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Nanci tab by Toad The Wet Sprocket

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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--------|
||---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
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|-----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



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 ...
     E            F#                    A#
Like Uri Geller's ...
B                        A#                B
When every judgment      Seems ...
        F# C# B          G#  G#__
Are you OK?     I'm ...
G# A# B        A#       B      C#        F#
      You take Nanci    For ...

intro (1x)

F#        D#m                D
  A legal precedent    Could ...
    E                  F#                A#
But no one's brought up ...
     B                   A#                   B
That if they did     The ...
        F# C# B                G#    G#__
Are you joking?        ...
G# A# B        A#       B      C#        F#
      You take Nanci,   For ...
A         E          ?   G#
  No I've changed ...
G# A# B         A#       B       C#        F#  F#
      I'll take Nanci,   For ...
E                           B
Still we walk without ...
E                                B
 And I'll admit there's ...
B A#  1                 2
      And I will ...
3               (4)C#
And expect that you ...

intro (1x)

F#        D#m                 D
  I can't believe ...
     E            F#                   A#
Like Uri Geller's spoons     ...
B                       A#
When every judgment     ...
        F# C# B            G#  G#__
Are you OK...
G# A# B        A#       B      C#        F#
      You take Nanci,   ...
A       E          ?   G#
No I've changed ...
G# A# B         A#        B       C#        F#  F#
      I'll take Nanci,    ...

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 |
   | | | | | |     | | | | | |     | | | | | |     | | | | | |
   | | | | | |     | | | | | |     | | | | | |     | | | | | |




Michael Smith
d000205c@dcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us





     ** 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!
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------

     "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 ...

       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 ...

       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? ______________     ...


       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 ...


     [same beginning as figure #2]

     D   D/A   Gsus4/B Gsus4/D Bb     Bb/F         C        C/G
       A legal precedent could set us ...

     D        D/A    F#  F#/C#    G              F#                   G
     suit And I'm assuming  that if they di...

             D     Csus2   G/B     G        E     E
     Are you joking?___________    ....

     G        G/F#       A        A/E        [to FIGURE #3]
     You take Nanci, for ...


     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      ...

       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 ...


     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 ...


       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 ...

       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 ...


       FIGURE #1 (one time)

     ...suit


       repeat FIGURE #2, except with FIGURE #3 ending:

     I can't believe you, you bend ....

     [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    ....

       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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