My Old Man Tab

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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 1st fret
Author jjhand [a] 55,979. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
Tonic - "My Old Man"
From "Lemon Parade" Album
Standard, Capo 1st fret for Acoustic and 2 Electric Guitar parts
tabbed by jjhand
 
Very soft smooth song by Emerson Hart, let strings ring throughout. Please Rate or Comment.
 
 
Intro - Rhythm Acoustic
    Db         Gb                Db_maj7
 f|----------------------------|--------------0-----------|-------------------------|
 C|----------------------------|------0---0-----0---0-----|----0------------0---0---|
Ab|-------9-----------2-2---0--|----------0-------0-------|-------------------2---0-|
Eb|----------------------------|--------2-2-------2-------|-------------------------|
Bb|----10-----------3-----3----|-3------------------------|-----------0---3---------|
 F|-8-------8\-1---------------|-3----------------------3/|/8------8\-1-------------|
 
  |-----------------------------|
  |------0---------0-----0------|
  |------------0-----0-----0----|
  |-2----------2-------2--------|
  |-3-------3-------------------|
  |-3------------------------3/-|
 
 
 
Verse - Play Similarly 8x, some small changes occur
 
 f|---------------------------|------------0-------------|
 C|-------0----------0---0----|--------0-----0----0------|
Ab|--------------------2---0--|--------0--------0---0----|
Eb|------------------------0--|--------2-----------------|
Bb|-------------(0)--------0--|-3------------------------|
 F|-/8------8\---1------------|-3----3----------------3/-|
     (0) note is not always played
 
Lyrics:
 
"Me and my old man
Don't see eye to eye
We take our walks outside
Underneath the birch trees
He said I think it's gonna freeze this year
I said I gotta get away from here
Me and my old man
Me and my old man"
 
 
 
 
Chorus 1 - Acoustic, with Distorted Electric playing similar strums
     Ab_m                                                Db_add2
 f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
 C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
 F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
   "Should have been enough to know That you'd let us all down"
 
 
 
 f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|----------------|
 C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----3--|-(3)------------|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|-(5)------------|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|-(5)------------|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----3--|-(3)------------|
 F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|----------------|
   "Could have been enough to try Without making a sound"
 
 
Chorus 1 Ending - Acoustic (Electric 1 plays chords)
|--3----3-----3-------------|------------3------3--3-----|-3----3-----3--------|-
|-v3----3---3---3----3--3---|---3--3---3----3------------|-3----3---3---3---3--|-
|--3----3---------3-----5---|------5----------5------3-3-|-3----3---------3-5--|-
|-----------------------5---|------5---------------------|------------------5--|-
|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------3--|-
|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------#--|-
| 'v' is arpeggio upward.  Hold last chord noted by #
|
| Overdub Electric 2 (w/ slide) - Slides are done slowly
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------2/____/5----|-(5)-------------------------|-------------2/___/5--|
|--------------2/____/5----|-(5)-------------------------|-------------2/___/5--|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
 
"It's all part of the plan my dear ..."
 
 
 
 
Play Verse again with Electric adding this:
 f|-----------|--------------|----------|---0--------|-----------|--------------|
 C|-----------|---------0----|----------|-----0------|-----------|--0---------0-|
Ab|---rest----|-------0------|--rest----|-------0*---|--rest-----|--0-------0---|
Eb|-----------|-----2--------|----------|------------|-----------|-^2-----2-----|
Bb|-----------|--------------|----------|------------|-----------|--3-----------|
 F|-----------|--------------|----------|------------|-----------|--------------|
   * Note is heard faintly, ^ means arpeggiate chord down
 
 rest one bar, then play:
 |---------------|-------------|-----------------|----------|---------------|
 |----0----------|-------------|-----------0-----|--------0-|-----------0---|
 |--0---0--------|--rest-------|-------0-------0-|--------0-|-------0-----0-|
 |-^2-----2------|-------------|-----2-----------|-------^2-|---------2-----|
 |--3------------|-------------|-3---------------|--------3-|---------------|
 |---------------|-------------|-----------------|----------|---------------|
 
 |------------|------------|-----------|----------------|
 |------------|-----0------|-----------|------0---------|
 |--rest------|--0----0----|--rest-----|----0-------0---|
 |------------|-^2------2--|-----------|--------2-------|
 |------------|--3---------|-----------|----------------|
 |------------|------------|-----------|----------------|
 
