Mother Mother chords by Tracy Bonham

Artist: Tracy Bonham
Song:  Mother Mother
Album:  The Burdens of Being Upright

tabbed by Cameron (random@relia.net)

this song is pretty simple, so i was surprised it wasn't up here yet.
it has two main sections, the acoustic bar chords, and the distorted power
chords. standard tuning.


Acoustic/Verse

just use your E shape barre chord at fret 5, and move it down one fret each
time the chord changes. hit every beat with alternating up and down
strokes, muting by releasing pressure with your chord hand, without lifting
completely off the strings.

  A Ab G Gb
e: 5 4 3 2
B: 5 4 3 2
G: 6 5 4 3
D: 7 6 5 4
A: 7 6 5 4
E: 5 4 3 2

A
x--x--x--x--x-x-
mother mother,

Ab
x--x--x--x--x-x-
how's the family?

G
x--x--x--x--x-x-
just a phone call

Gb     G Ab
x--x--x--xx-x-x-
to say hello...


Distorted/Bridge

it's pretty easy to catch the rhythm here, so i'll leave it to you.

  E5 D5 C5
e:
B:
G: 9 7 5
D: 9 7 5
A: 7 5 3
E:


     E5       D5   C5     D5
when you sent me off to see the world...


Distorted/Chorus

e:
B:
G:
D: 7      7      7      7
A: 7      7      7      7
E: 5      5      5      5
  i'm hungry...

e:
B:
G:
D: 7 6 5 4
A: 7 6 5 4
E: 5 4 3 2
  everything's fine...

structure:

verse  x 4
bridge x 4
chorus x 2
verse  x 4
bridge x 4
chorus x 2 1/2