Behind Blue Eyes Tab

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Behind Blue Eyes (Pete Townshend)
                                          The Who
                                        Who's Next?
 
 [Intro] (Acoustic):
e|-----------------0--------------------------------------0----------|
B|-----------0-------0-----0---0----------0-----------------0--------|
G|-------2-----2-------2-----2----------2---2-----------2-----2---2--|
D|-----2---------2-------2-------2----2-------2---2---2---------2----|
A|---2------------------------------2-----------2---2----------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Em                     G              D
 (From "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man")
e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------|
B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----|
G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-|
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|
 
                  Cadd9      Asus2
 (From "To be the sad man, behind blue eyes")
e|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
B|-----3---3-----------3---3---------------0---------------0-------|
G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----|
D|-----------------------------------2---------------2-----------2-|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-----------0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Em                     G          D
 (From "No one knows what it's like to be hated")
e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------2h3-------2-------|
B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-------3-------3-----|
G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-------2-------2---|
D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-------------0-------0-|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0---3-----------3---------------------------------------|
 
              Cadd9             A
 (From "To be faded, to telling only lies")
e|-------0---------------0---------0-----0---------------0---------|
B|-----3---3-----------3---3-------2-------2---------------2-------|
G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-2---2-----2---2-----2-----2-----|
D|---------------------------------2-2---------------2---------2---|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-------------0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
               C    D              G     C  G
 (From "But my dreams, they are as empty     ")
e|-0---0---2---2---3---3---0-0--3-3--3-|
B|-1---1---3---3---3---3---1-1--3-3--3-|
G|-0---0---2---2---0---0---0-0--0-0--0-|
D|-2---2---0---0---0---0---2-2--0-0--0-|
A|-3---3-----------2---2---3-3--2-2--2-|
E|-----------------3---3--------3-3--3-|
 
              C          D        E
 (From "As my conscience seems to be")
e|--0---0---2---2-----0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-|
B|--1---1---3---3-----0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-|
G|--0---0---2---2-----1-1---2-2-2-1--1-1-|
D|--2---2---0---0-----2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-|
A|--3---3----------------------------2-2-|
E|-----------------0------0--------------|
 
               Bm         C
 (From "I have hours only lonely")
e|-2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-|
B|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1-|
G|-4---4---4---4----0---0---0---0-|
D|-4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2-|
A|-2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-|
E|--------------------------------|
 
                   D      Dsus4-D            A
 (From "My love is vengance     that's never free")
e|-2---2---3-3--2-2--2----0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0--------0-----0--0--0--|
B|-3---3---3-3--3-3--3----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--------2--------2-----2--2--2--|
G|-2---2---2-2--2-2--2----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2--2--2--|
D|-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--2--|
A|------------------------0---0---0-------0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----0--0----0------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Em                     G                  D       Dsus4-D
 (From "No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings       ")
e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------|
B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----|
G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-|
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|
 
               Cadd9           A
 (From "Like I do, and I blame you")
e|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
B|-----3---3-----------3---3---------------0---------------0-------|
G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----|
D|-----------------------------------2---------------2-----------2-|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-----------0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Em                   G             D    Dsus4-D
 (From "No one bites back as hard on their anger       ")
e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-3-2-------0-|
B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3---3-3-3-----3---|
G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-2-2-2---2-----|
D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----0-0-0-0-------|
A|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-----------------------------------|
 
                   C                     A
 (From "None of my pain and woe can show through")
e|-------0---------------0---------0-----------------0-0-0-0---------0--0-|
B|-----3---3-----------3---3-------2-----------------2-2-2-2---------2--2-|
G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-2--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-|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
               C    D              G     C  G
 (From "But my dreams, they are as empty     ")
e|-0---0---2---2---3---3---0-0--3-3--3-|
B|-1---1---3---3---3---3---1-1--3-3--3-|
G|-0---0---2---2---0---0---0-0--0-0--0-|
D|-2---2---0---0---0---0---2-2--0-0--0-|
A|-3---3-----------2---2---3-3--2-2--2-|
E|-----------------3---3--------3-3--3-|
 
              C          D        E
 (From "As my conscience seems to be")
e|--0---0---2---2--------0--0-0--0---0-|
B|--1---1---3---3--5\----0--0-0--0---0-|
G|--0---0---2---2--4\----1--2-2--1---1-|
D|--2---2---0---0--2\----2--2-2--2---2-|
A|--3---3------------------------------|
E|---------------------0---------------|
 
