Artist: Pink Floyd
Song: Mother
Album: The Wall
Tabbed by Tim Burke (timburkenz@hotmail.com)
These are the correct chords for Mother. I tabbed the solo as I play it but there's
another good solo on this site so choose yourself which one you prefer to play.
Chords used:
G C C* G* D F
e|----3----0----0----3----3----1----|
B|----3----1----1----3----2----1----|
G|----0----0----0----0----3----2----|
D|----0----2---0h2---0----0----3----|
A|----2----3----3---0h2--------3----|
E|----3----3----3----3---------1----|
Hammer on an 'E' and a 'B' once only in the C* and G* chords respectively then resume
with normal chords as indicated below.
Verse 1:
Guitar 1: Acoustic, quiet.
G C C* G*
Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?
G C C* G*
Mother do you think they'll like the song?
C G G*
Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?
D C G G*
Oooh-ah, mother should I build a wall?
Verse 2:
G C C* G*
Mother should I run for president?
G C C* G*
Mother should I trust the government?
C G G*
Mother will they put me in the firing line?
D C G G*
Oooh-ah, is it just a waste of time?
Pre Chorus:
G C
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
F C
Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true.
F C
Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you.
F C
Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
F C
She won't let you fly but she might let you sing.
F G
Mama's gonna keep baby cosy and warm.
Chorus:
D C
Oooh babe,
D C
Oooh babe,
D C G
Ooh babe, of course mama's gonna help build a wall.
Solo:
Guitar 1: Acoustic strums the chords above the appropriate parts of the solo.
Guitar 2: Electric, high gain with moderate distortion.
G C G C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------1215====14b(16)r14-12h13---------------------------------------------------
G|---12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------14p13-14=====----5---5/4--------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------57---7-----5===3p2-3===35-3===-----
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G C G C
e|-------------------------------------------------12b(13)r12-10==--10b(11)r10-8==--
B|--------10b(12)-(12)-(12)r10-8-10b(13)--------10----------------8-----------------
G|---4\9--------------------------------9/8-9--------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G
e|--8/7-8p7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------7--5/4----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------5--------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 3:
G C C* G G*
Mother do you think she's good enough for me?
G C C* G G*
Mother do you think she's dangerous to me?
C G G*
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
D C G G*
Oooh-ah, mother will she break my heart?
Pre Chorus:
G C
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
F C
Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.
F C
Mama won't let anyone dirty get through.
F C
Mama's gonna wait up untill you get in.
F C
Mama will always find out where you've been.
F C G
Mama's gonna keep baby healthy and clean.
Chorus:
D C
Oooh babe,
D C
Oooh babe,
D C G G*
Ooh babe, you'll always be baby to me.
G C
Mother did it need to be so high?
There you go, that's the most correct tab you're likely to find on the net for this
song. This is a beautiful song to play as a stage performance in a band or, without
the electric solo, as an acoustic solo performance. Feel free to email me with any
questions or comments.
