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Amazing Journey | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1969 Fabulous Music Ltd.
Previous transcription by:
Mike ([email protected]) -- original compilation on Nevada
transcribed by Whotabs
[email protected] 1999-05-23 www.thewho.net/whotabs
G7/F 353433 x(8)x767 (stage versions)
Cmaj7/E x3545x x(7)x988 (stage versions)
Cm/Eb x3534x x(6)x888 (stage versions)
Dsus4/7 xx0213 and xx7788
G+G xx9787 (bridge)
D MajorD xx777x (bridge)
Dsus4Dsus4 xx778x (bridge)
E5E5 02xxxx C5C5 x355xx
Bb5Bb5 x133xx G5G5 355xxx
F5F5 133xxx A7A7 x05050
C majorC x3(2)01(3) (verse open chord)
G+G 3x0033 (verse open chord)
A5A5 x022xx (verse open chord)
E MajorE 022400 (verse open chord)
D MajorD xx0232 (verse open chord)
A augmentedA x0222x (verse open chord)
[INTRO pattern]
C majorC G+G A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA C majorC
|---8--|-7----5-|-4----2-|-0----x-|-x-----8-|
|---8--|-8----5-|-5----3-|-2----3-|-2-----8-|
|---9--|-7----6-|-4----2-|-2----2-|-2-----9-|
|---10-|-9----7-|-6----0-|-2----4-|-2----10-|
|------|--------|--------|-0----0-|-0-------|
|------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|[gtr2] |
|---8--|-7----5-|-4----2-|------2-|-------8-|
|------|--------|--------|-2------|-2-------|
|---9--|-7----6-|-4----2-|------2-|-------9-|
|------|--------|--------|-2------|-2-------|
|------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
G+G A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA C majorC
|-7----5-|-4----2-|-0------|-0------|-0------|-------8-|
|-8----5-|-5----3-|-2----3-|-2----3-|-2----3-|-2-----8-|
|-7----6-|-4----2-|-2----2-|-2----2-|-2----2-|-2-----9-|
|-9----7-|-6----0-|-2----4-|-2----4-|-2----4-|-2----10-|
|--------|--------|-0----0-|-0----0-|-0----0-|-0-------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| A7A7 |
|-7----5-|-4----2-|--------|--------|--------|-------8-|
|--------|--------|-2----2-|-2----2-|-5----2-|-2-------|
|-7----6-|-4----2-|--------|--------|--------|-------9-|
|--------|--------|-2----3-|-2----3-|-5----3-|-2-------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
[VERSE 1; with above pattern (note: stage vers. begin open crds here)]
(C majorC) G+G A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA
Deaf, dumb and blind boy, He's in a quiet vibration land.
C majorC G+G A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA
Strange as it seems, his musical dreams ain't quite so bad.
| G+G | E MajorE | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A augmentedA D/AD/A |
| G+G | E MajorE | A augmentedA |
[VERSE pattern; with open chords]
C majorC | G+G A augmentedA | E MajorE D MajorD | A augmentedA | C majorC | G+G A augmentedA | E MajorE D MajorD | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A7A7 C majorC |
G+G A5A5 E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA C majorC
Ten years old with thoughts as bold as thoughts can be.
G+G A5A5 E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA
Loving life and becoming wise in simplicity.
[CHORUS]
G7/F Cmaj7/E
Sickness will surely take the mind where minds can't usually go
Cm7/Eb D MajorD Dsus4/7 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Come on the amazing journey and learn all you should know.
[BRIDGE]
G+G Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
A augmentedA vague haze of delirium creeps upon me
G+G Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
All at once a tall stranger I suddenly see
G+G Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
He's dressed in a silver-sparkled glittering gown.
G+G D MajorD
And his golden beard flows nearly down to the (ground)
Bb5Bb5 | F5F5 C5C5 | G5G5 D MajorD | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A augmentedA
ground..
C majorC | G+G A5A5 | E MajorE D MajorD | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A7A7 D/AD/A | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A7A7 C majorC |
G+G A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA C majorC
Nothing to say, nothing to hear, nothing to see.
G+G A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA
Each sensation makes a note in my symphony.
| G+G | E5E5 | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A augmentedA D/AD/A |
| G+G | E5E5 | A augmentedA | |
[repeat CHORUS]
Sickness will surely take the mind where minds can't usually go
Come on the amazing journey and learn all you should know
[repeat BRIDGE]
G+G Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
His eyes are the eyes that transmit all they know
G+G Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Sparkle warm crystalline glances to show
G+G Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
He is your leader, he is your guide
G+G D MajorD
On the amazing journey together you'll (ride).
Bb5Bb5 | F5F5 C5C5 | G5G5 D MajorD | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A augmentedA
ride..
C majorC | G+G A5A5 | E MajorE D MajorD | A augmentedA D/AD/A | A7A7 A5A5 A5A5 | (E5E5)*
[*beginning of Sparks]
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