Mother Father

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--| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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?)