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LA LA LA LIES
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1965 Album MY GENERATION)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=163(8=s8)
G5
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----||
|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
G5Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q CQ E E +Q Q DQ E E +Q Q
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)------|
||-----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)------|
||-----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)------|
||o-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|-5----5-(5)------|
||--3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|----------------|-----------------|
G5Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q C5Q E E +Q Q D5Q E E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)-----||
|----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)-----||
|----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)-----||
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|-5----5-(5)-----||
|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|----------------|----------------||
Chorus
To Coda
CQ E GE H CQ E GE H CW DW
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------||
|-5----3------|-5----3------|-5--------|-7-----o||
|-5----4------|-5----4------|-5--------|-7------||
|-5----5------|-5----5------|-5--------|-7------||
|-3----5------|-3----5------|-3--------|-5-----o||
|------3------|------3------|----------|--------||
Interlude
DQ E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)-x-x-x-||
|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)-x-x-x-||
|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)--7--|-7----7-(7)-x-x-x-||
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
Bridge
DQ E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q G5Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|
|----------------|----------------|-3----3-(3)-----|-3----3-(3)-----|
D.S. al Coda
A5Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q DQ. E +H Q. E +H
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
|----------------|----------------|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----||
|----------------|----------------|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----||
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----||
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----||
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|---------------|---------------||
Instrumental Bridge
&
A5Q. E +H Q. E +H Dq E E +Q Q EQ. E +H
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0----0-(0)----|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)----|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)----|
|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|----------------|---------------|
A5Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q DQ E E +H EQ. E +H
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----|
|---------------|----------------|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)-----|-5----5-(5)----|-7----7-(7)----|
|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)--5--|---------------|---------------|
DQ. AE +H DQ. AE +H DW EW
|---------------|---------------|----------|-0----||
|-7----5-(5)----|-7----5-(5)----|-7--------|-9----||
|-7----6-(6)----|-7----6-(6)----|-7--------|-9----||
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-7--------|-9----||
|-5----7-(7)----|-5----7-(7)----|-5--------|-7----||
|------5-(5)----|------5-(5)----|----------|------||
4th Verse
A5Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q DQ E E +Q Q EQ E E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-0----0-(0)------|
|----------------|----------------|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)------|
|----------------|----------------|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)------|
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)------|
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)------|
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|----------------|-----------------|
AQ E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q DQ E E +Q Q EQ E E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)------||
|-6----6-(6)-----|-6----6-(6)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)------||
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-9----9-(9)------||
|-7----7-(7)-----|-7----7-(7)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|-7----7-(7)------||
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----5-(5)-----|----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
DQ. AE H DQ. AE H DW EW
|-------------|-------------|----------|-0----||
|-7----5------|-7----5------|-7--------|-9----||
|-7----6------|-7----6------|-7--------|-9----||
|-7----7------|-7----7------|-7--------|-9----||
|-5----7------|-5----7------|-5--------|-7----||
|------5------|------5------|----------|------||
5th Verse
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----|
|-6----6-(6)----|-6----6-(6)----|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-5----5-(5)----|-7----7-(7)----|
|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------|---------------|
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----||
|-6----6-(6)----|-6----6-(6)----|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----||
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----||
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-5----5-(5)----|-7----7-(7)----||
|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------|---------------||
Out-Chorus
AQ. E +H Q. E +H DQ. E +H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-(7)----|
|-6----6-(6)----|-6----6-(6)----|-7----7-(7)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|
|-7----7-(7)----|-7----7-(7)----|-5----5-(5)----|
|-5----5-(5)----|-5----5-(5)----|---------------|
E A5 >
W W +H H
|----------|----------|-------------*|
|-9--------|----------|-------------*|
|-9--------|----------|-------------*|
|-9--------|-7--------|-(7)---------*|
|-7--------|-7--------|-(7)---------*|
|----------|-5--------|-(5)---------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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