Mother Mother - Wrecking ball
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Capo: 7
Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Wrecking Ball
Artist: Mother Mother
Tabber: Jonathan Doyle
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Capo: 7th fret
References: (accessed 2019-05-30)
1 - Live show @ Canteen - https://youtu.be/Cxe0Vm5jZq4
2 - Lyrics - https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858741079/
Notes:
The fingerpicking and strumming is tabbed as close as is needed to figure
the rest out yourself. Watch the video and listen to the song for extra
detail and flourish. Also, for a lower vocal register drop the capo to 5!
(Intro / Verse)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------|
G|------0---2---4---2---0-------0------| (x2)
D|--------------------------4----------|
A|--3----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
C
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|
G|------0---2---4---2---0-------0------| (same fill, different top note)
D|--------------------------4----------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------|
G1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------|
G|--------------0----------------------|
D|--0---2--/4------/4--\2--/2---0------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
G2
You can alternate the top note with a
high open e, as in the performance vid.
(Chorus)
e|-----0-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-------|
B|-----1-----(0)------1-------3--------|
G|-----0------2-------0-------5--------|
D|-----2------3-------2-------4--------|
A|-----0------3-------3-------5--------|
E|------------1------------------------|
Am7 F C D7
Each chord is played 8 times (quarter notes)
with palm muted down strokes.
In the final chorus these are finger picked,
with a different F: x-x-3-2-1-0
(Bridge)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3--------------------------|
G|----0-----0------2-----2-----5-----5--| (x2)
D|----------------1-----1-----4-----4---|
A|--------1-----2-----------5-----------|
E|--3-----------------2-----------5-----|
G5 Gm B7 F#m6 D7 Am7
e|-------------------------(0)----------|
B|-----3-----3-------------(0)----------|
G|----0-----0------2-----2--2-----------|
D|----------------1-----1---3-----------|
A|--------1-----2-----------3-----------|
E|--3-----------------2-----1-----------|
G5 Gm B7 F#m6 F
Then play F - Am7 a few times.
(Turn Around)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------0-----0-----3-----3-------------|
G|-----2-----2-----0-----0--------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|---2-----2-----3-----3----------------|
F#m* F#m* G5* G5*
These chords aren't named excatly right.
Lyrics:
[Intro] (x2)
[Verse 1] (x2)
C I made a wreck out of my hand
C I put it through the wall
G1 I made a fist and not a plan
G2 Call me a reckless wrecking ball
C I throw my plates against the wall
C And give it all I got
G1 I aim to break not one, but all
G2 I'm just a big old wrecking ball
[Chorus]
Am7 I am unruly in the stands
F I am a rock on top of the sand
C I am a fist amidst the hands
Am7 And I break it just because I can
[Verse 2] (x2)
C It takes a dedicated hand
C To put it through the wall
G1 You got to want to break the hearts
G2 Of all those pretty porcelain dolls
C You got to want to be the drummer in the band
C You got to want to be a battering ram
G1 You got to see the artistry
G2 In tearing the place apart with me, baby
[Chorus]
Am7 I am unruly in the stands
F I am a rock on top of the sand
C I am a fist amidst the hands
Am7 And I break it just because I can
[Bridge]
G5 GmLet's B7break F#m6it
D7Just bAm7ecause we can
G5 GmDefaceB7 it F#m6
D7Just bAm7ecause we can
G5Let's Gmbreak it
Fjust Am7because
Fjust Am7because
[turn around]
just because
[Chorus]
(same chords, only finger picked)
Am7 I am unruly in the stands
F I am a rock on top of the sand
C I am a fist amidst the hands
Am7 And I made a wreck out of my hand
F I made a fist and not a plan
C And I break it
--> At this point go back to the down strokes
X (palm mute)
just because I can !
Am7 Because I can
F Because I can
C Because I can
Am7 Because I can
[Outro]
Play the same as the intro with extra flourish.
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