Mother Tongue Tab

by liana flores
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Tried my best to figure out Liana's picking pattern by ear and be exact.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Ab
Capo: 1st fret
Author kotonkandy250 [a] 145. Last edit on Mar 25, 2024
Gmaj7 x3x443x
E9 x7677x
Am7 5x555x
A#dim7 6x565x
Bm7 7877xx
Bdim7 7x676x
D6 x5x777
Eb6 x6x888
Am11 007788
F9 x8788x
D9 x5455x
G#m7 x11x111211
F#m7 x9x9109
Gm7 x10x101110
Fm7 x8x898
 
[Intro]
  Gmaj7              E9                 Am7             A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3----3-----3----------7--------7----------5------5--------5-----5----------|
G|4----4-----4----------7------7---7--------5------5--------6----6-6---------|
D|4----4-----4----------6-----6-------------5------5--------5---5------------|
A|-------------------7-------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|3------3-3----------------------------5-----5--5-------6-----6-------------|
  Bm7                Bdim7              Am7                 D6
e|----------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
B|----------------------6-------6------------5------5-----------7------------|
G|----7------7----------7------7-7-----------5------5---------7--------------|
D|----7------7----------6-----6--------------5------5------------------------|
A|----8------8----------------------------------------------5----------------|
E|7------7-7---------7-------7----------5------5--5--------------------------|
  Eb6               D6                   Eb6         D6
e|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
B|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
G|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6---------6---------5------5--------6--------6-------6-------6-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
 Am11
e|8--8---8---8---8--8-----8----8---8---8--8----8--8-----8--------------------|
B|8--8---8---8---8--8-----8----8---8---8--8----8--8-----8--------------------|
G|7--7---7---7---7--7-----7----7---7---7--7----7--7-----7--------------------|
D|-----7-----------------------------7---------------------------------------|
A|0------------0---------------0-------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-----------------------------0-----------------------|
 
 
The street beneath my feet is paved with rows of gold or so I'm told
 Am11          F9            F9
e|8--8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8--8---8-----8---8---8-----8---8---8--8---8---8-----8----------------------|
G|7--7---7-----8---8---8-----8---8---8--8---8---8-----8----------------------|
D|-----7-------7---7---7-----7---7---7--7---7---7-----7----------------------|
A|0------------8-----8-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------0-----0------0--------0-------------------------|
 
The sky before my eyes is never colour gray or so they say
 Am11          F9            D9
e|8--8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8--8---8-----8---8---8-----5---5---5--5---5---5----------------------------|
G|7--7---7-----8---8---8-----5---5---5--5---5---5----------------------------|
D|-----7-------7---7---7-----4---4---4--4---4---4----------------------------|
A|0------------8-----8-------5-----5------5----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------5-----4----------------|
 
I guess I've known the truth since I was pretty young that I never knew my mother's mother tongue
 Gmaj7             E9                 Am7       A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----3-----------7------7-------5----5-------5------5------------------|
G|----4----4-----------6-----7-7------5----5-------6-----6-6-----------------|
D|----4----4-----------6----6---------5----5-------5----5--------------------|
A|-----------------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E|3----3--3-----------------------5----5--5-----6------6---------------------|
 
I'll fake all of my words till they point out to me the crowds of purple orchid flowers
 Bm7                Bdim7               Am7               D6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
B|----------------------6-------6-----------5------5--------7----------------|
G|------7------7--------7------7-7----------5------5-------7-----------------|
D|------7------7--------6-----6-------------5------5-------------------------|
A|------8------8------------------------------------------5------------------|
E|7-------7--7-------7-------7----------5-----5--5---------------------------|
I can't see
 Eb6          D6                Eb6         D6
e|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
B|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
G|8---8---8---7---7--7---7--7---8---8---8---7----7---7---7-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6-----6-------5------5--------6-----6--------5-------5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
      Am11
e|----8--8---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8--8-----------------------|
B|----8--8---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---8---8--8-----------------------|
G|----7--7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7---7---7--7-----------------------|
D|---------7----------------------------7------------------------------------|
A|5---0------------0--------------0-------------0----------------------------|
E|-------------------------0---------------------------0---------------------|
 
