I Cant Explain Tab

by The Who
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[Chords]
E     x7999x
D     x5777x
A     577655 and x02255 and x022xx
Asus4 xx775x
B     799877 and x2444x
Bsus4 xx997x
C#m   x46654
 
(leads are approximate. Solos transcribed from Live at Leeds
reissue version.)
 
[Intro and main pattern]
|:E  D D |A    E E :|
 
      E         D D   A       E E
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)
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but (Can't explain)
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
  E            D      B
I know what it means, but
 
[Chorus]
 E                C#m
 Can't explain, I think it's love
       A         Asus4 A    B       Bsus4 B
Try to say it to you   when I feel blue, but I
      [optional riff from 12-string]
e|--------------------|-----------------|
B|5---5--5-5-5-5------|7-7-7-7-7-7------|
G|6---6--6-6-7-6------|8-8-8-8-9-8------|
D|7---7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
 
      E       D D    A       E E
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl (Can't explain)
 
[first solo]
(from stage versions)
 |E      D     |A       E        |E      D          |A        E    |
e|-----4-2-----|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
B|-----0-------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
G|2-/4----1^---|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
D|-----------0h|2--2p0--0----0-0h|2-0h2--2p0-0------|--------------|
A|-------------|------2----------|----------2-2-0-0-|--------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|---------------3--|3^-0-3^--0\/--|
                                                \/ bend neck forward
                                                  while pushing back
                                                   on body of guitar
 
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...
 
[repeat chorus]
 
Can't explain
I think it's love
Try to say it to you
When I feel blue
 
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
Just give me one more time now, yeah (Can't explain)
 
[second solo]
(from stage versions)
 |E       D       |A         E                    |
e|-----16-14~-----|-------------------------------|
B|--------15------|-------------------------------|
G|14-/16-------12h|14-12^-------------------------|
D|----------------|------14--12h14-12h14-12h14-12h|
A|-----------0----|-------------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------------|
 
 |E        D                 |A     E     |
e|---------------------------|------------|
B|---------------------------|------------|
G|---------------------------|------------|
D|14-12--12~-----------------|----5-7--5~-|
A|-----14----14-12-10-12-----|5-7---------|
E|-----------------------12\-|------------|
 
 |E     D     |A       E   |E     D      |A         E  |
e|---------2--|--------0---|----0-----0--|0-0-0-0------|
B|---------3--|-2h3p2------|---0-----0---|0-0-0-0------|
G|--1------2--|-2----2---1-|-------------|-------------|
D|--2---0--0--|------------|-------------|----0/0/0-2--|
A|--2---------|0-----------|/4----/5----/|7-7-5/5/5-2--|
E|0-----------|-------0----|-------------|----------0--|
 
I said I can't explain, yeah
You drive me outta my mind
Yeah, I'm the worrying kind, babe
         A     A E
I said I can't explain
 
 
************************************
 
| /  Slide up
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| \  Slide down
 
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4 comments
Mgkrcks
i think it may be C#m7 but otherwise good stuff cool
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