Sensation Tab

SENSATION
 
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1969 Double Album TOMMY)
 
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Acoustic Guitar'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=136
                D       Dsus4     D       Dsus4       D       Dsus4
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  E E   E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------|-2-----3-(3)-----|-2-----3-(3)-------|-2-----3-(3)-------|
|-------------|---3-------------|---3---------------|---3---------------|
|-------------|-----2-----------|-----2-------2---2-|-----2-------2---2-|
|-----------0-|---------------0-|---------------0---|---------------0---|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
                       1st & 2nd Verses
  D       Dsus4         D       Dsus4
  E E E E +E  E E E     E E E E +E  E E E
|-2-----3-(3)-------||--2-----3-(3)-------|
|---3---------------||o---3---------------|
|-----2-------2---2-||------2-------2---2-|
|---------------0---||----------------0---|
|-------------------||o-------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
 
 
  D       Dsus4       D       Dsus4
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-2-----3-(3)-------|-2-----3-(3)--------|
|---3---------------|---3----------------|
|-----2-------2---2-|-----2-------2---2--|
|---------------0---|---------------0----|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
 
 
  Dsus2     Cadd9 G/B   A7sus4G/B     Cadd9    D       Dsus4
 2/4       4/4
  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E
|-0-------|-----------------|----------------|-2-----3-(3)-------|
|---3-----|-----3-----3-----|-3---3-3-----3--|---3---------------|
|-----2---|-----0-----0-----|-0---0-0-----0--|-----2-------2---2-|
|-------0-|---2-----0-----0-|-----------2----|---------------0---|
|---------|-3-----2-----0---|---2-----3------|-------------------|
|---------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
 
 
  D       Dsus4       D       Dsus4       Dsus2     Cadd9 G/B   A7sus4
                                         2/4       4/4
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-2-----3-(3)-------|-2-----3-(3)-------|-0-------|-----------------|
|---3---------------|---3---------------|---3-----|-----3-----3-----|
|-----2-------2---2-|-----2-------2---2-|-----2---|-----0-----0-----|
|---------------0---|---------------0---|-------0-|---2-----0-----0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------|-3-----2-----0---|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------|-----------------|
 
 
                                                    Chorus
  G5        A                                        A
 2/4       4/4
                         |-3-|
  E E E E   Q.   E E E E S S S   Q.   S S E E E E    Q  E E Q  E E
|---------|-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5--5-x-5--5-5-|
|-3---3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2--2-x-2--2-2-|
|-0---0-0-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2--2-x-2--2-2-|
|-----0-0-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2--2-x-2--2-2-|
|---------|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0--0-x-0--0-0-|
|---3-----|--------------------|------------------||---------------|
 
 
  Amaj7D            A               Amaj7D          A
  Q  E E E. S E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|-4--x-2-2--2-2-2-|-5--5-x-5--5-5-|-4--x-2-2--2-2-|-5--5-x-5--5-5--|
|-2--x-3-3--3-3-3-|-2--2-x-2--2-2-|-2--x-3-3--3-3-|-2--2-x-2--2-2--|
|-2--x-2-2--2-2-2-|-2--2-x-2--2-2-|-2--x-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-x-2--2-2--|
|-2--x-0-0--0-0-0-|-2--2-x-2--2-2-|-2--x-0-0--0-0-|-2--2-x-2--2-2--|
|-0--x------------|-0--0-x-0--0-0-|-0--x----------|-0--0-x-0--0-0--|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                                 1.
  Amaj7D          E       D5      E5          E    A
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E. S E E Q    Q  E S S E E E E
|-4--x-2-2--2-2-|-0--0--0-------|-------------0--|-------------------||
|-2--x-3-3--3-3-|-0--0--0-3-3-3-|-------------0--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
|-2--x-2-2--2-2-|-1--1--1-2-2-2-|-------------1--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2--x-0-0--0-0-|-2--2--2-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0--x----------|-2--2--2-------|-2--2--2-2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|---------------|-0--0--0-------|-0--0--0-0-0-0--|-------------------||
 
 
                                           Bridge
  2.
  A          D/A A7                         F#               C#5           D5
  Q  E S S E E E E   +E  E E S S E E E E    Q  Q  Q  E S S   Q  E. S E E E E
|----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-||-2--2--2--2-x-x-|------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-3-x-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-||-2--2--2--2-x-x-|------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-||-3--3--3--3-x-x-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-4-x-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-||-4--4--4--4-x-x-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-||-4--4--4--4-x-x-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-5--|
|------------------|---------------------||-2--2--2--2-x-x-|------------------|
 
 
                G/D   D7        G/D D     F#                 C#5
  Q  E. S  E  E E E   E E E S S E E E E   E. S E. S Q  E E   Q  E. S E E E E
|---------------3---|-5---5-----3---2---|-2--2-2--2-2--x-x-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-2--2-2--2-2--x-x-|-----------------|
|-7--7----(5)---4---|-5---5-----4---2---|-3--3-3--3-3--x-x-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-x-|
|-7--7--0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4--4-4--x-x-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-x-|
|-5--5--------------|-------------------|-4--4-4--4-4--x-x-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-x-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-2--2-2--2-2--x-x-|-----------------|
 
 
  D                     DsDs4   D5    D     E             Esus4
  Q  E S S Q  E S S   E E E S S E S S E E   E E E S S E E E S S
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-2-3-2-2-2-5-x-x-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-|-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-|
 
 
  E                    A          D/A
  E E E S S E E E E    Q  E S S E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2--2-2-2-2-3-x-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2--2-2-2-2-4-x-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||------------------|
 
 
                     3rd Verse
  A                   E    B7/E
  Q  E S S E E E E    Q.   E +Q    E  E
|------------------||--------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||------2-(2)---------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||------1-(1)--(2)----|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-----------------2--|
|------------------||-0------------------|
 
 
  E     B7/E        E     B7/E       E         D5    D5/C# G/B
                                    2/4       4/4
  E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------|-----3-----3-----|
|---1---2-(2)-----|---1---2-2-2-2--|-1---1---|---2-2---2-2-----|
|---2---1-(1)-----|---2---1-1-1-1--|-2---2---|-0-------------0-|
|-----2---------2-|-----2----------|---2---2-|-------4-----2---|
|-0---------------|-0--------------|---------|-----------------|
 
 
  D5/C#   D5      E    B7/E           E     B7/E        E     B7/E
  E E E E Q  Q    Q.   E +Q    E  E   E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E E E Q
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-3---3-3----3--|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-0---2-2----2--|------2-(2)--------|---1---2-(2)-----|---1---2-2-2-2--|
|---------0-----|------1-(1)--(2)---|---2---1-(1)-----|---2---1-1-1-1--|
|---4-----------|-----------------2-|-----2---------2-|-----2----------|
|---------------|-0-----------------|-0---------------|-0--------------|
 
 
  E         D5    D5/C# G/B   D5/C#   D5    D5/C# G/B   D5/C#
 2/4       6/4
  E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
|-1---1---|-2-2---2-2---2-0---2-2---|-2-2---2-2---2-0---2-2---|
|-2---2---|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|---2---2-|-------4-----2-----4-----|-------4-----2-----4-----|
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
                             Outro
  D5    D5/C# G/B   D5/C#     D5    D5/C# G/B   D5/C#
  E E E E E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E E E E E  4x
|-------------------------||---------------------------||
|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-||o-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-o||
|-2-2---2-2---2-0---2-2---||--2-2---2-2---2-0---2-2----||
|-0-----------------------||--0------------------------||
|-------4-----2-----4-----||o-------4-----2-----4-----o||
|-------------------------||---------------------------||
 
 
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
X