MY GENERATION THE WHO
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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
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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