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 Eminence Front
 By The Who
 >From It's Hard, 1982
 Written by Pete Townshend ©1982 Towser Tunes Inc./Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
 
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 transcribed by
 litgo@aol.com
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 [optional voicings]
 Dbmaj7    x43111 and xx6564       [stage versions: 9tx10 10 98]
 C7sus4    x35566
 Fm        x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus)
 
 [Keyboard intro; guitar noodles in loose time]
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
 |0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
 |----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
 
 [Main riff]
 ||:Fm              |                |Dbmaj7          |               :||
 ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
 ||------------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x-||
 ||.-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x.||
 ||.3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x.||
 ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
 ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
 
    | Fm          |                  |
 ---|-------------|------------------|
 -4-|4h6-------64|4h6-6-----4-1-----|
 ---|-------------|---------------1--|
 ---|-------------|--------------3-3-|
 ---|-------------|------------------|
 ---|-------------|------------------|
 
 |Dbmaj7               |                                    |  
 |---------------------|------------------------------------|
 |------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-|
 |3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------|
 |----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------|
 |---------------------|------------------------------------|
 
 |Fm                |                 |Dbmaj7           |              |
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
 |----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----|
 |1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^-1|---13^--~-----|
 |--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------|
 |-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11|
 |------------------|-----4-1---1--4/|1----------------|--------------|
 
 |Fm                  |                                   |Dbmaj7     |
 |--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------|
 |----16/---^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----|
 |--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13|
 |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
 |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
 
 |                                                |
 |-------13---------------------------------------|
 |-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------|
 |-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--|
 |---------------------15-13-------------13-15----|
 |------------------------------------15----------|
 |------------------------------------------------|
 
 |Fm              |                         |Dbmaj7               |
 |----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------|
 |13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^-15--|13-119-119---------|
 |13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------|
 |--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------|
 |----------------|-------------------------|--------------11----|
 |----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
 
 |                                 |F
 |---------------------------------|----
 |-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|----
 |--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|----
 |-----10------------------------1-|3---
 |8--------------------------------|----
 |---------------------------------|----
 
 [verse; follows main pattern]
    |Fm              |                   |Dbmaj7        |              |
 The sun shines,                people forget
    |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
    |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
    |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
    |3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x--x---x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|
    |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
    |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 
    |Fm                |                            |Dbmaj7             |
 The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're 
 
 |                 |
  hiding
 |-----------------|
 |---------4h6-4---|
 |-----------------|
 |3-1h3-3----------|
 |-----------------|
 |-----------------|
 
 The girls smile, people forget
 The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding
                                                                  -------8-
                                                                  -------9-
                                                                  ------10-
                                                                  ------10-
                                                                  ----------
                                                                  ----------
 
 [chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98]
  
 |Fm                             |                              |
    Behind an eminence front,      Eminence front, it's a put on
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
 |-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
 |3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |1------------------------------|1-----------------------------|
 
 |Dbmaj7*          |                 |
  
 |-----------------|---------------4|
 |-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6|
 |-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5|
 |3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6|
 |-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|
 
 |Fm                      |                                     
    It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on
 
 |Dbmaj7           |                     |Fm
 |-----------------|---------------------|----
 |-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6-
 |-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|----
 |3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|----
 |-----------------|---------------------|----
 |-----------------|---------------------|----
 
 |Fm                     |                              |
   It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on
 
 |Dbmaj7             |                 |Fm  
   Eminence front 
 |-------------------|----8---8---8----|----
 |---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9-|1-1-
 |--1------------xxx-|-----------------|----
 |3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|----
 |-------------------|-----------------|----
 |-------------------|-----------------|----
 
 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, 
 
 [bridge]
 |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...)
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------|
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------|
 |-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
 
          |Fm               |              |Dbmaj7     |         |
 Won't you come and join the party dress to kill
          |       %         |      %       |     %     |    %    |
 
                                                     [2/4]              
         |C7sus4      |            |                 |                  |
 Dress to kill
         |------------|------------|------15----12---|------------------|
         |------------|------------|---17^---14^---11|12-13-13p12p11h13|
         |5--5---5-5--|5-5--5-5-5--|5----------------|------------------|
         |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
         |3--3---3-3--|3-3--3-3-3--|3----------------|------------------|
         |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 [repeat verse]
 Drinks flow, people forget
 That big wheel spins, the hair thins
 
          |Dbmaj7                  |                     |Fm  
 People forget,     forget they're hiding
          |------------------------|---------------------|----
          |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----
          |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----
          |3-1h3-3---x-x-x---------|3-1h3-3--------------|----
          |------------------------|---------------------|----
          |------------------------|----------4^^~-----|1---
 
 The news slows, people forget
 The shares crash, hopes are dashed 
 
          |Dbmaj7                  |                     |  
 People forget,     forget they're hiding           
          |------------------------|---------16-16-16---|
          |-----------x-x-x--------|---------18-18-18---|
          |-----------x-x-x--------|---------17-17-17---|
          |3-1h3-3----x-x-x--------|3-1h3-3--------------|
          |------------------------|---------------------|
          |------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
 [repeat chorus]
 Behind an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
 It's just an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
 
 |Dbmaj7         |                    |
 |---------------|--------------------|
 |---------x-x-x-|----4^-4^-4^-----|
 |---------x-x-x-|--------------------|
 |3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------|
 |---------------|--------------------|
 |---------------|--------------------|
 
 An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
 Eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on, it's a put on
 
       |Dbmaj7                      |                 |
        It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on
       |----------------------------|-----------------|
       |-------------------x-x-x--13|-13-13-13--------|
       |-------------------x-x-x--15|-15-15-15-13----|
       |--3---1h3---3------x-x-x----|-----------------|
       |----------------------------|-----------------|
       |----------------------------|-----------------|
 
 |Fm               |                |Dbmaj7           |               |
  Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to
 |13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------|
 |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 
 |Fm              |                |Dbmaj7          |               |
  Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to 
 |    %           |        %       |         %      |        %      |
 
 |C7sus4 |                      |                                        |
  kill                                            Dress yourself to kill
 |-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------|
 |-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------|
 |5--5--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/1210|
 |-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------|
 |3--3--|----------------------|-----------15-------15------8--8-/108-|
 |-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------|
 
 [2/4            ][4/4]
 |               |Fm   
 
 |---------------|-----
 |---------------|-----
 |108--53---3--|-----
 |---------------|3----
 |-86--31---1--|-----
 |---------------|1----
 
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