LOVE AIN'T FOR KEEPIN' As recorded by The Who (From the 1971 Album WHO'S NEXT) Words and Music by Pete Townshend Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=72 A D 4/4 Gtr I H Q S S S S Q Q +E S S S S S S |-----------------|----5----(5)---------------| |-----------------|----5----(5)---------------| |-----------------|-2--2----(2)-4b6-4-2---2-2-| |-----------------|-2--2----(2)---------4-----| |-----------------|-0-------------------------| |-----------3---3-|---------------------------| | | Gtr II | H Q S S S S Q E. S E S S S S E |-----------------|----5--------------2-2-2---| |-----------------|-2--5--------------3-3-3---| |-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2---| |-----------0---0-|-2--2--2--2--2---2-0-0-0---| |-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0---0---------| |-----------3---3-|---------------------------| A

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E S S S S S S q |---------------------5--5-5-5-5-----|| |---------------------5--5-5-5-5-----|| |-(2)---2-2-2---------2--2-2-2-2-----|| |-----4---------------2--2-2-2-2-----|| |-------------3b4.5p0----------------|| |------------------------------------||

| | E. S E S S E. S E S S |---------------------5--------------|| |---------------------5--------------|| |--2----2---2-2-----2-2------2-2-2-2-|| |--2----2---2-2-----2-2------2-2-2-2-|| |--0----0---0-0-----0-0------0-0-0-0-|| |------------------------------------|| 1st Verse

^GQ Q ^D S E S S S S S |-3--3----------------------| |-3--3--------7-----7s5---3-| |-0--0----------------------| |-0--0-----/7-----7-----5s4-| |---------------------------| |-3--3----------------------|

| | Q E S S E E S S S S |-3--3-3-3--2---2---2-0-2-2-| |-3--3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-| |-0--0-0-0--2---2---2-2-2-2-| |-0--0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------| |-3--3-3-3------------------| A G D ~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~ +E. S +S S a E S E S S S S S +E S S E S S Q. S S |-------0-(0)------------------------------|----------------------------| |-(3)---3-(3)------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------2----------2-2-|-(2)---2-2---2-2----------2-| |-(4)---------0-----------2--------2-4-----|-----4-----4------------4---| |---------------3s4-------0-----/4---------|----------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------| | | E E E S S E S S S S S S Q E S S E E S S S S |--0--0----0------0------------------------|--3------3-3-3-2--2-2-0-2-2-| |--3--3----3------3------------------------|--3------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-| |--2--2----2------2-------2---2----2-2-2-2-|--0------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-| |--0--0----0------0-------2---2----2-2-2-2-|--0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------0---0----0-0-0-0-|----------------------------| |-------------------3b3.5--------3---------|--3------3-3-3--------------| A ~~~ +H E. S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-(2)-------------2---------------| |-----------------2---------2-0-0-| |-----------------0----0-/4-------| |---------------------------------| | | E E E S S E S S S S S S |--0--0-0-0-----------------------| |--3--3-3-3-----------------------| |--2--2-2-2-------2--2----2-2-2-2-| |--0--0-0-0-------2--2----2-2-2-2-| |-----------------0--0----0-0-0-0-| |-----------3b3.5------3----------|

^DE Q. +E S S S S S S S E. +Q ^AS S S S S S e |-0-0--------(0)---14\---------|-0-2----(2)------------9s7-----5-|| |-3-3--------(3)---15\-----3---|---------------------------------|| |-2-2--------(2)---------------|--------------------/9-9s7---6---|| |-0-0--------(0)---------0---0-|---------------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------------||

