brother to brother

intro

F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . .
| F11 | F7 – 9+5 | F6 | F7 – 5+5 |

D5 C F D# D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| Cm9 Dm7 | D#m9 F11 | Gmaj7 . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

D5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A# B C#5 D C# B4 A#
| G#m7 – 5 | C#11 C#7 – 9+5 | F#maj7 . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

C#5 A#4 B D#5 C# A#4 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
| n . C . | Dsus2/F# | . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
– – – – – – – – – – – – 6/4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
verse

Bm9 D7/A
brother to brother

C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
now we must join our hearts and hands

D7/A C#11 F#7+9+5 F7 – 9+5
yeah yeah

Bm9 D7/A D7+9+5
yeah if we love one another

gmaj9addC# C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
we hold key to the promised land

Am7/D D7 – 9+5 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5
yeah

chorus ( voice as intro )

F11 F7 – 9+5 F6 F7 – 5+5
think of all that we’ve been through

Cm9 Dm7 D#m9 F11 Gmaj7
the shucks and jives and royal blues

G#m7 – 5 C#11 C#7 – 9+5 F#maj7
let us pray our time will co – o – o – me

C#5 A#4 B D#5 C# A#4 A
n . C Dsus2/F#
when this world will live as one

Bm9 D7/A
brother to brother

C#11 F#7+9+5 Bm7
now dont let the devil get you down

D7/A C#11 F#7+9+5 F7 – 9+5
ooooh

Bm9 D7/A D7+9+5
cause its bread and its butter

Dmaj7/G C#m7 F#7+5
that makes this whole damn world

Bm7
go round and round

Am7/D D9+5 Gmaj9 C#m11 F#7+5
yeah

F11 F7 – 9+5 F6 F7 – 5+5
do you know where we went wrong

Cm9 Dm7 D#m9 F11 Gmaj7
tell me why the lines are drawn

G#m7 – 5 C#11 C#7 – 9+5 F#maj7
and let us break our boundries down

C#5 A#4 B D#5 C# A#4 A
n . C Dsus2/F#
and live our lives on com mon ground

piano solo :

over E – B
alternating bass
A#4 G# B A# F# G# . . . . .
F# E G#m F# E . . . . . .

over D# – A# alternating bass

A#4 F F# A# F E . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F# C# F# C# C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

over D – a alternating bass

E4 D E G F# D
C A# C D# D A#

xylo : E4 B3 E4 F#3 A E4 G3 C4 E G#3 B E5 A3 B E4
piano : F#3 G G# A
C#7+9 Dadd9 C/D# E Asus2/F

guitar : ( slowly and majestically )

E D# E F# E F# G F# G A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F#11 F#7 – 5 F#7 – 9+5 F#7+9+5

guitar solo :

| Bm9 | D9/A | C#11 | F#7+9+5 F#7 – 9+5 |

| Bm9 | Am7/D D9+5 | gmaj9addC# | C#m9 |

| Bm9 | Am7/D D9+5 | Gmaj7 | C#m9 F#7 – 9+5 |

| F11 | F7 – 9+5 | F6 | F7 – 5+5 |

| Cm9 Dm7 | D#m9 F11 | Gmaj7 . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

| G#m7 – 5 | C#11 C#7 – 9+5 | F#maj7 . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

| F# |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6/4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

| Dsus2/F# | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |

| Bm11 | | | |

| Cmaj9/6 | | | |

| Bm11 | | | |

| Cmaj9/6 | | | |

| Bm11 | | Cmaj9/6 | |

instrumental alternate between Bm11 Cmaj9/6

bass solo on Bm7

continue again with alternating Bm11 Cmaj9/6

. . . ( with background vocal ’ahh’s ending on :

| Bm9 D7/A | C#11 F7+5+9 | F7 – 9+5

| F11 | F7 – 9+5 | F6 | F7 – 5+5 |

| Cm9 Dm7 | D#m9 F11 | Gmaj7 . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

| G#m7 – 5 | C#11 C#7 – 9+5 | F#maj7 . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

| F# | Asus4/F# | . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |

Bm9 D7/A
oh , mothers and fathers

C#11 F#7+5 Bm7
where will tomorrows children be?

oh , brother , my brother

gmaj9addC# C#m9 F#7+5 Bm7
let us live our lives in peace

Am7/D D7 – 9+5 Gmaj9 F#7+9+5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
yeah yeah yeah

end with alternating Bm11 – Cmaj9/6 over guitar and vocals

transcription and chart
peter kruger
casparus50@yahoo . ca