Tuning: E A D G B E

TURIN BRAKES - Dear Dad Standard tuning To sum up you can do an easy strumming like this: 1 measure = 4 beats Do 1 strum per beat the verse goes like this beats: | 1.2.3.4 | 1.2.3.4 | while chords: | E E E E | G G A A | repeat x8 Chorus is: | Bm Bm Bm Bm | Bm Bm Bm Bm | Bm Bm Bm Bm | Bm Bm Bm Bm | | E E E E | G G A A | E E E E | G G A A | You can play this song with two guitars Guitar 1: rythm chords Guitar 2: fills and arpegios like this: E E G A E E G A e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|---------2-------|-----0-------0---|--------(2)------|-----5-------7---| a|-----2-------2---|---2---2---4---4-|--------(2)------|---5---5---7---7-| E|-0---------------|-3-------5-------|-0---0-------x---|-3-------5-------| | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | | let ring | let ring | staccato | let ring | [verse 1]

^N.C.Dear dad The ^Gdream ^Awas a dra^Ein ^E ^G ^A A^Ell f^Eake ^Gtan^A and cold coca^Eine ^E ^G ^A ^EFore^Ever ^GI s^Apan aro^Eund ^E ^G ^A ^EYea ^Elone^Gsom^Ae and free ^EI’m ^Efoun^Gd ^A

[Chorus] Riff over the 4 bars of Bm chords Bm Bm Bm Bm e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-------7---| b|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7---7---|---------7-------| g|-----------------|-7---7---7---7---|-----------------|-----------------| d|---9---9---9---9-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---| You can also play like this over the Bm chord: Bm Bm Bm Bm e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----3-------3~--|-----7-------7~--|-----10------10~-|-----15-------15~| g|-4-------4------4|/7-------7------7|/11------11----11|/16------16------| d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| then E E G A E E G A e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| g|---------7h9~----|---------7h9-9~--|---------7h9~----|---------7h9-9~--| d|-----7h9---------|-----7h9---------|-----7h9---------|-----7h9---------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-0---------------|-x---------------|-0---------------|-x---------------| | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |

^BmOooohoooh, That’s alrig^Eht^E ^G ^A ^E ^E ^G ^A ^BmOooohoooh, You can chan^Ege^E y^Gou^Ar min^Ed ^E ^G ^A

[Verse 2]

^EWatc^Eh out^G, Bea^Auty’s a bru^Eis^Ee ^G ^A On a l^Eost^E sou^Gl le^Aarning to lo^Ese^E ^G ^A Y^Eou n^Eever^G es^Acape the wa^Eves ^E ^G ^A ^EDeat^Eh ^G d^Araws down our d^Eays ^E ^G ^A

^BmOooohoooh, That’s alrig^Eht^E ^G ^A ^E ^E ^G ^A ^BmOooohoooh, You can chan^Ege^E y^Gou^Ar min^Ed ^E ^G ^A

[Verse 3]

^EWatc^Eh out^G, Bea^Auty’s a bru^Eis^Ee ^G ^A On a l^Eost^E sou^Gl le^Aarning to lo^Ese^E ^G ^A Y^Eou n^Eever^G es^Acape the wa^Eves ^E ^G ^A ^EDeat^Eh ^G d^Araws down our da^Eys ^E ^G ^A

^BmOooohoooh, That’s alrig^Eht^E ^G ^A ^E ^E ^G ^A ^BmOooohoooh, You can chan^Ege^E y^Gou^Ar lif^Ee ^E ^G ^A

[Outro]

^Ewi^Eth^G s^Aolos, flute solos....

Turin Brakes - Dear dad