Pinball Wizard

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pigpenz
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Pinball Wizard
by The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend

Previous transcription by:
Marc Hirsh
Mike ([email protected])

=============
revised by
[email protected]
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G6sus4 3x5530 (verse 2&3)
G6 3x5430 (verse 2&3)
Csus4 8x10 10 8 8 (verse 4)
C 8x 10 9 8 8 (verse 4)
Bbsus4 6x8866 (verse 4)
Bb 6x8766 (verse 4)
Asus4 5x7750 (verse 1-4)
A 5x7650 (verse 1-4)

[original note: 'e' stands for eighth notes, 's' for sixteenth, `q'
for quarter, `h' for half, and, yes, even `w' for whole notes. A
period after a note value means dotted.
The chord parts are best played with your index finger on the B string,
middle on the G string (using pinky for pull-offs), and ring finger
on the D string, with the thumb wrapping around and playing the low E
string. Sounds hard, but gets easier with practice.]
[Strumming: for main pattern (bar10), accent every 3rd 16th -- on '+':
| + / / + / / + / / + + |
e s s e s e s e e s s

[INTRO]
Bm/F# Bmsus4/F# F#7sus4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

F#7 F#m7 Em/F#
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Em/G F#sus4 F#
e e e e e e e e e s s e s e s e e e e s s e s e s e e e
|-------------------|---0-----------------|---0-0-----0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-43-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-54-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0---|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--T7-|

Bsus4 B
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s x2
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8.||
||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||T7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||

Bsus4 B
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s x2
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
---||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8.||
---||.9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9.||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||[electric guitar] | ||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
-7/||/9---------------------|---------------------7/||
---||-----------------------|-----------------------||
-5/||/7---------------------|---------------------5/||

[VERSE 1]

Bsus4 B(add4)
Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball.
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|[electric] | |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|/9--------------------------|---------------------6/|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|/7--------------------------|---------------------4/|

Asus4 A
From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all.
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|T5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|[electric] | |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|/7---------------------|---------------------4/|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|/5---------------------|---------------------2/|

Gsus4 G
But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall.
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|T3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|[electric] | |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|/5----------------------------|---------------------3/|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|/3----------------------------|---------------------1/|

F#7sus4 F#7
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin-
e s s e s e s e e s s w
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-3---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4---------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------|
|[electric] | w |
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|/4----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-4---------------------|
|/2----------------------|-2---------------------|

B A D E B A D E
ball.
e q q q e q e. s e e q e q q q e q e. s e e q
|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-0-----|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0-----|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|---------0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|---------0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|[electric] | | |
| e q q q e | w | e q q q e | w |
|-----------|-0------------|-------2---|-0-------------|
|-------3---|-0------------|-------3---|-0-------------|
|-4-4-2-2---|-1------------|-4-4-2-2---|-1-------------|
|-4-4-2-0---|-2------------|-4-4-2-0---|-2-----------7/|
|-2-2-0-----|-2----------x-|-2-2-0---2-|-2-------------|
|---------0-|--------------|---------0-|-0-----------5/|

[VERSE 2; elec: harmonic B string 12th fret each measure]

He stands just like a statue, becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean
He plays by intuition, the digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

[CHORUS]
E F# B B E F# B B
He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.
q q e q. q e q e q.
-0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2------------|
-0|-0--2----4--4---4--4-|-0---0--2----4-4-4-4-|
-1|-1--3----4--4---4--4-|-1---1--3----4-4-4-4-|
-2|-2--4----4--4---4--4-|-2---2--4----4-4-4-4-|
-2|-2--4----2--2---2--2-|-2---2--4----2-2-2-2-|
-0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2------------|
|[electric] | |
| q q e q. | q e q e q. |
--|-------------------0-|-----0---------------|
--|-------------------0-|-----0---------------|
-1|---------4--4------1-|-----1-------4-4-4---|
-2|-2--4----4--4------2-|-----2-------4-4-4---|
-2|-2--4----2--2--------|-2---2--4----2-2-2---|
-0|-0--2----------------|-0---0--2-----------0|

E F# B B G D Dsus4 D
A pin-ball wizard's got such a supple wrist
q q e q. q q q q e e e q q e q e. s e e q
|-0-0-2-2-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-3-3-0-|-0-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-2-2--4--4-------|-3----3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-3-3--4--4-------|-0----0-0--0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-4-4--4--4-------|-0----0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-4-4--2--2-------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-0-0-2-2-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-------------|---------------|
|[electric] | |[electric] | |
| q q e q. | w | w | |
|---------------------|-3-----------|-------------|---------------|
|---------------------|-3-----------|---7-7/8-7/8-|-7-------------|
|---1------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|-------------|---------------|
|---2------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|---7-7/9-7/9-|-7-------------|
|-2-2-4-4--2--2-----2-|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-0-0-2-2------------3|-3-----------|-------------|---------------|