               Bm         C
 (From "I have hours only lonely")
e|-2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-|
B|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1-|
G|-4---4---4---4----0---0---0---0-|
D|-4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2-|
A|-2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-|
E|--------------------------------|
 
                   D      Dsus4-D            A
 (From "My love is vengance     that's never free")
e|-2---2---3-3--2-2--2----0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0--------0-----0-0-0--|
B|-3---3---3-3--3-3--3----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--------2--------2-----2-2-2--|
G|-2---2---2-2--2-2--2----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2-2-2--|
D|-0---0---0-0--0-0--0----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2-2-2--|
A|------------------------0---0---0-------0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----0--0----0----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 [Guitar Solo] (Electric):
e|---------------12--------12------------------------------------12--12--------------------------|
B|-------------------------12---------------9----9-9----9--------12--12-------9----9-9-----------|
G|--------11b13-----11b13------13r11--9-----9----9-9----9--11b13-----13r11----9----9-9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------11---11-----11--------------------11---11-----11-9--9\--|
A|-7\--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        E              B         A
 (From "  When my fist clenches, crack it open")
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------4---4----2--2--|
D|-2----2--2-----4---4----2--2--|
A|-2----2--2-----2---2----0--0--|
E|-0----0--0--------------------|
 
        E          B          G       D
 (From "  Before I use it and lose my cool")
e|------------------------3--3-----------|
B|------------------------3--3--3---3--3-|
G|---------------4---4----4--4--2---2--2-|
D|-2----2--2-----4---4----5--5--0---0--0-|
A|-2----2--2-----2---2-------------------|
E|-0----0--0-----------------------------|
 
        D        Bm    A            D
 (From "  When a smile give me some bad news")
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-3----3--3------------------------3----3--3-|
G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-----2----2--2-|
D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2-----0----0--0-|
A|---------------2---2----0---0---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
        D          Bm        A          E
 (From "  Before I laugh and act like a fool")
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----3--3--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-------------------------------------|
D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2--------2-----2---2---2----2-----2---|
A|---------------2---2----0---0----------2-----2-------2------2-----|
E|----------------------------------0------0----------------0-----0-|
 
        E          B       A        E
 (From "  And if I swallow anything evil")
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------4---4----2--2--|
D|-2----2--2-----4---4----2--2--|
A|-2----2--2-----2---2----0--0--|
E|-0----0--0--------------------|
 
        E          B      G       D
 (From "  Put your finger down my throat")
e|------------------------3--3-----------|
B|------------------------3--3--3---3--3-|
G|---------------4---4----4--4--2---2--2-|
D|-2----2--2-----4---4----5--5--0---0--0-|
A|-2----2--2-----2---2-------------------|
E|-0----0--0-----------------------------|
 
        D      Bm            A         D
 (From "  If I shiver please give me a blanket")
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-3----3--3------------------------3----3--3-|
G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-----2----2--2-|
D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2-----0----0--0-|
A|---------------2---2----0---0---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
        D       B            A         E
 (From "Keep me warm, let me wear your coat")
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----3--3----------------------------------------|
G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2---------------------|
D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2--------2-----2---2--|
A|---------------2---2----0---0----------2-----2----|
E|----------------------------------0------0--------|
 
e|------------------------12------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----11--9--11b13-----13r11-9----9-9------9------9-|
D|-/11---11--------------------------11------11------11---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Guitar I (Electric)
   B     A  G   D     B     A  G   D     B     A  G   D     B
e|----------3-------|----------3-------|----------3-------|------------------------|
B|----------3---3-3-|----------3---3-3-|----------3---3-3-|------------------------|
G|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-4-4------------------|
D|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-4-4------------------|
A|-2-----0----------|-2-----0----------|-2-----0----------|-2-2-2------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
 |Guitar II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------4-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------4---4-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-------4---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 [Outro]
        Em                     G              D
 (From "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man")
e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------|
B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----|
G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-|
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|
 
                  C          A
 (From "To be the sad man, behind blue eyes")
e|-------0---------------0----------0----|
B|-----3---3-----------3---3--------2----|
G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0--2----|
D|----------------------------------2----|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------3----0----|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
| \  Slide down
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
 
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Very nice tab. Some of Townshend's best work. He's easily one of the greatest rock songwriters of all time. 5*
Great tab. Sounds really good. Just need to add when to do the windmill thrashing!
5 Stars your the only person who put in the solo