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Tab: "Little Man Big Man," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur ([email protected])
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)
Glittle 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
Fwho'd go walking
(w/ rhythm figure 1, twice)
Glittle 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
Emwho'd pass by
Fwho'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)
Glittle 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
Fwho'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:
Glittle 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
Emit's all in the love we Fgive today
With rhythm figures 1,1B two and a half times, then continue with:
|--G0--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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Little Man Big Man

by Toad the Wet Sprocket

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

G/A

Cadd9

Asus2

Tab: "Little Man Big Man," by Toad the Wet Sprocket

Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur ([email protected])

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 Bm Bm7 G/A

(add9)

|--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)

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

who'd go walking

(w/ rhythm figure 1, twice)

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

who'd pass by

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 Bm Bm7 G/A

(add9)

|-------------------------|----------|

|--------2-----2p0--------|----------|

|--------0-----0-0--------|----------|

|-------------------------|----------|

Verse: (guitar 2 tacet)

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

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:

little man big man fade away

it's all in the violence of the games we play

Em F

it's all in the love we give today

With rhythm figures 1,1B two and a half times, then continue with:

|--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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