[BRIDGE]
D Cadd9 (G) D Cadd9 (G)
How do you think he does it?(I don't know)
|--------0-----------|----------0------------|
|--------3-------3---|----------3-------3----|
|-----2--------0-----|------2---------0------|
|-0------------------|-0---------------------|
|------------3-----2-|------------3--------2-|
|-------------------3|----------------------3|
[electric tacit]

D Cadd9 (G) D
What makes him so good?
| | q e e q |
|------0-------------|-0--------0-|
|------3---------3-3-|-3----3-3-3-|
|----2---------0-0-0-|-2----2-2-2-|
|-0------------0---0-|-0----0-0-0-|
|------------3-----2-|------------|
|-------------------3|------------|

[VERSE 3; elec: harmonic B string 12th fret palm mute each beat]

He ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers and bells
Don't see no lights a-flashin', plays by sense of smell
Always gets a replay, never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

[repeat CHORUS]
I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him

[acoustic]
| D Dsus4 | D x x |
[electric]
|--2---2/3--0|-----0----3-------|
|---3--------|------3-----------|
|----2----2--|--2----0----------|
|-0----------|-0----------------|
|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------------|

|| Dsus4 | D ||
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s x4
||-10--------------------|-10--------------------||
||-10--------------------|-10--------------------||
||.12--------------------|-11-------------------.||
||.12--------------------|-12-------------------.||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-10T-------------------|-10--------------------||
||[electric guitar] | ||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||/12*-------------------|--------------------10/||
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||/10*-------------------|---------------------8/||
[*2nd, 3rd and 4th repeats only]

[VERSE 4]
Dsus4 D
Even on my favorite table, he can beat my best
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s |
|-10-------------------|-10--------------------|
|-10-------------------|-10--------------------|
|-12-------------------|-11--------------------|
|-12-------------------|-12--------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-10T------------------|-10--------------------|
|[electric guitar] | |
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|/12-------------------|---------------------8/|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|/10-------------------|---------------------6/|

Csus4 C
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s |
|-8---------------------|-8---------------------|
|-8---------------------|-8---------------------|
|-10--------------------|-9---------------------|
|-10--------------------|-10--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-8T--------------------|-8T--------------------|
|[electric guitar] | |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|/10--------------------|---------------------6/|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|/8---------------------|---------------------4/|

Bbsus4 Bb
He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s |
|-6--------------------|-6---------------------|
|-6--------------------|-6---------------------|
|-8--------------------|-7---------------------|
|-8--------------------|-8---------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-6T-------------------|-6T--------------------|
|[electric guitar] | |
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|/8--------------------|---------------------6/|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|/6--------------------|---------------------4/|

Asus4 A5 D D C F
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.........
e s s e s e s e e s s w
|-0----------------------|-0-------------------|-2-2--0--1-|
|-5----------------------|-5-------------------|-3-3--1--1-|
|-7----------------------|-6-------------------|-2-2--0--2-|
|-7----------------------|-7-------------------|-0-0--2--3-|
|------------------------|---------------------|------3----|
|-5T---------------------|-5T------------------|---------1-|
|[electric guitar] | | |
|------------------------|---------------------|-2-2-------|
|------------------------|---------------------|-3-3--1--1-|
|------------------------|---------------------|-2-2--0--2-|
|/7----------------------|---------------------|-0-0--2--3-|
|------------------------|---------------------|------3--3-|
|/5----------------------|-5-------------------|---------1-|

Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4
|----------------|------------|----3---4---|------------|------|
|--3-----4-------|--------1/3-|-3---1---1--|1/3--4------|------|
|----1-----1-----|-1--1-------|---1--1---1-|----1-----1-|---1--|
|------1-----1/3-|---3--3-----|------------|-------1/3--|-3----|
|-1--------------|--1--1------|------------|---1--1-----|--1---|etc.
|----------------|------------|------------|------------|------|

[note: for stage versions, end with Amaj7: x02224]


AndyT
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Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:01 am

Ok. Thanks for that PP.


pigpenz
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Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:53 pm

your welcome
I'll have to watch Neil on this one its pretty to easy to play most of it
sometimes it amazes what Pete Townshen throws in including the kitchen sink


AndyT
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Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:10 pm

I bet its the fast jangly strum that freaks most people out.


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