Second Verse Lyrics:
"So we walked along the mending walls
Laid beneath the tortured talls
And we sang a song of newfound cheer
Laughed at the passing years
Yeah we talked about things to come
Talked about the battles won
He said I think it's gonna freeze this year
I said I gotta get away from here"
 
 
 
Chorus 2
 
 f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
 C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
 F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
   "Should have been enough to know That you'd let us all down"
 
 
 
 f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3---v5--|
 C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----6--|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----7--|
 F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|
   "Could have been enough to try, Could have been enough to try"
 
 
     Bb7                       Bb7sus4
 f|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
 C|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------5----|
Ab|-(6)----6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-6-7-6------6-|
Eb|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
Bb|-(7)----7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------|
 F|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
  |
  | Distorted Electric (w/ heavy Chorus)
 f|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 C|------------5-----------------|---------5----------------------|
Ab|----------------6-----------7-|-------------------6b7r6--------|
Eb|--------5---------------------|-----5---------------------5----|
Bb|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      "I'm such a fool ..."
 
 
cont
    Acoustic
 f|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
 C|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------5----|
Ab|-6----6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-6-7-6------6-|
Eb|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
Bb|-7----7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------|
 F|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
  |
  | Electric
 f|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 C|------------5-----------------|--------------5-----------------|
Ab|----------------6-----------7-|-------------------6b7r6--------|
Eb|--------5---------------------|---------5-----------------5----|
Bb|--7---------------------------|---7----------------------------|
 F|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
     "Spent my life waiting for you ..."
 
 
    Acoustic
 f|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
 C|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
Ab|-6----6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7----|
Eb|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
Bb|-7----7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7----|
 F|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
  |
  | Electric
 f|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 C|------------5---------------|----5---------------------5-----|
Ab|----------------6---------7-|-----------7-------7b8r7--------|
Eb|--------5-------------------|--------5-----------------------|
Bb|--7-------------------------|--------------------------------|
 F|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
    "Through these trees I see            With my father's eyes "
 
 
  End Chorus 2:
          Eb                      Ebmaj7
 f|----------------------------|--2-------------------------|
 C|-------3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------------------------|
Ab|-------2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------------------------|
Eb|-------0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-------------------------|
Bb|-(0)------------------------|--0-------------------------|
 F|----------------------------|----------------------------|
    () is Electric                * both guitars
 
   "I realize the weight"
 
 
 
 
Bridge - Second Acoustic  play 3x
 
    Ab         Gb         Db
 f|-------7\5--------5\-|-------0---------------|
 C|----8----------6-----|----1------------5b6r5-|
Ab|-7----------5--------|-0---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------|
 F|---------------------|-----------------------|
Distorted Electric (Chorus on) plays chords indicated
 
 
 
During Bridge, Rhythm Acoustic plays
 f|--------------------------|-----------------0-------0-----------|
 C|-----------------------0--|-------------------1-------1---1---0-|
Ab|-------0--0---------0-----|-0---------0--0--------0-------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-2---------2---------2-----------2---|
Bb|--------------------------|-3---------3-------------------------|
 F|-3------------1-----------|-------------------------------------|
 
 f|--------------------------|-----------------0-----0-----0------|
 C|-------0---------------0--|-------------------1-----1-------0--|
Ab|----------0---------0-----|-0---------0--0------0-----0--------|
Eb|--------------------------|-2---------2------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|-3---------3------------------------|
 F|-3------------1-----------|------------------------------------|
 
 f|----------------------0----|------------------------------------|
 C|-------0--------0---0----0-|-0h1--1-1-1--1-----1--1--1--1---0-0-|
Ab|----------0-------0--------|-0----0-0-0--0-----0--0--0--0---0-0-|
Eb|---------------------------|-2----2-2-2--2-----2--2--2--2---0-0-|
Bb|---------------------------|-3----3-3-3--3-----3--3--3--3---0-0-|
 F|-3------------1------------|------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Play Chorus 1 again, with Chorus ending playing 2x
 
