Two Short Planks
Word and Music by Ian Anderson
Tab by Robert Walker
Capo 3
4/4 time throughout, except for a 6/4 bar in the last line of each
verse.
the "r" strum symbol below the tab staff is a light upstroke rake
that Ian
Anderson is fond of using. The asterisk lines divide the
music into sections.
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INTRO - 8 bars
Dadd9,11
C Cadd9 C Cadd9
C
-----------0--------------------------0----0--0----0------0--0--0--0----0-----
-------------3------3--------3--------1----3--3----1------3--3--3--3----1-----
--------0-------------0--------0------0----0--0----0------0--0--0--0----0-----
---0-h4-----------4--------4-----4----2----2--2----2------2--2--2--2----2-----
--------------------------------------3----3--3----3------3--3--3--3----3-----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ v ^
^ v ^ v ^
* (^=downstroke; v=upstroke)
Dadd9,11
C Cadd9 C Cadd9
C
-----------0--------------------------0----0--0----0------0--0--0-------0-----
-------------3------3--------3--------1----3--3----1------3--3--3-------1-----
--------0-------------0--------0------0----0--0----0------0--0--0-------0-----
---0-h4-----------4--------4-----4----2----2--2----2------2--2--2-------2-----
--------------------------------------3----3--3----3------3--3--3-------3-----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ v ^
^ v ^ v
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PRE-VERSE - D Dsus2,4 strumming - 4 bars
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VERSE 1 - 15 bars, all 4/4 except 1 6/4 bar
D
Asus4 Bm Csus2
D Dsus2,4 D Dsus2,4
-2----2-----2-2-----|---------------------------|-2--2--0-0-0--|-2--2--0-0-0--
-3----3-----3-3-----|---------------------------|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3--
-2----2-------------|-----2----------------0----|-2--2--0-0-0--|-2--2--0-0-0--
-0------------------|---0-----------0----0------|-0------------|-0------------
--------------------|-0----------2-----3--------|--------------|--------------
--------------------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------
Find some way to square the cir-
cle ^ r ^ v ^
^ r ^ v ^
* (r=rake)
C
D Dsus2,4 D Dsus2,4
------0----0----0----0----|---------------------|-2--2--0-0-0--|-2--2--0-0-0--
------1----1----1----1----|---------------------|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3--
------0----0----0----0----|------0---2-0--------|-2--2--0-0-0--|-2--2--0-0-0--
------2----2----2----2----|-3--2---------2-0----|-0------------|-0------------
------3----3----3----3----|---------------------|--------------|--------------
--------------------------|---------------------|--------------|--------------
^ ^
v v
^ r ^ v ^ ^ r ^ v ^
Feet slip-ping slid-ding on the le- vel
C
D Dsus2,4 D Dsus2,4
------0----0----0----0----|---------------------|-2--2--0-0-0--|-2--2--0-0-0---
------1----1----1----1----|----1----------------|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3---
------0----0----0----0----|-2-------------------|-3--2--0-0-0--|-2--2--0-0-0---
------2----2----2----2----|------------------0--|-0------------|-0-------------
------3----3----3----3----|----------0-2--3-----|--------------|---------------
--------------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------
^ ^
v v
^ r ^ v ^ ^ r ^ v ^
Con- nect to rea- son is there
a-ny bo-dy there
6/4 bar
G
F C
---------3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-0--|-1-1-1-0-|------------
---------0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|-1-1-1-1-|------------
---------0-----0--------0--------|-2-----0-|------------
---------0-----0--------0--------|-3-----2-|-3-2-3-2-0--
---------2-----2--------2--------|-------3-|------------
---------3-----3--------3--------|---------|------------
^ ^
v v ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^
Drum it in to me now if you--ou da-----re...
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PRE-VERSE - D Dsus2,4 strumming - 4 bars
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VERSE 2 (see Verse 1 tab above)
Triangles by Isosceles.
Principles by Archimedes.
Amo, amas; even amat
Make for one less way to skin the cat.
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PRE-CHORUS - D Dsus2,4 strumming - 2 bars
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INITIAL CHORUS - 8 bars
G D A Asus2 A
Two short planks
C
G
Try my luck on another day
G D A
Asus2 A
Must be thick as two short planks
C
Dsus2,4
That�s about all that I have to say.
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PRE-VERSE - D Dsus2,4 strumming - 3 bars
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VERSE 3 (see Verse 1 tab above)
They say truth comes flooding if you let it.
But what happens if I just don�t get it?
I�m blissful in my sweet ignorance
And delight in my incompetence.
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PRE-CHORUS - D Dsus2,4 strumming - 2 bars
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FULL CHORUS - 16 bars
G D A Asus2 A
Two short planks
C
G
Try my luck on another day
G D A
Asus2 A
Must be thick as two short planks
C
Dsus2,4
That�s about all that I have to say.
G D A Asus2 A
Two short planks
C
G
Pop the question: I sit the test
G D A
Asus2 A
Must be thick as two short planks
C
Dsus2,4
Spin me round till I come to rest.
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POST-CHORUS - D Dsus2,4 strumming - 2 bars
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Repeat INTRO - 8 bars
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INSTRUMENTAL - FLUTE SOLO - 17 bars
A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A G
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REPEAT FULL CHORUS
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OUTRO - 25 bars
This section consist of 3 parts - 2 guitar and 1 mandolin.
I have rewritten
the mando part for the guitar. Each part consists of four
repeating bars.
Parts 1 and 2 overlap, while part three is offset by one bar.
I have placed
beat numbers under the bars so you can get the timing correct.
You can play
all three parts if you have a looping device such as the Line 6
DL-4 or the
Boss Loop Station. The total length of the outro is 25 bars.
The four bars
of part 1 are played first, then part 2 is added at bar 5, and
part 3 at bar
6. These three parts continue to repeat until bar 25, which
consists of an
A chord to end the piece.
Part 1
-------0------------|------------------|-----0------------|-------------------
-*-----------2------|-3----------------|-----------2------|-3---------------*-
---2----------------|-------0---2------|-2----------------|-------0---2-------
---2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2----|-2---2---2---2-----
-*------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------*-
--------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Part 2 (mando)
--------------------|---2---3---5-3-5--|------------------|-------------------
-*-------0---2---3--|------------------|------------------|-----------------*-
-------2-----2------|------------------|------------------|-------------------
-------2------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------
-*---0--------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------*-
--------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Part 3 (offset by one bar; beat one of part 3, bar 4 is simultaneous
with beat
one of parts 1 and 2.)
|------------------|------------------|-------------------
|*-----------------|------------------|-------------------
|------------------|------------------|-------------------
|------------------|------------------|-----420---0-2-4---
|*-----------------|------------------|---------4---------
|------------------|------------------|-------------------
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3
4
--------------------|
-------------------*|
--------------------|
---2----------------|
-------------------*|
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1 2 3 4
On the last time
(bar 25) subtitute
an A chord in this
bar to end the piece.