Mother Father(Tabs)

	        Transcribed by: Adam Strachn 
Email: [email protected] 
 
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--| 
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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 . . . ? 
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-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--| 
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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. 
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-8-------7-------8-------7-------8-------7-------8-------7--------| 
----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----| 
-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9--| 
------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Alternate Strumming pattern for the bridge ? (best played at the end)                                                                               
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-12---11---9------12---11---9--|--12---10---9-------12---11---9--| 
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-10----9---7------10----9---7--|--10----9---7-------10----9---7--| 
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Then goes back to the verse 
 
Then play the chorus 
 
Then the bridge (?coming at you . . . we?re taking the water?)