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I'm One (at least) | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Quadrophenia, 1973
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1973 Fabulous Music Ltd.
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Previous finger-picking transcription by Derek Dial, ddial@itsa.ucsf.edu
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revised by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 1999-04-03 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Note: all leads and picking patterns are approximate.
G 3x0003
D7sus4/G 3x0213
G(add5) 3x003x
Fmaj7 (1t)33210
D9 xx0210
Dm7 xx0211
Dsus2/C x30230
G6/B x20030
Dsus2/F# 2(t)x0230 (use thumb)
Dsus2 xx0230 or x(0)4230
[intro and verse pattern]
[acoustic]
|G D7sus4/G|G(add5) D7sus4/G|G D7sus4/G|G(add5) D7sus4/G|
|--3-------------|-----------------|--3-------------|-----------------|
|--0----0h1--1---|--3-----0h1--1---|--0----0h1--1---|--3-----0h1--1---|
|----0-----2--2--|----0------2--2--|----0-----2--2--|----0------2--2--|
|--0---0----0----|--0---0-----0----|--0---0----0----|--0---0-----0----|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|3---3---3---3---|3---3----3---3---|3---3---3---3---|3---3----3---3---|
|[electric] |
|-3------------5-|-7---------------|-10-------------|-19--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|G D7sus4/G |G(add5) D7sus4/G |
Every year is the same, and I feel it again
|G D7sus4/G |G(add5) D7sus4/G |
I'm a loser, no chance to win
|G D7sus4/G|G(add5) D7sus4/G |
Leaves start falling, come down is calling
|G D7sus4/G |G(add5) D7sus4/G |
Loneliness starts sinking in (But I'm)
[chorus]
|D D9 |Dm7 D9 |
But I'm one I am
|--2-----0-----0--|--1-----0-----0--|
|----3-----1------|----1-----1------|
|--2---2------2---|--2---2------2---|
|0---0---0---0----|0---0---0---0----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
|---2-------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------0h2|
|-----------------|------------0----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
[note: stage versions:
|D Dsus2/C |G6/B Dsus2/C |]
|D D9 |Dm D9 |Fmaj7 |Dsus2/F# |
One And I can see that this is me And
|--2-----0-----0--|--1-----0-----0-|--0---0---0----|0-------0----0--|
|----3-----1------|----1-----1-----|----1---1---1--|-3-------3----3-|
|--2---2------2---|--2---2------2--|--2---2---2----|--2---2---2-----|
|0---0---0---0----|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3--|0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|--2---2---2-----|
| | | | |
|--2h0------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|------3----------|----------------|-1-------------|-3--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-2-------------|-2--------------|
|0----------------|----------------|-3-------------|-0--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/im_one_tab_ver_2.html ]
|Fmaj7 |Em Dsus2/F# |G D7sus4/G|G |
I will be you'll all see I'm the one
|--0--------0---|-----------------------|--3------------|3---------|
|----1---1---1--|--0-----------3--------|--0----0h1--1--|0---------|
|--2---2---2--2-|--------0---------2----|----0-----2--2-|0---------|
|3---3---3---3--|--2-----------0--------|--0---0----0---|0---------|
|---------------|----2------------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|0-----0-----2---2------|3---3---3---3--|3---------|
| | | | |
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|3---------|
|-1-------------|-0-----------3---------|-0-------------|0---------|
|-2-------------|-0-----------2---------|-0-------------|-0--------|
|-3-------------|-2-----------4---------|-0-------------|-0--------|
|---------------|-2---------------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|--3-----7\|
[rake down]
[acoustic rhythm pattern]
|G D7sus4/G|G(add5) D7sus4/G|G D7sus4/G|G(add5) D7sus4/G|
|--3-------3-3-3-|----------3-3-3-|--3-------3-3-3-|----------3-3-3-|
|--0--0-0--1-1-1-|--3-------1-1-1-|--0--0-0--1-1-1-|--3-------1-1-1-|
|--0--0-0--2-2-2-|--0--0-0--2-2-2-|--0--0-0--2-2-2-|--0--0-0--2-2-2-|
|--0--0-0--0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---3---3-3-3-3-|3---3---3-3-3-3-|3---3---3-3-3-3-|3---3---3-3-3-3-|
|[lead] | |
|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-3~--3----------|------0-3-3-0-/8|8~\-------------|
|-0----2^\p0-2^2^|0-----4p0-2^^2^0|------0-2^2^0-/7|7~\--0----------|
|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|-----0----------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|G D7sus4/G |G(add5) D7sus4/G |
Where do you get those blue blue jeans