| | E E E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S Q Q |-2-2--2-2-2--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3--0--0--------------------|| |-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3--3--3-----2--------2-----|| |-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2----2--2--2-----2--------2-----|| |-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0--0--0-----2--------2-----|| |------------------------------|--------------0-0-0--------0-----|| |------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Chorus C G D G D 2/4 4/4 ~ |-----6------| H H E. S Q E S +S S S S S +S S S S S S E S S |-------^3----|------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-^1----^3----|------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-^0----^0----|------------|---------------------------------------2-----2-| |-^2----^0----|------------|-------------------------------2-----------4---| |-^3----------|------------|---2pb4r(2)-0----0-0-(0)-0h3h4-----4-----------| |-------^3----|-3--3-------|---------------3-------------------------------| | | H H E. S S S E E S S E. S E S T T S S S S |-------^3----|-3--3-----2-|---------------------------------3---3-3-2-2---| |-^1----^3----|-3--3-----3-|-2-2-----2--2------2--2----------3---3-3-3-3---| |-^0----^0----|-0--0-----2-|-2-2-----2--2------2--2----------0---0-0-2-2---| |-^2----^0----|-0--0---0---|-2-2-----2--2------2--2----------0---0-0-0-0---| |-^3----------|------------|-0-0-----0--0------0--0------0---------------0-| |-------^3----|-3--3-------|-----------------------------------------------|

^A+S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S |------------------------------------|| |-------/8-8-8-7-7-------------------|| |-(2)---/9-9-9-7-7-------x---2-2-2-0-|| |------------------7-------2-2-2-2-0-|| |--------------------0-------0-0-0---|| |--------------------0---------------||

| | E S S E S S S E S E E |------------5-----------------------|| |--2-----2-2-5-----------------------|| |--2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2---|| |--2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2---|| |--0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---|| |------------------------------------|| 2nd Verse

^GQ S E. ^DS S S S S S S S Q S e S ^AS S S S S S S S |-3----3----------------------|----------------------------------| |-3----3--------7-8-7-8-7-8-7-|-7---7-7---/8-------7-----5-------| |-0-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7---/9-------7-----5-6-----| |-0-------------7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-7---7-7----------------7-----7-0-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3---------------------------|----------------------------------|

| | Q E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S |-3--3----3-3-2---2---2-0-2-2-|-0-0-0---0------------------------| |-3--3----3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---3------------------------| |-0--0----0-0-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2--------2---2---2-2-2-2-| |-0--0----0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0--------2---2---2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------------|------------------0---0---0-0-0-0-| |-3--3----3-3-----------------|------------3b3.5-------3---------| E S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S S S s S s S S S S S S S |-3-3-3---3----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-3-3-3---3------7s5-5---3---5---|-3----3---------------5-----7---5----| |-0-0-0---0----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-------/7---5---4---4---4-|----------4-0-6-----7---7-7---7---4\-| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-3-3-3--------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | Q E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S |-3-----3---3--3-2---2---2-0-2-2-|-0--0---0---0------------------------| |-3-----3---3--3-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-3--3---3---3------------------------| |-0-----0---0--0-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-2--2---2---2-------2---2---2-2-2-2--| |-0-----0---0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0---0---0-------2---2---2-2-2-2--| |--------------------------------|--------------------0---0---0-0-0-0--| |-3-----3---3--3-----------------|--------------3b3.5-------3----------| D A ~~~~~~~~~~~ E S S Q +E S S S S E +S E S S S S S S S S S q |-2-----------------/15-14---------|-------------10----10-----9s7---5--|| |-3-----3-----(3)----------15------|-----------------------------------|| |-2-----2-----(2)-------------14---|-(14)-x---11----11----0-------7----|| |-0-0-0-0-----(0)------------------|-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| | | E E E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S Q Q |-2-2---2-2-2--3--3---3--3--3--3-3-|---3----3-----0--0-----------------|| |-3-3---3-3-3--3--3---3--3--3--3-3-|---3----3-----3--3------2-------2--|| |-2-2---2-2-2--2--2---2--2--2--2-2-|---2----2-----2--2------2-------2--|| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0---0--0--0--0-0-|---0----0-----0--0------2-------2--|| |----------------------------------|--------------------0-0-0-------0--|| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| Chorus C G D 2/4 H H E. S +E E |-------^3----|-3--3-(3)-----| |-^1----^3----|-3--3-(3)-----| |-^0----^0----|-0--0-(0)-----| |-^2----^0----|-0--0-(0)-----| |-^3----------|--------------| |-------^3----|-3--3-(3)-----| | | H H E. S S S E |-------^3----|-3--3-------2-| |-^1----^3----|-3--3-------3-| |-^0----^0----|-0--0-------2-| |-^2----^0----|-0--0-----0---| |-^3----------|--------------| |-------^3----|-3--3---------| A G 4/4 ~~~~~~~~ E S S S S S S a S S S S +S S S S |---12b13----9------------------------------| |---13b14---10----7-------------------------| |---------0-------7---5h6-------------------| |---------------0-7-----5---7-7---(7)---7---| |-------------------0-----7-----------0---0-| |-------------------0-----------------------| | | E S S E. S E S T T S S S S |-----------------------------3-3--3--2-2---| |-2--2----2--2------2---2-----3-3--3--3-3---| |-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--2-2---| |-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--0-0---| |-0--0----0--0------0---0---0-------------0-| |-------------------------------------------|

