The Who
"Odorono"
From The 1967 Album "The Who Sell Out"
From www.thewho.net/whotabs
Guitar 1 (rhythm): Capo on 2
Guitar 2 (lead): standard tuning
[intro; verse pattern]
[gtr 1]
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4---4---4--|
|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5---5---5--|
|7-7-7-7-|6-6-6-6-|5-5-5-5-|4-4---4---4--|
|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | |
|[gtr 1]
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4---4--|4-4-4---4--|4-4-4---4--|4-------|
|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5---5--|5-5-5---5--|5-5-5---5--|5-------|
|7-7-7-7-|6-6-6---6--|5-5-5---5--|4-4-4---4--|4-------|
|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|[gtr 2] |
|---4--0-|-4------0--|-4----4----|-----------|2/4-----|
|-------0|----------0|----------0|-----------|3/5-----|
|2/4--4--|3-----3----|2---2------|1----------|2/4-----|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
/=slide
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She sang the best she'd ever sang, she couldn't ever sing any better
[gtr 2] |-----4------0--|-4----0--|---------4--------0---|--4----0---|
|--------------0|--------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
|2/4-------4----|3----3---|2--------------2------|1-----1----|
|---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E | |
But Mr. Davidson never rang, she knew he would forget her
[gtr 2]|-----4-----0--|-4------0--|-----2------0---|--4----0-|4--------|
|-------------0|----------0|--------------0-|---------|0-------0|
|2/4------4----|3------3---|2-------2-------|(1)---1--|-------1-|
|--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------|
|--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------|
|--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------|
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6 |E E Esus4 |E |
She'd seen him there and put herself to ransom (He had)
|[gtr 1]
|5---5--4-------|5---5--4--4---|4--4--5--5--|4--4--4--4--|
|4---4--4-------|4---4--4--4---|5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--|
|4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
|4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
|2---2--2--2----|2---2--2--2---|------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|[gtr 2] | |
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|-------------9-|------------x-|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9--9--|
|9---9--9-9h11--|9---------9-x-|7--7--7--7-7|7--7--7x-7--|
|7---7--7-------|7---7--7--7---|-----------7|-------x----|
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6 |E E Esus4|E |
He had stared, he really was quite handsome
|[gtr 1] |
|5--5---4--4---|5---5-----------|4--4--4--5--|4--4--4--4--|
|4--4---4--4---|5---5-----------|5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--|
|4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
|4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
|2--2---2--2---|2---2---2--2----|------------|------------|
|--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
|[gr 2] | |
|--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
|------------9-|----------------|2---------2-|------x-----|
|9--9---9----x-|9---9---9--9----|2------2h4--|------------|
|7--7---7-----x|7---7---7--7----|0-----------|0-----------|
[repeat verse]
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She had really looked her best, she couldn't ever look any better
[gtr 2]|-----4-----0-----|--4-----0--|--------4--------0----|--4----0---|
|--------------0--|----------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
|2/4------4-------|3------3---|2-------------2-------|1-----1----|
|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |E
But she knew she'd failed the test; she knew he would forget her
[gtr 2]|------4-------0------|--4------4-|-----2------0---|---4-------|--
|-----------------0---|----x------|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5-
|2/4---------4--------|3-------3-3|2---------2-----|1/4--------|--
|---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|--
|---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|--
|---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|--
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/odorono_tab.html ]
[chorus]
|E5 B |B5 E5 F#5 |G5 D5 |A5 |
Triumphant was the way she'd felt as she acknowledged the applause (Tri-
|[gtr 1] |
|---------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------|
|5-4------------|------------------------|-----------3--3-|-------------|
|4-4------------|4---9-----/11-----------|4---4------2--2-|-------------|
|0-4------------|4---9-----/11-----------|5---5------4--4-|7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--2------------|2---7-----/9------------|5---5------5--5-|7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|---------------|------------------------|3t--3t----------|5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|[gtr 2] |
|---------------|------------------------|3----------2----|-------------|
|---------------|------------------------|3----------3----|-------------|
|---------------|------------------------|0----------2----|2---4^\-2----|
|9--------------|----9------11-----------|0----------0----|2------------|
|7-9------------|9---7------9------------|----------------|0-------0----|
|--7------------|7-----------------------|3---------------|-------------|
|E5 B |B5 E5 F#5 |G5 D/B |
Triumphant was the way she'd felt when she saw him at the dressing room
|[gtr 1] |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|5-4------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|4-4------------|4---9----/11-----------|12--12---------7--------7----|
|2-4------------|4---9----/11-----------|12--12---------7--------7----|
|--2------------|2---7----/9------------|10--10---------5--------5----|
|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|---------------|-----------------------|3--------------2-------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|3--------------3-------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|0--------------2-------------|
|9--------------|----9-----11--\--------|0--------------0-------------|
|7-9------------|9---7-----9---\--------|-----------------------------|
|--7------------|7----------------------|-----------------------------|
|Db7-9 | |B5 | |
door (She was)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|(A7/C#) |
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---3p2---------|----------------|----------------|4---------------|
|2-------2---2---|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|----2-----------|
|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--2---2---2---2-|2-2---2---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[repeat verse]
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She was happier than she'd ever been as he praised her for her grace
[gtr 2]|--------4-------4------|--0----0--|--------2-------2--|--0--------|
|-------------------0---|---------0|-----------------0-|-----------|
|2/4-----------4--------|3-----3---|2-------------2----|1-----1----|
|-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
p.m.
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
But his expression changed, she had seen as he leant to kiss her face
[gtr 2]|---------4-------0------|--4------0--|-----4------0---|---4-------|--
|--------------------0---|-----------0|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5-
|2/4------------4--------|3-------3---|2---------2-----|1----------|--
|------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
|------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
|------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6 |E E Esus4 |E |
It ended there, he claimed a late appointment
[gtr 2] |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------|9--9--9------|
|-----------------9|------------------|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9------|
|9--9--9----9-9h11-|9----9-------9----|7--7--7--7--|7--7--7-----9|
|7--7--7-/11-------|7----7---9/11-11/9|------------|------------7|
|B7 B7 B6 B6 |B7 B7 B6 B6|E E Esus4 |E |
She quickly turned to hide her disappointment
[gtr 2] |---------------|-------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^----|-------------|------------|------------|
|---------7^----|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
|---------7^-9-9|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
|9---9--9-------|--------9--9-|7-----------|7-----------|
|7---7--7------7|7---7---7--7-|------------|------------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |
She ripped her glittering gown, couldn't face another show, no
|-------4--------0----|--4------0----|----4----0--|--4----0x--|
|-------------------0-|-----------0--|----------0-|-----------|
|2/4-----------4------|3-------3-----|2------2----|1-----1----|
|---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
|---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
|---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
|E7 |E6 |E-6 |E |E
Her deodorant had let her down, she should've used Odorono
|----4--------0-----|--0----4-|--------0-------4-|--4--------|---
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---
|2/4--------4-------|3-----3-3|2-------------2---|1------11^\|9~-
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---
|-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---
[lost chorus]
Odorono, could've saved her day
Could've helped her to get the part
Odorono, and he would have stayed
Could have helped to save her heart
Save her heart
