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Song title:      I Can't Explain
Original Album:	 - (single)
Other Album:     Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy (1971)

Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Copyright © 1964 FABULOUS MUSIC LTD.
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:

Key to tab
----------
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
x  - muted note
_  - tied note

|-3-|  - triplet




INTRO:


[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x3]


Guitar Figure 1

Guitar1
  E               D                 A               E
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                [3rd time:  How I...]




CHORUS1:


Guitar1
  E               D                 A               E
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
 
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E               D                 A           E
  feel        in -side             (Can't ex  - plain____) 

              D                     A           E
  Cer-tain    kind_____            (Can't ex  - plain____)

 |             D                    A           E
I feel hot and cold____            (Can't ex  - plain____)-way




Guitar1:
  E               D                 B               E
|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-8---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-9---------------9---9-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
 
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E               D                 B           E
  down    my      soul,   yeah     (Can't ex  - plain____)




Guitar1:
  E               D                 A               E
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
 
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E               D                 A           E
                      I   said     (Can't ex  - plain____)  I'm feeling

                  D                 A           E
  good    now,    yeah,   but      (Can't ex  - plain____)      I'm





VERSE1:


Guitar1:
  E               D                 A               E
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
 
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E                   D             A           E
  Dizzy in the        head and      I   feel    blue            the

  E               D                 A             E
  things  you've  said, well,       maybe they're true          I'm

  E               D                 A            E
  gettin' funny   dreams      a  -  gain and a - gain           I




Guitar1:
  E               D       B
|-------------------------7__________-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7-------7__________-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7-------8__________-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7-------9__________-------------------------------|
|-7---------------5-------9__________-------------------------------|
|-------------------------7__________-------------------------------|
 
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E               D       B
  know what it    means,  but...





BRIDGE:


Guitar1:
  E                                 C#m
|-0---0-------0____-------0-------|-4---4-------4____-------4-------|-----5---5-------5---5-----------|-----7---7-------7---7-----------|
|-0---0-------0____-------0-------|-5---5-------5____-------5-------|-----5---5-------5---5-----------|-----7---7-------7---7-----------|
|-1---1-------1____-------1-------|-6---6-------6____-------6-------|-----7---7-------7---7-----------|-----9---9-------9---9-----------|
|-2---2-------2____-------2-------|-6---6-------6____-------6-------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|
|-2-----------2____---------------|-4-----------4____-------4-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------0____---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E                                 C#m                               A
  Can't ex  - plain,          I     think it's  love,       try to    say it  to  you__           when  I   feel    good.       But




Guitar1:
  E               D                 A               E                 E               D                 A               E
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E               D                 A               E                 E               D                 A               E
  can't ex  - plain                (Can't ex  - plain),     yeah,    hear what I'm saying, girl        (Can't ex  - plain____)

 


 
GUITAR SOLO:


                  D                 A               E                         D                         A               E
|---------4-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0____-------------------0---2---|-2-------2---2-------------------|---------3---3---3---3-----------|-2-------------------------------|
|-2-/-4-----------4-\-2---0---2---|-2-------2---2-------------------|---------1---1---1---1-----------|-2____---------------------------|
|-----------------------------2---|-2-------2-----------0-----------|-2-------2---2---2---2-----------|-2---0-------------0---0-2p0-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------4---2---|-------------------------4---2---|---------2---0---2---2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




[repeat VERSE1]

[repeat BRIDGE]
 

CODA:


Guitar1
  E               D                 A               E                 E               D                 A               E
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
 
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E               D                 A           E                     E               D                 A           E
  Can't ex  - plain____             (Can't ex  - plain.) Please give  one more    try     now          (Can't ex  - plain.)
                                                                   me 

 

GUITAR SOLO:


                  D                 A               E                         D                         A               E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-3-------------------------------|
|-----------------4p2-0-----------|---------0-------4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|-4-------2p0---------------------|
0h2-------0---------------2---0---|-2-----------2---2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|-2-----------2---0h2p0-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------2-0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
                                                    |-----3-----|     |-----3-----|     |-----3-----|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |





                  D                 A               E                         D                         A               E
|---------0---0---0-------0---0---|-0-------------------------------|-----3---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9---9---0-------0---0---|-0-------------3/5---5-3/5---5---3/5-----0-3-0---------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------9---9-9/11--------------2/4-----2/4-----------------------|-------------2-2/4---4---0-------|-0-------2---2-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|-0-------2---2---4---4---5---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------2---2---3---0---|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |





OUTRO:


Guitar1
  E               D                 A               E                 E               D                 A               E
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5---------------0____-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-5---------------0____-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-6---------------1____-----------|
|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------9---9-----------|-9---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------2____-----------|
|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------7---7-----------|-7---------------5---5-----------|-7---------------2____-----------|
|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5---------------0____-----------|
 
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E               D                 A           E                     E               D                 A               E
 (Ooh.)____________       Said I    can't ex  - plain_  it.          (Ooh.)____________   You drive me  out of  my      mind


  E               D                 A           E                     E               D                 A               E
 (Ooh.)____________  Tell me        what it     got__   me, yeah      (Ooh.)____________  I   said I    can't ex  - plain____