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Dear Father by Sum 41
Dear Father
Intro (on second time, i think its a piano that comes in so don't get confused)
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|x2
G|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-2--0-2-0-----0-2--0-2-0-----0-2--0-2-0--4-2--0-4-2--0-2-0-|x2
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2------------2-2------------4-4-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1
E|-----2-----2------2-----2------2-----2------2-----2--|
B|-0-0---0-0-------------------------------------------|x2
G|--------------3-3---3-3----1-1---1-1-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------2-2---2-2----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Intro x2
Verse
Guitar 1
E|-----2-----2------2-----2------2-----2------2-----2--|
B|-0-0---0-0-------------------------------------------|x2
G|--------------3-3---3-3----1-1---1-1-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------2-2---2-2----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Try to keep the timing the same between these two parts.
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|x2
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM................................................................
Intro x2
Chorus
1st time play without E5 chord, you play brackets below / / /
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------(7---7---7---7--)|
B|------------------------------------------------(--5---5---5---5)|x2
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0---------------|
then 2nd time with E5 chord, without brackets above / / /
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|x2
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---------------|
E|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0---------------|
Post-Chorus
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Intro x2
Chorus x4
Intro x2 Guitar 1 faintly heard.
Verse x4 without Guitar 2 doing the palm muting.
Chorus Distorted Heavily x4, first two times just power chords without any extra notes
in the choruses before. Then last two times play the extra notes in brackets at the end
the third and fourth chorus.
End on:
E|---|
B|---|
G|-4-|
D|-4-|
A|-2-|
E|---|
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version 2
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B - x24442
F#/Bb - x143xx
Abm - 466444
F# - 244322
E - 022100
Intro: B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E x2
Verse 1:
B F# Abm
Address this letter to Dear Father
E
I know you as complete unknown
B F# Abm
I guess it's better you don't bother
E
All our truths should be left alone
B--F#--G#m--E
Be left alone
B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E
Be left alone
Verse 2:
B F#
I learned the things
Abm
you never showed me
E
Took the chances
B
you'd have blown
F#
And to this day
Abm
the one and only
E
You remain a
complete unknown
B--F#--G#m--E
Complete unknown
B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E
Complete unknown
Chorus:
B
You're out there somewhere
F# Abm
I don't know if you care at all
E B
It seems that you don't
F# Abm
It's as if the day will never come
E
So you remain a complete unknown
Interlude: B--F#--G#m--E--
Verse 3:
B F# Abm
So many years have been ignored
E
You've been gone without a trace
B F#
I'm getting used to knowing you're
Abm E
Just a name without a face
B--F#--G#m--E
Without a face
B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E
Without a face
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Interlude: B--F#--G#m--E-- x3
Verse 4:
B F# Abm
Address this letter to Dear Father
E
I know you as complete unknown
B F# Abm
I guess it's better you don't bother
E
All our truths should be left alone
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Outro:
B(hold)
You're out there somewhere
I don't know if you care
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version 3
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B - x24442
F#/Bb - x143xx
G#m - 466444
F# - 244322
E - 022100
Intro: B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E x2
Verse 1:
B F# G#m
Address this letter to Dear Father
E
I know you as complete unknown
B F# G#m
I guess it's better you don't bother
E
All our truths should be left alone
B--F#--G#m--E
Be left alone
B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E
Be left alone
Verse 2:
B F#
I learned the things
G#m
you never showed me
E
Took the chances
B
you'd have blown
F#
And to this day
G#m
the one and only
E
You remain a
complete unknown
B--F#--G#m--E
Complete unknown
B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E
Complete unknown
Chorus:
B
You're out there somewhere
F# G#m
I don't know if you care at all
E B
It seems that you don't
F# G#m
It's as if the day will never come
E
So you remain a complete unknown
Interlude: B--F#--G#m--E--
Verse 3:
B F# G#m
So many years have been ignored
E
You've been gone without a trace
B F#
I'm getting used to knowing you're
G#m E
Just a name without a face
B--F#--G#m--E
Without a face
B-F#/Bb-G#m--F#--E
Without a face
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Interlude: B--F#--G#m--E-- x3
Verse 4:
B F# G#m
Address this letter to Dear Father
E
I know you as complete unknown
B F# G#m
I guess it's better you don't bother
E
All our truths should be left alone
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Outro:
B(hold)
You're out there somewhere
I don't know if you care
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