Treat Yo Mama Guitar Tab

Sunrise Over Sea Tabs:

Treat Yo Mama »
Peaches & Cream
What You Want
Zebra
Sometimes

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John Butler Trio - Treat Yo Mama
Album: Sunrise over Sea

Tuning: Lapslide Tuning (DADDAD) 


Intro:
|-/12--||-5s3-0------------|------------------|-------0--------|----------| 
|------||-------0-3p0-3s5--|-5s3-0------------|---0h3---3s5----|-3--(3)---| 
|------||------------------|---------3p0-3s5--|----------------|----------| 
|------||------------------|-------0----------|-0--------------|--------3-| 
|------||------------------|------------------|----------------|--------3-| 
|------||------------------|------------------|----------------|--------3-| 


|-------------|-------------------|-----0-----0------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------0h3p0-3s5--| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------3s5--------------| 
|-0--0---3----|-----0---3---3---0-|-3s5--------------------| 
|-0------3----|-------------------|------------------------| 
|-0----0-3----|-3-0---3---3---3---|-3s5--------------------| 


|---------------|-------------------|---------------------| 
|-3p0-----------|-------------------|-------0-----0-----0-| 
|-----3p0-------|-------------------|---------0h3---0h3---| 
|---------/3----|-----0---3---3---0-|-3s5-----------------| 
|---------------|-------------------|---------------------| 
|---------/3----|-3-0---3---3---3---|-3s5-----------------| 


|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------0-| 
|--------------------|-------------------|-------0-----0-------| 
|-/7-5s3-3s5s3-------|-------------------|---------0h3---0h3---| 
|--------------/3----|-----0---3---3---0-|-3s5-----------------| 
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------/3----|-3-0---3---3---3---|-3s5-----------------| 


|-----0-----0-------0-|-(0)-----------------|--------0---------|| 
|---------------------|---------------------|--------0---------|| 
|-0h7---0h5-------3---|---------------------|----------5-(5)--|| 
|-------------/3------|-------0---3---3---0-|-3s5------5-(5)--|| 
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|| 
|-------------/3------|-----0---3---3---3---|-3s5--------------|| 

Verse:
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
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|--------------|-----0-------------|--------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


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|--------------|-----0-------------|--------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-----0-------------|--------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


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|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------|| 
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|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-|| 

Verse:
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-----0-------------|--------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
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|--------------|-----0-------------|--------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
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|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
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|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


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|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-|| 

Chorus:
|--------------|-------------------|-------0---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|-----------0-----| 
|--------------|-----0-------------|-----------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5-----5-------| 
|-0------3-----|-------------------|-----------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5---------5s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|-------0-----0-------| 
|--------------|-------------------|---------0h3---0-----| 
|--------------|-----0-------------|---------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5-------------5s3-| 
|-0------3-----|-------------------|---------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5-------------5s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|-------0---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|-----------0-----| 
|--------------|-----0-------------|-----------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5-----5-------| 
|-0------3-----|-------------------|-----------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5---------5s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|----------------|| 
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|--------------|-----0-------------|----------------|| 
|-0--0---3--3--|---0-----3---3---0-|-3s5----5--5/-0-|| 
|-0------3-----|-------------------|----------------|| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-----3---3---3---|-3s5-------5/---|| 

Bridge:
|-------8-(8)---------|-8p0-----------------------| 
|-------------8-------|-----8p0-------------------| 
|-----8---------8-0h8-|---------8p0---------------| 
|-/8------------------|-------------10-10----10--| 
|---------------------|---------------------------| 
|-/8------------------|-------------10----10-10--| 


|---------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0-|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0-| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0---|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0---| 


|-------8-(8)---------|-8p0-----------------------| 
|-------------8-------|-----8p0-------------------| 
|-----8---------8-0h8-|---------8p0---------------| 
|-/8------------------|-------------10-10----10--| 
|---------------------|---------------------------| 
|-/8------------------|-------------10----10-10--| 


|---------------------|---------------------|| 
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|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0-|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0-|| 
|---------------------|---------------------|| 
|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0---|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0---|| 

