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Nanci Guitar Tablature
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From: [email protected] (Michael Hanson)
NOTE:  I did not TAB this myself.  

Nanci
    By: Toad The Wet Sprocket
    Transcribed By: Walter Tien

Capo 4th fret                                                                  

Intro
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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

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|--0--0--0--2--|
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|--2--1--0--2--|
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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

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 09:48:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Smith 


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 you    You bend your words
     E            F#                    A#
Like Uri Geller's spoons      Not quite safe here
B                        A#                B
When every judgment      Seems to smack of doom
        F# C# B          G#  G#__
Are you OK?     I'm just fine
G# A# B        A#       B      C#        F#
      You take Nanci    For me Loretta's fine

intro (1x)

F#        D#m                D
  A legal precedent    Could set us straight
    E                  F#                A#
But no one's brought up suit     And I'm assuming
     B                   A#                   B
That if they did     The point would still be mute
        F# C# B                G#    G#__
Are you joking?        I'm just fine
G# A# B        A#       B      C#        F#
      You take Nanci,   For me Loretta's fine   
A         E          ?   G#
  No I've changed my mind
G# A# B         A#       B       C#        F#  F#
      I'll take Nanci,   For you Loretta's fine
E                           B
Still we walk without quite seeing things
E                                B
 And I'll admit there's not that much to see
B A#  1                 2
      And I will follow through
3               (4)C#
And expect that you will follow suit

intro (1x)

F#        D#m                 D
  I can't believe you     You bend your words
     E            F#                   A#
Like Uri Geller's spoons     Not quite safe here
B                       A#
When every judgment     Seems to smack of doom
        F# C# B            G#  G#__
Are you OK?       I'm just fine
G# A# B        A#       B      C#        F#
      You take Nanci,   For me Loretta's fine   
A       E          ?   G#
No I've changed my mind        
G# A# B         A#        B       C#        F#  F#
      I'll take Nanci,    For you Loretta's fine

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
[email protected]




Date: Tue, 22 Apr 97 18:36:53 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: nanci by Toad the Wet Sprocket

     ** 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 your words like Uri Geller's 
     
       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 every judgment seems to smack of
     
       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? ______________     I'm just fine
     
     
     
       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 me Loretta's fine
     
     
     [same beginning as figure #2]
     
     D   D/A   Gsus4/B Gsus4/D Bb     Bb/F         C        C/G   
       A legal precedent could set us straight but no one's brought up 
     
     D        D/A    F#  F#/C#    G              F#                   G     
     suit And I'm assuming  that if they did the point would still be moot
     
             D     Csus2   G/B     G        E     E   
     Are you joking?___________    I'm just fine    
     
     G        G/F#       A        A/E        [to FIGURE #3] 
     You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
     
     
     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      changed my      mind
     
       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 for you Loretta's fine
     
     
     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 quite seeing things
     
     
       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 that much to see               And
     
       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 expect that you would follow 
     
     
       FIGURE #1 (one time)
     
     ...suit
     
     
       repeat FIGURE #2, except with FIGURE #3 ending:
     
     I can't believe you, you bend your words like Uri Geller's spoons 
     Not quite safe here, when every judgment seems to smack of doom 
     Are you okay?______  I'm just fine
     You take Nanci, for me Loretta's fine
     No I've changed my mind, I'll take Nanci, for you Loretta's...
     
     [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    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:               
     [email protected]
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