Doubting Thomas tab by Nickel Creek

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Doubting Thomas - Nickel Creek

Guitar 1 - Capo 1 (standard tuning)
Guitar 2 - Capo 6 (standard tuning)
Guitar 3 (Drone) - No Capo (standard tuning)
Guitar 4 (Drone harmony) - No Capo (standard tuning) (optional)
Guitar 5 (bass) - Capo 1 (standard tuning)
Guitar 6 (violin) - untabbed. Sorry!

Guitar 1
Capo 1
All chords are fingerpicked. It doesnt really matter in what order, as long as the notes
are part of the chord. play around with different notes and switch it up in the chords
to get a more rich round sound. If you cant finger pick, strum them!

Figerpicking Examples:
  FF       C majorC        A minorAm        G+G
e|----------------|-0------0-------|----------------|-3-------3------|
BB|-1-------1------|------1-----1---|-1-----1---1----|------3-------3-|
G+G|-------2------2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|-----3----------|----2-----2-----|-----2--------2-|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|-3--------------|-0-------0------|----2-------2---|
E MajorE|-1----------1---|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|

Chords
   G+G   C majorC  FF   D MajorD  CMaj9Cmaj9  A minorAm  Cadd9Cadd9  G#G#
E MajorE|---3-----0----1-----2------3------0------3-----x------------|
BB|---0-----1----1-----3------1------1------3-----x------------|
G+G|---0-----0----2-----2------0------2------0-----5------------|
D MajorD|---0-----2----3-----0------0------2------2-----6------------|
A augmentedA|---2-----3----3-----x------2------0------3-----6------------|
E MajorE|---3-----x----1-----x------3------z------x-----4------------|

Intro: FF C, FF C, FF G+G C majorC

C majorC      FF        C majorC      FF
what will be left when ive drawn my last breath,
 A minorAm          FF           CMaj9Cmaj9    G+G
besides the folks i've met and the folks who know me,
C majorC     FF    C majorC      FF
will i discover a soul saving love, (or)
 A minorAm       FF     CMaj9Cmaj9    G+G
or just the dirt above and below me,

FF    C majorC
i'm a doubting thomas,
FF      C majorC
  i took a promise,
FF      G+G    C majorC   Cadd9Cadd9
  but i do not feel safe,
A minorAm     G+G    FF C, FF C, FF G+G C majorC
  oh me of little faith,

C majorC      FF     C majorC      FF
sometimes i pray for a slap in the face,
    A minorAm    FF       CMaj9Cmaj9  G+G
then i beg to be spared 'cause i'm a coward,
       C majorC     FF          C majorC      FF
if there's a master of death i'll bet he's holding his breath,
       A minorAm         FF     CMaj9Cmaj9  G+G
as i show the blind and tell the deaf about his power,

FF    C majorC
i'm a doubting thomas,
FF         C majorC
  i can't keep my promises,
FF         G+G      C majorC   Cadd9Cadd9
  'cause i don't know what's safe,
A minorAm     G+G    FF C, FF C, FF G+G
  oh me of little faith

(BRIDGE)
G#G#
can i be used to help others find truth,
A minorAm
when i'm scared i'll find proof that its a lie,
G#G#
can i be lead down a trail dropping bread crumbs,
A minorAm
that prove i'm not ready to die,

C majorC       FF     C majorC     FF
please give me time to decipher the signs,
     A minorAm     FF        CMaj9Cmaj9 CMaj9Cmaj9 G+G G+G
please forgive me for time that i've waaaaaaaasted,

FF    C majorC
i'm a doubting thomas,
FF         C majorC
  i'll take your promise,
FF        G+G    C majorC   Cadd9Cadd9
  though i know nothin's safe,
A minorAm     G+G    FF C, FF C,        FF G+G C majorC
  oh me of little faith  oh me of little faith

