• Song:

    Desire

  • Artist:

    Toad the Wet Sprocket

  • Album:

    COIL

Tab: "Desire," by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu)

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


Intro: (guitar 1 only)

   B5|--------------------------|--------------------------| (x244xx@1)|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--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)

B5i (x244xx@1)want to be clean, i want to be whole
i want revenge, i want control

          E5i (022xxx@1)want to give up, i want to give in
destroy all i have been

             B5i (x244xx@1)want to be cruel, i want to be cold
i want a chance to sell my soul

                E5i (022xxx@1)want to break 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 (x2444x@1)                           E|----------|------------|----------------|--------0-------------| (022100@1)|----------|-----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-------------|------------|----------------| (x2444x@1)|-------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 (022100@1)                                  E9|--------0-------------|----------------0--0--0--0--0--| (020132@1)|--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--|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------|

           Bi (x2444x@1)say that i don't need anything

    Ei'm (022100@1)just wanting
just wanting

           Bi (x2444x@1)say that i don't need anything

     Ei'm (022100@1)just wanting

E9just (020132@1)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 (320003@1)      F# (244322@1)        F (133211@1)      E|--------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------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# (244322@1)                       G|--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--| (320003@1)|--------------------------|-------------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# (244322@1)     G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)      E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)   E|--------------------|--------------------|--2--|--0--| (022100@1)|--------------------|--------------------|--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 (320003@1)    F# (244322@1)F (133211@1)    Edesire (022100@1)all desire is

F# (244322@1)          Gdesire (320003@1)breeds desire

F# (244322@1)   F (133211@1) G (320003@1)    Edesire (022100@1)all desire is

D (xx0232@1)          Edesire (022100@1)feeds desire



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

          B5i (x244xx@1)want to 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)   B5to (x244xx@1)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 (x244xx@1) E5 (022xxx@1)       E5 (022xxx@1) B5|--2/|--7~~~--|-|--7|--2~~~--| (x244xx@1)|--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 (x2444x@1)           G (320003@1)        F# (244322@1)           F (133211@1)            E|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| (022100@1)|------------|-------3-----------3-----|--3--5b(7)r5--3--------|
|----2h4~~~--|--2/4-----4-----------4--|-----------------4~~~--|
|/4----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|


   F# (244322@1)                             G|--5b(7)r5-----------------------|--------------------| (320003@1)|-----------5b(7)r5--3-----3--3--|--5b(7)r5--3--5~~~--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|


   F# (244322@1)        G|--12b(14)r12---------------------| (320003@1)|--------------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 (133211@1)         E (022100@1)               D|-----------------------------|--0-------0--------| (xx0232@1)|--12b(14)r12--9--12b(14)~~~--|--5b(7)--(7)r5--3--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|


   E|-----0--------0--0------------| (022100@1)|--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

 


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