^AS S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S |-----12b13----9---7---------------------| |-----13b14---10---7---------------------| |-----------0------7---5h6---------------| |----------------0-7-----5-----5---------| |-0-0----------------0-------0-0---0-7-5-| |------------------------------------0---|

| | E S S E S S S E S E E |--------------5-------------------------| |-2----2----2--5-------------------------| |-2----2----2--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---| |-2----2----2--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---| |-0----0----0--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---| |----------------------------------------| C G D A D 2/4 4/4 ~~~~~~~~ H H Q. S S E E S S S S a S S S S +S S S T T |------3----|-3------------|---12b13----9----7---------------------------| |-1----3----|-3------------|---13b14---10----7---------------------5-----| |-0----0----|-0------------|-----------------7---5h6---------------5-----| |-2----0----|-0--------7-7-|---------------0-7-----5-7-7-7---(7)---5-0-0-| |-3---------|----------0-0-|-------------------0-----0-0-0---(0)-0-------| |------3----|-3------------|---------------------------------------------| | | H H E. S S S E E S S E. S E S T T S S S S |------3----|-3--3-----2---|-----------------------------3-3--3--2-2-----| |-1----3----|-3--3-----3---|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----3-3--3--3-3-----| |-0----0----|-0--0-----2---|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--2-2-----| |-2----0----|-0--0---0-----|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--0-0-----| |-3---------|--------------|-0--0----0--0------0---0---0-------------0---| |------3----|-3--3---------|---------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo A G D ~~ E E E S S E. S S S S S S E S E S S +S S +S S S S E |---12b13----9--------------------||---------------------------------------------------------| |---13b14---10-7----------5-5-----||---------17-------17--------------17---------------------| |--------------7---6------5-5-0-0-||---16b18----16b18----16b18==(16)-(16)r(16)-16-14----14---| |--------------7-5-5------5-5-0-0-||-------------------------------------------------16------| |-0--------------0------0---------||---------------------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------| | | E S S E S S S E S E E Q E S S E E S S S S |------------5--------------------||-3-----------3-----3--3-------2---------2------2--0--2-2-| |-2--2----2--5--------------------||-3-----------3-----3--3-------3---------3------3--3--3-3-| |-2--2----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---2---||-0-----------0-----0--0-------2---------2------2--2--2-2-| |-2--2----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---2---||-0-----------0-----0--0-------0---------0------0--0--0-0-| |-0--0----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0---||---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-3-----------3-----3--3----------------------------------| A ~~ S T T S S E S S S a +S S S E S S |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----14-14------14----16b19----16pb18r(16)-14----14------14-| |-16---------16----16-------------------------16------16----| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E S S E S S S S S S |--0-------0-----0--0---------------------------------------| |--3-------3-----3--3---------------------------------------| |--2-------2-----2--2--------2--------------2-----2-2--2--2-| |--0-------0-----0--0--------2--------------2-----2-2--2--2-| |----------------------------0--------------0-----0-0--0--0-| |----------------------3b3.5-------------------3------------| ~~ S E S E S S +S S +S S S E S |--------------------------------------------------------| |---------17-------17--------------17--------------------| |---16b18----16b18----16b18==(16)-(16)r(16)-14----14-----| |----------------------------------------------16--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | Q E S S E E S S S S |-3-----------3-----3--3-------2---------2------2--0-2-2-| |-3-----------3-----3--3-------3---------3------3--3-3-3-| |-0-----------0-----0--0-------2---------2------2--2-2-2-| |-0-----------0-----0--0-------0---------0------0--0-0-0-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----------3-----3--3---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S |--------------------------------------| |---7s5-3-----0-------2-2-2------------| |-----------0---0-----2-2-2------------| |-----5---0-------------2-2-2-----2----| |-----------------------0-0---3b4---0--| |--------------------------------------| | | E E E S S E S S S S S S |-0---0---0---0------------------------| |-3---3---3---3------------------------| |-2---2---2---2-------2-2---2-2---2-2--| |-0---0---0---0-------2-2---2-2---2-2--| |---------------------0-0---0-0---0-0--| |---------------3b3.5-----3------------|

