Rings by Toad the Wet Sprocket Transcribed by Scott Josselyn (SBJosselyn@aol.com) CAPO 2 There are two guitars.. one strumming chords, the other strums then picks some notes out of the chord. The C chord has some Cadd9 flourishes... (The solo might not by in octaves but since I can't afford all those cool effects this gets me close...) Em C are you the plane Em D C that shapes the board Em D/F# G D5 C part of a history Em D C smoothed and worn ----0--------1------2------0--------------------0-------------- ------1--------1------3------1----0------1--------------------- ------------------------------------0------0------0------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- --0-------1-------2------3------4------3------4---------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Ohhhh...... the windy weather.... dry spells... ---------0----------- ---1------------3---- -----0------0---2---- ----------------0---- -3------4------------ --------------------- brushfire... Em D/F# G C isn't it strange Em D C to see my life Em D/F G D5 C you must cut me down Em D C to look inside (second time through not so precise...) |------0----------1--------2--------0------------------------| |--------1----------1--------3--------1------0---------1-----| |o---------------------------------------------0---------0--o| |o----------------------------------------------------------o| |---0---------1---------2--------3--------4---------3--------| |------------------------------------------------------------| ohhhhh..... the simple pleasures this ring tells of rain,this one summers ----0---------------0--------0------------ ----0---------------1--------0-------3---- -------0---------------0---------0---2---- -------------------------------------0---- -4-------------3-----------4-------------- ------------------------------------------ good dreams, nightmares.... Solo (fret numbers relative to nut not capo!!) Guitar 1 Em C Am C Em C Am Bm While guitar 2 plays this twice: 14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\9-9-9-9--9/10\9--9\ 7\ 5\ 2--0- -----------------------------------------------------0- 11-11-11-11\ 9--9--9--9\6-6-6-6--6/ 7\6--6\ 4\ 2\ 0--0- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Em D C how is it i remember Em D C knowing that i would live forever Em D/F# G D5 C isn't it strange Em D C how truth can change (second time through not so precise...) |------0----------1--------2--------0------------------------| |--------1----------1--------3--------1------0---------1-----| |o---------------------------------------------0---------0--o| |o----------------------------------------------------------o| |---0---------1---------2--------3--------4---------3--------| |------------------------------------------------------------| ohhhhh..... the windy weather.... this ring tells of rain,this one summers ----0---------------0--------0------------ ----0---------------1--------0-------3---- -------0---------------0---------0---2---- -------------------------------------0---- -4-------------3-----------4-------------- ------------------------------------------ dry spells, brushfire.... Guitar 2 starts repeating this riff at "this one summers...." -0-0------3---------0------------------------------ -----3/5-----5-5\3-----0--------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------