Baba Oriley - The Who
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
E-----------------
B-----------------
G-------5----3----
D--3----5----3---- Repeat this throughout the song
A--3----3----1----
E--1--------------

after the second verse before everything drops but the key board the guitar is

E-----------------
B-----------------
G--5----5----5----
D--5----5----5----
A--3----3----3----
E-----------------

The solo goes like this

E--14-9-10h11-11-11-14-16-14-18-14-14-11-9-11-9-11--9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

after the solo come back with the beginning.....
not too long after it quites down, and before the violin u get

E--12-13-15--
B------------
G------------
D------------
A------------
-------------

do this and listen for the change to

E-12h13p12h13p12h13
B------------------
G------------------
D------------------
A------------------
E------------------

repeat that till a couple seconds after the violin would come in if you are
playing with the real song otherwise i would recommend plaing and creating your
own ending to the song with out the violin

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This was tabbed out by Scooter ps this sounds great by itself......the solo
sounds a little out of tune when u play with the cd but it sounds really good
if u play w/o it hope you enjoy the tab havent seen a better one yet
Scooter
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Capo on 1

F 1335(1)(1)
C x355xx
Bb x133xx
Eb xx134(3)
Csus4 8 10 10 10 xx

[synth intro; see Kevin's original transcription below for hints on copying
the synth pattern]

[Piano and bass; guitar tacit]
|| F C | Bb ||

Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living

I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven
Yeah yeah....

[guitar]
|| F..C | Bb...||

| C | C | C | |

Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland

Sally, take my hand
We'll travel south crossland
Put out the fire and don't look past my shoulder

The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get together before we get much older

F C Bb Eb F C
|-13~--13------|---------------13-15-13-|-15^-15-13----------------|
|--------13-13/|15-15-15----------------|-----------15-13-15/13/15-|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------|

Bb
|-----------------------|
|-13--------------------|
|----------15^15^15^15^-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

Teenage wasteland
It's only teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland oh oh
Teenage wasteland

C C Bb Bb
They're all wasted!

C Bb
|-12-13-15--12-|13-15--12-13-15-|-12-13-15--12-|13-15--12-13-15-|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|

F Eb
|-12-13-15--12-|13-15--12-13-15-|-11-13-15--11-|13-15--11-13-15-|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|

C
|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|12-13-12-13-12-13-12----|
|-------------------------|---------------------13-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|

Bb
|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|12-13-12-13-15-12-13-12-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|

F
|-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-|15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|

Eb
|-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-|11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|

[violin break; guitars and drums return and repeat til end]

|| F F F F | F F F F ||

[end]

| Csus4 Csus4 Csus4 Csus4 | % | % | % | F


the only reason im submitting this is becasue i hate the ppl that submitt this song
as teenage wastland when its not the title
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Baba O'Riley (Pete Townshend)
The Who
Who's Next?


[Intro]

Sythesizer Tab for Guitar:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-----|
G|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|
D|-3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Intro]

(Where the Guitar comes in) (01:48):

F C A# F C A# F C A# F C A# F C A#
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------5---3-|--------5---3-|--------5---3-|--------5---3-|--------5---3-|
D|-3------5---3-|-3------5---3-|-3------5---3-|-3------5---3-|-3------5---3-|
A|-3------3---1-|-3------3---1-|-3------3---1-|-3------3---1-|-3------3---1-|
E|-1------------|-1------------|-1------------|-1------------|-1------------|

C C C
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-5------5------5------|
D|-5------5------5------|
A|-3------3------3------|
E|----------------------|


Chords:

C F C A#
Don't Cry, Don't raise your eye
F A# G
It's only teenage wasteland


F C A# F C A#
Sally take my hand, we'll travel south cross land
F C A# F C A#
Put out the fire, and don't look past my shoulder
F C A# F C A#
The exodus is here, the happy ones are near
F C A# F C A#
Let's get together, before we get much older


[Guitar Solo]

e|-13-----13-----------------------13-15-13-15b17-13-13-------|
B|------------13--13h15--15-15--------------------------15-13-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-13-15-13-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-15b17--17--17--17--15-14---------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

F C A#
Teenage wasteland
F C A#
It's only teenage wasteland
F C A#
Teenage wasteland Oh, yeah
C F C A#
Teenage wasteland

They're all wasted!
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------5------5------3------3----|
D|-----------5------5------3------3----|
A|-----------3------3------1------1----|
E|-------------------------------------|


[2nd Guitar Solo]

