Father of Mine
Everclear
from yiannis
Key:
pm = palm mute
= slide up towards the headstock
/ = slide down towards the body
fb = feedback
h = hammer
b = bend string
r = release string
rr = ring (let string ring)
v = strum down
^ = strum up
~ = Hold Note
X = Pick Scrape
Intro (Guitar 1, slightly distorted)
v v v v ^ v v v v v ^ v (Same strumming Pattern
Intro/Verse)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Father of mine__ Tell me where have you been ?
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
You know, I just closed my eyes__ my whole world disapeared__
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Father of mine, take me back to the day__
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
yeah, when I was still your golden boy,__ back before you went away__
Main Verse (Guitars 1 and 2 slightly distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
I remember blue__ skies, walking the block
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
I loved it when you held__ me high, I loved to hear you talk__
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
You would take me to the movie__, you would take me to the beach__
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Gb5 F E Eb5
Take me to a place inside that is so hard to reach
Chorus Guitars 1 & 2 (Distorted)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Chorus Accordian riff (in the FoM single remixed versions)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-4-3-4-6-4-3-4-------|
A|---4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x2)---4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x2)--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Lead Fill #1)(Fully Distorted or Fuzz)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--8b-6r---------6-----------------------|
D|--------8-6h-8r---8-6h-8----------------|
A|-------------------------6h-8-6-8-6-4~--|
E|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Main Verse (Guitars 1 and 2 slightly distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Father of mine__ tell me where did you go?___
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
Yeah, you had the world inside__ your hand__ but you did not seem to
know__
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Father of mine__ tell me what do you__ see___
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
When you look back at your wast__ed life___ and you don't see me ?
Guitar 1 (Lead Fill #2)(Fully Distorted of Fuzz)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-------6------------|
A|--6h-8---8-6h-8-4~--|
E|--------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
I was ten__ years old___ doing all that I___ could
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
Was-n't easy for me_ to be a scared white boy in a black neigh_bor_hood___
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Some_times you would send me a birth_day card with a five dollar bill__
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Gb5 F E Eb5
Yeah I never un_der_stood you then, and I guess I nev_er will__
Chorus Guitars 1 & 2 (Distorted)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Dad_dy gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
My dad, he gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Then he walked away Dad_dy gave me a name_
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Then he walked away My dad he gave me a name_
Chorus Accordian riff (in the FoM single remixed versions)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-4-3-4-6-4-3-4-------|
A|---4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x4)---4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x4)--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
***OK here's the solo, you have to play it fast, notice that there is 2
bars for guitar 1 and only one for guiatar 2, so that means in the time it
takes to play guitar 2's part you must play both bars of guitar 1. Get it
?
Guitar 1 (Solo)(Distorted)
e|--11b-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------11-9---------------------------------------------9h11-9h11--|
G|-------------10-8-6-8b-8b-8b-8r-6-------6-8-8b-8r-6-----------------|
D|----------------------------------8-6-8-------------8-5/------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Yeah
Guitar 1 Continued
e|--9----9-11-9-11b-11b--|
B|----11-----------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Oh Yeah
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-----6-9-6-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----6-8-------8-6---6-8-8b-8r-6-----------------------------------|
D|------------------8-------------8-6-------8h10-8-10-8-10-8--------|
A|------------------------------------8-6h8------------------11-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------9~--|
Ohh !!
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Gb5 F E Eb5
Chorus Guitars 1 & 2 (Fully Distorted)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Dad-dy gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Dad-dy gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Then he walked away Dad-dy gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Then he walked away my dad he gave me a name
Chorus Accordian riff (in the FoM single remixed versions)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3-4-3-4-6-4-3-4-------|
A|---4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x4)---4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x4)--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (Guitars 1 & 2) (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-------------------------------------|
Db5 Db5
Yeah__ Yeah__
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6-XX --|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6-XX --|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-XX --|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Db5 Db5
Oh Yeah__
Main Verse (Guitars 1 & 2)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Father of mine__ tell me where have you been ?
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
Yeah, I just closed my eyes_ and the world disa_ppear_ed
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Father of mine tell me how do you sleep
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
With the chil_dren you aband_oned and the wife I saw you beat ?
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
I will never be safe, I will never be sane
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11--------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Gb5 Eb5
I will always be wierd inside, I will always be lame
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Db5 F5
Now I am a grown man with a child of my own__
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Gb5 F E Eb5
And I swear that I'm not gonna let her know all the pain I have
known_____
Chorus Guitars 1 & 2 (Fully Distorted)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
___________________________________________
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
____________________ Oh yeah !____________
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
then he walked away Dad-dy gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
then he walked away My Dad he gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
then he walked away My dad he gave me a name
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-6--|
E|----------------4-4-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-4--|
Db5 Ab Gb F Gb Ab
then he walked away My Dad he gave me a name
Chorus Accordian riff (in the FoM single remixed versions)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------6-7-6-7-9--7-6-7------|
G|---------------------------------------------6-8-6-8-10-8-6-8-(x4)-|
D|------------------------3-4-3-4-6-4-3-4----------------------------|
A|-4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x4)---4-6-4-6-8-6-4-6-(x4)-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro (Guitars 1 & 2) (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-------------------------------------|
Db5 Db5
Yeah__ Yeah__
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6-XX --|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6-XX --|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-XX --|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Db5 Db5
Oh Yeah__
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