^DS E. S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S ^AS S S S S S S S S S |-2-2---------------5-------------------|----------------------7-------------|| |-3-3----7s5---3-/5-6pb7r(6)------7-----|-7-8-7-8---8-7---/8---7---/5--------|| |-2-2-----------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-/9-0-7---/6--------|| |-0-0--------0---------------0-/7---0-0-|-7-9-7-9-----7----------7----7-5\---|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------0-|| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------||

| | E E E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S Q Q |-2----2-2---2-2--3-------3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3---3---0-0------------------------|| |-3----3-3---3-3--3-------3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3------2--------2--------|| |-2----2-2---2-2--2-------2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2---2---2-2------2--------2--------|| |-0----0-0---0-0--0-------0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0------2--------2--------|| |---------------------------------------|-------------0-0--0--------0--------|| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| Outro C G D 2/4 H H E. S S S S S |------3----|-3--3---------| |-1----3----|-3--3-----3---| |-0----0----|-0--0-----2---| |-2----0----|-0--0-------0-| |-3---------|--------0---0-| |------3----|-3--3---------| | | H H E. S S S E |------3----|-3--3-----2---| |-1----3----|-3--3-----3---| |-0----0----|-0--0-----2---| |-2----0----|-0--0---0-----| |-3---------|--------------| |------3----|-3--3---------| A G 4/4 E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |---5------5-------------------------------| |-2-5------5-------------------------------| |-2--------2-------------------------------| |-2---0----2-----------2-------------------| |-0-----0----0-3b4-(3)---0-0---3b4-3b4-0---| |----------------------------------------3-| | | E S S E. S E S T T S S S S |--------------------------3-3-3---2---2---| |-2-2-2-2------2----2------3-3-3---3---3---| |-2-2-2-2------2----2------0-0-0---2---2---| |-2-2-2-2------2----2------0-0-0---0---0---| |-0-0-0-0------0----0----0---------------0-| |------------------------------------------| A ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E S S S a E S +S S S S +S S S S |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |----------5h6-----------------------0-| |------5-7-------7-(7)-7---7-(7)-7---0-| |---/7-------------------0---------0---| |-5------------------------------------| | | E S S E S S S E S E E |--------5-----------------------------| |-2--2-2-5-----------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-----2-2--2--2---2--2----2---| |-2--2-2-2-----2-2--2--2---2--2----2---| |-0--0-0-0-----0-0--0--0---0--0----0---| |--------------------------------------| C G D A 2/4 4/4 H H E. S S S e W |------3----|-3--3-------|------: |-1----3----|-3--3-----3-|-2----: |-0----0----|-0--0-----2-|-2----: |-2----0----|-0--0-----0-|-2----: |-3---------|--------0---|-0----: |------3----|-3--3-------|------: | | H H E. S S S e W |------3----|-3--3-----2-|------: |-1----3----|-3--3-----3-|-2----: |-0----0----|-0--0-----2-|-2----: |-2----0----|-0--0---0---|-2----: |-3---------|--------0---|-0----: |------3----|-3--3-------|------: N.C. A |---3---| S +S S S S S S S S T T S T T S E E +W |---------------------------------------:--------*| |---------------------------------------:--------*| |-4b6r(4)p2---2-----2---------------2-2-:-(2)----*| |-----------4-------2-----2-----0---2-2-:-(2)----*| |---------------0-3---0h3---0-3---0-0-0-:-(0)----*| |---------------------------------------:--------*| 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

Who - Love aint for keepin