My Genartion tab by The Who

Tuning: Whole step down


Chord (shape with tuning down; shape for stage versions in std tuning)
G (A)         x022xx
G/F (A/G)       3x22xx
Gsus4/F (Asus4/G)   x04230
G7 (A7)        x05250
{solo chords}
G5 (A5)        57xxxx
G6 (A6)        59xxxx
G7 (A7)        5 10xxxx
{first modulation}
A (B)         x244xx
A/G (B/A)       x044xx
{third verse; second modulation}
Bb (C)        x355xx
Bb/Ab (C/Bb)     6x55xx
{outro}
C (D)         xx0232
Csus4/Bb (Dsus4/C)   x30033
C/Bb (D/C)      x30230

{note: for stage versions, song is played in key of A (progressing up)
in standard tuning and without final verse -- A, A/G; B, B/A; D, D/C --
using above voicings}

{intro}

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

{verse}
||: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)

{Chorus}
        |G  Gsus4|G7/F  Gsus4/F  |G  Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F|
This is my generation    this is my generation, baby
        |---------|-----------------|---------|------------|
        |----2-3--|--5-5-5/3--------|---2---3/|5-5---3/3-3-|
        |----2-2--|2-2-2-2----------|---2---2/|2-2---2/2-2-|
        |------4--|5-5------4-------|2------4/|5-5---4/4-4-|
        |0--------|-----------------|0-----0--|------------|
        |---------|-----------------|---------|------------|

{repeat verse}
Why don't you all f-fade away
           (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, and don't try and 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)

{repeat Chorus}
    |G  Gsus4|G7/F   Gsus4/F|G  Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F|
My generation    this is my generation, baby
    |---------|----0------------|---------|---0---------|
    |----2-3--|-/5-5--5-5--5--3-|---2---3-|/5-5----3-3--|
    |----2-2--|--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|2--2---2-|-2-2----2-2--|
    |----2-4--|-/5------------4-|2------4-|/5-5----4-4--|
    |0--------|-----------------|0--------|---0---------|
    |---------|-----------------|---------|-------------|

{bass solo}     (F bass  )           (F bass  )
|G5 |  |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |G5 |  |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |
|---|---|0-----------|------------|----|---|0--0--0--0--|0--0--0-----|
|---|---|------------|------------|----|---|5--5--x--7--|8--8--8--7--|
|2--|---|5^----2--2--|2--2--2-----|----|---|6--6--x--7--|9--9--9--7--|
|2--|---|------------|------------|2---|---|------------|------------|
|0--|---|------------|------------|0---|---|------------|------------|
|---|---|------------|------------|----|---|------------|------------|

           (F bass  )           (F bass  )
|G5 |  |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |G5 |  |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |
|0---|---|------------|------------|---|---|----8-------|------------|
|5---|---|---7^-7-5---|---7^-7-5---|---|---|8/10-----10\|5-----------|
|6---|---|---7^-7-5~--|---7^-7-5~--|---|---|------------|5-7^^7/5----|
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|---------7-5|
|----|---|0-----------|0-----------|0--|---|------------|------------|
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|------------|

         (F bass     )         (F bass     )
|G5 G5 Gsus4 Gsus4|G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4|G5 G5 Gsus4 Gsus4|G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4
|--0--------------|-----------------|--------------5--|----------------|
|-----------------|5--8--5-----8----|---5-------------|5---8-----------|
|------5---5-5-7^-|7^----7^\--------|6--7^------7-----|7^\-7-5^----2---|
|7--7----7--------|-----------------|7----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

{third verse; modulate to A

||:A          |A  A  A  A |A/G A/G A/G A/G :||
   Why don't you all f-fade away
            (Talk-in' 'bout my gen--e--ra--tion)
Yeah, and don't try and 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-generation
              (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

{third Chorus}
        |A   |Asus4/G     |A   |Asus4/G    |
This is my generation, this is my generation, baby
        |------|----------------|------|---------------|
        |-7-7-7|---7---7---7----|-7-7-7|---7---7---7---|
        |-8-8-8|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-8-8-8|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
        |-9-9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9-9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9-|
        |------|----------------|------|---------------|
        |7-----|----------------|7-----|---------------|

|A    |Asus4/G     |A   |Asus4/G    |
My my my       generation  my my my
|--------|----------------|-------|---------------|
|-7---7-7|---7---7---7----|-7--7-7|---7---7---7---|
|-8---8-8|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-8--8-8|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9---9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9--9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|--------|----------------|-------|---------------|
|7-------|----------------|7---7-7|---------------|

{fourth verse; modulate to Bb (note: omitted in stage versions)}
|Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
 My    my my         generation

|Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |

|Bb      |      |Bb Bb  Bb  Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
 People try to put us d-down
             (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)
|Bb      |      |Bb Bb  Bb  Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
 Just because we g-g-get around
             (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)
|Bb        |     |Bb Bb  Bbsus4 |Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab |
Things they do look awful c-c-cold
               (Talkin' 'bout my gener--ation)
               |----------------|-----------------|
               |5--5-----6-6--6-|8-8----6-6-6-----|
               |5--5-----5-5--5-|5-5----5-5-5-----|
               |5--5-----7-7--7-|8-8----7-7-7-----|
               |----------------|-----------------|
               |----------------|-----------------|

|Bb        |       |Bb Bb  Bbsus4 |Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab |
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old
                 (Talkin' 'bout my gener--ation)
                 |----------------|-----------------|
                 |5--5-----6-6--6-|8-8----6-6-6-----|
                 |5--5-----5-5--5-|5-5----5-5-5-----|
                 |5--5-----7-7--7-|8-8----7-7-7-----|
                 |----------------|-----------------|
                 |----------------|-----------------|

{fourth Chorus}
        |Bb    |Bbsus4/Ab        |Bb   |Bbsus4/Ab |
This is my generation,       this is my generation, baby
        |----------|------------------------|--------|----------|
        |8--8--8/8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--------|----------|
        |9--9--9/9-|9/10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|---%----|----%-----|
        |10-10-1010|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--------|----------|
        |----------|------------------------|--------|----------|
        |8--8------|------------------------|--------|----------|

|Bb   |Bbsus4/Ab |Bb   |Bbsus4/Ab  |
My my my m-my generation

{modulate to C for finale}
          x4
||:C  |Csus4/Bb :||

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

|C ***|* Bb/C|C ****|* Bb/C|
*Toggle pickup selector back and forth

                                3
||:C        |(Bb/C)   |C        |(Bb/C)   :||
           This is my generation     This is my...
 (Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

|C        |Bb/C    |C        |Bb/C      |C
  This is my generation             This is my generation
(Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

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