Tame Impala - My Lover Mother Nature
from their unreleased demos
Intro:
The rhythm of this may be tricky at first. You have to hit the root note then the full
chord and then hit the top 3 open strings on an upstroke as you change chords. The root
note sometimes changes on the E major chord, so look out for that. This description sounds
more complicated than it actually is. Don't over-think it. This is only a guideline. The
actual rhythm is played loosely and isn't exact each time.
e|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0---|
B|----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0---|
G|----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0-|
D|----2------2------2------2------2------2------2------2---|
A|-0--0------2---0--0------2---0--0---2--2---0--0---2--2---|
E|--------0--0----------0--0-------------------------------|
Verse:
"Outer space is the only place to hide now,
From whoever wants to know where you are,
Everything is easier than ever"
e|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0---|
B|----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0---|
G|----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0-| x3
D|----2------2------2------2------2------2------2------2---|
A|-0--0------2---0--0------2---0--0---2--2---0--0---2--2---|
E|--------0--0----------0--0-------------------------------|
The bass plays this after the 1st run through of the chord sequence. It's low in the mix,
so you have to listen closely to hear it. It's panned to the right speaker. I've tabbed
it for guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7--10-9-6--9--7---7.-7.-7.-7-b9r7--7~~~-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
And this afterwards:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--10-9-6--9--7--10-9-6--9--7--10-9-6--9--7--10-9-6--9--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
"When we fall, baby, we fall so..."
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
Bass:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7-7-----------------|
A|---------------7-7-7-7--------|
E|------------------------5--5\-|
Chorus:
"...hard,
Hard,
Hard,
Hard,
Hard,
Hard,
Hard,
Hard"
e|-0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--|
B|-0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--|
G|-1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--|
D|-2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--|
A|-2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--|
E|-0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--|
Another guitar plays the root notes an octave above, with some slight variations:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--9-9--7--9----9--7--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st guitar solo:
Lead guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2----2----------2-4-5-4h5p4\2-0-2-0--2----2----------2-4-5-4h5p4\2-0-2-0--|
G|-4b6.-4b6-----------------------------4b6.-4b6-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| x8
D|------------|
A|-7--9--9-9--|
E|------------|
Lead guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0----0----0----0----0-2-3-2h3p2p0--------0----0----0----0----12-----12-----12-----12-----|
G|-2b4.-2b4--2b4.-2b4----------------2-4-2--2b4.-2b4--2b4.-2b4--14b16.-14b16.-14b16.-14b16.-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar - there's a key
change in the solo halfway through,
so the guitar starts playing this:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------| x8
D|-9--7--5--|
A|-9--7--5--|
E|-7--5--3--|
Verse:
"First confide when the primates tried to warn him,
When Adam rode off to make a fire,
Mother Nature whispered to the apes now"
Rhythm guitar:
e|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0---|
B|----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0---|
G|----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0-| x3
D|----2------2------2------2------2------2------2------2---|
A|-0--0------2---0--0------2---0--0---2--2---0--0---2--2---|
E|--------0--0----------0--0-------------------------------|
Lead guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------17\15.--13/15.--12h13--10/12-\8-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10p9----|
D|----7/9\7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------5/7\5/7/9--b10--10r9--7----------------------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10-b12--r10--10-b12------12.----|
G|-------10~~.-9~~~---------------------------------|
D|-10h12--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
"We'll rebuild this place when they are"..."
Rhythm guitar:
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
Lead guitar:
e|-9----------|
B|-----12~~~~~|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Chorus:
"...gone,
Gone,
Gone,
Gone,
Gone,
Gone,
Gone,
Gone,
Gone,
Ohh"
Guitar 1:
e|-0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--|
B|-0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--|
G|-1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--1--3-3--| x2
D|-2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--|
A|-2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--|
E|-0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--0--2-2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tame_impala/my_lover_mother_nature_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--7--9--9-9--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse variation/mandolin section:
Rhythm guitar:
e|----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0---|
B|----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0-0----1-0----0---|
G|----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0----2-0----1-0-| x3
D|----2------2------2------2------2------2------2------2---|
A|-0--0------2---0--0------2---0--0---2--2---0--0---2--2---|
E|--------0--0----------0--0-------------------------------|
A 2nd guitar plays these root notes
for the first chord sequence:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-0-----0--2--0-----0---0h2--|
E|----0-----------0----0------|
Mandolin:
e|-5-5-5.--7-7-7.--5-5-5.--7-7-7.--5-5-5.--7-7-7.--5-5-5.--7-7-7.--|
B|-5-5-5.--9-9-9.--5-5-5.--9-9-9.--5-5-5.--9-9-9.--5-5-5.--9-9-9.--|
G|-5-5-5.--9-9-9.--5-5-5.--9-9-9.--5-5-5.--9-9-9.--5-5-5.--9-9-9.--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-555-5-5.--777-7-7.--555-5-5.--777-7-7.--555-5-5.--777-7-7.--555-5-5.--777-7-7.--|
B|-555-5-5.--999-9-9.--555-5-5.--999-9-9.--555-5-5.--999-9-9.--555-5-5.--999-9-9.--|
G|-555-5-5.--999-9-9.--555-5-5.--999-9-9.--555-5-5.--999-9-9.--555-5-5.--999-9-9.--| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-solo:
Rhythm guitar:
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
Mandolin:
e|----5.--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|----5.--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-6--6.--6-6-6-6--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Lead guitar:
e|-9------------|
B|------12--10--|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
2nd solo:
The 1st solo plays very quietly in the background, but it's more of a production
trick, than an essential part of the song, so I won't tab it here again.
Lead guitar:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9b10-------7-9-7-9b10-9-7---7b8-7~~~--------2---------|
G|---------------------------9----------6-6/8--3-3/6--4--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| x8
D|------------|
A|-7--9--9-9--|
E|------------|
Lead guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------14-b15r14--------------------|
G|-3-b4-----6--8--b9---6-7-9-7-6-6~~6-----------13--11---13b14-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar - key change:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------| x8
D|-9--7--5--|
A|-9--7--5--|
E|-7--5--3--|
Lead guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13pb14--r13p11\9-9/11-9/11~~~~~~-13-b14---14r13-11~~-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------13\11---8\7-/8--/9\8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This bit is just rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs, but done quietly for the last 8 bars:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8----h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8-\\\\--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar - key change again:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| x16
D|------11----|
A|-7--9----9--|
E|------------|
Bridge:
"I was just another one,
Waiting for the bees to come,
I was Mother Nature's son"
The bass plays this underneath the lyrics:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------| x20
D|-----------|
A|------4----|
E|-0--2---2--|
Guitar plays a chord:
e|----2----------------------------|
B|---2-----------------------------|
G|--3------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|------------2--------------------|
Bass:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------| x4
D|-----------|
A|------4----|
E|-0--2---2--|
"But I was just another one"
Bass:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------| x4
D|-----------|
A|------4----|
E|-0--2---2--|
Outro solo:
"Just another one"
Lead guitar:
e|----------------------------------9b11--r9-------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9------------11-11-11-11-11--11-11--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9b11.-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------11-11-11-11-11b13r11-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11\\\--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11p9-11p9-11-9--11p9-11p9-11-9--11p9-11p9-11-9--11p9-11p9-11-9--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11p9-11p9-11-9--11p9-11p9-11-9--11p9-11p9-11-9--11p9-11p9-11-9--11---b13--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End with:
"Oh"
Rhythm guitar:
e|-2--2--|
B|-2--2--|
G|-3--3--|
D|-4--4--|
A|-4--4--|
E|-2--2--|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| B Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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