"Too Tender" by Caedmon's Call

From "My Calm//Your Storm"

Words and music by Aaron Tate (strings arranged by Aric Nitzberg)

Copyright 1994 Cumbee Road Music ASCAP

Romans 7:15-20 

Original standard tuning verson by Trevor Stilwell 

(tstilwel@comp.uark.edu)

DGDGAD verson transcribed by Nicholas Rivera (Mex77@hotmail.com)



DGDGAD Tuning

Capo on 2

Key of E



Chord  -  Name

0x4000    E

X44000    E/C#

X24000    E/B

X04000    E/A

4x4000    E/G#

2x4000    E/F#

(These chords have better names than this but I would rather just 

simplify it to this)



Most of the song is the following:



riff 1

d|---------0---------------0---------------0--------------0-------|

A|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0----------0---0-----|

G|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0---|

D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4--4-----------4-|

G|---------------------------------4--------------4---------------|

D|-0---------------0----------------------------------------------|

   E                               E/C#



d|---------0---------------0---------------0--------------0-------|

A|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0----------0---0-----|

G|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0---|

D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4--4-----------4-|

G|-2---------------2---------------0--------------0---------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

  E/B                              E/A



verse 1 - riff 1

Water water everywhere 

And I complain about my thirst

The prescription's in my hand

While the pain I curse



chorus - riff 1

I know the longer

I know the harder 

The walk will be 

With my callused feet

And my too tender knees



verse 2 - riff 1

Stumbled upon the truth

Wished it'd get out of my way

When I see the light

I pull down the shade



chorus



(arpeggio on E goes into solo/interlude)



rhythm 



In riff 1 the notes are sixteenth and and 2 runs, up and down, on each 

chord takes up one measure. In the rhythm part of the solo/interlude, 

one run goes through the whole measure. I am not sure of timings but I 

do know they are slower. Listen to the bass and you get the measure 

timings down. The end is marked in the solo with the *.



riff 2 

d|---------0---------------0---------------0-------|

A|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----|

G|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|

D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-|

G|-4---------------2---------------0---------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|    

  E/C#            E/B              E/A   

then it goes back into riff 1



lead                                        *

d|-2r0-4--5r4-0-2-2--0--0--7r5-4-0--0h4--2--0--4-4--4-4-0-|

A|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|



d|-4-4--4-4-0--0h2--4--5--9/7--7/5-5-5--4-----------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------9/7--7/5-5-5--4-----------------|





[bridge]  E/G#, E/A, E/G#, E/A, E/G#, E/A, E/F#, E/B

If I were as smart as Christopher

I'd find a closet

If I were as weak as Samson was

I'd make a prophet



E|-----------------0-------------------------------0----------------|

B|-----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------|

G|-------0---------------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0--|

D|-----4---------4-----4---------4-----4---------------4------------|

A|---------------------------------0--------------------------------|

e|-4----------------------------------------------------------------|



   E/G#                             E/A



chorus



I know the longer

     (with my callused feet)

I know the harder 

     (and my too tender knees)

The walk will be 

     (I know the longer)

With my callused feet

     (I know the harder the walk) 

And my too tender knees





For the most accurate Caedmon's Call tabs from their CD's up to "The 

Awakening Compilation", "Intimate Portrait" and the Guild CD visit 

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http://caedmons-call.com/guitar_tab/ for all the ones from their 

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