|---3--------------------|-----3----------------|
|----------------3-3-----|-------0-----3-3------|
|----------------4-4-----|-------0-----4-4------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|3-----------------------|3---------------------|
|G D7sus4/G |G(add5) D7sus4/G|
Faded patched secret so tight
|---3-------------------|----------------|----|
|----------------3-3----|-----0----------|----|
|----------------4-4----|-----0--2^\p0-2^|-0~-|
|----------------------0|0---------------|----|
|-----------------------|----------------|----|
|3----------------------|----------------|----|
|G D7sus4/G|G(add5) D7sus4/G |
Where do you get that walk oh so lean
|---------------------|------------------7-10--7\-|
|---------------/8\---|-0--------------/8-----8---|
|---------------------|-0-------------------------|
|---------------------|-0-------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|G D7sus4/G |G(add5) D7sus4/G G G |
Your shoes and your shirts all just right I'm
|3---------------------------------|------------3---------------|
|3---------------------------------|-----8-8-8\-3---------------|
|----------------------------------|-----7-7-7\---4p0-2^-0------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|D D Dsus2/C |F F C C |D D Dsus2/C |F F C C |
One I am one and
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|3--3------3---|1-1-----1-1-|3--3----3----1|1-1-----1-1---|
|2--2----2-2---|2-2-----0-0-|2--2----2----2|2-2-x-x-0-0---|
|0--0------0---|3-3-----2-2-|0--0---------3|3-3-x-x-2-2---|
|------3-------|3-3-----3-3-|------3-------|3-3-x-x-3-3---|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|Fmaj7 Fmaj7* |Dsus2* Dsus2~|Fmaj7 Fmaj7*|Em Dsus2/F#
I can see that this is me and I will be you'll all see I'm the
|0-----0-------|0-------0-----|0------0----|-------------0----------|
|1-----1-------|3-------3-----|1------1----|0------------3----------|
|2-----2-------|2-------2-----|2------2----|0------------2----------|
|3-----3-------|0-------0-----|3------3----|2------------0----------|
|3-----3-------|--------------|3------3----|2-----------------------|
|1T------------|2-------2-----|1T-----1T---|0------------2----------|
*Cbass *F#bass ~D bass *Cbass
|G D7sus4/G |G D7sus4/G|G
One
|--3---------3-3-3---|--3---------3-3-3-|3----|
|--0---0-0--h1-1-1---|--0---0-0--h1-1-1-|0----|
|--0---0-0--h2-2-2---|--0---0-0--h2-2-2-|0----|
|--0---0-0---0-0-0---|--0---0-0---0-0-0-|0----|
|--------------------|------------------|-----|
|3---3-----3-3-3-3---|3---3-----3-3-3-3-|3----|
| | |
|--------------------|------------------|-----|
|--8\----------------|------------------|0----|
|----0---4/2p0-2-0-2-|2^\-^\-2^\----2p0-|0----|
|----0---------------|------------------|0----|
|--------------------|------------------|-----|
|--------------------|------------------|3----|
[repeat first verse pattern]
I got a Gibson without a case
But I can't get that even-tanned look on my face
Ill-fitting clothes and I blend in the crowd
Fingers so clumsy, voice too loud, but I'm
|D D Dsus2/C |F F C C |D D Dsus2/C |F F C C |
One I am one and
|--------------|----------|--------------|------------|
|---3----------|----------|--------------|------------|
|---2----------|----------|--------------|------------|
|---0---x-x--0-|----------|0------0--0-0-|---x-x------|
|-------x-x--0-|3-----3-3-|---------3----|---x-x-3-3--|
|--------------|1---------|--------------|1-1---------|
|Fmaj7 Fmaj7 |Dsus2 Dsus2 |Fmaj7 Fmaj7|Em Dsus2/F#
I can see that this is me and I will be you'll all see I'm the
|0-----0-------|0-------0-----|0------0---|-------------0----------|
|1-----1-------|3-------3-----|1------1---|0------------3----------|
|2-----2-------|2-------2-----|2------2---|0------------2----------|
|3-----3-------|0-------0-----|3------3---|2------------0----------|
|3-------------|--------------|3------3---|2-----------------------|
|1T------------|--------------|1T-----1T--|0------------2----------|
|G D7sus4/G |G D7sus4/G |G D7sus4/G |
One I'm the one I'm the one
|-------------3------|3-------------------|-----3-3-3-3------------|
|0------------1------|0-----------3-------|-------3-3-3--1-0---0-3-|
|0------------2------|0--------2h4--4/2p0-|--2h4---------2~0-/4----|
|0------------0------|0-------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|3-------------------|3-------------------|------------------------|
|G D7sus4/G|G
|--------------|-------|
|--3-5---------|-------|
|/4-------0--2^|0------|
|------0-------|-------|
|--------------|-------|
|--------------|-------|
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
