Daughter - Smother
Album: If You Leave
Tunning: Drop C# - Half step down and drop D (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
I do not take credit for this tab, I just took "laurenmcg"'s tab and made some
corrections and arranged it to the lyrics,
with a little help from the video of the KEXP performance
For R.M.
G1 Finger Picking
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------4----------------------------------------------7-----------------------7------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5----------------------------------------------9------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------------|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------11-----------------------6----------7------/-----4------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------12-----------------------7-----------------------5------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
Gb|------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------4---/---7------------------------7------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------5-----------9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------9------------------------------------------|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
Gb|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
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G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------11-----------------------2-----------------------4------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------12-----------------------0-----------------------5------------------|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
Gb|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
--
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------7---------------------11-----------------------7-----------------------4------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------9----------------------------------------------9-----------------------5------------------|
Db|----------------------------12------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Gb|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
I am wasted losing time, I'm a foolish fragile spine
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-----6-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----9-----9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7--7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Gb|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|
I want all that is not mine I want him but we're not right
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------------------4-----------------7-----7-----7-----7-----4-----4-----4-----2-----4|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----0-----------------------5-----------------9-----9-----9-----9-----5-----5-----5-----4-----5|
G2
Eb|---------------------------------------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----9-----5--|
Bb|------------------------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
In the darkness I will meet my creators And they will all agree, that I'm a suffocator
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------4----------------------------------------------7-----------------------7------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5----------------------------------------------9------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9------------------|
G2
Eb| ---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
Bb|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
Gb|7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
--
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------11-----------------------6-----------------------4------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------12-----------------------7-----------------------5------------------|
G2
Eb|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----2-----2-----5-----5-----5-|
Bb|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----7-----7-----7-----7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----7-----7-----7----|
Gb|4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/daughter/smother_tab_ver_3.html ]
G1
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Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------7---------------------7------------------------11------------2---------4------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------9------------------------12------------0---------5------------------|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I should go now quietly | For my bones | to lie down and sleep
| have found a place |
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----7-----7|
G2
Eb|-------5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----0-----0-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9------5---|
Bb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----3-----3-----2-----2-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7|
Gb|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---2-2---2-2---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
Where all my | All my limbs | All my children | What a mees
| To follow
layers can become reeds | can become trees | can become me | I leave |
G1
|Strumming
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Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----7-----7|
G2
Eb|--5----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----5----|
Bb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7|
Gb|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
to follow to follow to follow
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----7-----7-----7-----7----11----11-----4-----4-----7-----7-----7-----6-----4-----4-----4-----2|
Db|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
Db|-----9-----9-----9-----9----12----12-----5-----5-----9-----9-----9-----7-----5-----5-----5-----0|
G2
Eb|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----2-----2-----5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2------2---|
Bb|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----3-----3-----3-----3-----7-----7-----7-----7-----3-----3-----3-----3|
Gb|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
In the darkness I will meet my creators They will all agree that I'm a suffocator
G1
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Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-----------------2-----4-----------------2-----4-----------------------4-----4-----4--4--4|
Db|-----0-----------------0-----0-----------------0-----0-----------------------0-----0-----0--0--0|
Ab|-----------------------0-----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----------------0-----5-----------------0-----5-----------------------5-----5-----5--5--5|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Suffocator Suffocator Oh no,
G1
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Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|22-2-4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---4--4--4---2-2-2-4---4---4--4--4---2-2-2-4-----4-----4--4--4|
Db|00-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0---0--0--0---0-0-0-0-----0-----0--0--0|
Ab|---0-----------------------------------------------0-----------------------0--------------------|
Db|44-0-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5---5--5--5---4-4-0-5---5---5--5--5---4-4-0-5-----5-----5--5--5|
G2
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm sorry if I smothered you I'm sorry if I smothered you
G1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|22-2-7-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-4---2--2--4---4---4--4--4---2--2--4-----4-----4--4--4|
Db|00-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0---0--0--0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0|
Ab|---0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|44-0-9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-5---4--4--5---5---5--5--5---4--4--5-----5-----5--5--5|
G2
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Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I sometimes wish I'd stayed inside My mother
Never to come
G1
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Gb|-----7-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4|
Db|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5|
G2
Eb|-----7-----------5-----------2-----------2-h3--2-----7-----------5-----------2-----------2-h3--2|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
out
G1
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Gb|-----7-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4-----7-----7-----6-----6-----4-----4-----4-----4|
Db|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5|
G2
Eb|-----7-----------9----10-----2-----------2-h3--2-----7-----------5-----------2-----------2-h3--2|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G1
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Gb|-----7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
Eb|-----7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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F.P.