 
Reprise of Bridge (4:49)- 2 Acoustics overlapping:
 f|-------------------------|------0--------0-----0----0----|
 C|-------------------0-----|-0h1------1------1-1---1--1-0--|
Ab|-------0--0----------0-0-|-0--------0--------0-----------|
Eb|----0--------------------|-0h2----0-2--------------------|
Bb|-----------------2-------|-------------------------------|
 F|-3-----------1-----------|-------------------------------|
 
 f|-------------------0-----|------0--------0-----0----0------|
 C|-------------------0-0---|-0h1------1------1-1---1----1-0--|
Ab|-------0--0------------0-|-0--------0--------0-----0----0--|
Eb|----0--------------------|-0h2----0-2----------------------|
Bb|-----------------2-------|---------------------------------|
 F|-3-----------1-----------|---------------------------------|
 
 
Continue playing Bridge Chords on Rhythm Acoustic during Solo
 
Guitar Solo (Distorted Electric at 5:03):
 f|--------------------|--------------------------------|
 C|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------------------|
 F|-0-2.6NH----5\--0---|-3---3-5b6r5--3--1----3-5b6r5-3-|
 
|--------------------------|--------------------------7-8-----|
|--------------------------|---8--------8~--8---6---5-----5-8-|
|------------------4----/7-|-7----10b12-------0---0-----------|
|-5~--5-7-5---5-5~---5-----|-5----------------0---0-----------|
|-----------7--------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
|-----------------------------|
|-8~--8-8\--------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------3-6-3-0-5b6r5-3---|
 
 
 
 
At 5:20, Acoustic 2 returns for Outro:
 
   Acoustic 2
 f|-7-------------------|--------------7b8r7~--|-7-----------------|
 C|---8---------------8-|----------------------|---8-------------8-|
Ab|-----7---------------|----------------------|-----7-------------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
Bb|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
 F|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
  |
  |Dist. Electric
 f|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
 C|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|--rest---------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|----5---5-5~---5-5\---|---------------------------5-|
Bb|---------------------|------7---------------|-----------------------------|
 F|---------------------|----------------------|-3--3-5b6r5-3-1--0-5b6r5-3---|
 
   Acoustic 2
 f|-7---------------7b8r7~-|-----------------------------|---7---------------|
 C|---8--------------------|------------------------6/8--|-----8--------8----|
Ab|-----7------------------|-----------------------------|-------7-----------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
 F|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
  |
  |Dist. Electric
 f|------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
 C|------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
Eb|-(5)-----------5-5~-x-x-|---------------------------5-|-(5)--5-----5-5~----|
Bb|--------5-5-/7------x-x-|-----------------------------|--------5/7---------|
 F|------------------------|-3--3-5b6r5-3-1--0-5b6r5-3---|------------------0-|
 
Continue with fadeout similarly
 
 
 
Key:
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| b   bend note, increase pitch as shown
| r   release bend
| ~   vibrato
| NH  natural harmonic
| x   Mute note
| ()  held notes from previous bar, or a second guitar part when indicated
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6 comments
csnu5
Emerson Hart’s “Lemon Parade” Has ‘Gotta be one of the most underrated unheard of albums out there ... The singing The alternate tunings The tricky intricate guitar parts The bluesy guitar work The slide work The songwriting prowess Is a early 90s masterpiece
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JimBonJovi
One of my favorites and it has been tabbed as good as it could ever be.
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