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Eminence Front Who
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#Eminence Front
#By The Who
#>From It's Hard, 1982
#Written by Pete Townshend ©1982 Towser Tunes Inc./Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
#
#==============
#transcribed by 11-20-1996 Whotabs
#litgo@aol.com rev 08-14-2000 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]
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|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
{eot}
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|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
{eot}
{sot}
|0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----|
{eot}
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|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4|
{eot}
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|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
{eot}
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|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
{eot}
[Main riff]
||:Fm | |Dbmaj7 | :||
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||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
{eot}
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||------------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x-||
{eot}
{sot}
||.-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x.||
{eot}
{sot}
||.3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x.||
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||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
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||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
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| Fm | |
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---|-------------|------------------|
{eot}
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-4-|4h6-------64|4h6-6-----4-1-----|
{eot}
{sot}
---|-------------|---------------1--|
{eot}
{sot}
---|-------------|--------------3-3-|
{eot}
{sot}
---|-------------|------------------|
{eot}
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---|-------------|------------------|
{eot}
|Dbmaj7 | |
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|---------------------|------------------------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-|
{eot}
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|3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------|
{eot}
{sot}
|----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------|
{eot}
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|---------------------|------------------------------------|
{eot}
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|---------------------|------------------------------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
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|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----|
{eot}
{sot}
|1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^-1|---13^--~-----|
{eot}
{sot}
|--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------------|-----4-1---1--4/|1----------------|--------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
{sot}
|--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------|
{eot}
{sot}
|----16/---^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----|
{eot}
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|--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13|
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|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
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|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
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|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
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| |
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|-------13---------------------------------------|
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|-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------|
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|-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--|
{eot}
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|---------------------15-13-------------13-15----|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------------------------------15----------|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------------------------------------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
{sot}
|----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^-15--|13-119-119---------|
{eot}
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|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------|
{eot}
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|--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------|
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|----------------|-------------------------|--------------11----|
{eot}
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|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
{eot}
| |F
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|---------------------------------|----
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|-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|----
{eot}
{sot}
|-----10------------------------1-|3---
{eot}
{sot}
|8--------------------------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|---------------------------------|----
{eot}
[verse; follows main pattern]
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
The sun shines, people forget
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|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
{eot}
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|-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
{eot}
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|-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
{eot}
{sot}
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x--x---x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|
{eot}
{sot}
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're
| |
hiding
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|-----------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|---------4h6-4---|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|3-1h3-3----------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|
{eot}
The girls smile, people forget
The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding
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-------8-
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-------9-
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------10-
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------10-
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----------
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----------
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[chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98]
|Fm | |
Behind an eminence front, Eminence front, it's a put on
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|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
{eot}
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|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
{eot}
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|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
{eot}
{sot}
|3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|1------------------------------|1-----------------------------|
{eot}
|Dbmaj7* | |
{sot}
|-----------------|---------------4|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5|
{eot}
{sot}
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|-----------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|-----------------|
{eot}
|Fm |
It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on
|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
{sot}
|-----------------|---------------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6-
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|----
{eot}
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|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|---------------------|----
{eot}
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|-----------------|---------------------|----
{eot}
|Fm | |
It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on
|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
Eminence front
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|-------------------|----8---8---8----|----
{eot}
{sot}
|---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9-|1-1-
{eot}
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|--1------------xxx-|-----------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|-------------------|-----------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|-------------------|-----------------|----
{eot}
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 |
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|------------|-------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10---|
{eot}
{sot}
|13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10---|
{eot}
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|13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10---|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------|-------------------|
{eot}
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|------------|-------------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come and join the party dress to kill (Won't you...)
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|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
{eot}
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|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
{eot}
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|10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------|
{eot}
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|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
{eot}
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|8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------|
{eot}
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|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Won't you come and join the party dress to kill
| % | % | % | % |
[2/4]
|C7sus4 | | | |
Dress to kill
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|------------|------------|------15----12---|------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------|------------|---17^---14^---11|12-13-13p12p11h13|
{eot}
{sot}
|5--5---5-5--|5-5--5-5-5--|5----------------|------------------|
{eot}
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|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|3--3---3-3--|3-3--3-3-3--|3----------------|------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
{eot}
[repeat verse]
Drinks flow, people forget
That big wheel spins, the hair thins
|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
People forget, forget they're hiding
{sot}
|------------------------|---------------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|3-1h3-3---x-x-x---------|3-1h3-3--------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|------------------------|---------------------|----
{eot}
{sot}
|------------------------|----------4^^~-----|1---
{eot}
The news slows, people forget
The shares crash, hopes are dashed
|Dbmaj7 | |
People forget, forget they're hiding
{sot}
|------------------------|---------16-16-16---|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------x-x-x--------|---------18-18-18---|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------x-x-x--------|---------17-17-17---|
{eot}
{sot}
|3-1h3-3----x-x-x--------|3-1h3-3--------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------------------|---------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|------------------------|---------------------|
{eot}
[repeat chorus]
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 | |
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|---------------|--------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|---------x-x-x-|----4^-4^-4^-----|
{eot}
{sot}
|---------x-x-x-|--------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|---------------|--------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|---------------|--------------------|
{eot}
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
{sot}
|----------------------------|-----------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-------------------x-x-x--13|-13-13-13--------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-------------------x-x-x--15|-15-15-15-13----|
{eot}
{sot}
|--3---1h3---3------x-x-x----|-----------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|----------------------------|-----------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|----------------------------|-----------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to
{sot}
|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
{eot}
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to
| % | % | % | % |
|C7sus4 | | |
kill Dress yourself to kill
{sot}
|-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|5--5--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/1210|
{eot}
{sot}
|-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------|
{eot}
{sot}
|3--3--|----------------------|-----------15-------15------8--8-/108-|
{eot}
{sot}
|-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------|
{eot}
[2/4] [ ][4/4]
| |Fm
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|---------------|-----
{eot}
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|---------------|-----
{eot}
{sot}
|108--53---3--|-----
{eot}
{sot}
|---------------|3----
{eot}
{sot}
|-86--31---1--|-----
{eot}
{sot}
|---------------|1----
{eot}
=============
litgo@aol.com
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#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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