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Father Tab by Manowar

Father tab by Manowar

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This is my first tab, so I hope its good. If you think there's a mistake or anything,
can email me at sm666@live.ie.

Other than that, enjoy!

Hail from Ireland! Is brea liom Manowar!

Tuning: Standard

Key: b= bend note up
    rb= release bend
     ~= let note ring out
     /=slide from the first note to the end
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Intro
   G                     Bm                 C                  D
E-----------7-----------------10----------------8---------------3-------------|
B-------------8---8-------------7--7-------------5--5-------3----3---3--------|
G------7--------7--------7-------7---------5------5-------2--2-----2----------|
D----9---9-------------9--9--------------5--5-----------0---------------------|
A-10-----------------9------------------7-------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   G                 Bm                C                    G
E----------3----------------2--------------------------------------3----------|
B-----3-----3--3--------3----3--3----------1--------------------3----3--3-----|
G---0---0----0--------4--4----4----------0---0-----0---0------0--0----0-------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------2-----------------3---------2---0------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------3----------------|


Verse 1 (00:18)

  G                Bm                C               D
E---------3--------------2--------------3-------------3------------|
B-----3----3--3------3----3--4------1----1--1------3----3--3-------|
G---0--0----0------4--4----4------0--0----0------2--2-----2--------|
D-----------------------------------------------0------------------|
A-----------------2--------------3---------------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

  G                  Bm                C                     G(X2 for G)
E----------3----------------2----------------------------------------3--------|
B-----3-----3--3--------3----3--3----------1---------------------3----3--3----|
G---0---0----0--------4--4----4----------0---0-----0---0------0--0-----0------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------2-----------------3---------2---0------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------3----------------|


 G                Bm             C              D
E---------3--------------2-----------------------------3-----------|
B-----3----3--3------3----3--4------1----1--1------3----3--3-------|
G---0--0----0------4--4----4------0--0----0------2--2----2---------|
D-----------------------------------------------0------------------|
A-----------------2--------------3---------------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

  G                  Bm                C                     G (X2 for G)
E----------3----------------2---------------------------------------3---------|
B-----3-----3--3--------3----3--3----------1--------------------3----3--3-----|
G---0---0----0--------4--4----4----------0---0-----0---0------0--0-----0------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------2-----------------3---------2---0------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------3----------------|


 G                Bm                C               D
E---------3---------------2---------------------------3------------|
B-----3----3--3------3----3--4------1----1--------3----3--3--------|
G---0--0----0------4--4----4------0--0----0------2--2----2---------|
D-----------------------------------------------0------------------|
A-----------------2--------------3---------------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

  G                   Bm                  C                        G
E----------3-----------------2--------------------------------------3---------|
B-----3-----3--3--------3----3--3----------1--------------------3----3--3-----|
G---0---0----0--------4--4----4----------0---0-----0---0------0--0----0-------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------2-----------------3---------2---0------------------------|
E-3---------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|


 G                Bm                C               D
E---------3---------------2--------------3---------------3---------|
B-----3----3--3------3----3--4------1----1--1------3----3--3-------|
G---0--0----0------4--4----4------0--0----0------2--2----2---------|
D-------------------------------------------------0----------------|
A-----------------2---------------3--------------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

 G               Bm                C                   G (X2 for this G)
E-------3---------------2---------------------------------------3---------|
B----3----3--3------3----3--3----------1--------------------3----3--3-----|
G--0---0---0------4--4----4----------0---0-----0---0------0--0----0-------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------2-----------------3---------2---0------------------------|
E3------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|


Chorus 1 (01:32)

   C                               D               G              E/G
E--------3---------------3----------------3--------------------------------3--|
B----1----1--1------1-----1--1-------3----3--3------3-------3-------3----3--3-|
G---0-0----0------0--0-----0-------2--2----2------0--0----0--0---0--0----0----|
D----------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
A-3--------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------3-------2-------0---------|

  C                D               G                E/G            C
E----------3--------------3---------------------------------3------------3----|
B-----1-----1--1------3----3---3-------3--------3-------3----3---3----1---1-0-|
G---0--0-----0------2--2-----2-------0--0-----0--0----0--0-----0-----0-0---0--|
D------------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
A-3----------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
E----------------------------------3--------2-------0-------------------------|

   D                  G
E----------3---------------3-----------------3~~-------|
B-----3-----3--3-------3----3--3--------3--------------|
G---2--2-----2-------0--0----0--------0--0-------------|
D-0----------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------3----------------3------------------|

Verse 2 (01:59)

 G                Bm                C               D
E---------3--------------2--------------3---------------3----------|
B-----3----3--3------3----3--4------1----1--1-------3----3--3------|
G---0--0----0------4--4----4------0--0----0--------2--2----2-------|
D-------------------------------------------------0----------------|
A-----------------2-------------3----------------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

  G                   Bm                  C                        G
E----------3----------------2----------------------------------------3-------|
B-----3-----3--3--------3----3--3----------1-------------------3------3--3---|
G---0---0----0--------4--4----4----------0---0-----0---0------0--0-----0-----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------2-----------------3---------2---0-----------------------|
E-3---------------------------------------------------------3----------------|

 G                Bm                C               D
E---------3--------------2--------------3--------------3-----------|
B-----3----3--3------3----3--4------1----1--1------3----3--3-------|
G---0--0----0------4--4----4------0--0-----0------2--2----2--------|
D------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
A-----------------2-------------3----------------------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

  G                   Bm                  C                        G
E----------3---------------2----------------------------------------3--------|
B-----3-----3--3--------3----3--3----------1--------------------3----3--3----|
G---0---0----0--------4--4----4----------0---0-----0---0------0--0----0------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------2-----------------3---------2---0-----------------------|
E-3----------------------------------------------------------3---------------|

Chorus 2 (02:32)(This is the distorted/overdrive part)

E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G-----2~~~~7~~----2~~~~7~~-----2~~~~7~---------|
D--5~~2~~~~7~~5~5~2~~~~7~~5~5~-2~~~~7~--5~~----|
A--5~~0~~~~5~~5~5~0~~~~5~~5~5~-0~~~~5~5~5~~----|
E--3~~--------3~2~--------3~2---------2~3~~----|

Solo (03:02) (Slow, Simple and Beautiful)

E-----------------------------------------------12b13rb12--------------------|
B-----------------------------13b15rb13~~~~--------------13--15~~~~----------|
G--10~~~~10/14~~14b16~~------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E--12~~~14b15rb14~~14/22~~~~~--------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

Outro (03:28)(Basically, it's just the intro)


  G                     Bm                 C                  D
E-----------7-----------------10----------------8---------------3-------------|
B-------------8---8-------------7--7-------------5--5-------3----3---3--------|
G------7--------7--------7-------7---------5------5-------2--2-----2----------|
D----9---9-------------9--9--------------5--5-----------0---------------------|
A-10-----------------9------------------7-------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   G                   Bm                  C                           G
E----------3----------------2----------------------------------3-----|
B-----3-----3--3--------3----3--3----------1-------------------3-----|
G---0---0----0--------4--4----4----------0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A--------------------2-----------------3---------2-----0-------2-----|
E-3------------------------------------------------------------3-----|

That's it really. I know it looks all complicated, but it's actually just a repeated
motion over different chords. It's actually one of the quickest songs I've ever worked out
ear, it took me less than fifteen minutes.

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