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THE RELAY


INTRO:
Chord diagramE MajorE / / / | Chord diagramE MajorE / Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA | Chord diagramE MajorE / / / | Chord diagramE MajorE / / / ||
                                  ["You can . . ."]

VERSE I:
[You can] hear it in ...
Chord diagramE MajorE

See it in the ...


Word is getting out ...
Spies, they've come ....


Story travels ..


Only private place is ....


CHORUS:
>From ...
Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA

>From you ..
Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA augmentedA

Travelling twice as fast ..
Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramA augmentedA

Every single ...
Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA

Wrapped up in ...
Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA

They all get carried ....
Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA

(Relay)  Things ...

(Relay)  Something's ...
(Relay)  There's a ...


(Relay)  Hand me down ...
                 Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD

Yeah (Pass it on, etc)
Chord diagramE MajorE

GUITAR BREAK:
Chord diagramF#F# / / / | x 7       Chord diagramF#F# / Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD ||


Chord diagramE MajorE / / / | / / / / | Chord diagramE MajorE / / / | / / / / |


VERSE II:
Someone dis...
Chord diagramE MajorE

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 ...
Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA

>From you ..
Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA augmentedA

Travelling twice as fast as ..
Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramA augmentedA

Every single ...
Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA

Wrapped up ....
Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD

They all get ..
Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA

(Relay)  ...
Chord diagramBB

(Relay)  ...


(Relay)  There's ...


(Relay)  Hand me down ..
                 Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD

Yeah (Pass it ...
Chord diagramE MajorE


*** Note that the Chord diagramE MajorE 'chord' throughout the verses is only implied.
The
electric guitar is riffing and picking out notes 'around' an Chord diagramE7E7 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 Chord diagramE MajorE chord through
these
passages.  Break it up by playing only part of the chord (trying not
to
emphasise
the major 3rd of the chord (Chord diagramG#G#)).

____________________________________________________________________________
______

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
(Chord diagramG+G natural), diminished 5th notes (Chord diagramA#A#), and minor 7th notes (Chord diagramD MajorD
natural).
These notes
in particular give the song (and the Chord diagramE MajorE 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.

Collector of tabs for The Who...
Author of Hebrew language Jordan/Syria Travel Guide

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