Tab: "When we Recovered," Toad the Wet Sprocket
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu)
I'm fairly sure of Glen's part (guitar 1), but guitar 2 is driving me crazy... I'm not
of the tuning, I'm not sure even if he's playing with a slide or not... I can't tell...
Intro: Guitar 1 plays this twice
Emadd9
|--------------------0-----|--------------------0-----|
|-----------------------0--|-----------------------0--|
|-----------0--------------|-----------0--------------|
|--------4-----4-----------|--------4-----4-----------|
|-----7-----------7--------|-----7-----------7--------|
|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
G/B G/C G/A G/D *(gtr 2 enters)
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------0-----------0-----|--------0--------------0-----|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--------0-----0--|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7-----------8-----------|--5-----------8/10-----------|
Guitar 2 enters at the point marked with an asterisk, with delay,
heavy reverb, and volume swells.
Throughout the song, except for the choruses, it sounds like guitar 2
is also played with a slide.
G Emadd9 G/B G/C G/A G/D
|----|--10----|----14--|--10--10--|---------------|
|--8/|--12----|--------|--12--12--|--10/12--12\10\|
|----|--0-----|--------|------12--|--0--0---0--0--| Guitar 2's part
|----|--------|--------|----------|---------------| over the intro
|----|--------|--------|----------|---------------|
|----|--------|--------|----------|---------------|
Verse: Guitar 1 plays the intro riff twice, Guitar 2 plays somewhat the same thing it
in the intro, with slight variation
Emadd9
so suddenly
G/B G/C
where was my mind
G/A G/D
what was i thinking of
i lost control
you could have died
i could have killed you
Chorus: Guitar 1 is tacet here, guitar 2 plays tabbed part
(all chords are implied by guitar 2, bass)
Cadd9 G
|--------------------------|
|--------3-----------3-----|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|--------------------------|
|--3-----------------------|
|--------------3-----------|
Cadd9 G
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------3/5\3--------------------------------|
|-----0---------2/4\2--0--2--2b(4)r2----0-----|
|------------------------------------------2--|
|--3------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Em G Cadd9
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------8--|-----------7h8p7-----|
|----------------7-----|------------------7--|
|--5--4--5h7-----------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/toad-the-wet-sprocket/82279.html ]
Cadd9 G
but when we recovered (when we recovered)
Cadd9 G
i only thought of you
Em
and when you saw my hands
you shuddered
G
i realized
Cadd9
how much i cared for you
Guitar 1 plays the intro riff twice, guitar 2 plays this:
Emadd9 G/B G/C G/A G/D Emadd9
|------|--|------------|-------------------|----------|--|
|--0---|--|--10-----7--|--7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8--|--3/5--5--|--|
|--12--|--|--7------7--|-------------------|--0-------|--|
|------|--|------------|-------------------|----------|--|
|------|--|------------|-------------------|----------|--|
|------|--|------------|-------------------|----------|--|
G/B G/C G/A G/D Emadd9 (verse)
|--10------|-------------------------|-----|
|------12--|--10/12-----12\10-----10\|--8--|
|----------|--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--|--0--|
|----------|-------------------------|-----|
|----------|-------------------------|-----|
|----------|-------------------------|-----|
Verse: (both guitars play the same as the first verse)
i slip sometimes
i can be cruel
i can say stupid things
but after crimes
pardoned
and pride follows behind me
Chorus: (same as first)
but when we recovered
i only thought of you
and light remaining after thunder
i realized
how much i cared for you
Bridge:
Guitar 1 plays chords, guitar 2 plays the tab here:
G Cadd9
|-----------3-----|-----------3/|--10--10--10--10\---7--7--|
|--3-----3--------|--3-----3----|--12--12--12--12\---8--8--|
|--0--0--------0--|--0--0-------|--0---0---0---0-----0--0--|
|--0--------------|--0----------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|--3--------------|--3----------|--------------------------|
G Em
|--7--5/7--7--7--5--5\|--0------------|--12--|
|--8--7/8--8--8--7--7\|--0--------|--12------|
|--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-|--0--------12--|----------|
|---------------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------------|---------------|----------|
Cadd9 G
|--10--10--10--10\---7--7--|--7--5/7--7--7--5--5\|
|--12--12--12--12\---8--8--|--8--7/8--8--8--7--7\|
|--0---0---0---0-----0--0--|--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
Repeat second chorus, then first chorus
Outro:
Guitar 1 plays the intro riff twice, guitar 2 plays:
Emadd9 G Emadd9 G Em9
|-----|--|--------|--7--|--14--|--|--14--10--|----------|--10--|
|-----|--|-----5--|-----|------|--|----------|--10--12--|------|
|--0--|--|--7-----|-----|------|--|----------|------12--|------|
|-----|--|--------|-----|------|--|----------|----------|------|
|-----|--|--------|-----|------|--|----------|----------|------|
|-----|--|--------|-----|------|--|----------|----------|------|
The last measure, guitar 1 plays a full Emadd9 chord (074000)
