Eminence Front (ver 4) by Who
EMINENCE FRONT
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1982 Album IT'S HARD)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=96
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W Q H. +E E +H +E S S
|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
|----------|----0tr1------|-(0)-3-(3)----(3)-0h1p=|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
~~~
|-3-|
S S S E +Q +E E +E S S W +W
|-----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-0h1p0-3-(3)--(3)S5-(5)---3-|-0tr1--------|-(0)----|
|-----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-3-|
+E. S Q H Q E S S S E Q. H. +E E
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
|-(0)-----------|------0h1p0---0tr1h==|=3-------(3)s5-|
|-----3---------|------------3--------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
N.C.
~ PM PM
+Q. E +Q +S E. +W H Q E E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|---------------------|------------|---------------||------------------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------||o-----------------------|
|-(5)s==7-(7)--(7)-8--|-(8)--------|---------------||------------------x-x---|
|---------------------|------------|-----------13-||--3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|---------------------|------------|---------------||o-----------------------|
|---------------------|------------|---------------||----------------1-----1-|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM PM
Q S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E
|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------||
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------o||
|------------------x-x---|---------------x-x---|------------------x-x-----||
|-3--1-3---3-------x-x---|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3-------x-x-----||
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------o||
|----------------1-----1-|-------------------1-|----------------1-----1---||
~ PM ~ PM PM ~ PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S Q S S E
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------x-x---|------------------x-x---|---------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3-------x-x---|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------1-|----------------1-----1-|-------------------1-|
Guitar Solo
N.C.
~
Q S S S S Q E E H. +E +S +S +S E. +E E E. S S S S S
|-------------------||-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------4-||-4b6=======(4)-(4)r(4)-|-(4)-4b6==(4)-4r----4-1--------|
|---------------x---||-----------------------|------------------------1-3----|
|-3--1-3---3--------||-----------------------|----------------------------1--|
|-------------------||-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------||-----------------------|-------------------------------|
~~~~~~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S a S +S S S S S S Q. +E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------1--------------|-----------1p0---------1p0---------1p0---|
|-3-1---1h3-(3)---3-1-----3----|-(3)-----------3-1p0-------3-1p0-------3-|
|-----3---------------3-1------|---------3-----------3-----------3-------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------4-----3-----1-------|---------------------------|
|-1--------------------1-----3p|=1-------------------------|
|----3---3-----------3---3-1---|---3-1---------------------|
|------------------------------|-------3-1-3-1-------------|
|------------------------------|---------------4-1-1S8S1---|
|-3--| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------1p0---3h4p3p1-(1)b1.5---|
|------1--3-1-3-3-----3-------------------|
|---3-(1)---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----3-----| |--3--|
E. S S S S S +Q S E. E E E E +E Q S S S S S
|---------8----------------|---------13-------------------16-13-------|
|----9s11---8h9-(9)-------|---16b18----16b18==(16)r------------16-13-|
|-----------8---------1p0--|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--3---|
S S S S S E S S S E +E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------13-13-------16-16----16-(16)-16-16--|
|-15------------------------13-(13)-13-13--|
|----x-------13-13-------13----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
S +S Q E Q E S S
|------------------------------------|
|-16b18-(16)-16b18-------------------|
|-------------------13--------15b17==|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------13----------------------------------------|
|-------13----16-13----------------------------------|
|-(15)r-------------15-13-------15-13----------------|
|-------------------------15-13-------15-------13-15-|
|----------------------------------------13-15-------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
e e e E e S S S S e E e S e S E +E E S S
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-13----15----13----15------13-|---15----13----15b17==(15)r15----13-|
|-13-15-15----13----15------13-|---15----13----15-----(15)----13----|
|----15----13----13------13----|------13----13----------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
+S T +T S S S S E Q S E S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|-1-4p3-(3)-1-------------------||
|-(13)----------------------------------1-|-----------1-4-1---------------||
|------15b17r(15)p13----15-13-------------|-----------------3-1---3-1-0---||
|--------------------15-------13----------|---------------------3-------1-||
|-------------------------------------4---|-------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
1st Verse
N.C.
