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Song
Author/Artist: Dave Matthew Band
Title: Mother Father
Album: Everyday
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com
This is a cameo with Carlos Santana. This song is hard to depict where the chorus and
bridge are. Dave layers the guitar vet well. I have the basic parts and patterns for
the song. I hope you like it. This is also played on a classical guitar (nylon
strings). It sounds very nice.
Intro – let the strummed chords ring
--------------------------------------------------7--7--5----------------------| -8---7--8--10---8--7h8p7-------7--8--7---5-----------------8--9----------------| -9-------------------------7------------------5-----------------9h11p9--4---4--| -9-------------------------7------------------5-------------------------4---4--| -7-------------------------5------------------3-------------------------2---2--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse – This is the basic pattern. I think Dave has some strange strumming pattern in
the mix too. It would sound better with a band backing you up too.
This is played pretty fast too.
-------7----------|--------7--------|--------------7-----------| ----8-----8-------|-----8-----8-----|-----------8-----8--------| -9-----------8h9p8|--9-----------9--|--------9-----------9/11--| ------------------|-----------------|-----9--------------------| ------------------|-----------------|--7-----------------------| ------------------|-----------------|--------------------------| -------7--------|--------7----------|--------------7-----------------| ----8-----8-----|-----8-----8-------|-----------8-----8--------------| -9-----------9--|--9-----------8/9--|--------9-----------9-----9h11--| ----------------|-------------------|-----9-----------------9--------| ----------------|-------------------|--7-----------------------------| ----------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus – This is just the verse picking patter with the below chords and muting being
played in rapid flamenco strum style.
"Mother Father please explain to me . . . "
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -x--x--x--x--x--x---9--9--9---x--x--x--x--x--x---9--9--9---x--x--x--x--x--x--| -x--x--x--x--x--x---9--9--9---x--x--x--x--x--x---9--9--9---x--x--x--x--x--x--| -x--x--x--x--x--x---7--7--7---x--x--x--x--x--x---7--7--7---x--x--x--x--x--x--| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge – "What's all this talk about?"
This is played pretty darn fast too. You can use the chords below
instead of the picking. It sounds better when playing solo.
------------------------------------------------------------------| -8-------7-------8-------7-------8-------7-------8-------7--------| ----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----| -------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9--| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alternate Strumming pattern for the bridge – (best played at the end)
-------------------------------|---------------------------------| -------------------------------|---------------------------------| -12---11---9------12---11---9--|--12---10---9-------12---11---9--| -------------------------------|---------------------------------| -10----9---7------10----9---7--|--10----9---7-------10----9---7--| -------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Then goes back to the verse
Then play the chorus
Then the bridge ("coming at you . . . we're taking the water")
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