Desire Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tab: "Desire," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu)
Guitars 1,2, and 3 capoed at the second fret
All chord names and tab are relative to capo
Intro: (guitar 1 only)
[B5]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
Verse: (simile to intro)
[B5]i want to be clean, i want to be whole
i want revenge, i want control
i want to [E5]give up, i want to give in
destroy all i have been
i want to be [B5]cruel, i want to be cold
i want a chance to sell my soul
i want to break [E5]out, i want to dive in
to lose myself in sin
Prechorus: Both guitars are shown here in tab. The lyrics and
chords are below.
[B] [E]
|----------|------------|----------------|--------0-------------| |----------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--0-----0-------------| |----2--4--|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--1-----1-------------| G1 |/4--------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--2-----2-------------| |----------|------------|----------------|----------------2-----| |----------|------------|----------------|-----------2/4-----4--|
| | | | |
|----------|-----2\---2\|-----2\---------|--------0-------------| |----------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--0-----0--3h5----p3--| |----2--4--|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--1-------------------| G2 |/4--------|------------|----------------|--2-------------------| |----------|------------|----------------|----------------------| |----------|------------|----------------|----------------------|
[B]
|-------------0-------------|------------|----------------| |-------0-----0-------------|-----4----4-|-----4----4--3--| |-------1-----1-------------|-----4----4-|-----4----4--3--| |-------2-----2-------------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--| |---------------------0--2--|------------|----------------| |--0--------------/2--------|------------|----------------|
| | | |
|-------0--0--0-------------|-----2----2-|-----2----------| |-------0--0--0-------------|-----4----4-|-----4----4--3--| |--4\---1--1--1-------2--4--|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--| |-----------------/4--------|------------|----------------| |---------------------------|------------|----------------| |---------------------------|------------|----------------|
[E] [E9]
|--------0-------------|----------------0--0--0--0--0--| |--0-----0-------------|-------0--------0--0--0--0--0--| |--1-----1-------------|-------1--------1--1--1--1--1--| |--2-----2-------------|-------2--------2--2--2--2--2--| |----------------2-----|-------------------------------| |-----------2/4-----4--|--0----------------------------|
| | |
|--------0-------------|-------0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--| |--0-----0--3h5----p3--|-------0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--| |--1-------------------|--4\---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| |--2-------------------|----------------2--2--2--2--2--| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------|
i say that [B]i don't need anything
i'm [E]just wanting
just wanting
i say that [B]i don't need anything
i'm j[E]ust wanting
[E9]just wanting
Chorus: Both guitars are tabbed here on a single staff to make it
readable. The power chords on the low 3 strings are guitar 1, and
notes on top are guitar 2. Again, the lyrics are given with the
chords below.
[G] [F#] [F] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------4--------3--|--------2--------1--| |--5--5--5--4--4--4--|--3--3--3--2--2--2--| |--5--5-----4--4-----|--3--3-----2--2-----| |--3--3-----2--2-----|--1--1-----0--0-----|
[F#] [G]
|--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
[F#] [G] [F] [E] [D] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------|--2--|--0--| |--------------------|--------------------|--3--|--0--| |--------3--------4--|--------2--------1--|--2--|--1--| |--4--4--4--5--5--5--|--3--3--3--2--2--2--|--0--|--2--| |--4--4-----5--5-----|--3--3-----2--2-----|-----|--2--| |--2--2-----3--3-----|--1--1-----0--0-----|-----|-----|
^ both guitars
together here
[G]desire [F#]all [F]desire [E]is
[F#]desire breeds [G]desire
[F#]desire [F]all [G]desire [E]is
[D]desire feeds [E]desire
Verse: Guitar 1 plays same as the first verse. Guitar 2 plays
fills as indicated.
i want to [B5]scream, i want to shout
i want to have faith and never doubt
(Fill 1)E5
i want to bend, i want to break
i want to sleep and never wake
(Fill 2) B5
to break down walls and to escape
be alone and hide my face
(Fill 1)E5
i want to feel, i want to touch
want to stop wanting it so much
[B5] [E5] [E5] [B5]
|--2/|--7~~~--|-|--7\|--2~~~--| |--4/|--9~~~--|-|--9\|--4~~~--| |----|--------|-|----|--------| Guitar 2 |----|--------|-|----|--------| |----|--------|-|----|--------| |----|--------|-|----|--------|
|...Fill 1....| |...Fill 2....|
Prechorus:
i say that i don't need anything
i'm just wanting
just wanting
Chorus:
desire all desire is
desire breeds desire
desire all desire is
desire feeds desire
Bass solo/interlude:
Guitars just hold a B chord, bass does it's thing
Guitar solo: Guitars 1 and 2 play the chorus. Guitar 3 enters with
the solo:
[B] [G] [F#] [F] [E]
|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------|-------3-----------3-----|--3--5b(7)r5--3--------| |----2h4~~~--|--2/4-----4-----------4--|-----------------4~~~--| |/4----------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
[F#] [G]
|--5b(7)r5-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------5b(7)r5--3-----3--3--|--5b(7)r5--3--5~~~--| |--------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------|
[F#] [G]
|--12b(14)r12---------------------| |--------------12b(14)r12--9--12--| *this measure and the next are |---------------------------------| tabbed relative to the nut, |---------------------------------| since it is so far above the |---------------------------------| capo anyways |---------------------------------|
[F] [E] [D]
|-----------------------------|--0-------0--------| |--12b(14)r12--9--12b(14)~~~--|--5b(7)--(7)r5--3--| |-----------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------|
[E]
|-----0--------0--0------------| |--3--5b(7)r5--3--5-----5p3p0--| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
Chorus:
desire all desire is
desire feeds desire
desire all desire is
desire breeds desire
desire breeds desire
desire breeds desire
Hold the final E
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