Gtr I
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~ PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------x-x---|-----------------x-x-----|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x-----|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------1-|---------------1-----1---|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~ PM ~
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S S S E +E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------4b6==(4)r4---|
|---------------x-x---|-----------------------------|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3------------------|
|---------------------|--------------4--------------|
|-------------------1-|-----------------------------|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~ PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------x-x---|-----------------x-x-----|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x-----|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------1-|---------------1-----1---|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
Ab/Eb
~ PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------13----||
|---------------x-x---|---------------13----||
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3----13----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------1-|----------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
Fm/Eb
~ PM PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S S S E S E.
|---------------------|--------------------1----|
|---------------------|------------------x-1----|
|---------------x-x---|------------------x-1----|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3---x---x-1----|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------1-|----------------1--------|
N.C.
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~ PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------1-4b6==|
|---------------x-x---|----------1-----3-1----------|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-1-----3-1-----3--------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------1-|-----------------------------|
+E E S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-(4)-4r---------------------|---------------x-x---|------------------x-x----|
|----------------------x-x---|---------------x-x---|------------------x-x----|
|--------1-1-1-3---x---x-x---|-3--1-1-1-3----------|-3--1-1---3--------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------x-------|---------------------|----------------x--------|
E S +S e S +S e S +S E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------13------------13------------13-----|
|---13b15-(13)----13b15-(13)----13b15-(13)----13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
~ PM----|
Q S S S S E. S S E. Q S S S S S S E Q
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-1-----------------1--|---------------------|
|-----------------x-1--|---------------------|
|----1-1---3------x----|-3--1-1---x-3-3-3-3--|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------1------|---------------------|
Ab/EEb Bb/D Ab/Eb
~ ~
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S E S S S S S S +E Q q E. S E E
|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|-13--11--11--11---13--|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|-13--12--12--10---13--|
|-3--1-1---3------x-x---|-3--1-1-----3p1-------------|-13--13--13--12---13--|
|-----------------x-x---|----------------3p1---------|----------------------|
|---------------1-------|--------------------3b4r(3)-|----------------------|
Bridge
Eb Bb/D F/C N.C.
+E e e S S +E E Q S S S S e e S S S S e S S
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------------|
|-(13)-11-11-11-10-(10)------||--------------0------------------------|
|-(13)-12-10-10-10-(10)------||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-|
|-(13)-13-12-12-10-(10)------||---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-|
|-----------------------------||---------------------------------------|
S S E e S S S S E S S S S S S S S q S S S S E. S
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------0-|
|-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-x-x-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10----10-|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8-x-x--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8-----8-|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S E S S S S S S e S S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10---10-10---10-10-10-x-10-10-|
|----------------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8----8--8----8--8--8-x--8--8-|
|----------------------------------------|
S S S S e S S S S S S E S S
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------0-------|
|-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-|
|------------------------------------------|
S S e e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S E. S E E
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------0-----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-x-10-10-10-10-10-x---10-|-10-10-10-10-10-8s10-10--10-------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8-x--8--8--8--8--8-x----8-|--8--8--8--8--8-6s=8--8---8-------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------18-|
S e S S S S S S S E E S S H. +E. S E e S e S Q +E. S
|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---10-x-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-|-5-------(5)-5-|---5---5---5--(5)-5/-|
|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|----8-x--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-x-|-3-------(3)-3-|---3---3---3--(3)-3/-|
|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|
Q a E E a E E S S S S
|----12h13-15-------12--------8-|
|-------------13h15------8-11---|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
2nd Verse
N.C.
