Pinball Wizard - The Who
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Ari-Id like to dedicate these tabs to all my friends and also to Brad who got
me into playing guitar, and to Rob- you still stink but hey its all good
keep trying!


[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
e|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
G|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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
e|-0-------------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B|-2-------------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
G|-3-------------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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 q
e|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B|-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---|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|T2-------------------|-2-----------------|

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
e||-----------------------|-----------------------||
B||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
G||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
D||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
A||-----------------------|-----------------------||
E||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
e||-----------------------|-----------------------||
B||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
G||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
D||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
A||-----------------------|-----------------------||
E||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||Electric guitar | ||
e||-----------------------|-----------------------||
B||-----------------------|-----------------------||
G||-----------------------|-----------------------||
D||-7/9-------------------|-----------------------||
A||-----------------------|-----------------------||
E||-5/7-------------------|-----------------------||

(elec. gtr: play so that second notes sound on first beat of
bar)

"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
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|Electric | |
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7/9------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5/7------------------------|-------------------------|


"From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all.
Asus4 A
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|T5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|Electric | |
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5/7-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3/5-----------------------|-------------------------|


"But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall.
Gsus4 G
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|T3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|Electric | |
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-3/5-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-1/3-----------------------------|-----------------------|


"That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pin-
F#sus4 F#
e s s e s e s e e s s w
e|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|-2---------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-3---------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-4---------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|-2---------------------|
|Electric | w |
e|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-2/4--------------------------|-4---------------------|
A|------------------------------|-4---------------------|
E|-0/2--------------------------|-2---------------------|


"Ball.
B A D E B A D E
e q q q e q e. s e e q e q q q e q e. s e e q
e|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
D|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------|-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 |
e|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
B|-------3---|--------------|-------3---|---------------|
G|-4-4-2-2---|--------------|-4-4-2-2---|---------------|
D|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2------------|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2-------------|
A|-2-2-0---0-|-2------------|-2-2-0---0-|-2-------------|
E|-----------|-0------------|-----------|-0-------------|


[Repeat verse]

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

He's a...

"Pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.
E F# B
q q e q. q q e q.
e|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
B|-0-2-4-4-------------|-0-2-4-4-------------|
G|-1-3-4-4-------------|-1-3-4-4-------------|
D|-2-4-4-4-------------|-2-4-4-4-------------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
|Electric | |
| q q e q. | q q e q. |
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
D|-2-4-4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|

A pinball wizard's got "Such a supple
G
q q e q. q q q q
e|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
B|-0-2-4-4-------------|-3-3-3-3------|
G|-1-3-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
D|-2-4-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|Electric | |
| q q e q. | w |
e|---------------------|-3------------|
B|---------------------|-3------------|
G|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
D|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-3------------|

wrist.
D Dsus4 D
e e e q q e q e. s e e q
e|-2-2-2-3-3-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
A|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|---------------|
|Electric | |
| w | |
e|-------3-3-2-|---------------|
B|-3-----3-3-3-|---------------|
G|-2-----2-2-2-|---------------|
D|-0-----------|---------------|
A|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|---------------|


"How do you think he does it? (I don't know)
D Cadd9 (G) D Cadd9 (G)
e e e q e e e e e e q e e e |
e|-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
A|-------3-3-2-2--------|-------3-3-2-2---------|
E|-------------3--------|-------------3---------|
|Electric | |
| q. h e | q. h e |
e|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-3--------------------|-3---------------------|
G|-2--------------------|-2---------------------|
D|-0--0-0---------------|-0--0-0----------------|
A|----3-2---------------|----3-2----------------|
E|--------3-------------|--------3--------------|

What makes him so good?
D Cadd9 (G) D
e e e q e e e |
e|-0--0--0----0-0-----|-0-----|
B|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-|-3-----|
G|-2--2--2----0-0-0-0-|-2-----|
D|-0--0--0----0-0-0-0-|-0-----|
A|------------3-3-2-2-|-------|
E|------------------3-|-------|
|Electric | |
| q. h e | |
e|--------------------|-------|
B|-3------------------|-3-----|
G|-2------------------|-2-----|
D|-0----------0-0-----|-0-----|
A|------------3-2-----|-------|
E|------------------3-|-------|

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

I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him

x4 (same strum pattern as above)
|| Dsus4 | D ||
e||--------|-----||
B||-10-----|-10--||
G||-12-----|-11--||
D||-12-----|-12--||
A||--------|-----||
E||-10-----|-10--||

[chords for verse: Csus4: 8x10 10 8 x; C 8x 10 9 8 x;
Bbsus4: 6x886x; Bb: 6x876x; Asus4: 5x775x; A: 5x765x]

Dsus4 D
Even on my favorite table, he can beat my best
Csus4 C
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
Bbsus4 Bb
He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
Asus4 A
That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin

D D C F Bb7
ball.........


