My Genartion

The Who

============== transcribed by [email protected] ============== For recorded version, tune down whole step (DGCFAD) Chord (shape with tuning down; shape for stage versions in std tuning) ) x022xx ) 3x22xx ) x04230 ) x05250 {solo chords} ) 57xxxx ) 59xxxx ) 5 10xxxx {first modulation} ) x244xx ) x044xx {third verse; second modulation} ) x355xx ) 6x55xx {outro} ) xx0232 ) x30033 ) x30230 {note: for stage versions, song is played in key of A (progressing up) in standard tuning and without final verse -- -- using above voicings} {intro} | | {verse} ||: :|| 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} || 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} || 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} ( bass ) | | |---|---|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---|---|------------|------------| |---|---|------------|------------|----|---|------------|------------| ( bass ) | | |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--|---|------------|------------| |----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|------------| ( bass ) | |--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 ||: :|| 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} | | 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-----|---------------| | | 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 (note: omitted in stage versions)} | | My my my generation | | | | People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion) | | Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion) | | 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-----| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| | | 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} | | 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------|------------------------|--------|----------| | | My my my m-my generation {modulate to for finale} x4 ||: :|| | | || *Toggle pickup selector back and forth 3 ||:) :|| This is my generation This is my... (Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation) | This is my generation This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation) ============= [email protected]

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