Capo: 4

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)

^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

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Little man big man