Behind Blue Eyes Tab by Pete Townshend

Behind Blue Eyes tab by Pete Townshend

Guitar Tab

Intro (Acoustic):
|-----------------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----|
|---2------------------------------2-----------2---2----------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|


       Em                     G              D
(From "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man")
|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------|
|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----|
|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---|
|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-|
|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|

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                 Cadd9      Asus2
(From "To be the sad man, behind blue eyes")
|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
|-----3---3-----------3---3---------------0---------------0-------|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----|
|-----------------------------------2---------------2-----------2-|
|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-----------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       Em                     G          D
(From "No one knows what it's like to be hated")
|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------2h3-------2-------|
|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-------3-------3-----|
|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-------2-------2---|
|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-------------0-------0-|
|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---3-----------3---------------------------------------|

             Cadd9             A
(From "To be faded, to telling only lies")
|-------0---------------0---------0-----0---------------0---------|
|-----3---3-----------3---3-------2-------2---------------2-------|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-2---2-----2---2-----2-----2-----|
|---------------------------------2-2---------------2---------2---|
|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-------------0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


              C    D              G     C  G
(From "But my dreams, they are as empty     ")
|-0---0---2---2---3---3---0-0--3-3--3-|
|-1---1---3---3---3---3---1-1--3-3--3-|
|-0---0---2---2---0---0---0-0--0-0--0-|
|-2---2---0---0---0---0---2-2--0-0--0-|
|-3---3-----------2---2---3-3--2-2--2-|
|-----------------3---3--------3-3--3-|

             C          D        E
(From "As my conscience seems to be")
|--0---0---2---2-----0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|--1---1---3---3-----0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|--0---0---2---2-----1-1---2-2-2-1--1-1-|
|--2---2---0---0-----2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|--3---3----------------------------2-2-|
|-----------------0------0--------------|

              Bm         C
(From "I have hours only lonely")
|-2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-|
|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1-|
|-4---4---4---4----0---0---0---0-|
|-4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2-|
|-2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-|
|--------------------------------|

                  D      Dsus4-D            A
(From "My love is vengance     that's never free")
|-2---2---3-3--2-2--2----0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0--------0-----0--0--0--|
|-3---3---3-3--3-3--3----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--------2--------2-----2--2--2--|
|-2---2---2-2--2-2--2----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2--2--2--|
|-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--2--|
|------------------------0---0---0-------0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----0--0----0------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       Em                     G                  D       Dsus4-D
(From "No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings       ")
|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------|
|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----|
|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---|
|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-|
|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|

              Cadd9           A
(From "Like I do, and I blame you")
|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
|-----3---3-----------3---3---------------0---------------0-------|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----|
|-----------------------------------2---------------2-----------2-|
|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-----------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       Em                   G             D    Dsus4-D
(From "No one bites back as hard on their anger       ")
|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-3-2-------0-|
|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3---3-3-3-----3---|
|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-2-2-2---2-----|
|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----0-0-0-0-------|
|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---3-----------3-----------------------------------|

                  C                     A
(From "None of my pain and woe can show through")
|-------0---------------0---------0-----------------0-0-0-0---------0--0-|
|-----3---3-----------3---3-------2-----------------2-2-2-2---------2--2-|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2--2-|
|---------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2--2-|
|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

              C    D              G     C  G
(From "But my dreams, they are as empty     ")
|-0---0---2---2---3---3---0-0--3-3--3-|
|-1---1---3---3---3---3---1-1--3-3--3-|
|-0---0---2---2---0---0---0-0--0-0--0-|
|-2---2---0---0---0---0---2-2--0-0--0-|
|-3---3-----------2---2---3-3--2-2--2-|
|-----------------3---3--------3-3--3-|

             C          D        E
(From "As my conscience seems to be")
|--0---0---2---2--------0--0-0--0---0-|
|--1---1---3---3--5----0--0-0--0---0-|
|--0---0---2---2--4----1--2-2--1---1-|
|--2---2---0---0--2----2--2-2--2---2-|
|--3---3------------------------------|
|---------------------0---------------|

