Good Mother Chords
by Terri Clark
Good Mother by Terri Clark is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, FaddG, F, A, E, Fm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Terri Clark: Good Mother
Good Mother (written by Jann Arden)
Performed by Terri Clark ("Fearless" Mercury Records 2000)
Tabbed by Dale Krysinski (1/2003)
Intro and verse:
C G Am FaddG
-------0---------|--------------|---------0----|------3--
----------1------|------1--0----|------1-------|---------
-----0---------0-|----0-------0-|----2-------0-|----2----
---2--------0h2--|--0-----------|--2-----------|--3------
-3---------------|--------------|0-------------|---------
-----------------|3-------------|--------------|1--------
Play this over and over. During the verse, Terri adds a
note or two (F C) at the end of the FaddG measure to
transition back into the C. At the end of a verse, Terri
adds another measure of FaddG
Transition into bridge (starts right after normal Am):
F G
----------------|
------1-------0-|
----2-------0---|
--3-------0-----|
----------------|
1-------3-------|
Bridge (not exactly right but it's how I play it):
A E Fm D
--------0---|0------------|2-----------|2------2-------|
--------2---|0------0-----|2------2----|3--------3-----|
------2-2---|1----1----1--|2----2----2-|2----2-----2---|
----2-------|---2---------|---4--------|---0---------0-|
-0--------0-|-------------|------------|---------------|
------------|0------------|2-----------|---------------|
A E Fm D G
--------0---|0------------|2----------|2-----3----|
--------2---|0------0-----|2-----2----|3-----0----|
------2-2---|1----1----1--|2---2----2-|2-----0----| back
----2-------|---2---------|--4--------|---0-------| to
-0--------0-|-------------|-----------|-----------| verse
------------|0------------|2----------|---------3-|
Outro:
F (ritard) C(sweep)
------------------|------|
---------1-0---0--|---1--|
---0-2-0-2-0-2----|--0---|
-3----------------|-2----|
-0----------------|3-----|
------------------|------|
This is written to play fingerstyle. The chords are shown
to help with the left hand position, or if you just want to
strum along.
Any comments or suggestions for improvements (especially on
the bridge), please e-mail me at
[email protected]