Tonic - "My Old Man"
From "Lemon Parade" Album
Standard, Capo 1st fret for Acoustic and 2 Electric Guitar parts
tabbed by jjhand
Very soft smooth song by Emerson Hart, let strings ring throughout. Please Rate or Comment.
Intro - Rhythm Acoustic
Db Gb Db_maj7
f|----------------------------|--------------0-----------|-------------------------|
C|----------------------------|------0---0-----0---0-----|----0------------0---0---|
Ab|-------9-----------2-2---0--|----------0-------0-------|-------------------2---0-|
Eb|----------------------------|--------2-2-------2-------|-------------------------|
Bb|----10-----------3-----3----|-3------------------------|-----------0---3---------|
F|-8-------8\-1---------------|-3----------------------3/|/8------8\-1-------------|
|-----------------------------|
|------0---------0-----0------|
|------------0-----0-----0----|
|-2----------2-------2--------|
|-3-------3-------------------|
|-3------------------------3/-|
Verse - Play Similarly 8x, some small changes occur
f|---------------------------|------------0-------------|
C|-------0----------0---0----|--------0-----0----0------|
Ab|--------------------2---0--|--------0--------0---0----|
Eb|------------------------0--|--------2-----------------|
Bb|-------------(0)--------0--|-3------------------------|
F|-/8------8\---1------------|-3----3----------------3/-|
(0) note is not always played
Lyrics:
"Me and my old man
Don't see eye to eye
We take our walks outside
Underneath the birch trees
He said I think it's gonna freeze this year
I said I gotta get away from here
Me and my old man
Me and my old man"
Chorus 1 - Acoustic, with Distorted Electric playing similar strums
Ab_m Db_add2
f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
"Should have been enough to know That you'd let us all down"
f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|----------------|
C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----3--|-(3)------------|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|-(5)------------|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|-(5)------------|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----3--|-(3)------------|
F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|----------------|
"Could have been enough to try Without making a sound"
Chorus 1 Ending - Acoustic (Electric 1 plays chords)
|--3----3-----3-------------|------------3------3--3-----|-3----3-----3--------|-
|-v3----3---3---3----3--3---|---3--3---3----3------------|-3----3---3---3---3--|-
|--3----3---------3-----5---|------5----------5------3-3-|-3----3---------3-5--|-
|-----------------------5---|------5---------------------|------------------5--|-
|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------3--|-
|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------#--|-
| 'v' is arpeggio upward. Hold last chord noted by #
|
| Overdub Electric 2 (w/ slide) - Slides are done slowly
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------2/____/5----|-(5)-------------------------|-------------2/___/5--|
|--------------2/____/5----|-(5)-------------------------|-------------2/___/5--|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
"It's all part of the plan my dear ..."
Play Verse again with Electric adding this:
f|-----------|--------------|----------|---0--------|-----------|--------------|
C|-----------|---------0----|----------|-----0------|-----------|--0---------0-|
Ab|---rest----|-------0------|--rest----|-------0*---|--rest-----|--0-------0---|
Eb|-----------|-----2--------|----------|------------|-----------|-^2-----2-----|
Bb|-----------|--------------|----------|------------|-----------|--3-----------|
F|-----------|--------------|----------|------------|-----------|--------------|
* Note is heard faintly, ^ means arpeggiate chord down
rest one bar, then play:
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|----------|---------------|
|----0----------|-------------|-----------0-----|--------0-|-----------0---|
|--0---0--------|--rest-------|-------0-------0-|--------0-|-------0-----0-|
|-^2-----2------|-------------|-----2-----------|-------^2-|---------2-----|
|--3------------|-------------|-3---------------|--------3-|---------------|
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|----------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|----------------|
|------------|-----0------|-----------|------0---------|
|--rest------|--0----0----|--rest-----|----0-------0---|
|------------|-^2------2--|-----------|--------2-------|
|------------|--3---------|-----------|----------------|
|------------|------------|-----------|----------------|
Second Verse Lyrics:
"So we walked along the mending walls
Laid beneath the tortured talls
And we sang a song of newfound cheer
Laughed at the passing years
Yeah we talked about things to come
Talked about the battles won
He said I think it's gonna freeze this year
I said I gotta get away from here"
Chorus 2
f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|-----5--5--5--5--|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----3--|-----3--3--3--3--|
F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
"Should have been enough to know That you'd let us all down"
f|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3---v5--|
C|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|
Ab|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----6--|
Eb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----5--|
Bb|--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----7--|
F|--3----3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3----5--|
"Could have been enough to try, Could have been enough to try"
Bb7 Bb7sus4
f|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
C|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------5----|
Ab|-(6)----6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-6-7-6------6-|
Eb|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
Bb|-(7)----7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------|
F|-(5)----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
|
| Distorted Electric (w/ heavy Chorus)
f|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|------------5-----------------|---------5----------------------|
Ab|----------------6-----------7-|-------------------6b7r6--------|
Eb|--------5---------------------|-----5---------------------5----|
Bb|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tonic/my_old_man_tab.html ]
cont
Acoustic
f|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
C|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------5----|
Ab|-6----6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-6-7-6------6-|
Eb|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
