--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brilliant Blues- Pete Townshend --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Pete Townshend Brilliant Blues (1985) (Pete Townshend) From: "White City" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to incorporate the riff into your accompaniment. Capo 1st fret RIFF (Intro/Verse) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------| G|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------| D|0---0-0-0-0-----|0-0-0-0-0-------|0---0-0-0-0-----|0-0-0-0-0-------| A|x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------| Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4 (020200@1) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4 (020200@1) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------| G|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------| D|2---2-2-2-2-----|2-2-2-2-2-------|2---2-2-2-2-----|2-2-2-2-2-------| A|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------| E|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E D/G 3-x-0-2-3-x E7sus4 0-2-2-2-3-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 1st fret INTRO (RIFF) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) G/D (4x3121@7)Say goodbye to the brilliant blues G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) G/D (4x3121@7)Say goodbye to the brilliant blues Em (022000@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) Em (022000@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) Em (022000@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) F (133211@1)BbC Say goodbye ... [It's ...] VERSE C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1)D/GIt's (300232@1)time G (320003@1)D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1)D/GTo (300232@1)live Em (022000@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) Em (022000@1) E7sus4So (020200@1)make me Em (022000@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Take (020200@1)me VERSE G (320003@1)D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1)D/GIt's (300232@1)time, G (320003@1)D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1)D/GTo (300232@1)give Em (022000@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) Em (022000@1) E7sus4So (020200@1)don't betray me, Em (022000@1) E7sus4 (020200@1) F (133211@1)BbC Pay me CHORUS G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DThe (xx0232@1)brilliant blues, don't want to be frozen G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)I'll spend my mornings at the sunshine cafe G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DI've (xx0232@1)read the news and the clique-ridden notions G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)I know that now is the time to say VERSE G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GIt's (300232@1)time (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GTo (300232@1)teach (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4So (020200@1)tell me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4Come (020200@1)on tell me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) VERSE G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GIt's (300232@1)time (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GTo (300232@1)preach (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4So (020200@1)help me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4F Bb (x1333x@1) CCome (x32010@1)on and help me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) CHORUS G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) [G] The brilliant blues will never flow this way again G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) The colour of the Mersey's grey G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) [G] The brilliant blues have faded into sadness and pain G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) And now is the time to say ... It's time MIDDLE 8 Em (022000@1) [Em] You and me are going to finally sail away Em (022000@1) [Cmaj7] We'll get far away from the blues and the mist in the rain Cmaj7 (x32000@1) [Cmaj7] You and me are going to fight until we win the day Cmaj7 (x32000@1) F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) CFor (x32010@1)now is the time that we must say goodbye [to the ...] CHORUS [C] G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DTo (xx0232@1)the brilliant blues, I don't want to be frozen G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)I'll spend my mornings at the sunshine cafe G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DI've (xx0232@1)read the news and the clique-ridden notions G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)I know that now is the time to say VERSE G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GIt's (300232@1)time (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GTo (300232@1)trust (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4So (020200@1)buy me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4Come (020200@1)on and try me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) VERSE G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GIt's (300232@1)time (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) G (320003@1) D/G (300232@1) G (320003@1) D/GTo (300232@1)thrust (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4Em E7sus4So (020200@1)guide me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) Em (022000@1) E7sus4F Bb (x1333x@1) CStay (x32010@1)beside me (say goodbye to the brilliant blues) CHORUS G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) [G] The brilliant blues will never flow this way again G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) The colour of the Mersey's grey G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) [G] The brilliant blues have faded into sadness and pain G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) And now is the time to say ... It's time