Guitar Solo:
|------------|----------------0-|-7s5-3------0h3-0-(0)-|-------0-------------| 
|------------|------------------|--------0h3-----------|-0h3p0---0-3s5---5s3-| 
|-/12--------|-(12)------(12)---|----------------------|---------------------| 
|------------|------------------|----------------------|---------------0-----| 
|------------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------| 
|------------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------| 


|----------------|-------------------| 
|--------------0-|-3s5--5p0-3p0-3s5-| 
|-0----0-0-(0)---|-------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------| 


|---------------------------|------------------| 
|-(5)-7-8-(8)-10-(10)-10h12-|-12----(12)---12--| 
|---------------------------|------------------| 
|---------------------------|------------------| 
|---------------------------|------------------| 
|---------------------------|------------------| 


|-12--10----7-5-3-0-|-----0-(0)-------------|------------------------|| 
|---------10---------|-0h3-------3p0-(0)-3s5-|-(5)--------------------|| 
|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| 
|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| 
|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| 
|--------------------|-----------------------|------/(6)--/(6)s=(3)---|| 


|---------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------| 
|---------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------| 
|---------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------| 
|---0-----0-----------|-------------------|------------|-----0------------| 
|-----0h3---3p0-3s8s5-|-3p0-3s7s5-3p0-5-5s|=8----8----|---0---3p0-3s7s5--| 
|-0-------------------|-------------------|------------|-0----------------| 


|---------------0-----0-|-----0------------0-| 
|-----------------------|--------------------| 
|-----------0h3---0h5---|-0h7---0-/12-10-----| 
|-----0-(0)-------------|--------------------| 
|-0h3-------------------|--------------------| 
|-----------------------|--------------------| 


|-5s7-5p0-0-5s7-5p0-0-|-----0---------0-----| 
|---------------------|-0h3---3s5-(5)---3p0-| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 


|---------------------0-|------0---0-(0)---0-| 
|-3p0-------------------|-3s5----5-------5---| 
|-----0-3s5-(5)-5s3-0---|--------------------| 
|-----------------------|--------------------| 
|-----------------------|--------------------| 
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|-(0)-----------3s5s3-0-|-------------|| 
|-----3-3-3-(3)---------|-0-5-3--3----|| 
|-----------------------|-------------|| 
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|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-| 
|-0h3---0h3---0h3---0h3---|-0h3---0h3---0h5---0h5---| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
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|-----0-----0-(0)------|-0-----0------------| 
|-0h5---0h5--------8-7-|---0h5---3s5--5s7s==| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|--------------------| 


|----------------------|-12--/10-7-7-7-7-7s10-10-10-| 
|-8--8s10--/12-/12-10--|-----------------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------------| 
|----------------------|-----------------------------| 


|-10s7---------------------| 
|-------0h5-0-0h7-0-0h8-0--| 
|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------| 


|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| 
|-8s10-10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-0-12-|-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|| 
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| 
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| 
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| 
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|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----| 
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|-----------12--|-(12)--------|-------------12--|-(12)----|| 
|-12----12------|-(12)--------|--12-----12------|-(12)----|| 
|-12------------|-(12)--------|-(12)------------|-(12)----|| 
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|| 
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|| 
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|| 

Verse (Bass): 
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----| 
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----| 
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----| 
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|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----| 
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|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|---------------|--------------------|| 
|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|---------------|--------------------|| 
|-------------|-------------|------x------x-|------x---x---------|| 
|-------------|-------------|----x------x---|----x-------x-------|| 
|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------|| 
|-------------|-------------|-x------x------|-x------x-----12---|| 

Verse:
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|-----0---3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-0---3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0--0---3--3--|-----0---3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-0---3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
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|-0--0---3--3--|-----0---3---3---0-|-3s5--5---5---------| 
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-0---3---3---3---|-3s5----5---5-(5)s3-| 


|--------------|-------------------|----------------|| 
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|--------------|-------------------|----------------|| 
|-0--0---3--3--|-----0---3---3---0-|-3s5----5--5/-0-|| 
|--------------|-------------------|----------------|| 
|-0----0-3-----|-3-0---3---3---3---|-3s5-------5/---|| 

