Mothers of the Disappeared
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A5 A A5 A
e e e q q. e e q. q. q. e e e q q. e e h Q e e
E---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|
B---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|
G---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|
D---11-12-|-12/14-14-14-12-|-11--11---11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11----11/12-|
A-0-------|-0--------------|-(0)----0-------|-(0)---0----0-------|-(0)-0-------|
E---------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------|
q. w h^e q. q q. q. h^e q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
e q q. e e e q q e e e s e^e. s s^q s s e Q e e Q e e
E----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D-11\9-9----9-11-|-11/12---12-12-11-9-|-9\7----7-7---7/9\7-|-----7-7---11-12-|
A-(0)-----0------|-(0)---0------------|-0------0-0---------|-(0)-----0-------|
E----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
h^e q. q h. q. s s^h h E q.
A5 A A5 A
e q q. e e h^e q e e q q. e e q. q. e e
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
D-12/14-14---14-12-|-11---11---12-----|-12/14-14---14-12-|-11--11---11h12-|
A-(0)------0-------|-0--0----0--------|-(0)------0-------|-(0)----0-------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
h^e q. q. q. q h^e q. h^e q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
e q q. e e e q q. e e s e.e q. q e q. h
E---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|
B---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|
G---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|
D-11\9-9---9-11-|-11h12---12---11-9-|-9\7-7-7---7-|-(7)-7---7--|
A--------0------|-(0)---0----0------|-(0)-----0---|-(0)---0---0|
E---------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|
(h^e) q. q q. q. h^e q. q Q q q.
A5
Midnight, our sons and daughters were cut down taken from us hear their
E q q. q e q e e e s s e e q. q. e q q. e q
E------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
B------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
G---9-9---9--|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9/11\9-|-(9)-9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9-9------------|
D------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
A-0-----0----|--0----0------------|--0----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0------------|
E------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
h^e q. q. h^e q. q. q e q. q q
E5 (F#m) (D) A5
heartbeat, you hear their heartbeat.
E q. q q e e e e e e e e E q. q. e q q. q e
E--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
B--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
G--------------|-----------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-|
D---9---9---9\-|---4---4---------|-------------|-----------------|
A--------------|---------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---|
E-0---0---0----|-2---2-----------|-------------|-----------------|
q. q q. q. q. q e q. q q
In the wind you hear their laughter,in the rain we see their tears,
e q. q. e q q. q e e q e q. e q q. q e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G-(9)-9---9---9---|-(9)---9---9---9-|-(9)-9-9-9---9-|-(9)---9---9---9-|
D-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A-0-----0---0-----|-(0)-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0---|-(0)-0---0---0---|
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
q. q. q e q. q q q. q. q e q. q q
E5 (F#m) (D) A5 D
hear their heartbeat, we hear their heartbeat. Whoo
E q. q q e e q e e e e E q. q. e q h e e E q. q e e
E--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|------------|
B--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|---7--7---7-|
G--------------|---------7---7-|---9---9---9-|-(9)---9---10-9----|--------7---|
D---9---9---9\-|---4-----------|-------------|-------------------|-0----------|
A--------------|-------5---5---|-0---0---0---|-(0)-0---0---------|------------|
E-0---0---0----|-2---2---------|-------------|-------------------|------------|
q. q q. q. q. q e q. h w
A5 D D5
whoo whoo whoo
e e q. q e E q.q e e e e h e e q. q. q e q q. e e
E-----------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------------|
B-(7)---7---10---7|-------------|--------------|-7---7---7-|-(7)-10---10---10-7|
G-(7)-7-----------|---9-9--9/11\|\9-9-9---10-9-|-----------|-------------------|
D-0-------0----0--|-------------|--------------|---0-0-0---|-(0)----0----0-----|
A-----------------|-0-----0-----|---0---0------|-----------|-------------------|
E-----------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------------------|
h q q h^e q. E h q. E q q q. q q. q.
