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Pinball Wizard by McFly
Pinball Wizard
Tuning:E A D G B E
Intro:Bm Bmsus F#7sus F#7 F#m7 Em F# Bsus B Bsus B Bsus B Bsus B
Ever (Bsus) since i was a young boy
I (B) played the silver ball
From (Asus)soho down to Brighton
I (A) must of played ''em all
But i (Gsus) aint seen nothing him
In (G) any amusement hall
That F#sus deaf dumb and the blind kid
(F#7)Sure plays A mean pin (B) ball (A) (D) (E) x2
Repeat same pattern as verse 1
He stands like a statue
Becomes part of the machine
Felling all the bumpers
Always playing clean
He plays by intuition
The digit counters fall
That deaf dumb and the blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball x2
He''s a (E) pinball (B) wizard
There has (E) to be a (B) twist
A (E)pinball (B) wizard
Got (G) such a supple (D) wrist (D4)
(D) How do you think he does it? I don''t know
(D)What makes him so good?
Repeat same pattern as verse 1 and verse 2
He ain''t got no distractions
Can''t hear those buzzers and bells
Don''t see lights are flashin''
Plays by sense of smell
Always has a replay
''n'' never tilts at all
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinbll
repeat same pattern as He''s a pinball wizard there has to be a twist
I thought i was
The bally table king
But i just handed my pinball crown to him
repeat same pattern as verse 1 verse 2 and verse 3
Even on my favourite table
He can beat my bes
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest
He''s got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf dumb and blind kid
sure plays a mean pinball
End in (E)
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version 2
Intro:
e|--2-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0---------------|
B|--3-----------------3-----------------2-----------------2---------------|
G|--4-----------------4-----------------4-----------------3---------------|
D|--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-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-----------------0-----------------0-----------------2---------------|
G|--2-----------------0-----------------4-----------------3---------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
**For this part the rhythm is very hard to master, i think there is a 12 strum rhythm
this part so listen to get perfect**
acoustic guitar plays
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------| x4
on 3rd and 4th time electric guitar plays
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--5s7--|
at beginnin of first bar.
Verse:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
| | this join means played at
|electric guitar plays | same time
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--5s7--------------|-------------------| *-listen for exact timing-*
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--3s5--------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--1s3--------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2----------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--3----------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--0s2--------------|-------------------|
Chorus:
e|--------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------|
G|------------7---9-9-|--9---9-9-9-9-9----|
D|--9-9---7---7---9-9-|--9---9-9-9-9-9----|
A|--9-9---7---5---7-7-|--7---7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--7-7---5-----------|-------------------|x2 *-listen for timing-*
Verse:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2----------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--3----------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus:
e|--------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------|
G|------------7---9-9-|--9---9-9-9-9-9----|
D|--9-9---7---7---9-9-|--9---9-9-9-9-9----|
A|--9-9---7---5---7-7-|--7---7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--7-7---5-----------|-------------------|x2
Middle 8 kinda part:
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|--3-3-3-3-2-2--|-2h3-2h3-2-2-|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3---3---3-3-|
G|--1-----4--|-1-----4-4-|--1-----4--|--0-0-0-0-2-2--|-2---2---2-2-|
D|--2--4--4--|-2--4--4-4-|--2--4--4--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0---0-0-|
A|--2--4--2--|-2--4--2-2-|--2--4--2--|---------------|-------------|
E|--0--2-----|-0--2------|--0--2-----|---------------|-------------|
e|--2-2---0---3----| |--2-2---2-2-2-2----|
B|--3-3---1---3----| |--3-3---3-3-3-3----|
G|--2-2---0---0----| |--2-2---2-2-2-2----|
D|--0-0---2---0----| |--0-0---0-0-0-0----|
A|--------3---2----| |-------------------|
E|--------3---3----|x3 |-------------------|
Verse:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2----------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--3----------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus:
e|--------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------|
G|------------7---9-9-|--9---9-9-9-9-9----|
D|--9-9---7---7---9-9-|--9---9-9-9-9-9----|
A|--9-9---7---5---7-7-|--7---7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--7-7---5-----------|-------------------|x2
*-listen for timing-*
Middle 8 kinda part:
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|--3-3-3-3-2-2--|-2h3-2h3-2-2-|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3---3---3-3-|
G|--1-----4--|-1-----4-4-|--1-----4--|--0-0-0-0-2-2--|-2---2---2-2-|
D|--2--4--4--|-2--4--4-4-|--2--4--4--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0---0-0-|
A|--2--4--2--|-2--4--2-2-|--2--4--2--|---------------|-------------|
E|--0--2-----|-0--2------|--0--2-----|---------------|-------------|
acoustic guitar plays
e|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
E|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---| x4
on 3rd and 4th time electric guitar plays
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--8s10--|
at beginnin of first bar.
