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I Can't Explain | guitar tab
By The Who, 1965
>Appears on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1965 Fabulous Music Ltd./Champion Music Corp.
#----------------------------------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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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transcribed by 2000-01-08 Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev 2003-05-19 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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E x799xx and 022100
D x577xx
A x02255 and x022xx
B x244xx
C#m x4(t)665(4)
Note: leads are approximate.
12-string on record, approximately transcribed for 6-string.
[intro and main pattern] x3
||:E D D |A E E :||
||----------|-----------||
||----------|-----------||
||.9----7-7-|2-----9-9--||
||.9----7-7-|2-----9-9--||
||-7----5-5-|0-----7-7--||
||----------|-----------||
||:E D D |A E E :||x3
Got a feeling inside
(Can't explain)
It's a certain kind
(Can't explain)
I feel hot and cold
(Can't explain)
|E D D |B E E |
Yeah, down in my soul, yeah
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
I said...
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E |
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but...
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
(Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh...)
|-----------------------|5-----------------|
|-----------------------|5-----------------|
|9------------7-7-------|2-----------9-9---|
|9------------7-7-------|2-----------9-9---|
|7------------5-5-------|0-----------7-7---|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
---|-------------------------|5-------------------|
---|-------------------------|5-------------------|
-x-|9-------------7-7--------|2-------------9-9---|
-x-|9-------------7-7--------|2-------------9-9---|
-x-|7-------------5-5-------0|0-------------7-7---|
---|-------------------------|--------------------|
|E D |A E |
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
---|---------------------|5--------------------|
---|---------------------|5--------------------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2---------9-9--------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2-------x-9-9--------|
---|7-----------7-5-5----|0-------x-7-7--------|
---|---------------------|---------------------|
|E D B | |
I know what it means, but...
(Ooh Ooh Ooh )
-|-----------------------|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
-|9------------7------4--|---------------|
-|9------------7------4--|---------------|
-|7------------5------2--|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
[chorus]
|E |C#m |A (Asus4 A) |B (Bsus4 B) |
Can't explain, I think it's love, try to say it to you when I feel blue,(but I)
|---0----0-------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|---0----0-------|-----------5-----------|--5-5-5---5-5------|--7-7-7---7-7-----|
|---1----1-------|------6----6-----------|--7-7-6---7-6------|--9-9-8---9-8-----|
|2-------2---2---|------6----6-----------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77---|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--|
|2-------2---2---|4(t)--4----4-----------|-------------------|------------------|
|0-------0-----0-|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
But I can't explain
( Ooh Ooh, Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl
( Ooh Ooh, Can't explain)
[solo 1]
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|----4---------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
|0---0-------2-|----2-2----------|--3-3-3--2-2--|--------------------|
|2/4---4/2-0-2-|2---2-2----------|2-4-4-4--2-2--|2-------------------|
|----------0-2-|2---2-----0-0/0--|2-------------|2p0--------0---2p0--|
|--------------|0-------2------2-|2-------------|----2-0--2---2----2-|
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
The things you said have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
I know what it means but...
|E D D |A E E |
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
(Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh...)
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------7-------|14----------9-9---|
|---2-----------7-------|14----------9-9---|
|---2---------5-5-------|12--------7-7-7---|
|0----------------------|------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
The things you've said have got me real mad
---|-----------------------|------------------|
---|-----------------------|------------------|
-x-|9-------------7-7------|14----------9-9---|
-x-|9-------------7-7------|14----------9-9---|
-x-|7-----------x-5-5------|12----------7-7---|
---|-----------------------|------------------|
|E D |A E |
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
---|---------------------|---------------------|
---|---------------------|---------------------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2---------9-9--------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2-------x-9-9--------|
---|7-------------5-5----|0-------x-7-7--------|
---|---------------------|---------------------|
|E D B | |
I know what it means, but...
(Ooh Ooh Ooh )
-|-----------------------|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
x|9------------7------4--|---------------|
x|9------------7------4--|---------------|
x|7------------5------2--|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
[repeat chorus]
|E |C#m |A |B |
Can't explain, I think it's love, try to say it to you when I feel blue, but I
|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|5----------------------|----5h7p5-----0----|------------------|
|1-------1-------|6----------6-----------|--6-6-----6-6------|----8--h9-9-8-----|
|2-------2-------|6----------6---6-6--6--|7-7-7-----7-7---7--|9-9---9-9-9-9-9---|
|2-------2----4--|4(t)-------4---4-4--4--|-------------------|------------------|
|0-----0-0------0|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
But I can't explain
( Ooh, Ooh Can't explain)
Forgive me one more time now, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
( Ooh, Ooh Can't explain)
[solo 2]
E D |A E |E D |A D |
|---0---------|-------------|------------|------------------|
|-------------|-------3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-----------------|
|----4\2-0----|---0---4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-2p0-------------|
|0h2------2-0-|2----2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----2-0h2p0------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------------2-0---|
|-------------|-------------|------------|---------------3^-|
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|-0---0-0-0-|--0---0----0---0|----3------------------|--------------|
|-5---0-0-0-|--0---0-3/5-3/5-|3/5---0-3-0------------|0-------------|
|-4--/11----|2/4-2/4---------|----------0-2-2/4------|0-2-2---------|
|-----------|----------------|------------------0-2-2|0-2-2-4-4-6-0-|
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|------2-2-4-0-|
|0----------|----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
[outro]
|E D D |A E E |
I said I can't explain, yeah
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|-----7-7--------|2-------9-9--------|
|9----7-7--------|2-----x-9-9--------|
|7----5-5--------|0-----x-7-7--------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
You drive me outta my mind
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|9----7-7-------------|2--------9-9--------|
|9----7-7-------------|2------x-9-9--------|
|7----5-5-------------|0------x-7-7--------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
Hey, I'm the worrying kind, babe
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|9----7-7------------|2--------9-9--------|
|9----7-7------------|2------x-9-9--------|
|7--5-5-5------------|0------x-7-7-------7|
|--------------------|--------------------|
[2/4] [4/4]
|E D D |A |E |
I said I can't explain
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|--------------------|-------|0-----------|
|--------------------|-------|0-----------|
|9----7-7------------|2------|1-----------|
|9----7-7------------|2------|2-----------|
|7--5-5-5------------|0------|2-----------|
|--------------------|-------|0-----------|
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litgo@aol.com
#----------------------------------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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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