2/4 4/4
~ PM PM
|-3--|
T T T S S S S E S Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-8h12p8----8----------||------------------------|
|--------11------------||------------------------|
|-------------8s5------||-----------------x-x----|
|-----------------8---||-3--1-3---3------x-x----|
|--------------------0-||------------------------|
|----------------------||---------------1-----1--|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM PM
Q S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------x-x---|---------------x-x---|------------------x-x----|
|-3--1-3---3-------x-x---|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3-------x-x----|
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------1-----1-|-------------------1-|----------------1-----1--|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM ~ PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S Q S S E
|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|------------------x-x---|---------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3-------x-x---|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|
|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|----------------1-----1-|-------------------1-|
~ PM
Q S S S S S S S +S +E +E E S S E E Q S S E
|------------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3-------------------------|---3-x-3------x-x---|
|------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------4-4pb6r(4)b6==(4)r(4)-|-1---------x------1-|
~ PM PM ~ PM
Q S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S Q S S E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------x-x---|---------------x-x----|
|-3--1-3---3-------x-x---|-3--1-3---3----x-x----|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------1-----1-|-------------------1--|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|------------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3-------x-x---|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|----------------1-----1-|
Ab5/Eb
~ PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|---------------------|------------------16-16-16--||
|---------------------|------------------16-16-16--||
|---------------x-x---|------------------13-13-13--||
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3----13-13-13-13--||
|---------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------1-|-----------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~ PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------x-x---|-----------------x-x-----|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x-----|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------1-|---------------1-----1---|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~ PM ~
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S E E +S S +S +S E
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------4pb6r(4)-4b6==(4)r(4)-4pb6r===|
|---------------x-x---|----------------------------------------|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------1-|----------------------------------------|
PM ~ PM PM
S S E S S E E S S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-------1-1-3-------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~ PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S Q S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------x-x---|-----------------x-x----|
|-3--1-3---3----x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x----|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------1-|---------------1-----1--|
~ PM PM ~ PM PM
Q S S S S E. S S S E Q S S S S E. S S S E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------x-x---|-----------------x-x---|
|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|-3--1-3---3------x-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------1-----1-|---------------1-----1-|
~
|-3--|
Q S S S S Q Q Q S E S Q +E S S Q
|-----------------8-|----8----8---(8)--8--8--8---||
|----------------11-|---11---11--(11)-11-11-11---||
|-------------------|-----------------------------||
|-3--1-1---3--------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------------||
Bridge
N.C.
S S S S E e S E S E. S S E S E e E. S E E
|-13-13----13---13-13---13----13-|-13-13-13---13-13----------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10---10-10---10-------|-10-10-10---10-10-------10-|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------13---13-|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---13-------13------13-13-13-13---13-16-|
|------------------0---------------------|
|---10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-13-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
F5
S S S S S e S E e E E
|-13-13-13-13---13-----13---13-|
|----------------------13---13-|
|-10-10-10-10---10-----10---10-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13------------------|
N.C. F5
S S S S E e S e S E e E. S S e S E e S e S
|-13-13-13-13---13---13-----16-|-13--13---13-----13---13---|
|------------------------------|----------------------13---|
|-10-10-10-10---10---10-----13-|-10--10---10-----10---10---|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
N.CF5 N.C.
E e q Q Q Q. E Q Q S S +S S Q S S S S S S S S
|---13-13--13--13--|--------------|------------------------------8-x------|
|------13-----------|--------------|--------------17------8-11-11----------|
|---10-10--10--10--|-5------5-----|---17b19-(17)---------------------8----|
|-------------------|--------------|------------------------------------10-|
|-------------------|-3------3-----|---------------------------------------|
|----------13--13--|--------------|---------------------------------------|
6/4 4/4
S T +T +S S e E S E S E E S S E S E S Q Q H
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------*|
|-------------------------9-----------------------------|------------*|
|-10-10b10.5==(10)r(10)p8---------10-8-8-8---10s8-8s5-3-|------------*|
|---------------------------10-------------------------|-3----------*|
|----------------------------------8-6-6-6----8s6-6s3-1-|------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------|-1----------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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