Mother Man

Bass Tab

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Song

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Title : Mother Man (v1.1)

Artist : Atheist

Album : Unquestionable Presence

Transcribed by : J. Litvak, converted and corrected by : Coypu

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INTRO:

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8--------------8---------------8--|
A|-----------7--------------7---------------7-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

BASS LICK:

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8--5--------------------8--5----------------|
A|--7-----------0-6-0-4-3---7----------0-6-0-4-3---|
E|-----------6-----------------------6-------------|

SECTION A A.1 (play only when written so)

G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----8-----------------8-------------|----7----------------7-------------|
G|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|-9----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----|
D|-----------6-----6-----------6-----6-|---------8-----8-----------8-----8-|

REPEAT BASS LICK

REPEAT SECTION A + A.1

SECTION B:

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|*-------------------------------------------------------|
A|*-----------4-------------4------------4------------4---|
E|---3--2--3------3--2---3------3--2--3------3--2--3------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------*|
A|------------3------------3-------------3------------3--*|
E|---3--1--2------3--1--2------3--1---2------3--1--2------|

SECTION C:

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|*---------------------------------------------------|
A|*----------4----------------4------------4----------|
E|--3--2--3----------3--2--3------3--2--3------3--2---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------*|
A|-----------3-----------------3------------3---------*|
E|--3--1--2-----------3--1--2------3--1--2------3--1---|

* Repeat Section B at end.

SECTION D:

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------0--1--------------------------0h-1--|
E|---0--------------------2--3-------0--2--3--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--1-------------------------0h1-0----|
E|---0------------------2--3------0--2--3--------3--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------0--1-(4)----------------------------0h-1--|
E|-----0------------------------2----3-------0--2--3--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--1-(4)----------------------------0h1-0-----|
E|--0-----------------------2----3-------0--2--3--------3---|

REPEAT SECTION B:

SECTION E:

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7---------------------------5------------|
A|--5--7--8---5------5--8---7---5--7--8---5------9--7------|
E|------------------------------------------------------8--|
G|-----------------14-------------------------13-----------|
D|--12-14--15--12-----12-15--14--12-14-15--12----15--14----|
A|------------------------------------------------------15-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

REPEAT SECTION D: DURING LEAD 1

REPEAT SECTION C:

REPEAT BASS LICK:

FILL:

G|--13p0-8--7p0-7------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9p0-9--8p0-8--7p0-7---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------9p0-9--8p0-8--7p0-7------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

SECTION F : 2x

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7--7--7---7---7---7---7---7--7--7----7---7---7---7--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--6--6--6---6---6---6---6---6--6--6----6---6---6---6--|

SECTION G: 2x

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2--2--2---2---2---2---2---2--2---2---2---2---2---2--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0---0----0--|

SECTION H:

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------4---5---2----------------4---5---2----------|
A|*-2---------------5---4----2---------------5---4--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------2---3---0----------------2---3---0----------|
A|--0---------------3----2---0---------------3---2-*|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

SECTION I:

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|*------4---5---2----------------4----5---2----------|
E|---2---------------5---4----2----------------5---4--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------2---3---0---------------2---3---0----------*|
E|---0---------------3---2---0---------------3---2---|

SECTION J:

G|-------------------3--3------------3--3--------|-3--2-3--3--5--|
D|---5-------5-------3--3---3---1----3--3--------|---------------|
A|---5-------5-----------------------------------|-not sure about|
E|-----------------------------------------------|---this part---|
G|---------------------3--3-----3-------------------------3-----3--3-|
D|---5-------5--5------3--3-----3-------5------5--5-------3-----3--3-|
A|---5-------5--5-----------------------5------5--5------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

LEAD 3 RHYTHM:

G|-------------------------------------------------------6----|
D|------------------------------------------------6-7--8---8--|
A|*--5------5------5------5-------8------8------8-------------|
E|-----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-----6-6----6-6----------------|

Play once only

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-5--5-3-5---------------8-------8---|
E|-3---------------3-3-3--6--------5-5------|

REPEAT LEAD 3 RHYTHM:

SECTION K:

G|-----------------------3-3--3-3-3-4-4-5---3-------------------------------3-3--------3-3----|
D|---5--------5-5--------3-3--3-------------3--------5-5---------5-5--------3-3--------3-3----|
A|---5--------5-5------------------------------------5-5---------5-5--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

END:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------/-12-------------------------5------(5)----|
A|--10--------10--12--10--8--10-----5----*-very-silent-|
E|------10--------------------------*-very-silent------|

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