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Nanci
Toad The Wet Sprocket
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From: mhanson@umich.edu (Michael Hanson)
NOTE: I did not TAB this myself.
Nanci
By: Toad The Wet Sprocket
Transcribed By: Walter Tien
Capo 4th fret
Intro
||------6--6-----6--4--|--4-----4--------4--|-----6--6-----6--6--|
||------7--7-----7--7--|--7-----7--7-----7--|-----7--7-----7--7--|
||*-----6--6-----6--6--|--6--6--6-----6--6--|-----8--8-----8--8--|
||*--4--4--4-----4--4--|--4-----4--------4--|--4--4--4-----4--4--|
||------------4--------|--------------------|-----------4--------|
||---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----6--6--6--6--4---||
|-----7--7--7--7--7---||
|-----9--9--9--9--9--*||
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--*||
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D Bm A# C
D F# G F#
G D A G E
G F# G A
INTRO
D Bm A# C
D F# G F#
G D A G E
G F# G A
D A C E/Gb E (ARPEGIATE)
Em F# G A D
C G C G
|--0--0--0-----|
|--0--0--0--2--|
|--0--0--0--2--|
|--2--1--0--2--|
|--2--2--2--0--|
|--0--0--0-----|
INTRO
D Bm A# C
D F# G F#
G D A G E
G F# G A
D A C E/Gb E
Em F# G A
INTRO
C# D
-- Mike
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 09:48:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Smith
humbly submitted and with thanks to Michael Hanson who submitted the
tablature. here are the lyrics and the chords for the song 'NANCI' by
'toad the wet sprocket'.
chord diagram at end of document, please feel free to make changes
enjoy and please share.
Nanci (toad the wet spocket: dulcinea) ** capo 4th fret **
intro: (2x)
F# D#m D
I can't believe you You bend your words
E F# A#
Like Uri Geller's spoons Not quite safe here
B A# B
When every judgment Seems to smack of doom
F# C# B G# G#__
Are you OK? I'm just fine
G# A# B A# B C# F#
You take Nanci For me Loretta's fine
intro (1x)
F# D#m D
A legal precedent Could set us straight
E F# A#
But no one's brought up suit And I'm assuming
B A# B
That if they did The point would still be mute
F# C# B G# G#__
Are you joking? I'm just fine
G# A# B A# B C# F#
You take Nanci, For me Loretta's fine
A E ? G#
No I've changed my mind
G# A# B A# B C# F# F#
I'll take Nanci, For you Loretta's fine
E B
Still we walk without quite seeing things
E B
And I'll admit there's not that much to see
B A# 1 2
And I will follow through
3 (4)C#
And expect that you will follow suit
intro (1x)
F# D#m D
I can't believe you You bend your words
E F# A#
Like Uri Geller's spoons Not quite safe here
B A#
When every judgment Seems to smack of doom
F# C# B G# G#__
Are you OK? I'm just fine
G# A# B A# B C# F#
You take Nanci, For me Loretta's fine
A E ? G#
No I've changed my mind
G# A# B A# B C# F# F#
I'll take Nanci, For you Loretta's fine
intro: Loretta's fine
Loretta's fine...
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
intro: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | O | O | | | O | | | | | O | O | | | O | O
| | | | O | | | | | O | | | | | O | | | | | O |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O | |
chords (capo on 4th fret)
F#___________ D#m___________ D___________ E___________ A#___________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | - - - - O | | | | O | | | | | | |
| | | O | O | - - - - O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O O
| | | | O | | | | | O | | | O O O | | | O | | | | | | O | |
| | | | | | | | O O | | | | | | | | | O | | | | | | O | | |
B___________ C#___________ G#___________ G#m___________ ?___________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O | | | | | | | | | | | O | |
| O | | | | | | O O O | | O O | | | | O O | | | | O | | | |
O | | | | O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
1 | | | | | | 2 | | O | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| O O | | | | O | | | | | O | | | | | | O O O |
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Michael Smith
d000205c@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 97 18:36:53 -0700
From: ROBERT_ANDERSEN@HP-PaloAlto-om5.om.hp.com
Subject: nanci by Toad the Wet Sprocket
** NOTE **
This version augments the TAB work of Michael Hanson by giving a complete
transcription of the song with the chords and fingerings notated from the
capo (at the 4th fret) as opposed to the nut. The chords are slightly
different from Michael Smith's chord transcription, but the lyric is
exactly the same. My work was done independently, and is humbly submitted
to improve on what is already in existence in this suberb archive. Enjoy!