              Bm         C
(From "I have hours only lonely")
|-2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-|
|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1-|
|-4---4---4---4----0---0---0---0-|
|-4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2-|
|-2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-|
|--------------------------------|

                  D      Dsus4-D            A
(From "My love is vengance     that's never free")
|-2---2---3-3--2-2--2----0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0--------0-----0-0-0--|
|-3---3---3-3--3-3--3----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--------2--------2-----2-2-2--|
|-2---2---2-2--2-2--2----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2-2-2--|
|-0---0---0-0--0-0--0----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2-2-2--|
|------------------------0---0---0-------0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----0--0----0----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Guitar Solo (Electric):
|---------------12--------12------------------------------------12--12--------------------------|
|-------------------------12---------------9----9-9----9--------12--12-------9----9-9-----------|
|--------11b13-----11b13------13r11--9-----9----9-9----9--11b13-----13r11----9----9-9-----------|
|---------------------------------------11---11-----11--------------------11---11-----11-9--9--|
|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       E              B         A
(From "  When my fist clenches, crack it open")
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------4---4----2--2--|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----2--2--|
|-2----2--2-----2---2----0--0--|
|-0----0--0--------------------|

       E          B          G       D
(From "  Before I use it and lose my cool")
|------------------------3--3-----------|
|------------------------3--3--3---3--3-|
|---------------4---4----4--4--2---2--2-|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----5--5--0---0--0-|
|-2----2--2-----2---2-------------------|
|-0----0--0-----------------------------|

       D        Bm    A            D
(From "  When a smile give me some bad news")
|--------------------------------------------|
|-3----3--3------------------------3----3--3-|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-----2----2--2-|
|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2-----0----0--0-|
|---------------2---2----0---0---------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

       D          Bm        A          E
(From "  Before I laugh and act like a fool")
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3----3--3--------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-------------------------------------|
|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2--------2-----2---2---2----2-----2---|
|---------------2---2----0---0----------2-----2-------2------2-----|
|----------------------------------0------0----------------0-----0-|

       E          B       A        E
(From "  And if I swallow anything evil")
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------4---4----2--2--|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----2--2--|
|-2----2--2-----2---2----0--0--|
|-0----0--0--------------------|

       E          B      G       D
(From "  Put your finger down my throat")
|------------------------3--3-----------|
|------------------------3--3--3---3--3-|
|---------------4---4----4--4--2---2--2-|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----5--5--0---0--0-|
|-2----2--2-----2---2-------------------|
|-0----0--0-----------------------------|

       D      Bm            A         D
(From "  If I shiver please give me a blanket")
|--------------------------------------------|
|-3----3--3------------------------3----3--3-|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-----2----2--2-|
|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2-----0----0--0-|
|---------------2---2----0---0---------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

       D       B            A         E
(From "Keep me warm, let me wear your coat")
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-3----3--3----------------------------------------|
|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2---------------------|
|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2--------2-----2---2--|
|---------------2---2----0---0----------2-----2----|
|----------------------------------0------0--------|

|------------------------12------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9----11--9--11b13-----13r11-9----9-9------9------9-|
|-/11---11--------------------------11------11------11---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (Electric)
  B     A  G   D     B     A  G   D     B     A  G   D     B
|----------3-------|----------3-------|----------3-------|------------------------|
|----------3---3-3-|----------3---3-3-|----------3---3-3-|------------------------|
|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-4-4------------------|
|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-4-4------------------|
|-2-----0----------|-2-----0----------|-2-----0----------|-2-2-2------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
|Guitar II
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------4-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------4---4-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-------4---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:
       Em                     G              D
(From "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man")
|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------|
|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----|
|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---|
|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-|
|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|

                 C          A
(From "To be the sad man, behind blue eyes")
|-------0---------------0----------0----|
|-----3---3-----------3---3--------2----|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0--2----|
|----------------------------------2----|
|-3-----------3---3-----------3----0----|
|---------------------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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