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| / Slide up

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Pinball Wizard
Tommy
Tabbed by JJmig
Sfichtner@trevornet.org

[Intro]
e|-2----------------0----------------0----------------0---------------|
B|-3----------------3----------------2----------------2---------------|
G|-4----------------4----------------4----------------3---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0----------------0----------------0----------------------------------|
B|-2----------------0----------------0----------------------------------|
G|-x----------------0----------------4----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Repeat this 4 times]
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|

[Ever since I was a young boy....]
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|

[From Soho Down to Brighton....]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Well I ain't seen nothing like him.....]
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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-----------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|

[That deaf dumb and blind kid... Sure plays a mean pinball]
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------3---------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------4---------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------4---------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---------------------------------------------|

[D=Down U=Up]

d u u u d u d u d u d u]
E|--2-2------2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-4----2-3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4----2-2--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------|
D|--4-4----2----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
A|--2-2---------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
^^ Repeat Then back to verse

[He stands like a statue]
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|

[Feelings all the Bumpers...]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Plays by Intuition....]
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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-----------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|

[That deaf dumb and blind kid... Sure plays a mean pinball]
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------3---------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------4---------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------4---------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2---------------------------------------------|

E|--2-2------2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-4----2-3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4----2-2--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------|
D|--4-4----2----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
A|--2-2---------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
E|--2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Then To the Chorus]

He's A Pinball Wizard. There has to be a Twist
e|---------2---2-2-2-2--------------------2---2-2-2-2------------------|
B|---------2---4-4-4-4--------------------2---4-4-4-4------------------|
G|------1--3---4-4-4-4-----------------1--3---4-4-4-4------------------|
D|------2--4---4-4-4-4-----------------2--4---4-4-4-4------------------|
A|------2--4---2-2-2-2-----------------2--4---2-2-2-2------------------|
E|---------2---2-2-2-2--------------------2---2-2-2-2------------------|

A Pinball Wizard Got Such a Supple Wrist D U U
e|---------2---2-2-2-2------1—1—1-1-----2-2-2-2--2-3-2h3--------------|
B|---------2---4-4-4-4------0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3----------------|
G|------1--3---4-4-4-4------0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2----------------|
D|------2--4---4-4-4-4------0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
A|------2--4---2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|---------2---2-2-2-2------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|

Higher Part
e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|

[Do that 4 times]
Even on my Favorite Table He can beat my best
e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
B|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|

[His Disciples lead him in He Just does the rest]
e|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------|

[He's got crazy flipper fingers Never seen him fall]
e|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1—-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------|
B|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----—-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----—-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
A|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------|

[That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure play a mean Pinball]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-----------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
intro:


E!-2---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------|
B!-3---------------3---------------2---------------2-------------|
G!-4---------------4---------------4---------------3-------------|
D!-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A!---------------------------------------------------------------|
E!---------------------------------------------------------------|


E!---2---------------0-------------------------------------------|
B!---2---------------0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G!---2---------------0---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D!-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A!---------------------------------------------------------------|
E!---------------------------------------------------------------|


E!-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-!
B!-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-!
G!-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-!
D!-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-!
A!---------------------!
E!---------------------!


main part:

(play 5 times)
E!-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--!-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B!-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o!-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G!-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--!-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D!-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-|
A!---------------------------------o!-----------------------------|
E!----------------------------------!-----------------------------|


E!-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---!
B!-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---!
G!-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4p3-3-3-3---!
D!-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---!
A!---------------------------------------------------------------!
E!---------------------------------------------------------------!


chorus:
(on the first chord, you can play the bass note, I think it sounds
better, but that's just me)

E!-2-2-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-0--!
B!-4-4-4-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-o!
G!-4-4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1--!
D!-4-4-4-2---2-2-2-2-2--!
A!-----------2-2-2-2-2-o!
E!-----------0-0-0-0-0--!


bridge:


E!-0-2-2-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--!
B!-0-2-4-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o!
G!-1-3-4-0h1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--!
D!-2-4-4-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--!
A!-2-----2-2---------------------------------o!
E!-0-----0-0----------------------------------!

That should be it, Email me with any questions or corrections at mkonchman@yahoo.com

Enjoy!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
All the credit for this goes to the guys at Whotabs.

Pinball Wizard | guitar tab
by The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1969 Fabulous Music Ltd.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Previous transcription by:
Marc Hirsh
Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu)

==============
revised by 1998-05-19 Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 2002-05-19 www.thewho.net/whotabs
==============

Bsus4 7(t)x997x (verse 1-3)
B 7(t)x987x (verse 1-3)
G6sus4 3(t)x5530 (verse 2&3)
G6 3(t)x5430 (verse 2&3)
Dsus4 10(t)x12 12 10 x (verse 4)
D 10(t)x12 11 10 x (verse 4)
Csus4 8(t)x10 10 8 8 (verse 4)
C 8(t)x 10 9 8 8 (verse 4)
Bbsus4 6(t)x8866 (verse 4)
Bb 6(t)x8766 (verse 4)
Asus4 5(t)x7750 (verse 1-4)
A 5(t)x7650 (verse 1-4)

Fingering for verse chord shape (e.g., Bsus4, B)

7x997x 7x987x
t*rpi t*rmi
* dampen with thumb

[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-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\4-|-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-----------|---7-7h8-7h8-|-7-------------|
|---1------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|-------------|---------------|
|---2------4--4-----4-|-0-----------|---7-7h9-7h9-|-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---2h3--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-------|--------1h3-|-3---1---1--|1h3--4------|------|
|----1-----1-----|-1--1-------|---1--1---1-|----1-----1-|---1--|
|------1-----1h3-|---3--3-----|------------|-------1h3--|-3----|
|-1--------------|--1--1------|------------|---1--1-----|--1---|etc.
|----------------|------------|------------|------------|------|

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


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