Corporal Brown


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 19:51:58 -0800 From: "Michael A. Mazur" Subject: Tab: Toad the Wet Sprocket, "Corporal Brown" Tab: "Corporal Brown" Toad the Wet Sprocket Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu) All guitars capoed at second fret Intro: Guitars 1 and 2 Cadd9/G (bass plays G) | |-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-| | |------1--1----1--1----1--1----1--1----1--1----1--| |*|--0---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--| |*|--0---0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----0--| | |--3---3--3----3--3----3--3----3--3----3--3----3--| | |-------------------------------------------------| Gadd6/A (A in bass) Gadd6 (bass plays B) |-----(0)-----(0)----(0)--(0)---(0)----| | |--3---3---3---3--3---3/5--5--5--5--5--| | |--0---0---0---0--0---0-0--0--0--0--0--|*| Play this 9 times |--0---0---0---0--0---0-0--0--0--0--0--|*| |--5---5---5---5--5---5----7--7--7--7--| | |--------------------------------------| | Notes in parenthesis are played only by guitar 2, and only after the second repeat Verse: Am7 |---------------------------------| |--1--1--1--0---------------------| |--0--0--0--0--------0h2p0-----0--| Guitar 2 plays for the verse |--2--2--2--2-----2---------2-----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| corporal brown was tall, boy! and liked to go and fish corporal's wife was quite fat and was a raving bitch Pre-chorus: Em7 Asus4 G Dsus2 |--0--0--|--0--0--|--------|--0--0--| |--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--| |--0--0--|--2--2--|--0--0--|--2--2--| Guitar 1 plays these chords, |--2--2--|--2--2--|--0--0--|--0--0--| Guitar 2 plays the same |--2--2--|--------|--------|--------| chords, but muted, and in |--------|--------|--3--3--|--------| eighth notes Em7 Asus4 G Dsus2 Em7 Asus4 G and i'm a bit drunk as i watch Em7 Asus4 G Dsus2 Em7 Asus4 they are yelling loud, he throws a punch Chorus: Guitar 1 plays the same chords from the intro, Guitar 2 plays this over all the chords |------------------| |--1p0-----3p0-----| |-------0-------0--| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| Cadd9/G Gadd6/A Gadd6 oh lord, what am i gonna do? |----------------------------------| |--1--1--1--0----------------------| |--0--0--0--0-----2b(3)r2p0-----0--| Before the verse, guitar 2 |--2--2--2--2----------------2-----| plays this variation on the |----------------------------------| verse riff three times |----------------------------------| Verse: corporal brown was quite scared when he looked down at her corporal's wife was quite dead so he carried her... Prechorus: and took her outside dug a grave and placed her inside i was amazed Chorus: oh lord, what am i gonna do? (repeat variation of main riff 4 times, ending on second to last note)