Guitar I
e|-12--13--15--12--13--15--12-13-15----12--13--15--12--13--15--12-13-15--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|Guitar II |
| C A# |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------1---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar I
e|-12--13--15--12--13--15--12-13-15----11--13--15--11--13--15--11-13-15--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|Guitar II |
| F D# |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----------------------------------4---------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------1---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar I
e|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12----|
B|----------------------------------------------13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|Guitar II |
| C |
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar I
e|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-15-12-13-13-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|Guitar II |
| A# |
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar I
e|-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|Guitar II |
| F |
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar I
e|-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|Guitar II |
| D# |
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-1-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Guitar I
e|-11\10-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13------11b13-11b13-11b13---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-11\--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|Guitar II |
| F F D# |
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-------------------------6----------------------------------4----|
G|-5-------------------------5----------------------------------3----|
D|-3-------------------------3----------------------------------1----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



[Violin Solo Tab for Guitar]

(03:58)

e|------------------------------10---------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--13---------11--10--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------12----10----------------------|
D|-10-------10--12------------------------------------13--12--13--12--10-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10----10----12----------------------------------10----12-----------------|
D|-----------------13---12--13---13--12---13--12-------------13--12--13--12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10-------------------------------|
D|-12h13p12-10--------10---10h12-13----13-----13--12-13--12-10----------10-|
A|-------------12-h13---------------------------------------------13-12----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------10-11--11-13-11--10-11--10-11-10-11-------|
B|-----------10h11-13--13-13------13-------------------------------------13-11-|
G|-10----10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11--10-11--10-11--10-11--10-11-10---------10h11----10-------------|
B|-----------------------------------13-11---------13----11h13-10-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10h11----10--------------10h11----10--------------10h11----10-------------|
B|-------13----11h13-10-10--------13----11h13-10-10--------13----11h13-10-10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13---11-10-11p10----10-------------------------------------------|
B|------------------13----13-11-13p11p10-11p10----10----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------12----12-10-12p10----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------13-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------10-11-13--------10-11-13-|
G|---------------------------------------10--------------10----------|
D|-13---12-13-12--13-12-13--12-13-12--10--------------10-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------10b11-11-11-11-11-11-11--10-11----10-------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------13----11-13-|
G|-------10-11-13--------10-11-13---------------------------------------------|
D|----10--------------10------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--------------10---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13---13-13--11--10--11--10-11p10----11b13--13--13--11--10--11--10-11p10----|
B|----------------------------------13-------------------------------------13-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Backup Guitar does this:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

(04:56)

e|------------------------------------1--|
B|------------------------------------1--|
G|------------------------------------2--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------1--|



************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The Who - Baba O'Riley (Acoustic)

From a video of Pete Townshend covering this song with a couple of acoustic guitars, sounds cool.


Guitar 1:

E A1 E A G# A2
e--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--|
G--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--|
B--1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-- x2 1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--| x1
D--2-2-----2--4-4-----4-- 2-2-----2--4-4-----4--6-6-----6--7-7-----7--|
A--2-2-----2--4-4-----4-- 2-2-----2--4-4-----4--6-6-----6--7-7-----7--|
E--0----------0---------- 0----------0----------0----------0----------|


E A1 E A1
Out here in the fields I fight for my meals

E A1 G# A2
I get my back into my living

E A1 E A1
I don't need to fight To prove I'm right

E A1 G# A2
I don't need to be forgiven yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


E B1A2 B2 B2
e--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0 7-7-7-7-7 7--|
G--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0 7-7-7-7-7 7--|
B--1-1-1-1-1--8-6-6-6-6-6 x3 8-8-8-8-8 x3 8--| x1
D--2-2-----2--9-7-7-----7 9-9-----9 9--|
A--2-2-----2--9-7-7-----7 9-9-----9 9--|
E--0----------0-0-------- 7-------- 7--|

B2 B2 B2 B2
Don't cry Don't raise your eye

B2 B2 B2 B2
It's only teenage wasteland


E A1 E A1
Sally, take my hand We'll travel south cross land

E A1 G# A2
Put out the fire And don't look past my shoulder

E A1 E A1
The exodus is here The happy ones are near

E A1 G# A2
Let's get together Before we get much older


E A G# A2
e--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--|
G--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
B--1------2------4------6--| x1
D--2------4------6------7--|
A--2------4------6------7--|
E--0------0------0------0--|

E B1 A2
Teenage wasteland

E B1 A2
It's only teenage wasteland

E B1 A2
Teenage wasteland Oh, yeah

E B1 A2
Teenage wasteland

B2
They're all wasted!


Guitar 2:

e---------------|
G----4----4-4---|
B-----4----4-4--| (during verse)
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|

e---------------|
G----444--4-4---|
B---4----4-4-4--| (during the "don't cry..." part)
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|

You can definetly add to these riffs and change them up a little bit during the song however you like.
Song info
Baba Oriley
The Who
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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