View chords used in this chart
Intro Main Verse
e:---------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
B:---------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
G:---------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
D:---9-----|--5----7----9------|--------5--------7--------9-9-9--|
A:---9-----|--5----7----9------|--------5--------7--------9-9-9--|
E:---7-----|--3----5----7------|--7--5--3--3--5--5--5--7--7-0-7--|
\ (Play 7X) /\ (Play 8X) /
Mother, tell ....
Main verse Before Chorus
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|
D:--------5--------7-------|
A:--------5--------7-------|
E:--7--5--3--3--5--5--5--7-|
Fatherrrrrrrrrrrr . . .
Chorus
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7----9---9-------9----7----5---|
A:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7----9---9-------9----7----5---|
E:---3---3--3-0----5---5--5-0----7---7-------7----5----3---|
\ (Play 3X) /
(oh, you all know the song. Tab only from now on . . . )
Chorus Interlude
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
D:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|--9-9-9--|
A:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|--9-9-9--|
E:---3---3--3-0----5---5--5-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|--7-0-7--|
\ palm muted /
Main Verse
e:--------------------------------|--------------------|
B:--------------------------------|--------------------|
G:--------------------------------|--------------------|
D:--------5--------7--------9-9-9-|--------5----7------|
A:--------5--------7--------9-9-9-|--------5----7------|
E:--7--5--3--3--5--5--5--7--7-0-7-|--7--5--3----5------|
\ (Play 7X) /
Chorus
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7----9---9-------9----7----5---|
A:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7----9---9-------9----7----5---|
E:---3---3--3-0----5---5--5-0----7---7-------7----5----3---|
\ (Play 3X) /
Chorus Interlude
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
A:---5---5--5-5----7---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
E:---3---3--3-0----5---5--5-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
\ palm muted /
e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|
D:--------------------------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
\ heavy palm muting /
/ Solo Goes Over All Of This \ / Ending \
e:-----|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:-----|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G:-----|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D:--9--|---5--7--9------13--11--9---|--5--7--9-----13-13-13-11-11-----9--|
A:--9--|---5--7--9------13--11--9---|--5--7--9-----13-13-13-11-11-----9--|
E:--7--|---3--5--7------11--9---7---|--3--5--7-----11-11-11--9--9-----7--|
\ Play 3X /
Smitty is . . . clsmith@engin.umich.edu
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--
From: dylan@mail.csh.rit.edu (Gary Coulbourne)
============
MOTHER
============
by Danzig
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|------0--------------------------------|------------------------------------
|--4---0-----2----4------X--0----2----4-|--(4)-----2--4--0----0--2--2------4-
|--4---0-----2----4---------0----2----4-|--(4)--0--2--4--0----0--2--2---0--4-
|--2---2-----0----2---------2----0----2-|--(2)--2--0--2--2-------0------0--2-
|------3----------X---------3-----------|-------3--------3--3----------------
(Play 3x)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------0-------0-------------------------------------------0---
|-(4)-----4---4------0-------0---2---2---0---4-------4---4-------0-------0---
|-(4)-2---4---4---0--0---0---0---2---2---0---4---2---4---4---0---0-----------
|-(2)-2---2-------0--2---2-------0-----------2---2---2---2---0---2---2-------
|--------------------3---3---------------------------------------3---3-------
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------
|-2-----------4---|------4---4-------0-------0---2---2---0---4-------0-------
|-2---2-------4---|--2---4---4---0---0-------0---2---2---0---4---0---0-------
|-0---0---2---2---|--2---2-------0---2---2-------0-----------2---0---2-------
|---------2-------|------------------3---3---------------------------3-------
1------- 2--------
|---------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------
|---------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------
|----------------------2----2---2-----4-|-4---2----|--4--2--5----------------
|--5---5---5---5-------2----2---2-----4-|-4---2----|--4--2--5----------------
|--5---5---5---5-------0----0---0--0--2-|-2---0----|--2--0--5----------------
|--3---3---0---0---0---------------0--2-|----------|--------3----------------
Play 2x
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------
|------4---4-----2----2----2-2---4---4---4---2|----------------2-------------
|--5---5---5-----2----2----2-2---4---4---4---2|-5--5---5-5-----2-------------
|--5---5---5-----0----0----0-0-0-2---2---2---0|-5--5---5-5--5--0-------------
|--3---0---0--0----------------0-2---2--------|-3--3---3-3--3----------------
D.S. al Coda
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-------------------------4|
|-2---2-2-2-2---------------------4---4|
|-0---0-0-0-0---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---2|
|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2----|
This is most of the song minus the guitar solo (which I don't have).
I hope this helps.
--
Gary M. Coulbourne -- Dylan@nick.csh.rit.edu
A feminine principle of birth, growth, decay, and rebirth lies at the heart of
the veneration of the bear, for the bear is the suprime model--and therefore theguiding spirit--of the theme of renewal. > Shepard & Sanders "The Sacred Paw"
How to play Tab
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 B. 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.