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Father To Son
Words and music by Brian May
Bass TAB
Bass Performance by John Deacon
* * * * * *
|-------|-------|---------8---------------------------------------|
|-------|-------|------------8--5---------------------------------|
|-10----|-8-----|-6---------------555555555555555-3-------5-------|
|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5-----------2-------2---2-----------------------------------|
|----5----5--55-----2----2---2---23---3---3-------5---5---5---3-3-|
|---------------------0------------------3----3----------5--------|
* * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-----------2---------------------------5-------------------|
|---5---5-2---2--2--2------------------------5-52-3---3---3-------|
|-3----------2--------0-0-0-0-0---3---3---3------3---3---3----3---|
* * *
|------------------------|-------|--------|
|-7-------7---7----------|-------|--------|
|----7---7---7--7-5------|-3-----|-5------|
|-----5------------------|-------|--------|
* * * * * * * *
|---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
|-5---------4---4-2-----------------------------------------------|
|---------5---5-------------------33--3---3-------5---------------|
|-------------------0-0---00000----------3----3-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5---4---4---2---------------------------3-------------------|
|---5---5---5---5---2------------------------5-52-32-23---3--3----|
|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3--33------3--3----3----3333|
* * * *
|---------------------14---7/--14---|
|-----7-------7-77------------------|
|-5------7---7-7--5-----------------|
|---------5-------------------------|
* * * *
|-------|-------|---------8---------------------------------|
|-------|-------|------------8--5---------------------------|
|-10----|-8-----|-6---------------555555555555555-8---------|
|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
|---8h10-8h10-10-------------------------------15h17-h17-17---------------|
|----------------------------3-1----------------------------15------------|
|----------------8---------------1----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1---------/-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------1--------------------------------------------7-77----750-----7-7-|
|---------1--11111444444444444444444444444...//---0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * *
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5---4------7-7-----7-7-----7-7--5---4------7-77----7-7-7-7----57-------|
|---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------0-0-----0-0---------567--65305--|
* * * * * * *
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7--5----------7-777-7777775...----|
|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0---05--0-0---------------------|
* * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----77------77-------7----5----------7-5-----7------77----5------|
|-000----00-------0------------5--0------70-------0------------5--|
* * * * * * * *
|-----97----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9---------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-77---5777775------777755554444----75-57---75-5----777--5---4--|
|---------------750000------------0-0---7---0---7-0-0-------------|
* * * * * * * * *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-77---910-10107-7910-1010-5-------------------------------5-----------|
|-0-00----0-0------------------------5--0--23---0--23---0--23--------5--0----|
|------|------|
|------|------|
|-5----|-3----|
|------|------|
* * * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------------------789999999997--------------|
|----------------7-------------------------45789------------9875----------|
|-----7-7777777-7-777775---5------777775-57---------------------75777775-5|
|-0-00------------------70-----5/-------7-------------------------------7-|
* * * * * * * *
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
|-75----------7-77-5--4-45----75-5----75-5---------5-------------|-5---|-3---|
|----7-53-0-0----------5--0-0---7-0-00--7-0-023--------5--0------|-----|-----|
* * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------5-5-5-5-7-------777-5-5-3---3---3-------5-------5---3---|
|-3-3-3-3-----------7-0-07-----------3---3----3-------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------9---|
|-----5--------4-02---2-------------------------------5------7-7-----9--9-|
|----5-5-02--22-2--------2----------------3-------3-------5-----5-7-------|
|-3-----3-----------------0-0000003---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
|------------------------------------|
|---------7---7---------------------|
|-----7-----------3------------32----|
|-5------------------------------35-|
* * * * * * * *
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-------5----------------------------7-7-77777-55555-555553----|
|-----------------3---*---3---3_____--------7-------5------------531-|
|-3-------3--------------3-----3-3-3-5---5--------------------------3|
* * * * * * * *
|--------------------------------------------------------53-------|
|--------55-55553-------------5-557-77---77-7777735-5553---53-----|
|----------------53-333-333-33--------7-7---------------5----531--|
|-3-3----------------------------------5------------------------01|
* * * * * * * *
|---------------------------------------------------------3-------|
|---------5---53--------------5555777775----------55555555-5533---|
|--------5---5---53-3-3---3--3----------75---------------------531|
|-3--33------------------3----------------5-5-5-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
|-------------------------------_____-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-5-5---------7--7775-555555555...|
|-------------_____-3---3-3-3-3--------------7--------------------|
|-3---3--13---3-3-3-------------------5--55-----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------_____----------5----------3-----------|
|-----5-------53------------555-5-5-7------77--775--5--5-5--3-------|
|----5---5-------53-333-333------------7----------75----------5-31--|
|-3-------3-----------------------------5-------------------------12|
* * * * * * * *
|----------33-----------------_____---------------------------------|
|---5-5-555--553--------------5-5-5-7-7-75------75--5-5---5553-5353-|
|---------------553-3-3-3-3-3--------------7-------7----------5----5|
|-3----------------------3------------------5-----------------------|
* *
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-3-3-3--03...--|
Great song and bass lines!
