Pinball Wizard Bass Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 Ver 5 
	

Tommy [Disc 2] Tabs:

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"Ever since I was a young boy.." (0.34)
G:------------------------
D:--------9---------9-9---
A:------------7----------   X2
E:--7-7--------7----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------7---------7-7----
A:------------5------------   X2
E:--5-5---------5----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------5---------5-5----
A:------------3------------   X2
E:--3-3---------3----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------4---------4-4----
A:------------2------------   X1
E:--2-2---------2----------

"..pinball"
G:-----------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------
A:-2-2--0--5-------------2-2--0--5---------------
E:---------------0-0-------------------5-5-------

"He stands like a statue.."
G:------------------------
D:--------9---------9-9---
A:------------7-----------  X2
E:--7-7--------7----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------7---------7-7----
A:------------5------------   X2
E:--5-5---------5----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------5---------5-5----
A:------------3------------   X2
E:--3-3---------3----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------4---------4-4----
A:------------2------------   X1
E:--2-2---------2----------

"..pinball"
G:-----------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------
A:-2-2--0--5-------------2-2--0--5---------------
E:---------------0-0-------------------5-5-------

"He's a pinball wizard.."
G:---------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------
A:-------2-2----------------2-----------2-2----5-----------
E:-0-2----------0-0--2-0-------0-2-----------------5-------

Fill
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D:-----------
A:-5555------
E:-----------

"How do you think..."
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D:-----------------------------
A:--5-5-5---3-2--------(5)-----
E:-------------------3-3-------

"Ain't go no distractions.."
G:------------------------
D:--------9---------9-9---
A:------------7-----------   X2
E:--7-7--------7----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------7---------7-7----
A:------------5------------   X2
E:--5-5---------5----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------5---------5-5----
A:------------3------------   X2
E:--3-3---------3----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------4---------4-4----
A:------------2------------   X1
E:--2-2---------2----------

"..pinball"
G:-----------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------
A:-2-2--0--5-------------2-2--0--5---------------
E:---------------5-5-------------------0-0-------

"I thought I was.."
G:----------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------------
A:-------2-2----------------2----------2-2----5-------------
E:-0-2----------0-0--2-0-------0-2-----------------5--------

Fill
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D:-----------
A:-5555------
E:-----------

BRIDGE

"Even on my favorite table.." (2:31)
G:------------------------------------
D:-----------12------------12-12----
A:----------------10----------------  X2
E:-10-10------------10-------------

G:------------------------------
D:--------10---------10-10----
A:-------------8----------------   X2
E:--8-8----------8--------------

G:-------------------------
D:--------8---------8-8----
A:------------6------------   X2
E:--6-6---------6----------

G:-------------------------
D:--------7---------7-7----
A:------------5------------   X1
E:--5-5---------5----------

"..pinball"
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D:--------------------------
A:-2-2--0--5-----1111-------   FADE
E:---------------5----------

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/w/who,_the/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Leigh Average	#1 by Leigh at Feb 24, 2006 at 10:48 PM EST
	Good story! The best thing is to hear this song in the context of the stage play.

No Picture matt Average	#2 by matt rigg at Mar 20, 2006 at 10:51 AM EST
	I think they sound like crack heads. thank you

No Picture l2aVeN-5 String Wanna Be	#3 by l2aVeN-5 Stringed Mother F***er at Apr 11, 2006 at 3:04 PM EST
	Pinball Wizard is a guy who is really good at picking up women. The guy that sings the song is wondering how the heck that other dude does it.

No Picture Jamie Average	#4 by Jamie Kaye at Jul 28, 2006 at 3:59 PM EST
	^^It's not about that at all. Pete wanted a good review from Nik Cohn, a pinball fanatic, so he wrote this song. He thought it was terrible, but everyone else thought it was great. It's all in the liner notes of Tommy. And it's in the movie Tommy.

No Picture Mike Average	#5 by Mike Perron at Aug 10, 2006 at 9:59 PM EST
	Very accurate! Excellent tab.

No Picture Spencer Wanna Be	#6 by Spencer at Aug 15, 2006 at 12:54 AM EST
	its an augmetned third idea on the guitar

No Picture gemma Average	#7 by gemma o'neill at Aug 20, 2006 at 4:02 PM EST
	I think Elton John did an ok version. Now the Rod Stewart one - thats a different story. Actually The Who did a good job on an Elton John song-Saturday Night's Alrigh for Fighting.

No Picture Jared Wanna Be	#8 by Jared Janak at Feb 11, 2007 at 7:11 PM EST
	Kafziel, from my understanding Tommy wasn't really deaf, dumb, and blind - he could see but didn't really understand what he was seeing, and he could hear - it just didn't make much if any sense to him. By dumb, I believe he meant mute. I could be wrong, but how would Tommy be staring in mirrors if he were really blind? He's simply blind to reality, and all he seems to see is his reflection. Also, as far as I know, the actual pinball part to Tommy really isn't important to the true meaning and plot.

No Picture Kevin Wanna Be	#9 by Kevin White at Feb 18, 2007 at 2:12 AM EST
	Great instrumentals, idiotic premise. I know, I know, it's very deep and all that rot. But deaf, dumb, and bilind people CAN'T PLAY PINBALL. "Sense of smell." Right. The Who is a great band. But this whole story is so ridiculous, I can't even suspend my disbelief long enough to sit through it. As PJ10 said above, they sold out for better reviews. They don't get mine.