My Generation
By The Who
>From My Generation, 1965
Written by Pete Townshend ©1965 TRO-Devon Music, Inc.
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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For recorded version, tune down whole step (DGCFAD)
Chord (shape with tuning down; shape for stage versions in std tuning)
G (A) x022xx
G/F (A/G) 3x22xx
Gsus4/F (Asus4/G) x04230
G7 (A7) x05250
[solo chords]
G5 (A5) 57xxxx
G6 (A6) 59xxxx
G7 (A7) 5 10xxxx
[first modulation]
A (B) x244xx
A/G (B/A) x044xx
[third verse; second modulation]
Bb (C) x355xx
Bb/Ab (C/Bb) 6x55xx
[outro]
C (D) xx0232
Csus4/Bb (Dsus4/C) x30033
C/Bb (D/C) x30230
[note: for stage versions, song is played in key of A (progressing up)
in standard tuning and without final verse -- A, A/G; B, B/A; D, D/C --
using above voicings]
[intro]
|G G G G |G/F G/F G/F G/F |G G G G |G/F G/F G/F G/F |
[verse]
||:G | |G G G G |G/F G/F G/F G/F :||
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]
|G Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F |G Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F|
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]
|G Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F|G Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F|
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] (F bass ) (F bass )
|G5 | |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |G5 | |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |
|---|---|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---|---|------------|------------|
|---|---|------------|------------|----|---|------------|------------|
(F bass ) (F bass )
|G5 | |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |G5 | |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |
|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--|---|------------|------------|
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|------------|
(F bass ) (F bass )
|G5 G5 Gsus4 Gsus4|G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4|G5 G5 Gsus4 Gsus4|G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4
|--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 A]
||:A |A A A A |A/G A/G A/G A/G :||
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]
|A |Asus4/G |A |Asus4/G |
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-----|---------------|
|A |Asus4/G |A |Asus4/G |
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 Bb (note: omitted in stage versions)]
|Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
My my my generation
|Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
|Bb | |Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
People try to put us d-down
(Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)
|Bb | |Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |
Just because we g-g-get around
(Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)
|Bb | |Bb Bb Bbsus4 |Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab |
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-----|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|Bb | |Bb Bb Bbsus4 |Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab |
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]
|Bb |Bbsus4/Ab |Bb |Bbsus4/Ab |
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------|------------------------|--------|----------|
|Bb |Bbsus4/Ab |Bb |Bbsus4/Ab |
My my my m-my generation
[modulate to C for finale]
x4
||:C |Csus4/Bb :||
|C | Bb/C|C | Bb/C|C |Bb/C |Bb/C |Bb/C |
|C ***|* Bb/C|C ****|* Bb/C|
*Toggle pickup selector back and forth
3
||:C |(Bb/C) |C |(Bb/C) :||
This is my generation This is my...
(Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
|C |Bb/C |C |Bb/C |C
This is my generation This is my generation
(Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
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