#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Substitute Original Album: - (single, 1966) Other Album: Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy (compilation, 1971) Words and Music by Pete Townshend Copyright © 1966 Reaction Records Published by Polydor Records / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on _ - tied note INTRO: [play: INTRO Figure] INTRO Figure Guitar1: D(II) Aadd11 G/D D |-5-------2-------5-----------3______---3-------2---2---------------| |-7-------3-------5-----------3______---3-------3---3---------------| |-7-------2-------6-----------4______---4-------2---2---------------| |-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | D(II) Aadd11 G/D D | |-5-------2-------5-----------3______---3-------2---2---------------| |-7-------3-------5-----------3______---3-------3---3---------------| |-7-------2-------6-----------4______---4-------2---2---------------| |-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play:] [x2] Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | D | |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: D x57775 or xx0232 G 355433 or 320033 Guitar2: D G D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----------0---0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| |---------2---------------2---2---|---------------------0---2---0---|---------2---------------2-------|-----0---2-----------0---2-------| |---------------------------------|-3-------3---3-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | | Guitar1: | |---------2---------------2-------|---------3---------------3-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------3-------| |---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------2---------------2-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------3---------------3-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | D G D You think we look pretty good to - gether | D G D You think my shoes are made of leather But I'm a PRE-CHORUS1: Notes: No chords played here, just the riff. But I show the chords if you prefer to strum. A A6 A |---------------------0---0---0---|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-----------2---2---2---|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------2-----------2---2---2---|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------2-----------4---4---4---|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Chords: Em x79987 or 022000 A 577655 or x0222x A6 xx4220 Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---| |-------------------------0h2-----|-------------------------0h2-----|-------------------------0h2-----|-------------------------0h2-----| |-0-------0---0---3---------------|-0-------0---0---3---------------|-0-------0---0---3---------------|-0-------0---0---3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Em sub - sti-tute for a - nother guy. I look pretty tall but my heels are high. The Em sim-ple things you see are all com - pli-ca - ted. I look pretty young but I'm just back - da - ted, Guitar2: A5 A6 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | A A6 A | |-----------------2---0---0---0---|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------2-------4---4---4---4---|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | yeah CHORUS1: Notes: Guitar Figure 1 is played for each CHORUS line. If you own an electric guitar, you should play those voicings`I indicate for an electric. Chords: D(II) xx0775 D x57775 or xx0232 and xx0 14 15 14 (electric) and xx0 11 10 10 (electric) Aadd11 557655 or x00220 and xx0 14 14 12 (electric) G 355433 or 320033 and xx0 12 12 10 (electric) D(II) D Aadd11 G/D D |-5-------2-------5-----------3______---3-------2---2---------------| |-7-------3-------5-----------3______---3-------3---3---------------| |-7-------2-------6-----------4______---4-------2---2---------------| |-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | OR: Electric guitar: D Aadd11 G/D D |-14------10------12----------10_____---10------10--10--------------| |-15------10------14----------12_____---12------10--10--------------| |-14------11------14----------12_____---12------11--11--------------| |-0-------0-------0-----------0______---0-------0---0---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D Aadd11 G/D D Sub - sti - tute lies for fact. I D Aadd11 G/D D see right through your plas - tic mac. I D Aadd11 G/D D look all white but my dad was black. My D Aadd11 G/D D fine-looking suit's really made out of sack VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: D x57775 or xx0232 G 355433 or 320033 | D | G | D I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth | D | G | G The north side of my town faced east and the east was facin' south Now you... PRE-CHORUS2: Notes: No chords played here, just the riff. But I show the chords if you prefer to strum. Chords: Em x79987 or 022000 A 577655 or x02220 A6 x7767x or xx4220 Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---| |-------------------------0h2-----|-------------------------0h2-----|-------------------------0h2-----|-------------------------0h2-----| |-0-------0---0---3---------------|-0-------0---0---3---------------|-0-------0---0---3---------------|-0-------0---0---3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Em | % dare to look me in the eye. These croco - dile tears are what you cry. It's a Em genu - ine problem you won't try to work it out at all just pass it by, pass it Guitar2: A A6 A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Guitar1: | | A A6 A | |-----------------0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2---2---2---2---|-2-------------------------------| |-2-------2-------4---4---4---4---|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | by CHORUS2: Notes: Guitar Figure 1 is played for each CHORUS line. If you own an electric guitar, you should play those voicings`I indicate for an electric. Chords: D x57775 or xx0232 and xx0 14 15 14 (electric) and xx0 11 10 10 (electric) Aadd11 557655 or x00220 and xx0 14 14 12 (electric) G 355433 or 320033 and xx0 12 12 10 (electric) Guitar Figure 1 D Aadd11 G/D D |-5-------2-------5-----------3______---3-------2---2---------------| |-7-------3-------5-----------3______---3-------3---3---------------| |-7-------2-------6-----------4______---4-------2---2---------------| |-0-------0-------0---0---0---0______---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | OR: Electric guitar: D Aadd11 G/D D |-14------10------12----------10_____---10------10--10--------------| |-15------10------14----------12_____---12------10--10--------------| |-14------11------14----------12_____---12------11--11--------------| |-0-------0-------0-----------0______---0-------0---0---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D Aadd11 G/D D Sub - sti - tute me for him. D Aadd11 G/D D Sub - sti - tute my coke him. for gin. D Aadd11 G/D D Sub - sti - tute you for my mum. D Aadd11 G/D D least, I'll get my washing done. INTERLUDE: [play:] [x3] Electric Guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10b-----10b-----10b-----10b-----|-10b-----10b-----10b-----10b-----| |-12b-----12b-----12b-----12b-----|-12b-----12b-----12b-----12b-----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Guitar: | | D G | |-2-------2-----------2---2---2---|-3-------3-----------3---3---3---| |-3-------3-----------3---3---3---|-3-------3-----------3---3---3---| |-2-------2-----------2---2---2---|-0-------0-----------0---0---0---| |-0-------0-----------0---0---0---|-0-------0-----------0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|-3-------3-----------3---3---3---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-------4-------5-p-4---|---------5-------4-------5-p-4---| |-5---5-------5-------5-----------|-5---5-------5-------5-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play:] Electric Guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10b-------------10b-------------|---------------------------------| |-12b-------------12b-------------|-14\-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-12\-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic Guitar: | | D G D | |-2-------2-----------3---3---3---|-2-------2-----------------------| |-3-------3-----------3---3---3---|-3-------3-----------------------| |-2-------2-----------0---0---0---|-2-------2-----------------------| |-0-------0-----------0---0---0---|-0-------0-----------------------| |---------------------2---2---2---|---------------------------------| |---------------------3---3---3---|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-------4-------5-p-4---|---------5-------4-------5-p-4---| |-5---5-------5-------5-----------|-5---5-------5-------5-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [repeat PRE-CHORUS1] [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] [repeat VERSE2] [repeat PRE-CHORUS2] [repeat CHORUS1] [to fade]