The Song Is Over Tabs by The Who

The Song Is Over tab by The Who

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The Song Is Over
By The Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend

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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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Capo on 3 (to play piano chords)

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

[Note: on record for chord progressions, guitar plays leads, roots but few
chords; most progressions are piano only. Chords below with '*' are guitar
chords, rest are piano. Leads are approximate.]

[verses]             [break]
Ebmaj7/F xx3786         C/G   33555x
Bbmaj9  x33365 or xx8565    F/G   335565
Cm7/G  xx5343         A only* 5x7xxx and 577xxx
F    xx3565         D/A   55777x
[chorus]             G/A   555433
F only* 1x3xxx         G/D*   x55433
F6    xx3765         C/D*   x55588
G only* 3x5xxx         Cmaj7/D x55587
Fmaj7/G (33)5555        [bridge]
Dm7/G  355565         E*    x7999x
G6    355453         D/E*   x777 10 10
F/C*   x37565         Dmaj7/E x777 10 9
Bb/C*  x33366 (or C7sus4)   D/C*   x55588
Bmaj7/C x33365         Cadd9/D x55788
Db only* x4xxxx         [last verse]
Gb/Db  x4467x         Fsus4  x33566
Cb/Db  x44477         [outro]
Db6   x4866x         G/C   x35433
Eb only* x6xxxx         Fadd9/C x33563
Ab/Eb  x6689x         C5*   x355xx
Db/Eb  x66699

[intro, verse pattern]
||: Ebmaj7/F  Bbmaj9 | Cm7/G  F :||

[guitar fills]
 Ebma..      Ebma..    Ebma..      Ebma..
|---|---6-5-------|---------|--|-------|-6-5/6/5-|----------|----|
|-6-|------6------|---------|--|-------|--------6|----------|----|
|---|-------5/7/5-|-5-3-----|--|-------|---------|-5\-3-5-5-|----|
|-3-|-------------|-----3---|--|--3-3--|---------|-------3--|-3--|
|---|-------------|---------|--|-------|---------|----------|----|
|---|-------------|---------|--|-1-----|---------|----------|----|

The song is ...

 Ebma..   Ebma..
|-------|--|-------------------|----------|
|-------|--|-------------------|----------|
|-------|--|-------------------|----------|
|-3-----|--|-3/5-3-------------|-3--------|
|-------|--|-------5---3-------|----------|
|-------|--|-------------5--3--|-1--------|

Our love is ...

[guitar: F only]
Ebmaj7/F   F      Cm7/F   F  F6
I'll sing my song to the ...

[guitar: G only]
Fmaj7/G   G       Dm7/G  G    G6
I'll sing my visions to the ...

F/C      C      Bb/C  Bb/C    Bbmaj7/C
 I'll sing my song to the ...
                     |-6----5----|----------|
                     |--6----6---|--5-------|
                     |---3----3--|-3-3------|
                     |-----------|----3-----|
                     |-----------|---------4|
                     |-----------|----------|

[guitar: Db only]
Gb/Db    Db   Cb/Db     Db  Db6
I'll sing my song to the ....
[guitar: Eb only]
Ab/Eb    Eb       Db/Eb    Eb
I'll sing my visions ...
F/C      C      Bbmaj7/C  Bbmaj7/C      Bbmaj7/C
 I'll sing my song to the ....
            |-6--5------|------------------|----------6-|--|
            |-----6-5---|------------------|----------6-|--|
            |-----------|-5^--3/5-3--------|---3------3-|--|
            |-----------|------------------|---3------3-|--|
            |--------3--|----------3-3-----|-3-3---3--3-|--|
            |-----------|------------------|------------|--|

[break: solo below; ryhthm guitar G only]
|  C/G     G      F/G    G
|-------------------------|--------------15-----------|
|-13/15-13/15-13/15-13/15-|-13/15-13/15-15--13/15-----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------15^-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|

 C/G    G        F/G  G
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-12-12-12-12\------3-3/3---|-3-----------------3---|
|-----------------5---------|---5-5--5-------3/5----|
|---------------------------|--------------------3^-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|

[rhyth guitar: A only      ]
 D/A A    G/A     A    G/D D  C/D    Cmaj7/D
|-----5---5-|--------------------|--------|-8----|---|-7------|---|
|-----5-----|--------------------|--------|-8----|---|--8-----|---|
|-----2-4^--|\4-2-2---------2----|--------|-5----|---|---5----|---|
|-----2-----|----4--4/2-----2----|-5--5/7-|-5----|---|------5-|---|
|-0---------|----------3^-0---3^-|-5------|-5----|---|--------|---|
|-----------|--------------------|--------|------|---|--------|---|

[bridge]
E        D/E      Dmaj7/E
When I walked in ...
E            D/E   Dmaj7/E
Thought it was me I ...
D            D/C   Cadd9/D
She was the first song ..
    Bbmaj7/C            C  C C
But it stopped as ....

[repeat intro]

Our love is ....

[repeat chorus]
I'll sing my song ...
I'll sing my heart out to ....
I'll sing my visions to the sky-...
F/C      C      Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C
 I'll sing my song to the ...
            |-6------6|-6-------|-6--5-----|--------------|
            |-6-------|--6------|--6-------|--------------|
            |-3-------|---------|---3---5^\|3-5--3--------|
            |-3-------|---------|----------|------5/3/5---|
            |-3-------|---------|----------|-------------4|
            |---------|---------|----------|--------------|

I'll sing my song to ..
I'll sing my heart out to ..
I'll sing my visions to the ...
F/C      C      Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C   Bbmaj7/C
 I'll sing my song to the ....
            |-6----5--|------------|-----------|----------|
            |--6----6-|-6--5-------|-----------|----------|
            |---3----3|--3---------|-----------|----------|
            |----3----|---3--------|-3---------|----------|
            |---------|------------|-3--3--3---|-3--------|
            |---------|------------|-----------|----------|

[second break]
[guitar: G only;     A only]
||: C/G  G | F/G G :||: D/A A | G/A A :||

| G/D D | C/D | Cmaj7/D |
|-------|-8----|8--------|
|-------|-8----|-8-------|
|-------|-5----|--5------|
|-------|-5----|---5-----|
|-5---5-|-5----|----5----|
|-------|------|---------|
        [rake down]

| F/C C | Bb/C  | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C |
|---------|-6-------|-5------5--|-3--------|-----------|
|-6----5--|-6-------|--6---6----|--6-------|-5---------|
|-5----5--|-3-----3-|---3---3---|---3------|---------3-|
|-7----5--|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------|
|---------|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------|
|---------|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|

[repeat intro]

The song ...
I'm left ..
I must r..
Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj9  Cm7/G  Fsus4
Even if it takes a ...

[outro; guitar: C5]
C   G/C Fadd9/C G/C
 The song is ov.....

[guitar: C5]        x6
||: C G/C | Fadd9/C G/C :|| C

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