Home · Songs · The Who · Heatwave

Heatwave

Tonalidad G major Dificultad Intermedio

The story behind

Heatwave is a song that moves between rock and funk, with a rhythm that gets you up and moving. The vocals carry a touch of energy, as if recorded at a 70s party. The lyrics speak of heat, of a wave that goes through the body, as if the sound were capable of burning. It's not just music, it's a feeling you experience when you listen to it. The song has a constant rhythm, like a heartbeat that never stops. The guitar moves with power, but without losing control. The drums carry the rhythm, and the bass is felt in the feet. It's a piece that can be played, that can be felt, that can be lived. The duration is short, but full. A minute and a half of intensity, of movement, of heat. ↓ Skip to chords

Key

G major

Capo

Text

Auto

◫ Cinema Mode Live Chords

Verse 1

Verse 2

Verse 3

Interlude 1

Verse 4

Verse 5

Verse 6

From the album

A Quick One

The Who · 1966 · Track 0

Details

Tonalidad G major

Duración 3:51

Álbum A Quick One

Año 1966

ISRC QZTAT2442765

Did you know

Heatwave started in London in 1975, with two American brothers, Johnnie and Keith Wilder, who already had experience in funk. A few years later, three others joined: a British guitarist, a Jamaican keyboardist, a Swiss bassist, and a Czech drummer. Together they made disco music with rhythms that moved like the heat of a summer. The band faded away by 1984, but left a mark on how they blended funk with more pop sounds.

Learn your instrument.

Heatwave

If you like this, try