A5
E h q. q. e q q E q q. q e q q. s s e e q e q e e
E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|
B---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|
G---9-9---|-(9)---9-9---9-|---9---9---9-|-(9)-9---9-----9/11\9-|-(9)-9-9-9---9-|
D---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------7---|
A-0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0---|-0---0---0---|-0-----0---0-0--------|-0-----0-------|
E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|
| h. q q q. q. q q. q. q q e q. q. h^e
|
|(2nd guitar)
|
| h.. e q q Q. e h.. e
E---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|
B---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|
G---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|
D---------|---------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------|
A---------|---------------|-------------|-12-12\---12\---------|---------------|
E---------|---------------|----5----(5)/|----------------------|-----5-----(5)/|
e e q e e s s e e q. q. e e e q e e s s e E q. q. e q q q e e
E-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
B-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
G-(9)---9---9-9/11\9|---9--9---9|(9)--9---9-9/11\9|---9---9--9-|(9)--9-9-------|
D-----7---7---------|-7---------|---7---7---------|------------|----------11-12|
A-0-------0---------|-0---0--0--|(0)----0---------|-0---0---0--|(0)0--0-0------|
E-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
| h h q. q. q h h q. q. q e q q q.
|
| (2nd guitar)
|
| q q Q. e h.. e q q Q. e h.. e q q Q. e
E-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
B-------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
G-------------------|-----------|----14\----------|------------|---------------|
D-------------------|-----------|----14\----------|------------|---------------|
A-12-12\----12\-----|-----------|-12-12\-------12\|------------|12-12\--12\----|
E-------------------|-5-----(5)/|-----------------|-5------(5)/|---------------|
A A5 A
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|
A-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
q q. q. q q. q. q q. q. q q. q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-|
A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------|
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q.
A5 A A5 A
Night hangs like a prisoner, stretched over black and blue,
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|
A-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
q q. q. q q. q. q q. q. q q. q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
hear their heartbeats, we hear their heartbeats.
e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-|
A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------|
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q.
A5 A A5 A
In the trees, our sons stand naked, through the walls, our daughters cry,
e q q. e e h. e e e q q. e e h. e e
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
B--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
G--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
D-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|-12/14---14---14-12-|-11------11-12-|
A-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|-0-----0----0-------|-0--0--0-------|
E--------------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|
q q. q. q q. q. q q. q. q q. q.
(Asus9) (Asus4) (A)
see their tears in the rain fall.
e q q. e e q. q e e e s e^e. q e s s s s e q. q e e
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D-11-9---9---9-11-|-12---12-12-11-9-|-9p7-----7-7-7h9p7\5-|-7-7---7---11-12-|
A-0----0---0------|----0------------|-0-------0-----------|-0---0---0-------|
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
q q. q. Q h. q. h^e q. q q.
(Repeat next 4 bars 6 times)
D D5 A5
Whoo Whoo
e q q. q e q q. e e E q q e e e e e e e q e e
E---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
B-7-7-7-----7---|--7--10---10---10-7-|----------------|---------------10-9-|
G---------------|--------------------|---9---9-9-9/11\|\9---9-9-9-9--------|
D-0-----0-0---0-|-(0)----0----0------|----------------|--------------------|
A---------------|--------------------|-0---0---0------|-(0)-0-------0------|
E---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
h e q e q q. q. q q. q. e h q.
(Repeat the next two bars and fade out)
E e e e e e e e e e q e e e e
E-------------------|---------------------|
B-------10-----10---|-10-------10---------|
G-----9------9----9-|----9--------9-9-----|
D---7------7--------|------7----------7\--|
A-0-----------------|--------0------------|
E-------------------|---------------------|
| w q. h^e
|
|(2nd guitar)
|
| h.. e q q Q. e
E-------------------|---------------------|
B-------------------|---------------------|
G-------------------|---------------------|
D-------------------|---------------------|
A-------------------|-12-12\-----12\------|
E-5-------------(5)/|---------------------|
The end. The book also gives this little fill, but for the life of me,
I can't figure out where it is supposed to be played. The book never says.
For completeness, however, I'm including it.
q. q e s s e e q. q q
E------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D-7----7-7-11h12-9-|-7-11---11---11----------------------------|
A----0---0---------|-0----0----0-------------------------------|
E------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Q q. q. q. q q.
Em acordes
Note: this is a very reduced version. If you want
to play anything closer to the original, look out
for the chords on the first line of the tab.
A
Midnight, our sons and daughters
Were cut down and taken from us
E D/F#
Hear their heartbeat...
A
We hear their heartbeat
In the wind, we hear their laughter
In the rain we see their tears
Hear their heartbeat..., we hear their heartbeat
Night hangs like a prisoner
Stretched over black and blue
Hear their heartbeat..., we hear their heartbeat
In the trees our sons stand naked
Through the walls our daughters cry
See their tears in the rainfall
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A5 = X 0 2 2 X X
Asus4 = X 0 2 2 3 0
Asus9 = X 0 2 2 0 0
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D/F# = 2 X 0 2 3 2
D5 = X 5 7 7 X X
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
E5 = 0 2 2 X X X
F#m = 2 4 4 2 2 2
How to play Mothers of the Disappeared
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 A5. 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.