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:

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