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Eminence Front   The Who

 


 






 

 


 


 


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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] 


 

 
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
 |0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4\|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|

 


 


 [Main riff] 


 ||:Fm | |Dbmaj7 | :||


 

 
 ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
 ||------------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 | |


 

 
 ---|-------------|------------------|
 -4-|4h6-------6\4|4h6-6-----4-1-----|
 ---|-------------|---------------1--|
 ---|-------------|--------------3-3-|
 ---|-------------|------------------|
 ---|-------------|------------------|

 


 


 |Dbmaj7 | |


 

 
 |---------------------|------------------------------------|
 |------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-|
 |3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------|
 |----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------|

 


 


 |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |


 

 
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
 |----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----|
 |1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^\-1|---13^--~-----|
 |--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------|
 |-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11|
 |------------------|-----4-1---1--4/\|1----------------|--------------|

 


 


 |Fm | |Dbmaj7 |


 

 
 |--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------|
 |----16/--\-^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----|
 |--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13|
 |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|

 


 


 | |


 

 
 |-------13---------------------------------------|
 |-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------|
 |-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--|
 |---------------------15-13-------------13-15----|
 |------------------------------------15----------|
 |------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 |Fm | |Dbmaj7 |


 

 
 |----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------|
 |13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^\-15--|13-11\9-11\9---------|
 |13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------|
 |--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------|
 |----------------|-------------------------|--------------11\----|
 |----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

 


 


 | |F


 

 
 |---------------------------------|----
 |-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|----
 |--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|----
 |-----10------------------------1-|3---
 |8--------------------------------|----
 |---------------------------------|----

 


 


 [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


 

 
 |-----------------|
 |---------4h6-4---|
 |-----------------|
 |3-1h3-3----------|
 |-----------------|
 |-----------------|

 


 


 The girls smile, people forget


 The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding


 

 
 -------8\-
 -------9\-
 ------10\-
 ------10\-
 ----------
 ----------

 


 


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


 |Fm | |


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


 

 
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
 |-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
 |3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |1------------------------------|1-----------------------------|

 


 


 |Dbmaj7* | |


 

 
 |-----------------|---------------4\|
 |-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6\|
 |-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5\|
 |3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6\|
 |-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|

 


 


 |Fm |


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


 


 |Dbmaj7 | |Fm


 

 
 |-----------------|---------------------|----
 |-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6-
 |-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|----
 |3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|----
 |-----------------|---------------------|----
 |-----------------|---------------------|----

 


 


 |Fm | |


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


 


 |Dbmaj7 | |Fm


 Eminence front


 

 
 |-------------------|----8---8---8----|----
 |---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9\-|1-1-
 |--1------------xxx-|-----------------|----
 |3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|----
 |-------------------|-----------------|----
 |-------------------|-----------------|----

 


 


 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 |


 

 
 |------------|-------------------|
 |13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10\---|
 |13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10\---|
 |13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10\---|
 |------------|-------------------|
 |------------|-------------------|

 


 


 |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |


 Come and join the party dress to kill (Won't you...)


 

 
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------|
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------|
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|

 


 


 |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 cborus] 


 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 | |


 

 
 |---------------|--------------------|
 |---------x-x-x-|----4^\-4^\-4^\-----|
 |---------x-x-x-|--------------------|
 |3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------|
 |---------------|--------------------|
 |---------------|--------------------|

 


 


 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


 

 
 |13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------|
 |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|

 


 


 |Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |


 Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to


 | % | % | % | % |


 


 |C7sus4 | | |


 kill Dress yourself to kill


 

 
 |-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------|
 |-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------|
 |5--5\--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/12\10|
 |-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------|
 |3--3\--|----------------------|-----------15-------15\------8--8-/10\8-|
 |-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------|

 


 


 [2/4] [ ] [4/4] 


 | |Fm


 


 

 
 |---------------|-----|
 |---------------|-----|
 |10\8--5\3---3--|-----|
 |---------------|3----|
 |-8\6--3\1---1--|-----|
 |---------------|1----|

 


 


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 litgo@aol.com


 


 

 


 






 

 



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