Song:Mother of violence Artist:Peter Gabriel Album:Peter Gabriel II Transcribed by: Andrea Baroncini (a.baro@tiscali.it) Note:This transcription in far from being exact, it's only my own interpretation for acoustic guitar of the song. This work is dedicated to my daughter Laura, lamb for whom time had not a fold. Scandicci, March 2006 Intro : Emin7 Bmin7 Emin7 E--------3-----|-------3-----|-2--------3---| B----3-------3-|---3-------3-|-------3--3---| G------4-------|-----4-------|-----2----4---| Repeat D--2-----------|-2-----------|---4------2---| A--------------|-------------|-2------------| e--------------|-------------|--------------| Verse 1: (The sequence Emin7 / Bmin7 / Emin7 is played with the same pattern as the intro) Emin7 Bmin7 Emin7 Walking the street ... Emin7 Bmin7 Emin7 ... Emin7 Bmin7 Emin7 ... Emin7 Everybody F#/A# B knows... she goes E--------2-----|-------2-----|--------------|-------------| B------2---2---|-----2---2---|-------4------|-------4-----| G----3-------3-|---3-------3-|-----4---4----|-----4---4---| D--------------|-------------|---4-------4--|---4-------4-| A--1-----------|-1-----------|-2------------|-2-----------| e--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| B/A E--------------|-------------| B--------4-----|-------4-----| G------4---4---|-----4---4---| D----4-------4-|---4-------4-| A--0-----------|-0-----------| e--------------|-------------| Verse 2: * G D/F# 1. Fear, fear she's the ... 2. breed. fear she's the ... E--3-----3-----|-3-----3-----|-----2-----2-|-----2-----2--| B------3-----3-|-----3-----3-|---3---3-5---|---3---3-5----| G----4-----4---|---4-----4---|-2-----------|-2------------| D--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| A--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| e--3-----------|-3-----------|-2-----------|-2------------| G D C G/B Amin7 1. mother of violence don't ... 2. mother of violence you know ... E--------4-2---|-------2---2-|-------0-----|-------------| B------3-------|---3-5---3---|-----1---3---|-----0-1-----| G----4-------2-|-2-----2-----|---0-----0-0-|---0---0-0---| x2 D--2-------0---|-0-----------|---------0---|-0---------2-|(Da *) A--------------|-------------|-3-------2---|-------0-----| e--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Verse 3: ** D6/9 1. need 2. breathe E--------0-----|-------2-----|-------0-----|-------2-----| B------0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| G----2-------2-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-| D--0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| A--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| e--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Cmaj7/9 E--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B--------0-----|-------3-----|-------0-----|-------3-----| G------0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| x2 D----2-------2-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|(Da **) A--3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------| e--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D6/9 D (Emin7) D7 believe to believe in anything at all E--------0-----|-------2-----|-------------|-------5-----| B------0---0---|-----0---0---|-----3-----3-|-----3---7---| G----2-------2-|---2-------2-|---2-----0---|---0-------5-| D--0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----2-----|-4-----7-----| A--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| e--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G Gsus4 G E--x-----------|-x-----------|-x-----------|------7-5-3--| B--0-------0---|-1-------1---|-0-----------|------8-7-5--| G--0-0---0---0-|-0-0---0---0-|-0-----------|-------------| (Da Capo) D--0---0-------|-0---0-------|-0-----------|-------------| (Verse 1) A--2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-------------| e--3-------3---|-3-------3---|-3-----------|-------------|