Biography:
More than one band has used this name:
1) an American alternative-rock band formed in 1986
2) a British heavy metal band active from the mid-70s to 1982
1. Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative-rock band which consists of singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1990s with singles including "Walk on the Ocean", "All I Want", "Something's Always Wrong", and "Fall Down".
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Other songs:
- All I Want
- Walk On The Ocean
- All Right
- All She Said
- All Things In Time
- Always Changing Probably
- Amnesia
- Architect Of The Ruin
- Before You Were Born
- Begin
- Brother
- California Wasted
- Chile
- Come Down
- Crowing
- Dam Would Break
- Dont Fade
- Eyes Open Wide
- Fall Down
- Fly From Heaven
- Friendly Fire
- Good Intentions
- High On A Riverbed
- Hobbit On The Rocks
- I Think About
- I Will Not Take These Things For Granted
- Ill Bet On You
- In My Ear
- Is It For Me
- Is There Anyone Out There
- Know Me
- Listen
- Little Buddha
- Little Heaven
- Little Man Big Man
- Nanci
- New Constellation
- One Little Girl
- One Wind Blows
- Pray Your Gods
- Rare Bird
- Reincarnation Song
- Rock And Roll All Night
- So Long Sunny
- Something To Say
- Somethings Always Wrong
- Stories I Tell
- The Eye
- The Moment
- The Nightingale Song
- Throw It All Away
- Way Away
- Windmills
- Woodburning
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Tab: "Little Man Big Man," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur ([email protected])
Revised by: Walter Tien ([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)
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-----|--31--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 F
it's all in the love we 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
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur ([email protected])
Revised by: Walter Tien ([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)
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-----|--31--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 F
it's all in the love we 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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