Gino Vannelli - Brother To Brother Chords & Tabs

 

Brother To Brother Chords & Tabs

Gino Vannelli Chords & Tabs

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Brother To Brother Chords

   
BROTHER TO BROTHER

Intro

   f5................f......................f.............f.........
 | F11            |  F7-9+5                | F6          | F7-5+5        |

   d5       c         f           eb      d.........................         
 | Cm9    Dm7     |  Ebm9        F11     |Gmaj7 ...   .| ............. |

  d5...............bb   b   db5 d   db  b4   bb                         
| Abm7-5         | Db11         Db7-9+5    | Gbmaj7..... | ...............|


 db5  bb4   b   eb5    db    bb4   a................................
|N.c.                           |Dsus2/F#| .............|................|
------------6/4-----------------
Verse

Bm9            D7/a
    Brother to brother

C#11             F#7+5             Bm7         
    Now we must join our hearts and hands

      D7/a        C#11         F#7+9+5      F7-9+5
          yeah          yeah

Bm9                       D7/a      D7+9+5
     Yeah if we love one another

Gmaj9addC#    C#11        F#7+5    Bm7       
       we hold key to the promised land

Am7/D        D7-9+5       Gmaj9      C#m11      F#7+5
  yeah

Chorus (voice as intro )

 F11            F7-9+5                 F6       F7-5+5               
     Think of   all   that we've been through

Cm9     Dm7        Ebm9      F11     Gmaj7
   The shucks and jives and royal    blues

G#m7-5              C#11     C#7-9+5    F#maj7
          Let us    pray our time will  co-o-o-me

       c#5   bb4  b    d#5   c#   bb4  a
  N.c                                  Dsus2/F#   
       When this world will  live as  one

Bm9             D7/a
     Brother to brother

C#11                    F#7+9+5       Bm7         
      Now don’t let the devil get you down

D7/a        C#11         F#7+9+5      F7-9+5
            Ooooh 


Bm9                            D7/a      D7+9+5
    ’Cause it’s bread and it’s butter

Dmaj7/G               C#m7       F#7+5      
       That makes this whole damn world

             Bm7
Go round and round

Am7/D        D9+5       Gmaj9      C#m11      F#7+5
  yeah

F11         F7-9+5             F6       F7-5+5     
     Do you know where we went wrong

Cm9     Dm7        Ebm9      F11     Gmaj7
       Tell me why the lines are    drawn

G#m7-5              C#11     C#7-9+5    F#maj7
        And let us break our bound’ries down


          c#5   bb4  b      d#5   c#   bb4  a
  N.c                                       Dsus2/F# 
      And live  our  lives   on   com   mon ground


Piano Solo:  
                                                                 
        over   E-b
       alternating bass     
 a#4    g#      b       a#   F#     g#.....
 F#      E      G#m     F#          E......                               
      
       over eb-bb alternating bass                      
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gino_vannelli/brother_to_brother_crd.html ]
 a#4      f      F#   a#     f        E.............
 F#       c#     F#          c#       c................          
                                      
      over d-a alternating bass

 e4       d     E       G      F#     d
 c       bb     c       eb     d      bb                       
                                                      
 
xylo:   e4   b3 e4         f#3   a   e4  g3  c4  E  g#3   b  e5  a3   b   e4   
piano:                     f#3           G          g#            a
        C#7+9              Dadd9         C/Eb       E            Asus2/f

   Guitar: ( slowly and majestically )

              E    d#    E   F#   E    F#   G    F#    G   a...............
              F#11          F#7-5           F#7-9+5        F#7+9+5

  guitar solo:

  |Bm9             |D9/a              |Db11             |F#7+9+5  F#7-9+5   |

  |Bm9             |Am7/D     D9+5    |Gmaj9addC#       |Dbm9               |

  |Bm9             |Am7/D     D9+5    |Gmaj7            |Dbm9     F#7-9+5    | 
  
 | F11            |  F7-9+5               | F6          | F7-5+5        |
    
 | Cm9    Dm7     |Ebm9        F11        |Gmaj7 ...   .| .............|
                          
 | Abm7-5         |Db11         Db7-9+5   |Gbmaj7.....  | .............|
 
 |Gb                                      |
-----------------6/4-----------------------

 |Dsus2/F#         | ..........  ..|............ ..|                 |


 |Bm11            |                |               |                 |


 |Cmaj9/6         |                |               |                 |
   

 |Bm11            |                |               |                 |


 |Cmaj9/6         |                |               |                 |


 |Bm11            |                |Cmaj9/6        |                 |



   instrumental  alternate between    Bm11    Cmaj9/6

 bass solo on Bm7

continue again with alternating Bm11  Cmaj9/6  

...( with background vocal 'ahh's   ending on:  

 |Bm9    D7/a    |C#11    F7+5+9         |F7-9+5

 | F11            |  F7-9+5              | F6          | F7-5+5        |
  
 | Cm9    Dm7     |  Ebm9        F11     |Gmaj7 ...   .| ............. |
                        
 | Abm7-5         | Db11         Db7-9+5  | Gbmaj7..... | ...............|

 |Gb              |              Asus4/Gb | .............|................|


Bm9                 D7/a
    Oh, mothers and fathers

C#11             F#7+5               Bm7
      Where will tomorrow’s children be? 


Oh, brother, my brother
 
Gmaj9addC#     C#m9       F#7+5       Bm7
       Let  us live our   lives in    peace

    Am7/D      D7-9+5       Gmaj9     F#7+9+5.......................
    yeah      yeah       yeah  

  End with alternating   Bm11  - Cmaj9/6   over guitar  and vocals 

   transcription and chart  
  Peter Kruger   
casparus50@yahoo.ca