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/ The Who / Tommy (1969) / It's A Boy guitar tab

It's A Boy
By The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend

Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada
==============
transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
==============

Dropped D tuning: DADGBE 

G      x20003 (outro)
Em7    020030 (outro)
A5     x02255 (outro)

[Note: leads and strumming patterns are approximate.]


  Dsus2                               D/B    D/C   
|-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
|-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
|-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|

  Dsus2                               D/B    D/C   
|-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
|-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
|-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|

  Dsus2                               D/C    D/B 
|-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
|-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
|-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-3----2-2---|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------0-0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-0-|-3/0-0-0-3/0-0-3/0--0--3/0--0--|
|---------5----5--5----5--5----5--|-5----5--5--5-5-------------0--|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[MAIN pattern]
  D  D (C)D  D  (C)D  D    Cadd9 G/B
|-2--2----2--2-|--(2)(2)------0------|
|-3--3----3--3-|---3--3-------3-(3)--|
|-2--2----2--2-|---2--2-2/2---0-(0)--|
|-0--0----0--0-|---0--0-0/0---0--0---|
|-------3------|-3----------3----2-0-|
|--------------|---------------------|
 
[VERSE]
D              (C)    D              (C)D   D     Cadd9      G/B
Captain Walker didn't come home, his unborn child will never know him.

| D D (C) D D | (C) D D Cadd9 G/B | 

D                         (C)     Dsus2   (C)   Dsus2     Cadd9   G/B
Believe him missing with a number of men. Don't expect to see him again.

| D D (C) D D |(C) Dsus2 Dsus2 (C) Dsus2 Dsus2|(C) Dsus2 Dsus2|Cadd9 |

[SOLO]
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---0-|-3/0-0-0-----0-3\0-0-0-----0-|-3\0-0-----0-----------0-0-|
|-----|-----------------------------|-------0-----0-------------|
|-----|---------3^-----------3^-0---|--------3^---0--/5-3-0-----|
                              ^1/2            ^1/2    

|------------------------------|--------------------------0-|
|------------------------------|--------------------------3-|
|------------------------------|--------------------0-0-2-2-|
|-3\0-0-0------0-3/0-0-0-----0-|-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------------|-----------------3----------|
|---------3^-0----------3^-0---|----------------------------|
           ^1/2          ^1/2     

|-------0---0----0-0-|--------0------0-0----0-0-|
|------7---7-----5-5-|-------7-------7-7----5---|
|-----0---0---0--0-0-|------0---0-----------0---|
|----7---7---7---5-5-|-/7--7---7-7-7------5-5---|
|----------------0-0-|--0-----------------------|
|-0------------------|--------------------------|
 
|--0-0---0---0-0---0-|-----0----0--0----0--0--0-----0--|
|--7----7----8-8--8--|---12-----12-12---10-10-10----10-|
|--0---0----0--------|---------0-----------------------|
|-7---7----9-----9---|/12----12-------10---------10-10-|
|----------0---------|-0-----0--------0----------0--0--|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----0-0------0--0--0-0--0-|-----0-0-0-/0-/0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|-----0-0------0--0--0-0--0-|-----0---0-/0-/0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---10---------10-10---11-9-|-----11--11/11/11-11-11-11-11-11---|
|-0-12----12-12---12---0--0-|--10-10--10/10/10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|-0-------0--0----0----0--0-|-0----------------0--0--0--0-----0-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------0----------0------0-0-------0-0--|
|---------0----------0--------0---------0--|
|---10-10-10---10-10-10---10--10-10-10--10-|
|-12---------12---------12----12-12-12--12-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0-------|
|-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0---0---|
|-11---11-11-11---11-11----11-11---11-|
|-----------------10-10--10------0----|
|-0----------0---------0--------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|----0-0---0-0---0-10---10-10-|----0-0---10-10---10-10--10-10-|
|---7-----7-----7------7------|---7-----7-------7-------------|
|-10----10----10-----10-------|-10----10-------9-------7------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|----10-10---10-10---10-10--10-10-|---10-10----0-0-------------0-0-|
|---7-------7-------7-7-7---------|---7--------0-0-------------3-3-|
|-10------10------10-------9------|-7------7\5-----4\2\0---2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|-------3-----------2-|---------------0-----|-----------------------|
|---3---3-3-3-3-----3-|---3-----------2-----|-----------------------|
|---2---0-0-0-0-----2-|---2---0-------3-----|-----------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0---0-0---|-0-----0---0---0-0-0-|---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3\0-|
|-------3-3-3-3-------|-----2---3---3-------|-----------------------|
|-----0---------------|---------------------|-0-3---------5---3-----|

|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------5-|-5-5--------------------|
|-2^-3-5-5^-6^-6^-5-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-6^-5/5/3/3-0-0-|

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-3-3-5-5-6^-6^-5-3-0-x--|

  E/D                       D                        
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
|---0---------------------|-0------------------------|

  E/D                        D                 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|---3-------3---3---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0---|
|-0-----0-----0-----0----0-|-0-0---0-0-----0-0-|
|-0-0---0-----0-----0----0-|-0-----------------|

[CHORUS]
  D                 Cadd9  G/B       Dsus2
|---2-----2-----0-|---0------0-----|-------------0/0-|-0-------------|
|-----3-----3-----|-----3----3-3---|-3-----------3/3-|-3-------3-3---|
|-------2-----2---|------------0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-3------2-------|-0---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------3^-|-0---------------|---------------|
|[horn arr for guitar]
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-8------3-------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

       D   (sus2)Cadd9   G/B    Dsus2
It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
     |--2---0--0|--------------|--0--0--0-|---0--0-----|
     |---3---3--|-----3-----3--|---3--3---|----3--3----|
     |----2---2-|---0--0--0----|----2--2--|-----2--2---|
     |-0--------|--------------|0---------|-0-------0--|
     |----------|3-------2-----|----------|------------|
     |----------|------------3^|----------|------------|

       D   (sus2)Cadd9   G/B    Dsus2
It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
  G       Em7   A5
A son.  A son.  A son.

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litgo@aol.com


The Who albums
1981 Face Dances
1978 Who Are You
1971 Who's Next
1969 Tommy
1967 The Who Sells Out
1966 A Quick One
1965 My Generation
Tommy tabs
01Overture tabbass tab
02It's A Boy tabbass tab
031921 (You Didn't Hear It) tabbass tab
04Amazing Journey tabbass tab
05Sparks (Live) tabbass tab
06Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) tabbass tab
07Christmas tabbass tab
08Cousin Kevin tabbass tab
09The Acid Queen tabbass tab
10Do You Think It's Alright? tabbass tab
11Fiddle About tabbass tab
12Pinball Wizard tabbass tab
13There's A Doctor tabbass tab
14Go To The Mirror! tabbass tab
15Tommy Can You Hear Me? tabbass tab
16Smash The Mirror tabbass tab
17Sensation tabbass tab
18Miracle Cure tabbass tab
19Sally Simpson tabbass tab
20I'm Free tabbass tab
21Welcome tabbass tab
22Tommy's Holiday Camp tabbass tab
23We're Not Gonna Take It tabbass tab
24See Me Feel Me (Live) tabbass tab
25I Believe My Own Eyes tabbass tab

 

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