LOVE AIN'T FOR KEEPIN'
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1971 Album WHO'S NEXT)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Pete Townshend - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=72
A D
4/4
Gtr I
H Q S S S S Q Q +E S S S S S S
|-----------------|----5----(5)---------------|
|-----------------|----5----(5)---------------|
|-----------------|-2--2----(2)-4b6-4-2---2-2-|
|-----------------|-2--2----(2)---------4-----|
|-----------------|-0-------------------------|
|-----------3---3-|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H Q S S S S Q E. S E S S S S E
|-----------------|----5--------------2-2-2---|
|-----------------|-2--5--------------3-3-3---|
|-----------------|-2--2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2---|
|-----------0---0-|-2--2--2--2--2---2-0-0-0---|
|-----------------|-0--0--0--0--0---0---------|
|-----------3---3-|---------------------------|
A
~
+E S T T E S S S S S S q
|---------------------5--5-5-5-5-----||
|---------------------5--5-5-5-5-----||
|-(2)---2-2-2---------2--2-2-2-2-----||
|-----4---------------2--2-2-2-2-----||
|-------------3b4.5p0----------------||
|------------------------------------||
|
| E. S E S S E. S E S S
|---------------------5--------------||
|---------------------5--------------||
|--2----2---2-2-----2-2------2-2-2-2-||
|--2----2---2-2-----2-2------2-2-2-2-||
|--0----0---0-0-----0-0------0-0-0-0-||
|------------------------------------||
1st Verse
G D
Q Q S E S S S S S
|-3--3----------------------|
|-3--3--------7-----7s5---3-|
|-0--0----------------------|
|-0--0-----/7-----7-----5s4-|
|---------------------------|
|-3--3----------------------|
|
| Q E S S E E S S S S
|-3--3-3-3--2---2---2-0-2-2-|
|-3--3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-0--2---2---2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------|
|-3--3-3-3------------------|
A G D
~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~
+E. S +S S a E S E S S S S S +E S S E S S Q. S S
|-------0-(0)------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-(3)---3-(3)------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------2----------2-2-|-(2)---2-2---2-2----------2-|
|-(4)---------0-----------2--------2-4-----|-----4-----4------------4---|
|---------------3s4-------0-----/4---------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S S S Q E S S E E S S S S
|--0--0----0------0------------------------|--3------3-3-3-2--2-2-0-2-2-|
|--3--3----3------3------------------------|--3------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|--2--2----2------2-------2---2----2-2-2-2-|--0------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|--0--0----0------0-------2---2----2-2-2-2-|--0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------0---0----0-0-0-0-|----------------------------|
|-------------------3b3.5--------3---------|--3------3-3-3--------------|
A
~~~
+H E. S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(2)-------------2---------------|
|-----------------2---------2-0-0-|
|-----------------0----0-/4-------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S S S
|--0--0-0-0-----------------------|
|--3--3-3-3-----------------------|
|--2--2-2-2-------2--2----2-2-2-2-|
|--0--0-0-0-------2--2----2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------0--0----0-0-0-0-|
|-----------3b3.5------3----------|
D A
E Q. +E S S S S S S S E. +Q S S S S S S e
|-0-0--------(0)---14\---------|-0-2----(2)------------9s7-----5-||
|-3-3--------(3)---15\-----3---|---------------------------------||
|-2-2--------(2)---------------|--------------------/9-9s7---6---||
|-0-0--------(0)---------0---0-|---------------------------------||
|------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|
| E E E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S Q Q
|-2-2--2-2-2--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3--0--0--------------------||
|-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3--3--3-----2--------2-----||
|-2-2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2----2--2--2-----2--------2-----||
|-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0--0--0-----2--------2-----||
|------------------------------|--------------0-0-0--------0-----||
|------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Chorus
C G D G D
2/4 4/4
~
|-----6------|
H H E. S Q E S +S S S S S +S S S S S S E S S
|-------^3----|------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-^1----^3----|------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-^0----^0----|------------|---------------------------------------2-----2-|
