My Generation
By the Who
>From My Generation, 1965
Written by Pete Townshend 
transcribed by
litgo@aol.com

[note: song is played in key of A (progressing up) and without final verse on
stage -- A, A/G; B, B/A; D, D/C]

                             2
|| G G G G | G/F G/F G/F G/G || G

                             G  G     G    G  G/F G/F G/F G/F
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my gen-er- a-  tion)
Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

               G      Gsus4   G7  Gsus4
This is my generation
               G       Gsus4    G7  Gsus4   G
This is my generation, baby

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

[bass solo]                        4
||G  |   | G G G6 G6 | G7 G7 G6 G6 || G     

[modulate to A]              2
|| A A A A | A/G A/G A/G A/G || A


Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

                A      Asus4
This is my generation
                A      Asus4
This is my generation, baby

[modulate to B]b             2
|| Bb Bb Bb Bb | Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab || Bb

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

[modulate to C for finale]   repeat to end

|| C   F/C ||

|| C C C C | C/Bb C/Bb C/Bb C/Bb || 

 I am pretty sure that these are the right tabs, it's just the speed
that is hard, not the tabs. So have fun!

Solo
|---3-5---5-5-3---3-----------|
|-5-------------5----5-3---3--|
|------------------------5---5|
|-----------------------------|

(he plays this throughout the whole song)

|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-|
|------------------|
|------------------|

|--------------------------|
|-5-5-3----------------3-4-|
|-------5-5-3------3-5-----|
|--------------6-3---------|

|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-|
|------------------|
|------------------|

|---3-5--5-3-3------------------|
|-5-------------5-3---3---------|
|-------------------5---5-3-----|
|-----------------------------6-|

|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-|
|------------------|
|------------------|

And that is the solo! 

 The Who - My Generation

Intro
G------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------
E-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-

Verse 1
G-----------------------------
D-3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-
A---------5-------------------
E-----------------------------

Interlude
G------------------------
D------------------------
A------------------------
E-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-

Verse 2
G-----------------------------
D-3-5-3-5-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------

Interlude
G------------------------
D------------------------
A------------------------
E-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-

Verse 3
G-----------------------------
D-3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-
A---------5-------------------
E-----------------------------

Verse 4
G-----------------------------
D-3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-
A---------5-------------------
E-----------------------------

Chorus
G------------------------
D------------------------ (3x)
A------------------------
E-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-

(No bass in verses 5, 6, 7 and 8)

Chorus
G------------------------
D------------------------ (3x)
A------------------------
E-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-

Bass solo part 1
G-----3-5-3---------------
D---5-------5-3-----------
A---------------3-3-1-1---
E-3---------------------3-

(Interlude)

Bass solo part 2
G-----------------------
D-5-5-3---------------3-
A-------5-3-1---1-5-5---
E-------------3---------

(Interlude)

Bass solo part 3
G-----3-3---------------
D-5-5-----3-3---------5-
A-------------3-1---1---
E-----------------3-----

(Interlude)

Bass solo part 4 (fast!)
G---------------------
D-5-555-3-333---------
A-------------3-3-3-1-
E---------------------

(Chorus riff, then play like you did from
verse 5 - chorus 2, only a step higher)
After next chorus climb another half a step up.

End the song with a jam.

Tabbed by Robin Espersen jammindevil@hotmail.com
 

 My Generation - The Who


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