The Want Of A Nail Bass Tab by Todd Rundgren

The Want Of A Nail Bass Tab

by Todd Rundgren

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C I've been wrong G C G Bb I had plans so big G G C But the devil's in the details G C G Bb I left out one thing A Ab No one to love me No one to love me [In here you play around with the octave Ab on 4th fret of E and 6th fret of D) No one to love me F No one to love (Tab starts with this F note, see below. Regular tempo starts here)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----r-e-s-t-----|--------------3-|--3---1---1-----| E|1---------------|----------------|----------------|------------3-3-| Chorus 1: (0:51) G|----------------|----------------| D|------3-1-1-----|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3---1---1-----| x4 E|1-1-------------|------------3-3-| Verse 1: (1:08) G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|--3-3---1-1-----|3-3-3---1-1-----| x3 E|1-----1-------1-|------1-----3-3-| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|--3-3---1-1---3-|--3---1---1-----| E|1-----1---------|------------3-3-| Chorus 2: (1:25) G|----------------|----------------| D|------3-1-1-----|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3---1---1-----| x4 E|1-1-------------|------------3-3-| Verse 2: (1:42) G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|--3-3---1-1-----|3-3-3---1-1-----| x3 E|1-----1-------1-|------1-----3-3-| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|--3-3---1-1---3-|--3---1---1-----| E|1-----1---------|------------3-3-| Chorus 3: (2:00) G|----------------|----------------| D|------3-1-1-----|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3---1---1-----| x3 E|1-1-------------|------------3-3-| G|----------------|----------------| D|------3-1-1-----|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3-----------3-| E|1-1-------------|------3---3-----| Bridge: (2:17) G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|------3-3-----3-|3-----3-------3-|------3-------1-|--------------3-| E|----------------|----------3-----|----------3-----|----------3-3---| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|------3-3-----3-|3-----3-------3-|------3-------1-|----------------| E|----------------|----------3-----|----------3-----|------5---------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|6---------------|----------------|6---------------| A|--------------6-|----------------|--------------6-|----------------| E|4---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|6---------------|----------------|----------------| A|--------------6-|----------------|----r-e-s-t-----|----r-e-s-t-----| E|4---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3---1---1-----| E|----------------|------------3-3-| G|----------------|----------------| D|------3-1-1-----|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3---1---1-----| x2 E|1-1-------------|------------3-3-| [Verse 3 (extended)] (3:04) G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3-3---1-1-----|3-3-3---1-1-----|--3-3-------3---|3-3-3---1-1-----| E|1-----1-------1-|------1-----3-3-|1-----1-1-1---1-|------1-----3-3-| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3-3---1-1-----|3-3-3---1-1-----|--3-3-------3---|3-3---1---1-----| E|1-----1-------1-|------1-----3-3-|1-----1-1-1---1-|------------3-3-| 321 G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3-3-------3---|3-3-3---1-1-----|--3-3-------3---|3-3-3---1-1-----| E|1-----1-1-1---1-|------1-----3-3-|1-----1-1-1---1-|------1-----3-3-| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------/10---| A|--3-3---1-1-3---|3-3-3---1-1-----|--3-3---------3-|--3---1-----------| E|1-----1-------1-|------1-----3-3-|1-----1-1-1-----|------------------| [Chorus 4 (extended)] (3:37) G|----------------|----------------| D|------3-1-1-----|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3---1---1-----| x11 E|1-1-------------|------------3-3-| G|----------------|----------------| D|------3-1-1-----|----------------| A|--------------3-|--3---1---------| 427 E|1-1-------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|--------------3-|3-3-3-1---1-----| Repeat and improvise changes to end E|1-1---1-1-1-----|------------3-3-| ************************************ | / Slide up ************************************

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Published: March 10, 2026
Last Updated: March 10, 2026