Baba O’Riley The Who

NOTE: Capo 1st Fret.

This is my first tab... it sounds good to me, this is how i play it, but it's tough to

the synthesizer and the guitar into one. The chords are on bottom also if you need to get

timing down. It's pretty technical.

INTRO RIFF: Synthesizer

E (you can mute the G string if you want)

 
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------|
 G |------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2---------------------| X a lot
 A |------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------|

INTRO Cont. (The B chord is not barred, and the A is really A#, I know, but it's easier

name the chords relative to the capo)

E B? A Asus2

 
 E |----0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |----0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |----1-------------4--2------------------------------|
 D |----2-------------4--2-------------2-2--------------| X8
 A |----2-------------0--0------------------------------|
 E |----0-------------x--x------------------------------|

VERSE RIFF (VERSE I - same as above)

After "I don't need to be forgiven, yeah yeah..." play verse riff 5 times then:

[E]

 
 E |---0-----0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |---1------------------------------| X3
 D |---2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |---2------------------------------|
 E |---0------------------------------|
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-----------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-----------------------------------|
 E |-----------------------------------|
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Don't cry...

 
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Don't raise your eye...

 
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

It's only teenage -

 
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

- wasteland!

BACK TO VERSE RIFF (VERSE II)

SOLO (stop the "synthesizer" for this part)

 
 E |--13----13-------------------13-15-13-15h17-13-13-----------------------|
 B |-----------13-13h15-15-15~~------------------------15-13-15-13-15-13~~~~|
 G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/baba_oriley_acoustic_tab_ver_2.html )

E B? A Asus2

 
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|

...teenage WASTELAND! It's only

E B? A Asus2

 
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|

teenage wasteland!

E B? A Asus2

 
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|

Teenage wasteland, oh yeah!

E B? A Asus2

 
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|

teenage wasteland! They're all

(Strike chords 1 time and mute, but let last A ring)

[E]

 
 E |------------0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------|
 B |------------0---0---4---4---2-----------------------------|
 G |------------1---1---4---4---2-----------------------------|
 D |------------2---2---4---4---2-----------------------------|
 A |------------2---2---0---0---0-----------------------------|
 E |------------0---0---x---x---x-----------------------------|

WASTED!!

I don't play the ending solo. I just play:

[E]

 
 E |--12-13-15-12-13-15-12h13p12--0-------------------|
 B |------------------------------0-------------------|
 G |------------------------------1-------------------|
 D |------------------------------2-------------------|
 A |------------------------------2-------------------|
 E |------------------------------0-------------------|

CHORDS:

[E] Out here i[B]n the f[A]ields

[E] I fight fo[B]r my me[A]als

[E] I get my b[B]ack int[A]o my living.

[E] I don't ne[B]ed to f[A]ight

[E] To prove I[B]'m righ[A]t

[E] I don't ne[B]ed to b[A]e forgiven.

[E] yeah,yeah,[B]yeah,ye[A]ah,yeah

Don't cry

Don't raise your eye

It's only teenage [E]wasteland[B] [A]

[E] Sally, tak[B]e my ha[A]nd

[E] We'll travel[B] south cr[A]oss land

[E] Put out t[B]he f[A]ire

And d[E]on't look pas[B]t my s[A]houlder.

[E] The exodus i[B]s here[A]

[E] The happy ones[B] are [A]near

[E]Let's get together[B]

[A] Before we get much [E]older.[B] [A]

Teenage w[E]asteland[B]

[A] It's only teenage w[E]asteland.[B] [A]

Teenage w[E]asteland, [B]oh yeah![A]

Teenage w[E]asteland[B] [A]

They're all wa[E]sted![B] [A]

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{t:Baba O’Riley}
 {st:The Who}
 
 NOTE: Capo 1st Fret.
 
 This is my first tab... it sounds good to me, this is how i play it, but it's tough to
 the synthesizer and the guitar into one. The chords are on bottom also if you need to get
 timing down. It's pretty technical.
 
