提起经典摇滚乐队The Who,他们1978年的同名专辑主打歌《Who Are You》无疑是乐迷心中的不朽之作。这首歌曲因被选为热门美剧《CSI》系列的主题曲而广为人知,其开头的鼓点和充斥力量的旋律瞬间就能抓住听众的耳朵,而歌词中那句反复的“Who are you?”更像是一声直击灵魂的拷问。
歌曲配景与情感表达:迷失与反思
这首歌由乐队核心人物皮特·汤申德(Pete Townshend)创作。据说歌曲灵感来源于他在伦敦苏豪区(Soho)一家酒吧度过的一个糟糕的夜晚。歌词描绘了醉酒后的迷失、被警察盘问的狼狈,以及那种宿醉后对自我和现实的强烈疏离感。歌中反复涌现的“Who are you?”既是对他人的质问,更是对自己身份、行为和生存状态的深刻反思。它捕获了人们在困境中、在迷失时,那种寻求自我认知、渴望得到答案的普遍情感。歌曲中“I know there's a place you walk where love falls from the trees... My heart is like a broken cut”等歌词,更是流露出一种受伤、软弱,却又带着一丝希望或不甘的情绪,使得歌曲情感复杂而条理丰富。
乐谱解析与弹奏技巧
通过这份简单的吉他乐谱,我们可以窥见歌曲的吉他部分基础结构:
这份《Who Are You》吉他乐谱,虽然只是一个基础版本,但它提供了歌曲最核心的和弦信息和结构框架。对于想要学习弹奏这首经典歌曲的吉他手或贝斯手(贝斯通常会跟随根音),这份乐谱是一个非常好的起点。通过练习这些和弦和进行,结合歌曲原版,你就能逐渐掌握并演绎出这首充斥力量与故事的摇滚佳作。
《Who Are You》不仅仅是一首摇滚歌曲,更是对自我、对生命状态的永恒叩问。拿起你的吉他,跟随这份乐谱,在反复的“Who who”中,或许你也能找到属于自己的答案。
示范乐谱:
Who Are YouThe Who
A? = bar second fret on first three strings
Chorus: E D A? E A? E Who are you, who who, who who X 4
E D A C G I woke up in the Soho bar when a policeman knew my name. He said, E D A C G "You can go sleep at home tonite if you can get up and walk away." (repeat the who way through....) I staggered back to the underground and a breeze through back my head. I remember throwing punches around and preachin' from my chair.
(play chorus section) Who are you (Who are you, who who, who who), I really want to know (Who are you, who who, who who) Come on tell me who are you (Who are you, who who, who who) Awww, who the fuck are you (Who are you, who who, who who).
I know there's a place you walk where love falls from the trees. My heart is like a broken cut - it only hurts when I'm on my knees. I spill out like a sewer hole yet still receive your kiss. How can I measure up to anyone now after such a love as this? (chorus)
Kenny