Bb|-7----7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--------------|
F|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------------|
|
| Electric
f|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|------------5-----------------|--------------5-----------------|
Ab|----------------6-----------7-|-------------------6b7r6--------|
Eb|--------5---------------------|---------5-----------------5----|
Bb|--7---------------------------|---7----------------------------|
F|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Acoustic
f|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
C|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
Ab|-6----6---6-6-6-6-6-6-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7----|
Eb|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
Bb|-7----7---7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7----|
F|-5----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5----|
|
| Electric
f|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|------------5---------------|----5---------------------5-----|
Ab|----------------6---------7-|-----------7-------7b8r7--------|
Eb|--------5-------------------|--------5-----------------------|
Bb|--7-------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
End Chorus 2:
Eb Ebmaj7
f|----------------------------|--2-------------------------|
C|-------3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3---|--2-------------------------|
Ab|-------2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2---|--2-------------------------|
Eb|-------0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0-------------------------|
Bb|-(0)------------------------|--0-------------------------|
F|----------------------------|----------------------------|
() is Electric * both guitars
Bridge - Second Acoustic play 3x
Ab Gb Db
f|-------7\5--------5\-|-------0---------------|
C|----8----------6-----|----1------------5b6r5-|
Ab|-7----------5--------|-0---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------|
F|---------------------|-----------------------|
Distorted Electric (Chorus on) plays chords indicated
During Bridge, Rhythm Acoustic plays
f|--------------------------|-----------------0-------0-----------|
C|-----------------------0--|-------------------1-------1---1---0-|
Ab|-------0--0---------0-----|-0---------0--0--------0-------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-2---------2---------2-----------2---|
Bb|--------------------------|-3---------3-------------------------|
F|-3------------1-----------|-------------------------------------|
f|--------------------------|-----------------0-----0-----0------|
C|-------0---------------0--|-------------------1-----1-------0--|
Ab|----------0---------0-----|-0---------0--0------0-----0--------|
Eb|--------------------------|-2---------2------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|-3---------3------------------------|
F|-3------------1-----------|------------------------------------|
f|----------------------0----|------------------------------------|
C|-------0--------0---0----0-|-0h1--1-1-1--1-----1--1--1--1---0-0-|
Ab|----------0-------0--------|-0----0-0-0--0-----0--0--0--0---0-0-|
Eb|---------------------------|-2----2-2-2--2-----2--2--2--2---0-0-|
Bb|---------------------------|-3----3-3-3--3-----3--3--3--3---0-0-|
F|-3------------1------------|------------------------------------|
Play Chorus 1 again, with Chorus ending playing 2x
Reprise of Bridge (4:49)- 2 Acoustics overlapping:
f|-------------------------|------0--------0-----0----0----|
C|-------------------0-----|-0h1------1------1-1---1--1-0--|
Ab|-------0--0----------0-0-|-0--------0--------0-----------|
Eb|----0--------------------|-0h2----0-2--------------------|
Bb|-----------------2-------|-------------------------------|
F|-3-----------1-----------|-------------------------------|
f|-------------------0-----|------0--------0-----0----0------|
C|-------------------0-0---|-0h1------1------1-1---1----1-0--|
Ab|-------0--0------------0-|-0--------0--------0-----0----0--|
Eb|----0--------------------|-0h2----0-2----------------------|
Bb|-----------------2-------|---------------------------------|
F|-3-----------1-----------|---------------------------------|
Continue playing Bridge Chords on Rhythm Acoustic during Solo
Guitar Solo (Distorted Electric at 5:03):
f|--------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------------------|
F|-0-2.6NH----5\--0---|-3---3-5b6r5--3--1----3-5b6r5-3-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------7-8-----|
|--------------------------|---8--------8~--8---6---5-----5-8-|
|------------------4----/7-|-7----10b12-------0---0-----------|
|-5~--5-7-5---5-5~---5-----|-5----------------0---0-----------|
|-----------7--------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-8~--8-8\--------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------3-6-3-0-5b6r5-3---|
At 5:20, Acoustic 2 returns for Outro:
Acoustic 2
f|-7-------------------|--------------7b8r7~--|-7-----------------|
C|---8---------------8-|----------------------|---8-------------8-|
Ab|-----7---------------|----------------------|-----7-------------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
Bb|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
F|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
|Dist. Electric
f|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
C|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|--rest---------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|----5---5-5~---5-5\---|---------------------------5-|
Bb|---------------------|------7---------------|-----------------------------|
F|---------------------|----------------------|-3--3-5b6r5-3-1--0-5b6r5-3---|
Acoustic 2
f|-7---------------7b8r7~-|-----------------------------|---7---------------|
C|---8--------------------|------------------------6/8--|-----8--------8----|
Ab|-----7------------------|-----------------------------|-------7-----------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
F|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|
|Dist. Electric
f|------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
C|------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
Eb|-(5)-----------5-5~-x-x-|---------------------------5-|-(5)--5-----5-5~----|
Bb|--------5-5-/7------x-x-|-----------------------------|--------5/7---------|
F|------------------------|-3--3-5b6r5-3-1--0-5b6r5-3---|------------------0-|
Continue with fadeout similarly
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend note, increase pitch as shown
| r release bend
| ~ vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| x Mute note
| () held notes from previous bar, or a second guitar part when indicated
