Mother May I Lyrics

MOTHER MAY I
As recorded by Coheed and Cambria
(From the 2005 Album GOOD APOLLO, I'M BURNING STAR IV -
VOLUME ONE: FROM FEAR THROUGH THE EYES OF MADNESS)
Words by Claudio Sanchez
Music by Coheed and Cambria
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'muted'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'clean'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Moderately Q=150
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------------
||o-----------------------|------------------|
||o--7--7----7--7---10-10-|---3-3---3-3--3---|
| Gtr II
| PM---|
||o---------13-12------10-|------------------|
||o-------7---------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------o||
|--7--7----7--7---10-10-|---3-3---3-3--3---o||
| PM---|
|---------13-12------10-|------------------o||
|-------7---------------|------------------o||
$
PM-----------------------------------
||o-----------------------|--------------------|
||o--7--7-----7-7---10-10-|----3--3---3-3--3---|
| PM-----------------------------| PM
||o-----------------------|--------------------|
||o-------10--------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------o||
|--7--7-----7-7---10-10-|----3--3---3-3--3----o||
| PM-----------------------------| PM
|-----------------------|---------------------o||
|-------10--------------|---------------------o||
PM-------------------------------------
||o----------------------|-------------------|
||o----7--7----7--7---10-|-10---3-3---3-3--3-|
| PM---|
||o-----------13-12------|-10----------------|
||o---------7------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------o||
|----7--7----7--7---10-|-10---3-3---3-3--3--o||
| PM---|
|-----------13-12------|-10-----------------o||
|---------7------------|--------------------o||
PM----------------------------------------
| PM-----| PM------------------
| H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------| PM--------------|
| E H E E E E E E E E E E E
PM------------------------------------------
| PM-----------| PM------------------
| E H E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtrs I, IV Gtrs IV, V
|-----------------| PM--| PM|
| E H E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------
| PM PM--| PM------------------
| +E H E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------| PM--------------|
| E H E E E E E E E E E E E
PM------------------------------------------
| PM-----------| PM------------------
| E H E E E E E E E E E E E
To CodD.S. al Coda
Gtrs I, IV Gtrs IV, V
|-----------------| PM--|
| E H E E E E E E E E E E E +E
&
Gtrs I, IV, V
PM----------------------|
| Gtr II
| +E H.. W
| Gtr IV
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q
| PM--------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3s1-------|
| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q
Guitar Break
Gtr V
+E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
| Gtr IV
| Gtr III
| +E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
+E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
| +E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
+E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
| +E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
+E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
| +E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
Gtr III
PM----------------------------------------------
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM---------------------------------
| Q H. W
|---------| PM-------------------------|
| W W
PM------------------------------------|
| PM-----| PM--|
PM----------------------------------|
| PM-----| PM--|
PM---------------------------------------------
| PM------| PM---------------------------------
|---------| PM-------------------------|
PM------------------------------------|
| PM-----| PM--|
PM----------------------------------|
| PM-----| PM--|
Gtrs III, V
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
| Gtr IV
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-12-12-10-10--8--8--7--7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------o||
|--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-----------------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------------|-------------------o||
Gtr V
PM--------------------| TP
E E E E E E E E E E H Q
| Gtr III
| PM----------------| TP
| E E E E E E E E E H E Q
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TP
| W +H H
Gtrs III, V
||o--------------------|-------------------|
||o--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
| Gtr IV
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o----8------8------8-|------8------8-----|
||o--------------------|-------------------|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q
| PM--------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3s1-------|
| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q
Gtrs III, IV
| Gtr V
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q
| PM--------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3s1-------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------o||
|--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-|-------10--9-------9---------5-7-o||
| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------------12---o||
Gtr V
+E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q H.
| Gtr IV
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q H.
| Gtr III
| +E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E +Q H.
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths