Journey – Mother Father (Bass Tab)

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Song: Mother, Father Artist: Journey Album: Escape (1981) Bassist: Ross Valory

[INTRO]
               (Rest x5)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[VERSE 1]
               (Rest x8)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[PRE-CHORUS]
               (Rest x5)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------||---------------------------12-\--|
E |-r-------------------------------||-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[CHORUS 1]

G |---------------------------------|-------------------------9-7-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------7/9-7-7-7-----9-\-|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-----------------------|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------5---4-------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------7-5---4-----|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-------------------7-5-|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------5/9-7-------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-----------9-7-5-5-0-5-|-3-------------------------------|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[PRE-VERSE]

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A |-----------------4-----------0---|-5-------------5-2---------------|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[VERSE 2]

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A |-----------------4-----------0---|-5-------------5-2---------------|
E |-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------2-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------------3-1---------------|-2-----------1-0-----------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------4-----------4-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A |-----------------4-----------0---|-5-------------5-2-----------0-2-|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---------------1---------------|-2---------------2-------------/-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[INTERLUDE]
                                     6/4
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------7---|-------------2-----------------------------------|
A |---------------7-5-------------5-|-3-------------3-2---------------1---------------|
E |-0-----------7-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

   4/4
G |---------------------------------|---------3/5-------------5/7-5---|
D |---------------------------------|-------3---------------5---------|
A |-----------------0---------------|-1---------------3---------------|
E |-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                     6/4
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------7---|-------------2-----------------------------------|
A |---------------7-5-------------5-|-3-------------3-2---------------1---------------|
E |-0-----------7-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

   6/4
G |-----------------------------------------3/5-----|
D |---------------------------------------3---------|
A |-----------------0---------------1---------------|
E |-4-----------------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

4/4

G |-------------------------------7-|-5-------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
A |-3-----------------------r-------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[VERSE 3]

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A |-----------------4-----------0---|-5-------------5-2-----------0-2-|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---------------1-----------1---|-2-----------1-0-----------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------4-----------4-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
A |-----------------4-----------0---|-5-------------5-2---------------|
E |-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---------------1---------------|-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[PRE-CHORUS]

G |-------------------------5-------|---------6---------------7-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---\---3-3-3-3---3-----|-4-4-4-4---4---/-5-5-5-5---5---/-|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-------------------------5-------|---------6---------------7-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---\---3-3-3-3---3-----|-4-4-4-4---4---/-5-5-5-5---5---/-|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---\---3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4---/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-r-|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[CHORUS 2]

G |---------------------------------|-------------------------9-7-----|
D |---------------------------------|----------------/9-7-7-7-----9-\-|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-----------------------|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------5---4-------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------7-5---4-----|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-------------------7-5-|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|----------------/9-7-------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-------------9---7-5-0-|-3---------------------------/---|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[GUITAR SOLO]
                                 ( x3 )
G |-------------------------5-------|---------6---------------7-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---\---3-3-3-3---3-----|-4-4-4-4---4-----5-5-5-5---5---/-|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |-------------------------5-------|---------6---------------7-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---\---3-3-3-3---3-----|-4-4-4-4---4-----5-5-5-5---5-5---|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[CHORUS 3]

G |---------------------------------|-------------------------9-7-----|
D |---------------------------------|----------------/9-7-7-7-----9-\-|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-----------------------|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------5---4-------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------7-5---4-----|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-------------------7-5-|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-----5-5-----------------------|-3---------------------------r---|
E |-3---------------r-3-------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[PRE-OUTRO, x2]

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

[OUTRO]

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------7h8p7-5-3---3-5-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------7h8p7-5-3---3h5-|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                      (Let ring)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

LEGEND: r = rest / = slide up \ = slide down h = hammer on