 INTRO RIFF: Synthesizer
 
 E (you can mute the G string if you want)
 
 {sot}
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------|
 G |------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2---------------------| X a lot
 A |------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 INTRO Cont. (The B chord is not barred, and the A is really A#, I know, but it's easier
 name the chords relative to the capo)
 
 E B? A Asus2
 
 {sot}
 E |----0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |----0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |----1-------------4--2------------------------------|
 D |----2-------------4--2-------------2-2--------------| X8
 A |----2-------------0--0------------------------------|
 E |----0-------------x--x------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 VERSE RIFF (VERSE I - same as above)
 
 After "I don't need to be forgiven, yeah yeah..." play verse riff 5 times then:
 
 [E] 
 {sot}
 E |---0-----0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |---1------------------------------| X3
 D |---2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |---2------------------------------|
 E |---0------------------------------|
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-----------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-----------------------------------|
 E |-----------------------------------|
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Don't cry...
 
 
 {sot}
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Don't raise your eye...
 
 
 {sot}
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 It's only teenage -
 
 
 {sot}
 E |----------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0------|
 B |------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|
 G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2--------------|
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 - wasteland!
 
 BACK TO VERSE RIFF (VERSE II)
 
 SOLO (stop the "synthesizer" for this part)
 
 
 {sot}
 E |--13----13-------------------13-15-13-15h17-13-13-----------------------|
 B |-----------13-13h15-15-15~~------------------------15-13-15-13-15-13~~~~|
 G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/baba_oriley_acoustic_tab_ver_2.html )
 E B? A Asus2
 
 {sot}
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|
 {eot}
 ...teenage WASTELAND! It's only
 
 E B? A Asus2
 
 {sot}
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|
 {eot}
 teenage wasteland!
 
 E B? A Asus2
 
 {sot}
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Teenage wasteland, oh yeah!
 
 E B? A Asus2
 
 {sot}
 E |------------0-----0-0-----0--0-----0-0-------------0-0-------|
 B |------------0-0-0-----0-0-4--2-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
 G |------------1-------------4--2-------------------------------|
 D |------------2-------------4--2-------------2-2---------------|
 A |------------2-------------0--0-------------------------------|
 E |------------0-------------x--x-------------------------------|
 {eot}
 teenage wasteland! They're all
 
 (Strike chords 1 time and mute, but let last A ring)
 [E] 
 {sot}
 E |------------0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------|
 B |------------0---0---4---4---2-----------------------------|
 G |------------1---1---4---4---2-----------------------------|
 D |------------2---2---4---4---2-----------------------------|
 A |------------2---2---0---0---0-----------------------------|
 E |------------0---0---x---x---x-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 WASTED!!
 
 I don't play the ending solo. I just play:
 
 [E] 
 {sot}
 E |--12-13-15-12-13-15-12h13p12--0-------------------|
 B |------------------------------0-------------------|
 G |------------------------------1-------------------|
 D |------------------------------2-------------------|
 A |------------------------------2-------------------|
 E |------------------------------0-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 CHORDS:
 
 [E] Out here i[B]n the f[A]ields
 [E] I fight fo[B]r my me[A]als
 [E] I get my b[B]ack int[A]o my living.
 [E] I don't ne[B]ed to f[A]ight
 [E] To prove I[B]'m righ[A]t
 [E] I don't ne[B]ed to b[A]e forgiven.
 [E] yeah,yeah,[B]yeah,ye[A]ah,yeah
 
 Don't cry
 
 Don't raise your eye
 It's only teenage [E]wasteland[B][A]
 [E] Sally, tak[B]e my ha[A]nd
 [E] We'll travel[B] south cr[A]oss land
 [E] Put out t[B]he f[A]ire
 And d[E]on't look pas[B]t my s[A]houlder.
 [E] The exodus i[B]s here[A]
 [E] The happy ones[B] are [A]near
 [E]Let's get together[B]
 [A] Before we get much [E]older.[B][A]
 
 Teenage w[E]asteland[B]
 [A] It's only teenage w[E]asteland.[B][A]
 Teenage w[E]asteland, [B]oh yeah![A]
 Teenage w[E]asteland[B][A]
 They're all wa[E]sted![B][A]

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