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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BOOKER Average |
#1 by BOOKER at Apr 13, 1972 at 8:20 PM EST |
| One of my favourite tracks on the album. The way it goes through all the different sections so efforlessly is amazing! | |
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Andy Average |
#2 by Andy Quinton at Aug 20, 1979 at 11:33 AM EST |
| One of the best tracks on Queen II. Underrated. | |
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Dan Lead Player |
#3 by Dan archy at Oct 8, 1984 at 1:19 PM EST |
| Well I donīt know but this song rocks! | |
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GRiMM Average |
#4 by GRiMM . at Aug 16, 1985 at 8:49 AM EST |
| This song is the best on Queen II, the bridge is honestly the heaviest thing I've ever heard in a song. Thats what makes it so good, a nice original heavy metal ballad this one is. | |
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Ransom Professional |
#5 by Ransom Marx at Jan 22, 1988 at 5:55 AM EST |
| I couldn't believe that more people hadn't reviewed this song. This is a powerful song with some of the best heavy metal guitar ever played, even by the guitar god himself. Brian May is the best guitarist in history and with the possible exception of Freddie Mercury, the greatest songwriter. If you have not heard this album you should. It is absolutely amazing beginning to end. | |
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Diego Wanna Be |
#6 by Diego at Jun 24, 1988 at 12:07 AM EST |
| Well I donīt know but this song rocks! | |
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Kevin Average |
#7 by Kevin Barker at Jan 13, 1995 at 12:37 PM EST |
| I totally agree about this album being absolutely amazing... everyone should listen to it. | |
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its leeeeeeeeer Wanna Be |
#8 by its leeeeeeeeeroy jenkins at Mar 10, 1996 at 4:24 AM EST |
| I seem to remember Brian saying somewhere that he tried not to make his songs too personal... Of course, they were pretty personal in the early 90's, especially on his solo albums. But I don't know how directly personal his early songs were. There probably is a personal element in this song, but I don't think it's a description of Brian's entire relationship with his father. I this this song is about a king who is about to go off to battle and is giving his son some last advice through a letter. His son doesn't understand the advice yet because he is still young, so he either cannot or will not grasp the meaning. When the father dies and the son becomes king, he will have many struggles, but he will look back at his father's letter and start to understand it, and that will help him. He will eventually pass that advice onto his own son. It's basically about children not taking their parents' advice until they are older, more mature, and have gone through some of the things their parents went through. It may be hard to understand advice until the children learn it themselves from experience; then when they grow up, they will have the same problem of trying to give their children the advice when they aren't ready to take it yet. | |
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Neil Average |
#9 by Neil Carson at Jun 12, 2001 at 12:22 AM EST |
| A very obvious Brian composition, as he can be very personal with his own songs. And this song is no exception to that. A song inspired by his own relationship with his father. It was a very bumpy ride for him i think, because there is so much anger in this song, but in the end there's bliss and serenity. The legacy left behind by a father to his son. | |
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Roger Lead Player |
#10 by Roger Ipswitch at Nov 14, 2004 at 4:49 PM EST |
| Brian May was so underrated as a songwriter. It was always about Freddie. This is one of my favourite ever Queen songs. Brilliant. | |
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CJ Average |
#11 by CJ Breidt at Jan 16, 2007 at 12:38 AM EST |
| Possibly; I know his father helped him build his first guitar -- the built it together. I always thought he had a good relationship with his father, but maybe I'm wrong? If you listen to "Good Company," he talks about his father giving him the advice to always keep your family close (and his sorrow at not heeding his dad). | |
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