|-^2----^0----|------------|-------------------------------2-----------4---|
|-^3----------|------------|---2pb4r(2)-0----0-0-(0)-0h3h4-----4-----------|
|-------^3----|-3--3-------|---------------3-------------------------------|
|
| H H E. S S S E E S S E. S E S T T S S S S
|-------^3----|-3--3-----2-|---------------------------------3---3-3-2-2---|
|-^1----^3----|-3--3-----3-|-2-2-----2--2------2--2----------3---3-3-3-3---|
|-^0----^0----|-0--0-----2-|-2-2-----2--2------2--2----------0---0-0-2-2---|
|-^2----^0----|-0--0---0---|-2-2-----2--2------2--2----------0---0-0-0-0---|
|-^3----------|------------|-0-0-----0--0------0--0------0---------------0-|
|-------^3----|-3--3-------|-----------------------------------------------|
A
+S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------||
|-------/8-8-8-7-7-------------------||
|-(2)---/9-9-9-7-7-------x---2-2-2-0-||
|------------------7-------2-2-2-2-0-||
|--------------------0-------0-0-0---||
|--------------------0---------------||
|
| E S S E S S S E S E E
|------------5-----------------------||
|--2-----2-2-5-----------------------||
|--2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2---||
|--2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2---||
|--0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---||
|------------------------------------||
2nd Verse
G D A
Q S E. S S S S S S S S Q S e S S S S S S S S S
|-3----3----------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3----3--------7-8-7-8-7-8-7-|-7---7-7---/8-------7-----5-------|
|-0-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7---/9-------7-----5-6-----|
|-0-------------7-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-7---7-7----------------7-----7-0-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Q E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S
|-3--3----3-3-2---2---2-0-2-2-|-0-0-0---0------------------------|
|-3--3----3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---3------------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2--------2---2---2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0----0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0--------2---2---2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------------|------------------0---0---0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3----3-3-----------------|------------3b3.5-------3---------|
E S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S S S s S s S S S S S S S
|-3-3-3---3----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3---3------7s5-5---3---5---|-3----3---------------5-----7---5----|
|-0-0-0---0----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-------/7---5---4---4---4-|----------4-0-6-----7---7-7---7---4\-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Q E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S
|-3-----3---3--3-2---2---2-0-2-2-|-0--0---0---0------------------------|
|-3-----3---3--3-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-3--3---3---3------------------------|
|-0-----0---0--0-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-2--2---2---2-------2---2---2-2-2-2--|
|-0-----0---0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0---0---0-------2---2---2-2-2-2--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------0---0---0-0-0-0--|
|-3-----3---3--3-----------------|--------------3b3.5-------3----------|
D A
~~~~~~~~~~~
E S S Q +E S S S S E +S E S S S S S S S S S q
|-2-----------------/15-14---------|-------------10----10-----9s7---5--||
|-3-----3-----(3)----------15------|-----------------------------------||
|-2-----2-----(2)-------------14---|-(14)-x---11----11----0-------7----||
|-0-0-0-0-----(0)------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| E E E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S Q Q
|-2-2---2-2-2--3--3---3--3--3--3-3-|---3----3-----0--0-----------------||
|-3-3---3-3-3--3--3---3--3--3--3-3-|---3----3-----3--3------2-------2--||
|-2-2---2-2-2--2--2---2--2--2--2-2-|---2----2-----2--2------2-------2--||
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0---0--0--0--0-0-|---0----0-----0--0------2-------2--||
|----------------------------------|--------------------0-0-0-------0--||
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Chorus
C G D
2/4
H H E. S +E E
|-------^3----|-3--3-(3)-----|
|-^1----^3----|-3--3-(3)-----|
|-^0----^0----|-0--0-(0)-----|
|-^2----^0----|-0--0-(0)-----|
|-^3----------|--------------|
|-------^3----|-3--3-(3)-----|
|
| H H E. S S S E
|-------^3----|-3--3-------2-|
|-^1----^3----|-3--3-------3-|
|-^0----^0----|-0--0-------2-|
