Tabs
Tuning: Whole step down
Chord (shape with tuning down; shape for stage versions in std tuning)
G+G (A augmentedA) x022xx
G/F (A/GA/G) 3x22xx
Gsus4/F (Asus4/G) x04230
G7G7 (A7A7) x05250
{solo chords}
G5G5 (A5A5) 57xxxx
G6G6 (A major 6A6) 59xxxx
G7G7 (A7A7) 5 10xxxx
{first modulation}
A augmentedA (BB) x244xx
A/GA/G (B/A) x044xx
{third verse; second modulation}
Bb majorBb (C majorC) x355xx
Bb/Ab (C/Bb) 6x55xx
{outro}
C majorC (D MajorD) xx0232
Csus4/Bb (Dsus4/C) x30033
C/Bb (D/C) x30230
{note: for stage versions, song is played in key of A augmentedA (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 MajorG G+G G MajorG |G/F G/F G/F G/F |G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG |G/F G/F G/F G/F |
{verse}
||:G | |G+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)
{Chorus}
|G+G Gsus4Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F |G+G Gsus4Gsus4|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+G Gsus4Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F|G+G Gsus4Gsus4|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} (FF bass ) (FF bass )
|G5G5 | |G5G5 G5 G6G6 G6 |G7G7 G7 G6G6 G6 |G5G5 | |G5G5 G5 G6G6 G6 |G7G7 G7 G6G6 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---|---|------------|------------|
|---|---|------------|------------|----|---|------------|------------|
(FF bass ) (FF bass )
|G5G5 | |G5G5 G5 G6G6 G6 |G7G7 G7 G6G6 G6 |G5G5 | |G5G5 G5 G6G6 G6 |G7G7 G7 G6G6 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--|---|------------|------------|
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|------------|
(FF bass ) (FF bass )
|G5G5 G5 Gsus4Gsus4 Gsus4|G7G7 G7 Gsus4Gsus4 Gsus4|G5G5 G5 Gsus4Gsus4 Gsus4|G7G7 G7 Gsus4Gsus4 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 augmentedA
||:A |A augmentedA A augmentedA A augmentedA A augmentedA |A/GA/G A/G A/GA/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 augmentedA |Asus4/G |A augmentedA |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 augmentedA |Asus4/G |A augmentedA |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 majorBb (note: omitted in stage versions)}
|Bb majorBb Bb Bb majorBb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
My my my generation
|Bb majorBb Bb Bb majorBb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
|Bb majorBb | |Bb majorBb Bb Bb majorBb Bb majorBb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
People try to put us d-down
(Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)
|Bb majorBb | |Bb majorBb Bb Bb majorBb Bb majorBb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
Just because we g-g-get around
(Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)
|Bb majorBb | |Bb majorBb Bb Bbsus4Bbsus4 |Bb7/AbBb7/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 majorBb | |Bb majorBb Bb Bbsus4Bbsus4 |Bb7/AbBb7/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 majorBb |Bbsus4/Ab |Bb majorBb |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 majorBb |Bbsus4/Ab |Bb majorBb |Bbsus4/Ab |
My my my m-my generation
{modulate to C majorC for finale}
x4
||:C |Csus4/Bb :||
|C majorC | Bb/CBb/C|C majorC | Bb/CBb/C|C majorC |Bb/CBb/C |Bb/CBb/C |Bb/CBb/C |
|C majorC ***|* Bb/CBb/C|C majorC ****|* Bb/CBb/C|
*Toggle pickup selector back and forth
3
||:C |(Bb/CBb/C) |C majorC |(Bb/CBb/C) :||
This is my generation This is my...
(Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
|C majorC |Bb/CBb/C |C majorC |Bb/CBb/C |C majorC
This is my generation This is my generation
(Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
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