I'll borrow chords and play along until they shine, they're still not mine
      Am11          F9                  F9
e|----8--8---8---8-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8--8---8---8--8----8-------8------8---8---8------8---8---8----8--------|
G|----7--7---7---7--8----8-------8------8---8---8------8---8---8----8--------|
D|---------7--------7----7-------7------7---7---7------7---7---7----7--------|
A|----0-------------8--------8-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------0--------------0----------0----------|
 
Breathing every postcard in until they land, still secondhand
 Am11            F9             D9
e|8--8---8---8---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8--8---8---8---8---8---8-------5----5--5-------5---5-----------------------|
G|7--7---7---7---8---8---8-------5----5--5-------5---5-----------------------|
D|-----7---------7---7---7-------4----4--4-------4---4-----------------------|
A|0--------------8-----8-----5---------------5-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------5------------------5----4----------------|
 
She gave me half my bones and made me one my lungs, but the same cold air is filling both of them
 Gmaj7                 E9             Am7         A#dim7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----3-----------7------7-------5----5-------5------5------------------|
G|----4----4-----------7-----7-7------5----5-------6-----6-6-----------------|
D|----4----4-----------6----6---------5----5-------5----5--------------------|
A|-----------------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E|3----3--3-----------------------5----5--5-----6------6---------------------|
 
meanwhile a crocodile points out what's left behind, the field of yellow daffodils you tried
 Bm7                Bdim7               Am7               D6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
B|----------------------6-------6-----------5------5--------7----------------|
G|------7------7--------7------7-7----------5------5-------7-----------------|
D|------7------7--------6-----6-------------5------5-------------------------|
A|------8------8------------------------------------------5------------------|
E|7-------7--7-------7-------7----------5-----5--5---------------------------|
 
But couldn't find
  G#m7                                F#m7                    Gm7
e|11------------11--11--11---11--11---9---9--------9---0------10--10----10---|
B|12------------12--12--12---12--12---10--10-------10--10-----11--11----11---|
G|11------------11--11--11---11--11---9---9--------9---9------10--10----10---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11--11--11--11-----11-------11------9------9--9----------10--------10------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
  Fm7
e|8-----------8--8---8--8---8---8------8---8----8---8-----------------------|
B|9-----------9--9---9--9---9---8------8---8----8---8-----------------------|
G|8-----------8--8---8--8---8---7------7---7----7---7-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|8--8--8--8-------8------8-----0---0---------0--------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
I've known since I was pretty young, I never knew my mother's mother tongue
 Eb6          D6                Eb6         D6
e|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
B|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
G|8---8---8---7---7--7---7---7---8-8-8----8----7----7---7---7---7--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6-----6-------5------5-------6-------6--------5--------5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
I've known since I was pretty young, I never knew my mother's mother tongue
  Eb6               D6                   Eb6         D6
e|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
B|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
G|8--8-8-8-----8----7---7--7---7---7-----8-8-8---8---7---7---7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6---------6---------5------5--------6--------6-------6-------6-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                              I'm putting on a smile made of plasticine
 Am11                                              F9
e|8--8---8---8-----8---8---8----8----8----8---8------------------------------|
B|8--8---8---8-----8---8---8----8----8----8---8-------8-----8-----8----------|
G|7--7---7---7-----7---7---7----7----7----7---7-------8-----8-----8----------|
D|-----7-----------------7----------------------------7-----7-----7----------|
A|0--------------0--------------0-------0----------8-----------8-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
And looking clean
 Am11
e|8--8---8---8-----8---8----8----8--8--8--8----8----8---8--8------8-------8--|
B|8--8---8---8-----8---8----8----8--8--8--8----8----8---8--8------8------8---|
G|7--7---7---7-----7---7----7----7--7--7--7----7----7---7--7------7-----7----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
E|0----0--------0--------0-------0----------0--------0-------0---------------|
 
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| x   Dead note
 
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