Eminence Front - The Who
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Eminence Front By The Who
Written by Pete Townshend
From It's Hard, 1982
transcribed by litgo@aol.com

[optional voicings]
Dbmaj7 x43111 and xx6564
C7sus4 x35566
Fm x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus)

[Keyboard intro]
[Main riff]
Fm
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--|-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

Dbmaj7
e|-------------------|-------------------||
B|-------------------|-------------------||
G|-------------------|-------------------||
D|-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--|-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--||
A|-------------------|-------------------||
E|-------------------|-------------------||

Fm
e|---|-------------|--------------|
B|-4-|-6--------4/\|--6-6-----4---|
G|---|-------------|------------5-|
D|---|-------------|--------------|
A|---|-------------|--------------|
E|---|-------------|--------------|

Dbmaj7
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------|----1/0-----------1/0----------1---|
G|-------3-1-----3---3-1-3-|--------3/1/0---------3/1/0------3-|
D|---1-------3-1-----------|--3-----------3-------------3------|
A|-3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Fm
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----4-3-----------|-------------------|
G|-1~------3----1----|-------------------|
D|---3--------3---3/1|-------------------|
A|-------------------|--3-1---1----------|
E|-------------------|------4---4-1-1-4>-|

Dbmaj7 Fm
e|-------------------|-------|----13---13---16-13-|
B|-------------------|----13-|-16/--16-16/--------|
G|---------1-3/5-3-1-|-13/---|--------------------|
D|-----1-3-----------|-------|--------------------|
A|---3---------------|-------|--------------------|
E|-1-----------------|-------|--------------------|

Dbmaj7
e|-----------------------|-13-13------|
B|-16-13----13-13---16-16|-16/16/-----|
G|-------15--------------|--------13\-|
D|-----------------------|------------|
A|-----------------------|------------|
E|-----------------------|------------|

e|-------13---------------------------------------------|
B|-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------------|
G|-15/-----------15-13----15----15-13---------------13--|
D|---------------------15-------------15-13----13-15----|
A|------------------------------------------15----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Fm Dbmaj7
e|-------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-13-15-13-15-|-13-15-13--16--16-----|-13------------------------|
G|-13-15-13-15-|-13-15-13--15/-15--15-|----15-13-15-13------------|
D|-------------|----------------------|----------------15\--------|
A|-------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------|----------------------|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------9-8----4-6--4---4-------|
G|------10---------------5---5-3-1-|
D|---10----------------------------|
A|-8-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

[Verse 1] follows intro pattern]
The sun shines
And people forget
The spray flies as the speedboat glides
And people forget
Forget they're hiding
The girls smile
And people forget
The snow packs as the skier tracks
And people forget
Forget they're hiding

[Chorus]
Behind an eminence front
Eminence front, it's a put on
It's an eminence front
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
An eminence front
Eminence front, it's a put on, eminence front
It's an eminence front
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on

| Ab Eb Eb Bb | Ab Eb Bb Bb F |
e|-------------|----------------|
B|-13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10-|
G|-13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10-|
D|-13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10-|
A|-------------|----------------|
E|-------------|----------------|

[Post-Chorus]
Fm Dbmaj7
Come and join the party dress to kill

Won't you come and join the party dress to kill

Dress to kill
| C7sus4 | | | / / |

[Verse 2]
Drinks flow, people forget
That big wheel spins, the hair thins, people forget, forget they're hiding
The news slows, people forget
The shares crash, hopes are dashed, people forget, forget they're hiding

[Chorus]
Behind an eminence front
Eminence front, it's a put on
It's an eminence front
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
An eminence front
Eminence front, it's a put on, eminence front
It's an eminence front
It's an eminence front, it's a put on
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on

[Outro]
Fm Dbmaj7
Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to
Fm Dbmaj7 C7sus4
Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to kill
Fm
Dress yourself to kill

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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eminence Front - The Who
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Tabbed by: Jeff Kelley
Email: hobojoe4eva@verizon.net


Main Riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1-3---1-3-----1-3---1-3------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-------3-----3----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

etc. use some variations...

Intro Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-6-6-4-4/6-6--4-------------------------------1------1-------1----------|
G|-------------------5----3---------3/b\-----3------3-1-----3-1-----3-1------|
D|---------------------3----6--5---------4-3----3-------3-------3-------3----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------8--13-13--16-13------|
B|----4-3-1-----------------------------------------\11-----------------16-13|
G|----------3-1-------------------------1----3/b\1---------------------------|
D|--3-----------3-1------------------1-3--3----------------------------------|
A|------------------3-1------------3-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4/b--1/4/--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------13-13----------------13-------------------------|
B|------13-13--16-16-16-16---------------------13-----16-13------------------|
G|--15------------------------------15--15/b17--------------15-13----15-13---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------15-------15|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------13-15-13-15-13-15-13--13--16/b--16-16-----13-----------------|
G|----------13--13-15-13-15-13-15-13-------------------15----15--13----15--13|
D|----13-15---------------------------------------------------------15-------|
A|-15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12-13-12-----------------------------------------------|
D|-15-13----------13--------------13-----------------------------------------|
A|-------15\--15---------------15----15-13----13-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------16----16--13-11-13----------------|

I wrote this really quick when I saw there wasn't one on here. Sorry if it's a little
but I think it'll sound okay with the song.


