The Relay chords by The Who

THE RELAY



INTRO:
E / / / | E / D A | E / / / | E / / / ||
                 ["You can . . ."]

VERSE I:
[You can] hear it in ...
E

See it in the ...


Word is getting out ...


Spies, they've come ....


Story travels ..


Only private place is ....


CHORUS:
>From ...
D      A

>From you ..
D      A

Travelling twice as fast ..
G          D          A

Every single ...
D      A

Wrapped up in ...
D         A

They all get carried ....
G      D         A

(Relay) Things ...

(Relay) Something's ...


(Relay) There's a ...


(Relay) Hand me down ...
         C    D

Yeah (Pass it on, etc)
E

GUITAR BREAK:
F# / / / | x 7    F# / G D ||


E / / / | / / / / | E / / / | / / / / |


VERSE II:
Someone dis...
E

What you say I ..


Asked to see if I ..


Don't believe your eyes...


Telling only l...


What was done in the ...


CHORUS II:
>From tree ...
D      A

>From you ..
D      A

Travelling twice as fast as ..
G          D          A

Every single ...
D      A

Wrapped up ....
G         D

They all get ..
G      D         A

(Relay) ...
B

(Relay) ...


(Relay) There's ...


(Relay) Hand me down ..
         C    D

Yeah (Pass it ...
E



*** Note that the E 'chord' throughout the verses is only implied.
The
electric guitar is riffing and picking out notes 'around' an E7 chord
(eg, E, D, B, etc). In fact, the riffing is similar to Townshend's
later song
'Eminence Front'.

So, for rhythm guitarists, don't just play a straight E chord through
these
passages. Break it up by playing only part of the chord (trying not
to
emphasise
the major 3rd of the chord (G#)).

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Kerry, this song is so typical of Townshend's (and many rock
guitarists')
playing
in that the implied tonality is 'E major', but he's actually drawing
on his
'black'
influences to blur the song's tonality. He does this by using bent
minor
3rd notes
(G natural), diminished 5th notes (A#), and minor 7th notes (D
natural).
These notes
in particular give the song (and the E chord, especially) an ambiguous
'minor' feel.
(This ambiguity is further compounded by the strumming of the acoustic
guitar - which
IS playing a straight 'E chord'.)

So it gives it a 'black' feel that's very difficult to chart just by
saying 'E'!


Anyway, sorry to go on; I'm sure you know what I mean anyway!!


Jason.

P.S. You mentioned that the chart for 'PUT THE MONEY DOWN' is not very
accurate.
I used to have that book (but lost it accidentally when purging a
bookshelf).
Can you point to some obvious problems with the chart? I'd like to
compare it
with mine.

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