Chord/Tab song: Desire

Tab: "Desire," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur ([email protected])

Guitars 1,2, and 3 capoed at the second fret
All chord names and tab are relative to capo

Intro: (guitar 1 only)

[B5]

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Verse: (simile to intro)

[B5]i want to be clean, i want to be whole
i want revenge, i want control

i want to [E5]give up, i want to give in
destroy all i have been

i want to be [B5]cruel, i want to be cold
i want a chance to sell my soul

i want to break [E5]out, i want to dive in
to lose myself in sin

Prechorus: Both guitars are shown here in tab. The lyrics and
chords are below.

[B] [E]

|----------|------------|----------------|--------0-------------|
|----------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--0-----0-------------|
|----2--4--|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--1-----1-------------| G1
|/4--------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--2-----2-------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------------2-----|
|----------|------------|----------------|-----------2/4-----4--|

| | | | |

|----------|-----2\---2\|-----2\---------|--------0-------------|
|----------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--0-----0--3h5----p3--|
|----2--4--|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|--1-------------------| G2
|/4--------|------------|----------------|--2-------------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------|------------|----------------|----------------------|

[B]

|-------------0-------------|------------|----------------|
|-------0-----0-------------|-----4----4-|-----4----4--3--|
|-------1-----1-------------|-----4----4-|-----4----4--3--|
|-------2-----2-------------|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|
|---------------------0--2--|------------|----------------|
|--0--------------/2--------|------------|----------------|

| | | |

|-------0--0--0-------------|-----2----2-|-----2----------|
|-------0--0--0-------------|-----4----4-|-----4----4--3--|
|--4\---1--1--1-------2--4--|-----4\---4\|-----4\---4--3--|
|-----------------/4--------|------------|----------------|
|---------------------------|------------|----------------|
|---------------------------|------------|----------------|

[E] [E9]

|--------0-------------|----------------0--0--0--0--0--|
|--0-----0-------------|-------0--------0--0--0--0--0--|
|--1-----1-------------|-------1--------1--1--1--1--1--|
|--2-----2-------------|-------2--------2--2--2--2--2--|
|----------------2-----|-------------------------------|
|-----------2/4-----4--|--0----------------------------|

| | |

|--------0-------------|-------0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--|
|--0-----0--3h5----p3--|-------0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--|
|--1-------------------|--4\---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
|--2-------------------|----------------2--2--2--2--2--|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|

i say that [B]i don't need anything

i'm [E]just wanting
just wanting

i say that [B]i don't need anything

i'm j[E]ust wanting

[E9]just wanting


Chorus: Both guitars are tabbed here on a single staff to make it
readable. The power chords on the low 3 strings are guitar 1, and
notes on top are guitar 2. Again, the lyrics are given with the
chords below.

[G] [F#] [F] [E]

|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------4--------3--|--------2--------1--|
|--5--5--5--4--4--4--|--3--3--3--2--2--2--|
|--5--5-----4--4-----|--3--3-----2--2-----|
|--3--3-----2--2-----|--1--1-----0--0-----|

[F#] [G]

|--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

[F#] [G] [F] [E] [D] [E]

|--------------------|--------------------|--2--|--0--|
|--------------------|--------------------|--3--|--0--|
|--------3--------4--|--------2--------1--|--2--|--1--|
|--4--4--4--5--5--5--|--3--3--3--2--2--2--|--0--|--2--|
|--4--4-----5--5-----|--3--3-----2--2-----|-----|--2--|
|--2--2-----3--3-----|--1--1-----0--0-----|-----|-----|

^ both guitars
together here

[G]desire [F#]all [F]desire [E]is

[F#]desire breeds [G]desire

[F#]desire [F]all [G]desire [E]is

[D]desire feeds [E]desire


Verse: Guitar 1 plays same as the first verse. Guitar 2 plays
fills as indicated.

i want to [B5]scream, i want to shout
i want to have faith and never doubt

(Fill 1)E5
i want to bend, i want to break
i want to sleep and never wake

(Fill 2) B5
to break down walls and to escape
be alone and hide my face

(Fill 1)E5
i want to feel, i want to touch
want to stop wanting it so much

[B5] [E5] [E5] [B5]

|--2/|--7~~~--|-|--7\|--2~~~--|
|--4/|--9~~~--|-|--9\|--4~~~--|
|----|--------|-|----|--------| Guitar 2
|----|--------|-|----|--------|
|----|--------|-|----|--------|
|----|--------|-|----|--------|

|...Fill 1....| |...Fill 2....|


Prechorus:
i say that i don't need anything
i'm just wanting
just wanting

Chorus:
desire all desire is
desire breeds desire
desire all desire is
desire feeds desire

Bass solo/interlude:
Guitars just hold a B chord, bass does it's thing

Guitar solo: Guitars 1 and 2 play the chorus. Guitar 3 enters with
the solo:

[B] [G] [F#] [F] [E]

|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|-------3-----------3-----|--3--5b(7)r5--3--------|
|----2h4~~~--|--2/4-----4-----------4--|-----------------4~~~--|
|/4----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|

[F#] [G]

|--5b(7)r5-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------5b(7)r5--3-----3--3--|--5b(7)r5--3--5~~~--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|

[F#] [G]

|--12b(14)r12---------------------|
|--------------12b(14)r12--9--12--| this measure and the next are
|---------------------------------| tabbed relative to the nut,
|---------------------------------| since it is so far above the
|---------------------------------| capo anyways
|---------------------------------|

[F] [E] [D]

|-----------------------------|--0-------0--------|
|--12b(14)r12--9--12b(14)~~~--|--5b(7)--(7)r5--3--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|

[E]

|-----0--------0--0------------|
|--3--5b(7)r5--3--5-----5p3p0--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

Chorus:
desire all desire is
desire feeds desire
desire all desire is
desire breeds desire
desire breeds desire
desire breeds desire

Hold the final E