The
chord on which
Pete Townsend based
Tommy, and a great deal of his other music. Philosophically, it's interesting since in keeping with his adopted
Hinduism, it's neither a
major nor a
minor chord, thus symbolizing the
transcendence of the
Godhead over the dualities of Good/Evil, Pain/Pleasure, etc. It's also in keeping with his rather odd
hybrid style of playing, which is neither
lead nor
rhythm guitar, but both.
Aging Who fans can sometimes be roused to tears simply by hearing it played...loudly....since almost any rock song can be made "Who-ish" with this chord and others like it, similar to a pumpkin chord.