Outro:
|-------8-(8)---------|-8p0-----------------------| 
|-------------8-------|-----8p0-------------------| 
|-----8---------8-0h8-|---------8p0---------------| 
|-/8------------------|-------------10-10----10--| 
|---------------------|---------------------------| 
|-/8------------------|-------------10----10-10--| 


|---------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0-|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0-| 
|---------------------|---------------------| 
|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0---|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0---| 


|--------8s7-0-5s3-0-|-----0-----0-----------------| 
|--------------------|-0h3---3s5---7s10-10-10-10s8-| 
|-----8--------------|-----------------------------| 
|-/8-----------------|-----------------------------| 
|--------------------|-----------------------------| 
|-/8-----------------|-----------------------------| 


|---------------------|----------------------| 
|---------------------|----------------------| 
|---------------------|----------------------| 
|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0-|-5-5---5-(5)-3-3---0--| 
|---------------------|----------------------| 
|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0---|-5---5-5-(5)-3-3-0----| 


|----------|--------*| 
|----------|--------*| 
|----------|--------*| 
|-0--------|-(0)----*| 
|-0--------|-(0)----*| 
|-0--------|-(0)----*|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ivan Professional	#1 by ivan mateo at Aug 24, 1972 at 12:25 AM EST
	i'm very happy for john now he's made it to mainstreem, but the thing I cant stand is people thinking they understand when they dont. I was on my bus and asked people what they thought this song meant and thought it was just about treating your family well. I dont understand why people at highschool cant yet see what metaphors are!!!

No Picture Josh Rhythm Player	#2 by Josh Schleter at Jan 31, 1980 at 12:47 PM EST
	Yeah, I too viewed the song as being a "take care of mother earth anthem" the most obvious being the friends in a tree in north clifton. he also starts the song by askin people not to call him a hippie, which is a typically a stereotype given to greenpeacers. also, the word recipe can be construed as being a reform or a way of changing something. plus the fact that the song is called "treat yo mama" meaning mother nature. and the uranium should be the final indication that this is a song that promotes protecting/respecting mother nature. or maybe im just crazy...

No Picture Colin Wanna Be	#3 by Colin Gauld at Dec 1, 1989 at 8:40 AM EST
	Hey well this song means to me that since Jonhs a greenie and has THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD not just aust...well this songs about mother nature, and is really cool,i just LOVE all his songs soooooo much!!! and i love hearing him play live too!!! But basically this song s about how we have to treat the earth with respect and how everyone should be well nice!!!! to me n e way!

No Picture 2D Average	#4 by 2D at Oct 24, 1990 at 8:09 PM EST
	The way JB sings so fast in this song is what makes it so great. I love the whole CD. I just cant get enough of it.

No Picture silent Rhythm Player	#5 by silent support at Nov 4, 1991 at 5:36 AM EST
	i'm very happy for john now he's made it to mainstreem, but the thing I cant stand is people thinking they understand when they dont. I was on my bus and asked people what they thought this song meant and thought it was just about treating your family well. I dont understand why people at highschool cant yet see what metaphors are!!!

No Picture Too Fast For Lo Average	#6 by Too Fast For Love at Sep 20, 1994 at 9:37 AM EST
	you gotta love JBT... Go the Aussis!!!

No Picture Carsten Average	#7 by Carsten Stehle at Jun 4, 1995 at 12:09 AM EST
	You are joking right? :\| It's pretty obvious that its about 'mamma' earth! Kind of gives it away! V ** I got a couple of friends up in a tree in Northcliff you know they’re doing their part you know they’re doing their bit Trying to save our Mother for all this greed I got a couple of sista’s in South Australia Stopping the Uranium from coming up They’re stopping all of that government corporate greed

No Picture cody Average	#8 by cody champion at Dec 5, 2001 at 6:58 AM EST
	Ya, the meaning is pretty much right there. I LOVE the version off the "What You Want" EP. the country folk version. But the Sunrise over Sea version rocks hard too. 1