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| \b bend up / down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
All the credit for this goes to the guys at Whotabs.

Eminence Front | guitar tab
By The Who
>From It's Hard, 1982
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1982 Towser Tunes Inc./Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.

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transcribed by 1996-11-20 Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev 2000-08-14 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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[optional voicings]
Dbmaj7 x43111 and xx6564 [stage versions: 9tx10 10 98]
C7sus4 x35566
Fm x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus)


[Keyboard intro; guitar noodles in loose time]

e|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
B|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
G|0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----|
D|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4\|
A|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
E|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|


[Main riff]

||:Fm | |Dbmaj7 | :||
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B||------------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x-||
G||.-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x.||
D||.3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x.||
A||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||

| Fm | |
e|---|-------------|------------------|
B|-4-|4h6-------6\4|4h6-6-----4-1-----|
G|---|-------------|---------------1--|
D|---|-------------|--------------3-3-|
A|---|-------------|------------------|
E|---|-------------|------------------|

|Dbmaj7 | |
e|---------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-|
G|3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------|
D|----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------|
A|---------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----|
G|1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^\-1|---13^--~-----|
D|--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------|
A|-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11|
E|------------------|-----4-1---1--4/\|1----------------|--------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
e|--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------|
B|----16/--\-^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----|
G|--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13|
D|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|

| |
e|-------13---------------------------------------|
B|-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------|
G|-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--|
D|---------------------15-13-------------13-15----|
A|------------------------------------15----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
e|----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------|
B|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^\-15--|13-11\9-11\9---------|
G|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------|
D|--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------|--------------11\----|
E|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

| |F
e|---------------------------------|----|
B|-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|----|
G|--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|----|
D|-----10------------------------1-|3---|
A|8--------------------------------|----|
E|---------------------------------|----|


[verse; follows main pattern]

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
The sun shines, people forget
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
|-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x--x---x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're

| |
hiding
e|-----------------|
B|---------4h6-4---|
G|-----------------|
D|3-1h3-3----------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

The girls smile, people forget
The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding
e|-------8\-|
B|-------9\-|
G|------10\-|
D|------10\-|
A|----------|
E|----------|

[chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98]

|Fm | |
Behind an eminence front, Eminence front, it's a put on
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
G|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
D|3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|1------------------------------|1-----------------------------|

|Dbmaj7* | |

e|-----------------|---------------4\|
B|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6\|
G|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5\|
D|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6\|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

|Fm |
It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on

|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
e|-----------------|---------------------|----|
B|-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6-|
G|-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|----|
D|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|----|
A|-----------------|---------------------|----|
E|-----------------|---------------------|----|

|Fm | |
It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on

|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
Eminence front
e|-------------------|----8---8---8----|----|
B|---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9\-|1-1-|
G|--1------------xxx-|-----------------|----|
D|3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|----|
A|-------------------|-----------------|----|
E|-------------------|-----------------|----|

It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on,


[bridge]

|Ab Eb Eb Bb | Ab Eb Bb Bb F |
e|------------|-------------------|
B|13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10\---|
G|13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10\---|
D|13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10\---|
A|------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-------------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come and join the party dress to kill (Won't you...)
e|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
G|10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------|
D|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
A|8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------|
E|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Won't you come and join the party dress to kill
| % | % | % | % |

[2/4]
|C7sus4 | | | |
Dress to kill
|------------|------------|------15----12---|------------------|
|------------|------------|---17^---14^---11|12-13-13p12p11h13\|
|5--5---5-5--|5-5--5-5-5--|5----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|3--3---3-3--|3-3--3-3-3--|3----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|


[repeat verse]

Drinks flow, people forget
That big wheel spins, the hair thins

|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
People forget, forget they're hiding
|------------------------|---------------------|----|
|----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----|
|----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----|
|3-1h3-3---x-x-x---------|3-1h3-3--------------|----|
|------------------------|---------------------|----|
|------------------------|----------4^\^\~-----|1---|

The news slows, people forget
The shares crash, hopes are dashed

|Dbmaj7 | |
People forget, forget they're hiding
|------------------------|---------16-16-16\---|
|-----------x-x-x--------|---------18-18-18\---|
|-----------x-x-x--------|---------17-17-17\---|
|3-1h3-3----x-x-x--------|3-1h3-3--------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|


[repeat chorus]

Behind an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
It's just an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on

|Dbmaj7 | |
e|---------------|--------------------|
B|---------x-x-x-|----4^\-4^\-4^\-----|
G|---------x-x-x-|--------------------|
D|3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|

An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
Eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on, it's a put on

|Dbmaj7 | |
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------x-x-x--13|-13-13-13--------|
|-------------------x-x-x--15|-15-15-15-13\----|
|--3---1h3---3------x-x-x----|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to
e|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|

|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to
| % | % | % | % |

|C7sus4 | | |
kill Dress yourself to kill
e|-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------|
G|5--5\--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/12\10|
D|-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------|
A|3--3\--|----------------------|-----------15-------15\------8--8-/10\8-|
E|-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------|

[2/4 ][4/4]
| |Fm
e|---------------|-----|
B|---------------|-----|
G|10\8--5\3---3--|-----|
D|---------------|3----|
A|-8\6--3\1---1--|-----|
E|---------------|1----|

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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
Eminence Front
The Who
2001
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