Fianl Verse:
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|elestric guitar plays
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--8s10---------------------|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--6s8----------------------|---------------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--4s6--------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5----------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--6----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|--3s5--------------|-------------------|
Ending:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--7-7---5------------|
D|--7-7---5---3---8-8--|
A|--5-5---3---3---8-8--|
E|------------1---6-6--|
Ever since I was a young boy,
I''ve played the silver ball.
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all.
But I ain''t seen nothing like him
In any amusement hall
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball!
He stands like a statue,
Becomes part of the machine.
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean.
He plays by intuition,
The digit counters fall.
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball!
He''s a pin ball wizard
There has got to be a twist.
A pin ball wizard,
S''got such a supple wrist.
''How do you think he does it? I don''t know!
What makes him so good?''
He ain''t got no distractions
Can''t hear those buzzers and bells,
Don''t see lights a flashin''
Plays by sense of smell.
Always has a replay,
''n'' never tilts at all
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball.
I thought I was
The Bally table king.
But I just handed
My pin ball crown to him.
Even my usual table
He can beat my best.
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest.
He''s got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf dumb and blind kind
Sure plays a mean pin ball!
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version 3
Tuning:normal
Verse +intro
(listen to the song for strumming patterns)
e|-2--0--2--2--2--0--2--2-----7--7-(repeat these 2 chords)-5--5--3--3--2-----|
B|-3--3--2--2--2--0--2--2-----7--7—(how ever many times )-5--5--3--3--2-----|
G|-4--4--4--3--2--0--4--3-----9--8—(they are played )-7--6--5--4--3-----|
D|-4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2-----9--9—(in the song )-7--7--5--5--4-----|
A|-x--x--4--4--4--2--4--4-----7--9-------------------------5--7--3--5--4-----|
E|-x--x--2--2--2--0--2--2-----7--7-------------------------5--5--3--3--2-----|
(25secs in lead plays this)
e|--5/7-----5/7----5/7-(singing and bass come in)—3/5----2/3----1/2----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"sure plays mean pinball" B A D E (REPEAT)
e|--------------------------7--5--5--0---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7--5--7--0---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------8--6--7--1---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------9--7--7--2---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------9--7--5--2---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------7--5--5--0---------------------------------------|
PLAY VERSE AGAIN
AND THE "SURE PLAYS MEAN PINBALL BIT"
"hes a pinball wizard"
e|-0--2--2----------------------3-2-3-2----------------------------------------|
B|-0--2--4----------------------3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
G|-1--3--4----------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|
D|-2--4--4----------------------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------play 3 times then play-----------------------------------------------|
"how do you think he does it"
Play these 3 chords 2 times
e|-2--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--2--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x--3--2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x--0--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead plays this
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-5-4-0-7-5-4-0-7-5-4-0-7---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PLAY VERSE AGAIN
AND THE "SURE PLAYS MEAN PINBALL" BIT
e|-0--2--2----------------------3-2-3-2-----------------------------------------|
B|-0--2--4----------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
G|-1--3--4----------------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
D|-2--4--4----------------------0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------play 3 times then play-------------------------------------------------|
e|-3--3--10--10--8---8--6--6--5--------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--2--10--10--8---8--6--6--5--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--3--12--11--10--9--8--7--6--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0--12--12--10--10-8--8--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------10--12--8---10-6--8--7--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------10--10--8---8--6--6--5--------------------------------------------------|
Lead plays this at 2:17
e|-------------------8/10---8/10---8/10--—6/8--—5/6--—3/5------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"SURE PLAYS MEAN PINBALL" not sure of the very end bit
e|----------------------2--0--1--6-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--1--1--6-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2--0--2--7-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--2--3--8-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--8-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------1--6-----------------------------------------------|
Ever since I was a young boy,
I''ve played the silver ball.
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all.
But I ain''t seen nothing like him
In any amusement hall
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball!
He stands like a statue,
Becomes part of the machine.
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean.
He plays by intuition,
The digit counters fall.
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball!
He''s a pin ball wizard
There has got to be a twist.
A pin ball wizard,
S''got such a supple wrist.
''How do you think he does it? I don''t know!
What makes him so good?''
He ain''t got no distractions
Can''t hear those buzzers and bells,
Don''t see lights a flashin''
Plays by sense of smell.
Always has a replay,
''n'' never tilts at all
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball.
I thought I was
The Bally table king.
But I just handed
My pin ball crown to him.
Even my usual table
He can beat my best.
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest.
He''s got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf dumb and blind kind
Sure plays a mean pin ball!
| \\ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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