Eminence Front By The Who Written by Pete Townshend From It's Hard, 1982 ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== [optional voicings] Dbmaj7 x43111 and xx6564 C7sus4 x35566 Fm x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus) [Keyboard intro] [Main riff] Fm ||-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--|-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||-------------------|-------------------| Dbmaj7 |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--|-3--1/3-3---x-x-x--|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| Fm ---|-------------|--------------| -4-|-6--------4/\|--6-6-----4---| ---|-------------|------------5-| ---|-------------|--------------| ---|-------------|--------------| ---|-------------|--------------| Dbmaj7 |-------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------1-------|----1/0-----------1/0----------1---| |-------3-1-----3---3-1-3-|--------3/1/0---------3/1/0------3-| |---1-------3-1-----------|--3-----------3-------------3------| |-3-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------| Fm |-------------------|-------------------| |-----4-3-----------|-------------------| |-1~------3----1----|-------------------| |---3--------3---3/1|-------------------| |-------------------|--3-1---1----------| |-------------------|------4---4-1-1-4>-| Dbmaj7 Fm |-------------------|-------|----13---13---16-13-| |-------------------|----13-|-16/--16-16/--------| |---------1-3/5-3-1-|-13/---|--------------------| |-----1-3-----------|-------|--------------------| |---3---------------|-------|--------------------| |-1-----------------|-------|--------------------| Dbmaj7 |-----------------------|-13-13------| |-16-13----13-13---16-16|-16/16/-----| |-------15--------------|--------13\-| |-----------------------|------------| |-----------------------|------------| |-----------------------|------------| |-------13---------------------------------------------| |-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------------| |-15/-----------15-13----15----15-13---------------13--| |---------------------15-------------15-13----13-15----| |------------------------------------------15----------| |------------------------------------------------------| Fm Dbmaj7 |-------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |-13-15-13-15-|-13-15-13--16--16-----|-13------------------------| |-13-15-13-15-|-13-15-13--15/-15--15-|----15-13-15-13------------| |-------------|----------------------|----------------15\--------| |-------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |-------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------9-8----4-6--4---4-------| |------10---------------5---5-3-1-| |---10----------------------------| |-8-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| [verse; follows intro pattern] Sun shines, people forget The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're hiding The girls smile, people forget The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front, eminence front It's a put on It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on, | Ab Eb Eb Bb | Ab Eb Bb Bb F | |-------------|----------------| |-13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10-| |-13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10-| |-13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10-| |-------------|----------------| |-------------|----------------| Fm Dbmaj7 Come and join the party dress to kill Won't you come and join the party dress to kill Dress to kill | C7sus4 | | | / / | Drinks flow, people forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins, people forget, forget they're hiding The news slows, people forget The shares crash, hopes are dashed, people forget, forget they're hiding [repeat chorus] Fm Dbmaj7 Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to Fm Dbmaj7 C7sus4 Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to kill Fm Dress yourself to kill =============