
"How do you think he- does it, I don't know." Videos Official Album Version Listen along, and check out the tutorial videos for reference. Here's a recording of the song as it appears on the album "Tommy". If you don't have a recording handy, use this for reference. Here is a terrific video of Mike Masse doing an acoustic version of this song. This is a great example of how a single guitar can still make this song rock.

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If you want an in-depth look of how to play the entire song on acoustic guitar, I recommend this video. Each section of the song is carefully deconstructed.
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The video quality is quite good as well.Ĭhord Progressions Intro Droning walkdown section: Bm (refer to the tab for the exact chord variations) Full strumming section: | Bsus4. | x4 Verse "Ever since I was a young boy." | Bsus4. | Just after the "Sure played a mean pinball." lyric | B B → A → D | E. | x2 Chorus "He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist." | E → F# → B B | x3 "He's got such a supple wrist." | G. | x1 Bridge "How do you think he does it, I don't know." | D D → Cadd9 → G | x4 Final Verse "Even on my favorite table." | Dsus4. | Just after the "Sure played a mean pinball." lyric | D D → C → F | Bb. A blend of new material with classic sturdy old school numbers that impart the fundamentals is really the best way to go if we're interested in empowering the next generation of well-rounded troubadours with a full complement of musical chops, that is.The Who’s Pinball Wizard was released as a single in 1969 and reached No.

NOTE: Bennett Stein is also serious about teaching each student their favorite tunes. Thank You 4 Letting Me Be Myself – Sly & The Family Stone I Can’t Get Next To You – The Temptations I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley & The WailersįUNK & SOUL FUNK – Behold the funky D9 chord, play it while singing Superbad – James Brown REGGAE & BOSSA STYLE WORKOUTS – Rhythm playing & Easy Cool Crooning Tropicalia – Beck I Want To Change The World - 10 Years After She Belongs To Me, Just Like A Woman, Positively 4th Street – Dylan Wild Horses, Paint It Black, Dead Flowers, - StonesįOLK AND FOLK ROCK GROOVES – Troubadour & Protest Ballads Nature's Way – Spirit So You Wanna Be A Rock N Roll Star – The Byrds SOUL POP AND EMO-CORE – Strumming While Letting The Heart Sing Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding Heartbreaker, I Can’t Quit You, Babe – Led Zeppelin You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Stonesįake Tales Of San Francisco – Arctic Monkeys RIFF-RICH GEMS AND FREEDOM CRIES – Singing While Guitar Slinging Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream I’m A Long Gone Daddy, Please Make Up Your Mind – Hank Williams It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Dylan I’m Waiting For My Man – Velvet UndergroundĮverybody’s Trying To Be My Baby – Carl Perkins Roadrunner – Jonathan Richman & The Modern LoversĮverybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey - BeatlesįOUNDATIONS OF ROCK TECHNIQUE – Blues Etymologies Hey Joe – Hendrix

PUNK ROCK SHOUTS/HOLLERS - Crunchy Rhythm Guitar & Belting I'm Bored - Iggy Pop They All Asked For You (Down At The Auduban Zoo) - The Meters You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Hound Dog - Elvis NURSERY RHYME N ROLL –Storytime Strumable Ditties Hobo’s Lullaby – Woody Guthrie I'm The Slime – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (W/Harmonica) You Can't Always Get What You Want – Stones Like A Rolling Stone – Dylan (w/harmonica) ROCK ANTHEMS & 3-CHORD WONDERS – Rhythm Guitar and Vocal Workouts Wild Thing - The Troggs
