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Father of Mine

Everclear
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Outro 2

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! + ! + ! + ! +

D#|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|
F#|12----12----12-12-12-12-------12----11----10---|9-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|
C#|12----12----12-12-12-12-------12----11----10---|9-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|
G#|10----10----10-10-10-10-------10----9-----8----|7-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|

Chorus

(There are actually a few parts going on here. This is the main one.)

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - (x2)

D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|7---7---7---x-x-x-x-------------|-------------------------------*|
C#|7---7---7---x-x-x-x-7---7---5---|5---4---4---x-x-x-x-5---5---7--*|
G#|5---5---5---x-x-x-x-7---7---5---|5---4---4---x-x-x-x-5---5---7---|
D#|--------------------5---5---3---|3---2---2---x-x-x-x-3---3---5---|

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - 2x ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + -

D#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|7---7---7-7-7-7--------(7\)-----*|7---7---7-7-7-7\----------------|
C#|7---7---7-7-7-7--------(7\)-----*|7---7---7-7-7-7\----------------|
G#|5---5---5-5-5-5--------(5\)------|5---5---5-5-5-5\----------------|
D#|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(1st chorus has no slides.)

(That's it for the rhythm part. The rest is just fills and a solo.)

Fill 1

(end of 1st chorus)

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! ! ! !

D#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
F#|b9-r--7-----------7----------------------------|--------|
C#|---------9--7--9-----9--7--9-------------------|--------|
G#|------------------------------7--9--7--9--7----|5-------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|

Fill 2

(2nd verse, right channel, also in verse 3)

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! ! ! !

D#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------|0-------|
G#|------------------------------7-h9--10>9--7-h9-|--------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|

Fill 3

(end of 3rd verse, left channel)

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! ! ! !

D#|--------------------------------|--------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------|
C#|------------------7-9-7---7-9-6-|7-------|
G#|----------------9-------9-------|--------|
D#|--------------------------------|--------|

Pre-Solo

this part isn't very clear---------------------------|

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + -

D#|--------b12-r---10---------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------12--10-------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------11--9---11--7-------7---9---b9--r--|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + -

D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|b9-r--7-----------7--9--b9-r--7-----7----------|
C#|---------9--7--9------------------9-------9>>>>| (this slide is up
G#|-----------------------------------------------|    to fret 19 but
D#|-----------------------------------------------|    ends indefinitely)

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + -

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------17------17b-------------17b------------|
F#|16------16--19--16--19------19---------------------------------|
C#|----19---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + -

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|17b-----------------------------7---10--7----------------------|
F#|----------------14\-----7---9---------------9---7-------7---9--|
C#|----------------------------------------------------9----------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|

this part also isn't very clear----|

! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! - + - ! ! ! !

D#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
F#|b9-r--7-----------------------------7----------|7-------|
C#|---------9--7-----------9--7--9--7-----9--7--9-|--------|
G#|---------------9--7--9-------------------------|--------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|--------|

************************************

| > slide

| \ indefinite slide

| / rhythm slash

| () notes inside parentheses are not played every time

| b9-r prebend note, pick, then release bend

| h9 hammer on

| 17b pick and bend

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