Little Man Big Man Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tab: "Little Man Big Man," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu)
Revised by: Walter Tien (walter@nb.net)
Guitar 1 is a 12 string acoustic, tuned EADGBD, with a capo on 4
Guitar 2 is an electric, standard tuning, capo 4
Rhythm figure 1:
[G] [(add9)] [Bm] [Bm7] [G/A]
|--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--0--0--0--0--| |--0--0--2--0--2--0--0--|--2/4----4--4--4--4--2--2--0--| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2----2--2--2--2--0--0--0--| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------------------------------|
Intro:
Rhythm figure 1 four times, bass and drums enter on third time
Verse: (Guitars tacet; chords implied by bass, vocals)
[G]little man big man who came first
what is the measure of our worth
if the was a storm rolled in
Em (Guitar 1 enters here, playing the chords, lightly)
who'd run inside
[F]who'd go walking
(w/ rhythm figure 1, twice)
[G]little man big man what's inside
it's all in the places
where we find our pride
if there was a soul lost by the road
[Em]who'd pass by
[F]who'd take it home
Chorus:
|-----|-----|--------|-----------|-----|-----| |--3--|-----|--1--0--|-----------|--3--|-----| |--2--|--0--|--0--0--|--2--0-----|--2--|--0--| |--0--|--2--|--2--2--|--2--2-----|--0--|--2--| |-----|--2--|--3--3--|--3--3-----|-----|--2--| |-----|--0--|--------|-----------|-----|--0--|
[Cadd9] [Bm] [Asus2]
|-------------------------|--------------------| |-------3-----3-----3-----|--3\1--0--1--0------| |--2/4-----4-----4-----4--|----------------0--*| these measures |-------------------------|-------------------*| played twice |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|
|................Riff 1........................|
where is the beast lying
is there a beast hiding
With rhythm figure 1 twice
Guitar 2 plays this, rhythm figure 1B, over rhythm fig. 1:
[G] [(add9)] [Bm] [Bm7] [G/A]
|-------------------------|----------| |-------------------------|----------| |--------2-----2p0--------|----------| |--------0-----0-0--------|----------| |-------------------------|----------| |-------------------------|----------|
Verse: (guitar 2 tacet)
[G]little man big man who is who
it's all in the damage that our toys can do
if there was a rock and a window pane
Em (guitar 2 enters again, playing chords)
who'd throw stones
[F]who'd walk away
Chorus:
where is the beast lying
is there a beast hiding
Bridge: (guitar 2)
[F] [C] [Bb]
are we learning
|--3--|--0--|-----------0-----3------3---------| |--3--|--1--|-------1-----1-----1------1---1---| |--0--|--2--|*----2---2-----2-----2------2----*| |--0--|--2--|*--3-----------------------------*| |--2--|--0--|----------------------------------| |--3--|-----|----------------------------------|
are we moving
Verse:
[G]little man big man fade away
it's all in the violence of the games we play
it's all in the violence of the games we play
[Em]it's all in the love we [F]give today
With rhythm figures 1,1B two and a half times, then continue with:
[G]
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| Guitar 1 |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
| |
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Guitar 2 |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Cadd9 Bm G (with Riff 1, x3)
Guitar 1 plays rhythm figure 1, and guitar 2 plays this:
|-----3----------------| |-----------3-----3-3--| |--4-----4-----4--4p0--| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------|
Repeat and fade
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