|-^2----^0----|-0--0-----0---|
|-^3----------|--------------|
|-------^3----|-3--3---------|
A G
4/4
~~~~~~~~
E S S S S S S a S S S S +S S S S
|---12b13----9------------------------------|
|---13b14---10----7-------------------------|
|---------0-------7---5h6-------------------|
|---------------0-7-----5---7-7---(7)---7---|
|-------------------0-----7-----------0---0-|
|-------------------0-----------------------|
|
| E S S E. S E S T T S S S S
|-----------------------------3-3--3--2-2---|
|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----3-3--3--3-3---|
|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--2-2---|
|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--0-0---|
|-0--0----0--0------0---0---0-------------0-|
|-------------------------------------------|
A
S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|-----12b13----9---7---------------------|
|-----13b14---10---7---------------------|
|-----------0------7---5h6---------------|
|----------------0-7-----5-----5---------|
|-0-0----------------0-------0-0---0-7-5-|
|------------------------------------0---|
|
| E S S E S S S E S E E
|--------------5-------------------------|
|-2----2----2--5-------------------------|
|-2----2----2--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---|
|-2----2----2--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---|
|-0----0----0--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---|
|----------------------------------------|
C G D A D
2/4 4/4
~~~~~~~~
H H Q. S S E E S S S S a S S S S +S S S T T
|------3----|-3------------|---12b13----9----7---------------------------|
|-1----3----|-3------------|---13b14---10----7---------------------5-----|
|-0----0----|-0------------|-----------------7---5h6---------------5-----|
|-2----0----|-0--------7-7-|---------------0-7-----5-7-7-7---(7)---5-0-0-|
|-3---------|----------0-0-|-------------------0-----0-0-0---(0)-0-------|
|------3----|-3------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
| H H E. S S S E E S S E. S E S T T S S S S
|------3----|-3--3-----2---|-----------------------------3-3--3--2-2-----|
|-1----3----|-3--3-----3---|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----3-3--3--3-3-----|
|-0----0----|-0--0-----2---|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--2-2-----|
|-2----0----|-0--0---0-----|-2--2----2--2------2---2-----0-0--0--0-0-----|
|-3---------|--------------|-0--0----0--0------0---0---0-------------0---|
|------3----|-3--3---------|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
A G D
~~
E E E S S E. S S S S S S E S E S S +S S +S S S S E
|---12b13----9--------------------||---------------------------------------------------------|
|---13b14---10-7----------5-5-----||---------17-------17--------------17---------------------|
|--------------7---6------5-5-0-0-||---16b18----16b18----16b18==(16)-(16)r(16)-16-14----14---|
|--------------7-5-5------5-5-0-0-||-------------------------------------------------16------|
|-0--------------0------0---------||---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S S E S E E Q E S S E E S S S S
|------------5--------------------||-3-----------3-----3--3-------2---------2------2--0--2-2-|
|-2--2----2--5--------------------||-3-----------3-----3--3-------3---------3------3--3--3-3-|
|-2--2----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---2---||-0-----------0-----0--0-------2---------2------2--2--2-2-|
|-2--2----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---2---||-0-----------0-----0--0-------0---------0------0--0--0-0-|
|-0--0----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0---||---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||-3-----------3-----3--3----------------------------------|
A
~~
S T T S S E S S S a +S S S E S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----14-14------14----16b19----16pb18r(16)-14----14------14-|
|-16---------16----16-------------------------16------16----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S S S
|--0-------0-----0--0---------------------------------------|
|--3-------3-----3--3---------------------------------------|
|--2-------2-----2--2--------2--------------2-----2-2--2--2-|
|--0-------0-----0--0--------2--------------2-----2-2--2--2-|
|----------------------------0--------------0-----0-0--0--0-|
|----------------------3b3.5-------------------3------------|
~~
S E S E S S +S S +S S S E S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------17-------17--------------17--------------------|
|---16b18----16b18----16b18==(16)-(16)r(16)-14----14-----|