Guitar 2
Capo 6
Chords
   G+G   C majorC  E MajorE   D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 Gsus9  D#D#  E2  E2sus4
E MajorE|---3-----3----3-----2------3------5------3-----3-------5-----|
BB|---3-----3----3-----3------3------3------4-----5-------5-----|
G+G|---0-----0----0-----2------2------0------3-----4-------4-----|
D MajorD|---0-----2----2-----0------0------0------x-----x-------x-----|
A augmentedA|---2-----3----2-----x------x------2------x-----x-------x-----|
E MajorE|---3-----x----x-----x------x------3------x-----x-------x-----|
Pattern 1
  C/GC/G      G+G        C/GC/G      G+G
E MajorE|--3-----------------------------3---------------------------|
BB|-----------0---3-------3-----------------0---3-------3------|
G+G|--------0---------0------0------------0---------0------0----|
D MajorD|-----2---------------------0-------2---------------------0--|
A augmentedA|--3------------------2----------3------------------2--------|
E MajorE|---------------3-----------------------------3--------------|
  C/GC/G      D MajorD        G+G
E MajorE|--3------------2-------2--------7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
BB|-----------0---------3------3------------------------------|
G+G|--------0---------2------2---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2---------0-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------3--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
Intro: Pattern 1
(Chords for guitar 2 are played very softly)
G+G      C majorC        G+G      C majorC
what will be left when i've drawn my last breath,
 E MajorE          C majorC           Dsus4Dsus4    D MajorD
besides the folks i've met and the folks who know me,
G+G     C majorC    G+G      C majorC
will i discover a soul saving love, (or)
 E MajorE       C majorC     Dsus4Dsus4    D MajorD
or just the dirt above and below me,

C majorC    G+G
i'm a doubting thomas,
C majorC      G+G
  i took a promise,
C majorC      D MajorD    G+G   Gadd9Gadd9
  but i do not feel safe,
E MajorE     D MajorD     Pattern 1
  oh me of little faith,

G+G      C majorC     G+G      C majorC
sometimes i pray for a slap in the face,
    E MajorE    C majorC      Dsus4Dsus4		D MajorD
then i beg to be spared 'cause i'm a coward,
       G+G     C majorC          G+G      C majorC
if there's a master of death i'll bet he's holding his breath,
       E MajorE         C majorC       Dsus4Dsus4		D MajorD
as i show the blind and tell the deaf about his power,

C majorC    G+G
i'm a doubting thomas,
C majorC         G+G
  i can't keep my promises,
C majorC         D MajorD      G+G   Gadd9Gadd9
  'cause i don't know what's safe,
E MajorE     D MajorD    Pattern 1
  oh me of little faith
(BRIDGE)
D#D#
can i be used to help others find truth,
E2   E2sus4			E2
when i'm scared i'll find proof that its a lie,
D#D#
can i be lead down a trail dropping bread crumbs,
E2   E2sus4	 E2
that prove i'm not ready to die,

G+G       C majorC     G+G     C majorC
please give me time to decipher the signs,
     E MajorE     C majorC       D MajorD D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 Dsus4Dsus4
please forgive me for time that i've waaaaaaaasted,

C majorC    G+G
i'm a doubting thomas,
C majorC         G+G
  i'll take your promise,
C majorC        D MajorD    G+G   Gadd9Gadd9
  though i know nothin's safe,
E MajorE     D MajorD    Pattern 1
  oh me of little faith  oh me of little faith
Guitar 3 (drone)
No Capo
guitar 3 plays this soft drone pattern throughout most of the song:
Drone 1
E MajorE|--4-----4-----4-----4------\-|
BB|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----| \
G+G|-----------------------------| \  played over and over again
D MajorD|-----------------------------| /
A augmentedA|-----------------------------| /
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

X indicates when guitar 3 is not playing
O indicates when guitar 3 is playing
Intro: O

X      X        X      X
what will be left when i've drawn my last breath,
 X          X           X    X
besides the folks i've met and the folks who know me,
O     O    O      O
will i discover a soul saving love, (or)
 O       O     O    O
or just the dirt above and below me,

O    O
i'm a doubting thomas,
O      O
  i took a promise,
O      O    O   O
  but i do not feel safe,
O     O     X
  oh me of little faith,

O      O     O      O
sometimes i pray for a slap in the face,
    O    O      O		O
then i beg to be spared 'cause i'm a coward,
       O     O          O      O
if there's a master of death i'll bet he's holding his breath,
       O         O       O		O
as i show the blind and tell the deaf about his power,

O    O
i'm a doubting thomas,
O         O
  i can't keep my promises,
O         O      O   O
  'cause i don't know what's safe,
O         X
  oh me of little faith
(BRIDGE)
X
can i be used to help others find truth,
X   X			X
when i'm scared i'll find proof that its a lie,
X
can i be lead down a trail dropping bread crumbs,
X   X	 X
that prove i'm not ready to die,

O       O     O     O
please give me time to decipher the signs,
     O     O       O O O O
please forgive me for time that i've waaaaaaaasted,

X    X
i'm a doubting thomas,
X         X
  i'll take your promise,
X        X    X   X
  though i know nothin's safe,
X     X    X
  oh me of little faith  oh me of little faith