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"nanci" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (from the album "dulcinea")
transcribed by Robert Andersen
capo at 4th fret [sounds in the key of F#]:
FIGURE #1 (play twice):
D Daug5 D6 D7
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----2-0---2-0---|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2.....----|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----3-----3-----|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3.....----|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-----3-----|-----4-4-----4-4-----5-5.....----|
D-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
A---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
FIGURE #2:
D D/A Gsus4/B Gsus4/D Bb Bb/F C C/G
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|---------------------------------|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|-----3-3-----3-3-----1-1-----1-1-|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----0-0-|-----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-|
D-0-----------------------0-------|-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|
A---------0-------2---------------|-1---------------3---------------|
E---------------------------------|---------1---------------3-------|
I can't believe you you bend your words like Uri Geller's
D D/A F# F#/C# G G/B F# F#/C#
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----------------|---------------------------------|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-3-----3-3-|-----0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-|
D-0-------------------4-4-----4-4-|-----0-0-----0-0-----4-4-----4-4-|
A---------0---------------4-------|---------2---------------4-------|
E-----------------2---------------|-3---------------2---------------|
spoons Not quite safe here when every judgment seems to smack of
G G D Csus2 G/B G E
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------2-2-----3-3-|-----3-3-----3-3-0---------------|
b-----0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-3-----3-3-0---------------|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-1---------------|
D-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|-----------------2---------------|
A-------------------------3-------|-2---------------2---------------|
E-3-------3-----------------------|---------3-------0---------------|
doom Are you okay? ______________ I'm just fine
E G G/F# A A/E
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-0---------------|----------------------------------|
b-0---------------|------0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
g-1---------------|------0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
D-2---------------|------0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-| FIGURE #1
A-2---------------|------------------0---------------|
E-0-----------0-2-|--3-------2---------------0-------|
You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
[same beginning as figure #2]
D D/A Gsus4/B Gsus4/D Bb Bb/F C C/G
A legal precedent could set us straight but no one's brought up
D D/A F# F#/C# G F# G
suit And I'm assuming that if they did the point would still be moot
D Csus2 G/B G E E
Are you joking?___________ I'm just fine
G G/F# A A/E [to FIGURE #3]
You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
FIGURE #3
D D/A F# F#/C# C C B7 B7/F#
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----------------|---------------------2-2-----2-2-|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----2-2-----2-2-|-----1-1-----1-1-----0-0-----0-0-|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-3-----3-3-|-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|
D-0-------------------4-4-----4-4-|-----2-2-----2-2-----1-1-----1-1-|
A---------0---------------4-------|-3-------3-------2---------------|
E-----------------2---------------|-------------------------2-------|
No I've changed my mind
G G/F# A A/E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------------------|-----2-2---3-2-------2-2---3-2---|
b-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|-----3-3-----3-------3-3-----3---|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-------2-2-----2---|
D-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-|-0---------------0---------------|
A-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
E-3-------2---------------0-------|---------------------------------|
I'll take Nanci for you Loretta's fine
BRIDGE:
C C/G C C/G G G/B G Gmaj7 G6
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------------------|-----------------3-2---0---------|
b-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-----0-0-0-----0---3-----|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-0-----0-------0-|
D-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|
A-3---------------3---------------|---------2-------2---------------|
E---------3---------------3-------|-3---------------3---------------|
And still we walk without quite seeing things
C C/G C C/G G G/B G
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-----0-0-0-1-3-1---0-----|
g-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|
D-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----0-0-----0-0-0---------------|
A-3---------------3---------------|---------2-------2---------------|
E---------3---------------3-------|-3---------------3---------------|
And I'll admit there's not that much to see And
Em Em(maj7) Em7 A A/E
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
b-0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------2-2-----2-2-|
g-0---------------0---------------|-0-------------------2-2-----2-2-|
D-2---------------1---------------|-0-------------------2-2-----2-2-|
A-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------0---------------|
E-0---------------0---------------|-0-----------------------0-------|
I will follow through and expect that you would follow
FIGURE #1 (one time)
...suit
repeat FIGURE #2, except with FIGURE #3 ending:
I can't believe you, you bend your words like Uri Geller's spoons
Not quite safe here, when every judgment seems to smack of doom
Are you okay?______ I'm just fine
You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
No I've changed my mind, I'll take Nanci, for you Loretta's...
[these two bars twice]:
D Daug5 D6 D7
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-----2-2-----2-2-----2-0---2-0---|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---2-3---|
b-----3-3-----3-3-----3-----3-----|-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3---3-3---|
g-----2-2-----2-2-----3-----3-----|-----4-4-----4-4-----5-5---5-5---|
D-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
A---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
fine Loretta's fine Loretta's
D Db D
^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' ' ^ ' ' '
e-2-------1-------2...........----|
b-3-------2-------3...........----|
g-2-------1-------2...........----|
D-0-------0-------0...........----|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
fine
This key to this song is getting the back-and-forth bass lines, and
following the tempo (which I have done my best to designate). I would
recommend using a flat pick and -- in general -- let it ring! Give a
listen to the CD (which I would highly recommend if you don't already have
it). This will help with the vocal line as it changes from chromatic keys
like G to F# and back -- really, this is what makes the song sound so cool.
Have fun! I welcome any comments or corrections:
robert_andersen@hp.com
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