Mother Tongue
View chords used in this chart
Tried my best to figure out Liana's picking pattern by ear and be exact.
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AbCapotraste: 1st traste
Gmaj7 x3x443x
E9 x7677x
Am7 5x555x
A#dim7 6x565x
Bm7 7877xx
Bdim7 7x676x
D6 x5x777
Eb6 x6x888
Am11 007788
F9 x8788x
D9 x5455x
G#m7 x11x111211
F#m7 x9x9109
Gm7 x10x101110
Fm7 x8x898
[Intro]
Gmaj7 E9 Am7 A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3----3-----3----------7--------7----------5------5--------5-----5----------|
G|4----4-----4----------7------7---7--------5------5--------6----6-6---------|
D|4----4-----4----------6-----6-------------5------5--------5---5------------|
A|-------------------7-------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|3------3-3----------------------------5-----5--5-------6-----6-------------|
Bm7 Bdim7 Am7 D6
e|----------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
B|----------------------6-------6------------5------5-----------7------------|
G|----7------7----------7------7-7-----------5------5---------7--------------|
D|----7------7----------6-----6--------------5------5------------------------|
A|----8------8----------------------------------------------5----------------|
E|7------7-7---------7-------7----------5------5--5--------------------------|
Eb6 D6 Eb6 D6
e|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
B|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
G|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6---------6---------5------5--------6--------6-------6-------6-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Am11
e|8--8---8---8---8--8-----8----8---8---8--8----8--8-----8--------------------|
B|8--8---8---8---8--8-----8----8---8---8--8----8--8-----8--------------------|
G|7--7---7---7---7--7-----7----7---7---7--7----7--7-----7--------------------|
D|-----7-----------------------------7---------------------------------------|
A|0------------0---------------0-------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-----------------------------0-----------------------|
The street beneath my feet is paved with rows of gold or so I'm told
Am11 F9 F9
e|8--8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8--8---8-----8---8---8-----8---8---8--8---8---8-----8----------------------|
G|7--7---7-----8---8---8-----8---8---8--8---8---8-----8----------------------|
D|-----7-------7---7---7-----7---7---7--7---7---7-----7----------------------|
A|0------------8-----8-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------0-----0------0--------0-------------------------|
The sky before my eyes is never colour gray or so they say
Am11 F9 D9
e|8--8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8--8---8-----8---8---8-----5---5---5--5---5---5----------------------------|
G|7--7---7-----8---8---8-----5---5---5--5---5---5----------------------------|
D|-----7-------7---7---7-----4---4---4--4---4---4----------------------------|
A|0------------8-----8-------5-----5------5----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------5-----4----------------|
I guess I've known the truth since I was pretty young that I never knew my mother's mother tongue
Gmaj7 E9 Am7 A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----3-----------7------7-------5----5-------5------5------------------|
G|----4----4-----------6-----7-7------5----5-------6-----6-6-----------------|
D|----4----4-----------6----6---------5----5-------5----5--------------------|
A|-----------------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E|3----3--3-----------------------5----5--5-----6------6---------------------|
I'll fake all of my words till they point out to me the crowds of purple orchid flowers
Bm7 Bdim7 Am7 D6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
B|----------------------6-------6-----------5------5--------7----------------|
G|------7------7--------7------7-7----------5------5-------7-----------------|
D|------7------7--------6-----6-------------5------5-------------------------|
A|------8------8------------------------------------------5------------------|
E|7-------7--7-------7-------7----------5-----5--5---------------------------|
I can't see
Eb6 D6 Eb6 D6
e|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
B|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
G|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6-----6-------5------5--------6-----6--------5-------5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Am11
e|----8--8---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8--8-----------------------|
B|----8--8---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8--8-----------------------|
G|----7--7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7---7---7--7-----------------------|
D|---------7----------------------------7------------------------------------|
A|5---0------------0--------------0-------------0----------------------------|
E|-------------------------0---------------------------0---------------------|
I'll borrow chords and play along until they shine, they're still not mine
Am11 F9 F9
e|----8--8---8---8-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8--8---8---8--8----8-------8------8---8---8------8---8---8----8--------|
G|----7--7---7---7--8----8-------8------8---8---8------8---8---8----8--------|
D|---------7--------7----7-------7------7---7---7------7---7---7----7--------|
A|----0-------------8--------8-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------0--------------0----------0----------|
Breathing every postcard in until they land, still secondhand
Am11 F9 D9
e|8--8---8---8---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8--8---8---8---8---8---8-------5----5--5-------5---5-----------------------|
G|7--7---7---7---8---8---8-------5----5--5-------5---5-----------------------|
D|-----7---------7---7---7-------4----4--4-------4---4-----------------------|
A|0--------------8-----8-----5---------------5-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------5------------------5----4----------------|
She gave me half my bones and made me one my lungs, but the same cold air is filling both of them
Gmaj7 E9 Am7 A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----3-----------7------7-------5----5-------5------5------------------|
G|----4----4-----------7-----7-7------5----5-------6-----6-6-----------------|
D|----4----4-----------6----6---------5----5-------5----5--------------------|
A|-----------------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E|3----3--3-----------------------5----5--5-----6------6---------------------|
meanwhile a crocodile points out what's left behind, the field of yellow daffodils you tried
Bm7 Bdim7 Am7 D6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
B|----------------------6-------6-----------5------5--------7----------------|
G|------7------7--------7------7-7----------5------5-------7-----------------|
D|------7------7--------6-----6-------------5------5-------------------------|
A|------8------8------------------------------------------5------------------|
E|7-------7--7-------7-------7----------5-----5--5---------------------------|
But couldn't find
G#m7 F#m7 Gm7
e|11------------11--11--11---11--11---9---9--------9---0------10--10----10---|
B|12------------12--12--12---12--12---10--10-------10--10-----11--11----11---|
G|11------------11--11--11---11--11---9---9--------9---9------10--10----10---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11--11--11--11-----11-------11------9------9--9----------10--------10------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm7
e|8-----------8--8---8--8---8---8------8---8----8---8-----------------------|
B|9-----------9--9---9--9---9---8------8---8----8---8-----------------------|
G|8-----------8--8---8--8---8---7------7---7----7---7-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|8--8--8--8-------8------8-----0---0---------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
I've known since I was pretty young, I never knew my mother's mother tongue
Eb6 D6 Eb6 D6
e|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
B|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
G|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6-----6-------5------5-------6-------6--------5--------5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I've known since I was pretty young, I never knew my mother's mother tongue
Eb6 D6 Eb6 D6
e|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
B|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
G|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6---------6---------5------5--------6--------6-------6-------6-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm putting on a smile made of plasticine
Am11 F9
e|8--8---8---8-----8---8---8----8----8----8---8------------------------------|
B|8--8---8---8-----8---8---8----8----8----8---8-------8-----8-----8----------|
G|7--7---7---7-----7---7---7----7----7----7---7-------8-----8-----8----------|
D|-----7-----------------7----------------------------7-----7-----7----------|
A|0--------------0--------------0-------0----------8-----------8-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And looking clean
Am11
e|8--8---8---8-----8---8----8----8--8--8--8----8----8---8--8------8-------8--|
B|8--8---8---8-----8---8----8----8--8--8--8----8----8---8--8------8------8---|
G|7--7---7---7-----7---7----7----7--7--7--7----7----7---7--7------7-----7----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
E|0----0--------0--------0-------0----------0--------0-------0---------------|
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| x Dead note
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How to play Mother Tongue
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.