Guitar 4 (harmonized drone)
No Capo
guitar 3 plays this soft drone pattern throughout most of the song:
Drone 1
E MajorE|--9-----9-----9-----9------\-|
BB|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----| \
G+G|-----------------------------| \  played over and over again
D MajorD|-----------------------------| /
A augmentedA|-----------------------------| /
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

X indicates when guitar 3 is not playing
O indicates when guitar 3 is playing
Intro: O

X      X        X      X
what will be left when i've drawn my last breath,
 X          X           X    X
besides the folks i've met and the folks who know me,
O     O    O      O
will i discover a soul saving love, (or)
 O       O     O    O
or just the dirt above and below me,

O    O
i'm a doubting thomas,
O      O
  i took a promise,
O      O    O   O
  but i do not feel safe,
O     O     X
  oh me of little faith,

O      O     O      O
sometimes i pray for a slap in the face,
    O    O      O		O
then i beg to be spared 'cause i'm a coward,
       O     O          O      O
if there's a master of death i'll bet he's holding his breath,
       O         O       O		O
as i show the blind and tell the deaf about his power,

O    O
i'm a doubting thomas,
O         O
  i can't keep my promises,
O         O      O   O
  'cause i don't know what's safe,
O         X
  oh me of little faith
(BRIDGE)
X
can i be used to help others find truth,
X   X			X
when i'm scared i'll find proof that its a lie,
X
can i be lead down a trail dropping bread crumbs,
X   X	 X
that prove i'm not ready to die,

O       O     O     O
please give me time to decipher the signs,
     O     O       O O O O
please forgive me for time that i've waaaaaaaasted,

X    X
i'm a doubting thomas,
X         X
  i'll take your promise,
X        X    X   X
  though i know nothin's safe,
X     X    X
  oh me of little faith  oh me of little faith




Guitar 5 (bass)
Capo 1
gets louder as song progresses, maybe even omitting a few of the higher notes early

Intro(Bass is very soft)
 FF        C majorC        FF        C majorC
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------2~--|-----------------------------2~--|
A augmentedA|------------------3~-------------|------------------3~-------------|
E MajorE|-1~------------------------------|-1~------------------------------|

FF
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------5~-------------|-7~----------7~------7~------7~--|
E MajorE|-1~------------------------------|---------------------------------|

VERSE
  C majorC        FF         C majorC        FF
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------2~--------------3~--|-----------2~-----------------3~----|
A augmentedA|-3-------------------------------|-3~---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------1~--------------|-----------------1~-----------------|
 What will be left when I've drawn my last breath

A minorAm       FF         G+G       G+G
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-------------------------0~------|
D MajorD|-------------2~--------------3~--|---------------------0~------0~--|
A augmentedA|-0~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------1~--------------|-3~--------------3~--------------|
 besides the folks I've met and the folks who know me?

CHORUS:

FF        C majorC         FF        C majorC
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------3~--------------2~--|-------------3~--------------2~--|
A augmentedA|-----------------3~--------------|-----------------3~--------------|
E MajorE|-1~----------------------0~------|-1~----------------------0~------|
I'm a doubting thomas            I took a promise

FF        G+G         C majorC       Cadd9Cadd9
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------3~--------------0~--|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-3~-----0---3---1~---------------|
E MajorE|-1~--------------3~------3~------|---------------------------------|
     But I do not   feel   safe

A minorAm       G+G         FF        C majorC
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------2~--------------0~--|-----------------------------2~--|
A augmentedA|-0~------------------------------|------------------3~-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3~--------------|-1~------------------------------|
     Oh me of little      faith

FF        C majorC
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------2~--|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------3~-------------|------------------5~---------5~--|
E MajorE|-1~------------------------------|-1~------------------------------|

FF
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|   --- this measure is not played
D MajorD|---------------------------------| 		 before bridge
A augmentedA|-7~----------7~-----7~-------7~--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

BRIDGE

G#G#       G#G#      (x2) A minorAm       A minorAm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------6~--------------|---------------------7~----------|
A augmentedA|-6~--------------------------6~--|-7~--------------------------7~--|
E MajorE|---------4~--------------4~------|---------5~--------------5~------|
Can I be used to help others...   When Im scared Ill find truth...

G#G#       G#G#      (x2) A minorAm       A minorAm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|-----7-------7-------7-----8---8-|
A augmentedA|-6-------6-------6-------6---6---|-7-------7-------7-------8---8---|
E MajorE|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|---5---5---5---5---5---5---------|
Can I be lead down a trail...    that prove Im not ready to die...