Main Riff:
E D A
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------------/2-2--2-2--|
|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2--/4-4--2-2--|
|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4--/5-5--4-4--|
|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-------------|
Mike's little solo riff:
|------------------------------------------|
|------h-----------------------------------|
|-9-9-9^7---7--h--------------------improv.|
|---------9---9^7----7---h-------------etc.|
|-----------------10---10^7----7-7---------|
|---------------------------10-------------|
E D A
Conrad the Caterpillar thought he was really killer,
E D A
Couldn't wait to build a cocoon (original lyrics)
or
E D A
Couldn't wait to buy blue suede shoes (recent lyrics)
E D A
Spent all his days eatin' leaves in the shade
E D A
And stayed when the night set, too.
E D A
Conrad the Caterpillar knew life would be a thriller
E D A
Soon as the threads was spun
B
Wouldn't stop to play in the Caterpillar Games
D A
Till his own webbing game was done.
E D A E D A
He said, "No, no, I got no time to play,
E
Got a thousand little legs
D A E D A
That don't get me too far in a day,
E D A E D A
I'm leaving, looks like I can't stay."
B B D A
(Main Riff and short Mikey solo)
Verse 2:
That little pillar he found him a willow
Spun in with a craftsmans weave
Wound so tightly to protect him from the light
And all shapes of water that drop from the leaves
Conrad the Caterpillar knew he would be a chiller
And he wound it tighter some more
Wound it so wide and the ends of his legs got sore.
He said, "No, now I can't feel my feet
Just when I thought
It was time to take a stroll on down the street
I'm leaving, looks like I can't leave
What do you know?
What's all this moving around with inside me?
Bridge 1:
C D C
|-----------------|----------------|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|.-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-.|
|.-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-.|
|--3--2-3-2-3-2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3--|
|-----------------|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/widespread_panic/conrad_tab.html ]
Bb
|------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--|
|-3-3-3---3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3---|
|-3-3-3--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----|
|-1-1-1-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
D C G
|-----------3--|
|--7--7--5--3--|
|.-7--7--5--4-.|
|.-7--7--5--5-.|
|--5--4--3--5--|
|-----------3--|
4th time through, play this instead of the above two staves:
Bb
|------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--|
|-3-3-3---3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3---|
|-3-3-3--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----|
|-1-1-1-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
E
|--0-----------|
|--0-----------|
|.-1----------.|
|.-2----------.|
|--2-----------|
|--0-----------|
(Repeat Bridge 1)
Bridge 2:
|--------12--------------12-------------7-------|
|-----12----12--------12----12-------10---10----|
|.-12----------12--11----------11--9---------9--|
|.----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------7----------7----------7------0--|
|----8---8------5---5------5---5----0--|
|--9-------9--6-------6--5-------5--1-.|
|-----------------------------------2-.|
|-----------------------------------2--|
|-----------------------------------0--|
Verse 3:
What kind of 'piller could touch the world of a miller
Chopping trees to build a new store
Nobody sees a lonely bump on the tree
Except a lump who's crying for more
Conrad the Caterpillar knew life would be a chiller
As he wound it tighter some more
Anybody stands in the caterpillar's place
Is moving in a standing run
Bridge 3:
|---------------|
|---------------|
|--4----3----1--| slide a root position
|--5----4----2--| E chord down the neck
|--5----4----2--|
|--0----0----0--|
G F# E
G F# E
He said, "No brother, I just need some room to fly,
G F# E
I spent all of my days just trying to keep dry
G F# E
Oh I'd take a waterfall or a drop from my eye
G
I can't see nothin' from here anyway,
F# E
I might as well make room and try
Jam on the Bridge 3 groove for about 16 measures.
Step down (not sure of the actual steps) to an E.
(Main Riff and longer Mikey solo with a faster rhythm)
Finale:
E D A E D A
Oh no, I just need a little room to play
E
Got a thousand little wings and I'm gonna
D A E D A
Use them all today
E D A E D A
I'm leaving, it looks like I gotta stay.
B B D A
