Learn Music: Its A Boy guitar tab - The_who tabs

All lyrics are property and copyright of their respective owners and are provided for educational purposes only. This site is a not-for-profit project. All advertising proceeds are used to maintain its servers.

  It's A Boy
  By The Who
  >From Tommy, 1969
  Written by Pete Townshend
  
  Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada
  ==============
  transcribed by
  litgo@aol.com
  ==============
  
  Dropped D tuning: DADGBE 
  
  G      x20003 (outro)
  Em7    020030 (outro)
  A5     x02255 (outro)
  
  [Note: leads and strumming patterns are approximate.]
  
  
    Dsus2                               D/B    D/C   
  |-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
  |-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
  |-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
  |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
  |-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---|
  |-----------------------|--------------------------|
  
    Dsus2                               D/B    D/C   
  |-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
  |-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
  |-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
  |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
  |-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---|
  |-----------------------|--------------------------|
  
    Dsus2                               D/C    D/B 
  |-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
  |-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
  |-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
  |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
  |-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-3----2-2---|
  |-----------------------|--------------------------|
  
  |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|-------------------0-0---------|
  |-0-0-0-0-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-0-|-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-3/0--0--3/0--0--|
  |---------5----5--5----5--5----5--|-5----5--5--5-5-------------0--|
  |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  
  [MAIN pattern]
    D  D (C)D  D  (C)D  D    Cadd9 G/B
  |-2--2----2--2-|--(2)(2)------0------|
  |-3--3----3--3-|---3--3-------3-(3)--|
  |-2--2----2--2-|---2--2-2/2---0-(0)--|
  |-0--0----0--0-|---0--0-0/0---0--0---|
  |-------3------|-3----------3----2-0-|
  |--------------|---------------------|
   
  [VERSE]
  D              (C)    D              (C)D   D     Cadd9      G/B
  Captain Walker didn't come home, his unborn child will never know him.
  
  | D D (C) D D | (C) D D Cadd9 G/B | 
  
  D                         (C)     Dsus2   (C)   Dsus2     Cadd9   G/B
  Believe him missing with a number of men. Don't expect to see him again.
  
  | D D (C) D D |(C) Dsus2 Dsus2 (C) Dsus2 Dsus2|(C) Dsus2 Dsus2|Cadd9 |
  
  [SOLO]
  |-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
  |-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
  |-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
  |---0-|-3/0-0-0-----0-30-0-0-----0-|-30-0-----0-----------0-0-|
  |-----|-----------------------------|-------0-----0-------------|
  |-----|---------3^-----------3^-0---|--------3^---0--/5-3-0-----|
                                ^1/2            ^1/2    
  
  |------------------------------|--------------------------0-|
  |------------------------------|--------------------------3-|
  |------------------------------|--------------------0-0-2-2-|
  |-30-0-0------0-3/0-0-0-----0-|-30-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
  |------------------------------|-----------------3----------|
  |---------3^-0----------3^-0---|----------------------------|
             ^1/2          ^1/2     
  
  |-------0---0----0-0-|--------0------0-0----0-0-|
  |------7---7-----5-5-|-------7-------7-7----5---|
  |-----0---0---0--0-0-|------0---0-----------0---|
  |----7---7---7---5-5-|-/7--7---7-7-7------5-5---|
  |----------------0-0-|--0-----------------------|
  |-0------------------|--------------------------|
   
  |--0-0---0---0-0---0-|-----0----0--0----0--0--0-----0--|
  |--7----7----8-8--8--|---12-----12-12---10-10-10----10-|
  |--0---0----0--------|---------0-----------------------|
  |-7---7----9-----9---|/12----12-------10---------10-10-|
  |----------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------0--0--0-0--0-|-----0---0-/0-/0--0--0--0--0--0----|
  |---10---------10-10---11-9-|-----11--11/11/11-11-11-11-11-11---|
  |-0-12----12-12---12---0--0-|--10-10--10/10/10-10-10-10-10-10---|
  |-0-------0--0----0----0--0-|-0----------------0--0--0--0-----0-|
  |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  
  |---------0----------0------0-0-------0-0--|
  |---------0----------0--------0---------0--|
  |---10-10-10---10-10-10---10--10-10-10--10-|
  |-12---------12---------12----12-12-12--12-|
  |------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------|
  
  |-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0-------|
  |-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0---0---|
  |-11---11-11-11---11-11----11-11---11-|
  |-----------------10-10--10------0----|
  |-0----------0---------0--------------|
  |-------------------------------------|
  
  |----0-0---0-0---0-10---10-10-|----0-0---10-10---10-10--10-10-|
  |---7-----7-----7------7------|---7-----7-------7-------------|
  |-10----10----10-----10-------|-10----10-------9-------7------|
  |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
  
  |----10-10---10-10---10-10--10-10-|---10-10----0-0-------------0-0-|
  |---7-------7-------7-7-7---------|---7--------0-0-------------3-3-|
  |-10------10------10-------9------|-7------75-----420---2-2-2-2-|
  |---------------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|
  |---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----|
  |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  
  |-------3-----------2-|---------------0-----|-----------------------|
  |---3---3-3-3-3-----3-|---3-----------2-----|-----------------------|
  |---2---0-0-0-0-----2-|---2---0-------3-----|-----------------------|
  |-0-0-----0-0---0-0---|-0-----0---0---0-0-0-|---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-30-|
  |-------3-3-3-3-------|-----2---3---3-------|-----------------------|
  |-----0---------------|---------------------|-0-3---------5---3-----|
  
  |-------------------------|------------------------|
  |-------------------------|------------------------|
  |-------------------------|------------------------|
  |-------------------------|------------------------|
  |-----------------------5-|-5-5--------------------|
  |-2^-3-5-5^-6^-6^-5-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-6^-5/5/3/3-0-0-|
  
  |------------------------|
  |------------------------|
  |------------------------|
  |------------------------|
  |------------------------|
  |-3-3-5-5-6^-6^-5-3-0-x--|
  
    E/D                       D                        
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
  |-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-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
  |---0---------------------|-0------------------------|
  
    E/D                        D                 
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|---3-------3---3---|
  |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---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---0-0-----0-0-|
  |-0-0---0-----0-----0----0-|-0-----------------|
  
  [CHORUS]
    D                 Cadd9  G/B       Dsus2
  |---2-----2-----0-|---0------0-----|-------------0/0-|-0-------------|
  |-----3-----3-----|-----3----3-3---|-3-----------3/3-|-3-------3-3---|
  |-------2-----2---|------------0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
  |-0---------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  |-----------------|-3------2-------|-0---------------|---------------|
  |-----------------|-------------3^-|-0---------------|---------------|
  |[horn arr for guitar]
  |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  |-7---------------|-8------3-------|-3---------------|
  |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  
         D   (sus2)Cadd9   G/B    Dsus2
  It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
       |--2---0--0|--------------|--0--0--0-|---0--0-----|
       |---3---3--|-----3-----3--|---3--3---|----3--3----|
       |----2---2-|---0--0--0----|----2--2--|-----2--2---|
       |-0--------|--------------|0---------|-0-------0--|
       |----------|3-------2-----|----------|------------|
       |----------|------------3^|----------|------------|
  
         D   (sus2)Cadd9   G/B    Dsus2
  It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
    G       Em7   A5
  A son.  A son.  A son.
  
  =============
  litgo@aol.com

All lyrics are property and copyright of their respective owners and are provided for educational purposes only. This site is a not-for-profit project. All advertising proceeds are used to maintain its servers.