
      --|-------------------0-|-----0---------------|
      --|-------------------0-|-----0---------------|
      -1|---------4--4------1-|-----1-------4-4-4---|
      -2|-2--4----4--4------2-|-----2-------4-4-4---|
      -2|-2--4----2--2--------|-2---2--4----2-2-2---|
      -0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2-----------0|
  
    E   F#   B  B         G             D     Dsus4   D
  A pin-ball wizard's got such a supple wrist
    q   q    e  q.        q    q q  q   e e e q q e   q e. s e e q
  |-0-0-2-2-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-3-3-0-|-0-2--2-2-2-2--|
  |-0-0-2-2--4--4-------|-3----3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
  |-1-1-3-3--4--4-------|-0----0-0--0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
  |-2-2-4-4--4--4-------|-0----0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
  |-2-2-4-4--2--2-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
  |-0-0-2-2-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-------------|---------------|
  |[electric]           |             |[electric]   |               |
  | q   q    e  q.      | w           | w           |               |
  |---------------------|-3-----------|-------------|---------------|
  |---------------------|-3-----------|---7-7/8-7/8-|-7-------------|
  |---1------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|-------------|---------------|
  |---2------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|---7-7/9-7/9-|-7-------------|
  |-2-2-4-4--2--2-----2-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
  |-0-0-2-2------------3|-3-----------|-------------|---------------|
  
  [BRIDGE]
    D          Cadd9 (G) D          Cadd9 (G)  
    How do you think he  does it?(I don't know)
  |--------0-----------|----------0------------|
  |--------3-------3---|----------3-------3----|
  |-----2--------0-----|------2---------0------|
  |-0------------------|-0---------------------|
  |------------3-----2-|------------3--------2-|
  |-------------------3|----------------------3|
   [electric tacit]
  
    D          Cadd9 (G)  D
    What makes him so    good?
  |                    | q    e e q |
  |------0-------------|-0--------0-|
  |------3---------3-3-|-3----3-3-3-|
  |----2---------0-0-0-|-2----2-2-2-|
  |-0------------0---0-|-0----0-0-0-|
  |------------3-----2-|------------|
  |-------------------3|------------|
  
  [VERSE 3; elec: harmonic B string 12th fret palm mute each beat]
  
  He ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers and bells
  Don't see no lights a-flashin', plays by sense of smell
  Always gets a replay, never seen him fall
  That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
  
  [repeat CHORUS]
  I thought I was the Bally table king
  But I just handed my pinball crown to him
  
  [acoustic]
  | D    Dsus4 | D            x x |
  [electric]
  |--2---2/3--0|-----0----3-------|
  |---3--------|------3-----------|
  |----2----2--|--2----0----------|
  |-0----------|-0----------------|
  |------------|------------------|
  |------------|------------------|
  
  || Dsus4                 | D                     ||
     e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s x4
  ||-10--------------------|-10--------------------||
  ||-10--------------------|-10--------------------||
  ||.12--------------------|-11-------------------.||
  ||.12--------------------|-12-------------------.||
  ||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ||-10T-------------------|-10--------------------||
  ||[electric guitar]      |                       ||
  ||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ||/12*-------------------|--------------------10/||
  ||-----------------------|-----------------------||
  ||/10*-------------------|---------------------8/||
  [*2nd, 3rd and 4th repeats only]
  
  [VERSE 4]
       Dsus4                  D
  Even on my favorite table,  he can beat my best
       e s s e s e s e e s s  e s s e s e s e e s s |
     |-10-------------------|-10--------------------|
     |-10-------------------|-10--------------------|
     |-12-------------------|-11--------------------|
     |-12-------------------|-12--------------------|
     |----------------------|-----------------------|
     |-10T------------------|-10--------------------|
     |[electric guitar]     |                       |
     |----------------------|-----------------------|
     |----------------------|-----------------------|
     |----------------------|-----------------------|
     |/12-------------------|---------------------8/|
     |----------------------|-----------------------|
     |/10-------------------|---------------------6/|
  
        Csus4                   C
  His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
        e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e s e s e e s s |
      |-8---------------------|-8---------------------|
      |-8---------------------|-8---------------------|
      |-10--------------------|-9---------------------|
      |-10--------------------|-10--------------------|
      |-----------------------|-----------------------|
      |-8T--------------------|-8T--------------------|
      |[electric guitar]      |                       |
      |-----------------------|-----------------------|
      |-----------------------|-----------------------|
      |-----------------------|-----------------------|
      |/10--------------------|---------------------6/|
      |-----------------------|-----------------------|
      |/8---------------------|---------------------4/|
  
           Bbsus4                 Bb
  He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
           e s s e s e s e e s s  e s s e s e s e e s s |
         |-6--------------------|-6---------------------|
         |-6--------------------|-6---------------------|
         |-8--------------------|-7---------------------|
         |-8--------------------|-8---------------------|
         |----------------------|-----------------------|
         |-6T-------------------|-6T--------------------|
         |[electric guitar]     |                       |
         |----------------------|-----------------------|
         |----------------------|-----------------------|
         |----------------------|-----------------------|
         |/8--------------------|---------------------6/|
         |----------------------|-----------------------|
         |/6--------------------|---------------------4/|
  
       Asus4                    A5                    D D  C  F 
  That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.........
       e s s e s e s e e s s    w    
     |-0----------------------|-0-------------------|-2-2--0--1-|
     |-5----------------------|-5-------------------|-3-3--1--1-|
     |-7----------------------|-6-------------------|-2-2--0--2-|
     |-7----------------------|-7-------------------|-0-0--2--3-|
     |------------------------|---------------------|------3----|
     |-5T---------------------|-5T------------------|---------1-|
     |[electric guitar]       |                     |           |
     |------------------------|---------------------|-2-2-------|
     |------------------------|---------------------|-3-3--1--1-|
     |------------------------|---------------------|-2-2--0--2-|
     |/7----------------------|---------------------|-0-0--2--3-|
     |------------------------|---------------------|------3--3-|
     |/5----------------------|-5-------------------|---------1-|
  
    Bb     Bbsus4                 Bb   Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4
  |----------------|------------|----3---4---|------------|------|
  |--3-----4-------|--------1/3-|-3---1---1--|1/3--4------|------|
  |----1-----1-----|-1--1-------|---1--1---1-|----1-----1-|---1--|
  |------1-----1/3-|---3--3-----|------------|-------1/3--|-3----|
  |-1--------------|--1--1------|------------|---1--1-----|--1---|etc.
  |----------------|------------|------------|------------|------|
  
  [note: for stage versions, end with Amaj7:  x02224]
  
  
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