|----------------------------------------------16--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E S S E E S S S S
|-3-----------3-----3--3-------2---------2------2--0-2-2-|
|-3-----------3-----3--3-------3---------3------3--3-3-3-|
|-0-----------0-----0--0-------2---------2------2--2-2-2-|
|-0-----------0-----0--0-------0---------0------0--0-0-0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----3--3---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|---7s5-3-----0-------2-2-2------------|
|-----------0---0-----2-2-2------------|
|-----5---0-------------2-2-2-----2----|
|-----------------------0-0---3b4---0--|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| E E E S S E S S S S S S
|-0---0---0---0------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2-------2-2---2-2---2-2--|
|-0---0---0---0-------2-2---2-2---2-2--|
|---------------------0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|---------------3b3.5-----3------------|
D A
S E. S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-2-2---------------5-------------------|----------------------7-------------||
|-3-3----7s5---3-/5-6pb7r(6)------7-----|-7-8-7-8---8-7---/8---7---/5--------||
|-2-2-----------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-/9-0-7---/6--------||
|-0-0--------0---------------0-/7---0-0-|-7-9-7-9-----7----------7----7-5\---||
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------0-||
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|
| E E E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S Q Q
|-2----2-2---2-2--3-------3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3---3---0-0------------------------||
|-3----3-3---3-3--3-------3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-3------2--------2--------||
|-2----2-2---2-2--2-------2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2---2---2-2------2--------2--------||
|-0----0-0---0-0--0-------0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0------2--------2--------||
|---------------------------------------|-------------0-0--0--------0--------||
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
Outro
C G D
2/4
H H E. S S S S S
|------3----|-3--3---------|
|-1----3----|-3--3-----3---|
|-0----0----|-0--0-----2---|
|-2----0----|-0--0-------0-|
|-3---------|--------0---0-|
|------3----|-3--3---------|
|
| H H E. S S S E
|------3----|-3--3-----2---|
|-1----3----|-3--3-----3---|
|-0----0----|-0--0-----2---|
|-2----0----|-0--0---0-----|
|-3---------|--------------|
|------3----|-3--3---------|
A G
4/4
E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|---5------5-------------------------------|
|-2-5------5-------------------------------|
|-2--------2-------------------------------|
|-2---0----2-----------2-------------------|
|-0-----0----0-3b4-(3)---0-0---3b4-3b4-0---|
|----------------------------------------3-|
|
| E S S E. S E S T T S S S S
|--------------------------3-3-3---2---2---|
|-2-2-2-2------2----2------3-3-3---3---3---|
|-2-2-2-2------2----2------0-0-0---2---2---|
|-2-2-2-2------2----2------0-0-0---0---0---|
|-0-0-0-0------0----0----0---------------0-|
|------------------------------------------|
A
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E S S S a E S +S S S S +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------5h6-----------------------0-|
|------5-7-------7-(7)-7---7-(7)-7---0-|
|---/7-------------------0---------0---|
|-5------------------------------------|
|
| E S S E S S S E S E E
|--------5-----------------------------|
|-2--2-2-5-----------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-----2-2--2--2---2--2----2---|
|-2--2-2-2-----2-2--2--2---2--2----2---|
|-0--0-0-0-----0-0--0--0---0--0----0---|
|--------------------------------------|
C G D A
2/4 4/4
H H E. S S S e W
|------3----|-3--3-------|------:
|-1----3----|-3--3-----3-|-2----:
|-0----0----|-0--0-----2-|-2----:
|-2----0----|-0--0-----0-|-2----:
|-3---------|--------0---|-0----:
|------3----|-3--3-------|------:
|
| H H E. S S S e W
|------3----|-3--3-----2-|------:
|-1----3----|-3--3-----3-|-2----:
|-0----0----|-0--0-----2-|-2----:
|-2----0----|-0--0---0---|-2----:
|-3---------|--------0---|-0----:
|------3----|-3--3-------|------:
N.C. A
|---3---|
S +S S S S S S S S T T S T T S E E +W
|---------------------------------------:--------*|
|---------------------------------------:--------*|
|-4b6r(4)p2---2-----2---------------2-2-:-(2)----*|
|-----------4-------2-----2-----0---2-2-:-(2)----*|
|---------------0-3---0h3---0-3---0-0-0-:-(0)----*|
|---------------------------------------:--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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