MAN IN A SHED

As recorded by Nick Drake

(From the 1969 Album FIVE LEAVES LEFT) Transcribed by Fred Baty
x Asus2 Emaj7/A x

F 7sus4 x

Words and Music by Nick Drake

B5 x x E5 Gadd6 x Bsus4 Badd11 x x E Emaj7 x

A Intro (Free Time)

N.C.

Free Time: = 112

Asus2 Emaj7/A

gggg 1 1 I 4

V
Gtr I let ring

4 4

V V V V Vc V V V V Vc V u V V V eV V V V V
0 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 4 4 0

accel.
F 7sus4

Tuning: BEBEBE (Capo 3rd) B5

P = 120 rit.

V V V V V V V V V
2 0 0 2 0 0 0

T A B

5 sl.

E5

gggg 6 5 I 4

P = 112

accel.
Asus2 Emaj7/A

V V 4 V W V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V let ring [[[[[[[[[ 1/4 M

0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

4:3

V V V V V V fV fV V eV
0 4 4 0 0 0 3 3 0

Gadd6

P = 120

T A B

F 7sus4

gggg I
T A B

rit.

P = 98

B Pre-Verse
Badd11 Emaj7/A

Triplet Feel: = 132 (

Bsus4

let ring

V 6 V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
H

V V V
4 2 0

W W W

4 4

V V V eV V V fV fV V
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

`P

Gadd6

D P P CP PR )

0 2 0

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F 7sus4

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Emaj7/A

11

gggg V V V I V V V V V V V
T A B
let ring 0

B5

V V V V fV eV V V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V V V V V
6
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 Gadd6 0 0

2 0

Emaj7/A

14

gggg I
T A B

V V V V eV V V fV fV
let ring

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

Emaj7/A

V
0

V V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

V V V V eV V V fV fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

4 sl.

0 0 3 3 3

F 7sus4

17

gggg V V V I V V V V V V V
T A B
let ring 0

C Verse
B5 Emaj7/A

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

2 0

Emaj7/A

20

gggg I
T A B

V V V V fV V eV V fV
let ring

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

Emaj7/A

V
0

V V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

F 7sus4

gggg V 23 V V I V V V V V V V
let ring

4 sl.

0 0 3 3 3

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V V fV eV V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V V V V V
6
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0

T A B

0 2 2

2 0

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Emaj7/A

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F 7sus4

26

gggg I
T A B

V V V V eV V V fV fV
let ring

Gadd6

B5

Emaj7/A

V
0

V V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

V V V V eV V V fV fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

Gadd6

4 sl.

0 0 3 3 3

F 7sus4

29

gggg V V V I V V V V V V V
T A B
let ring 0

D Chorus
B5 Asus2 Emaj7/A

V V V V V V V V
5 0 0 0 0 5 0

V V V V V V V eV V
0 4 4 0 0 4 0 4 4

2 0 B5

F 7sus4

32

gggg I

E5

Asus2

V V V V V V V V
let ring

V V V V V V V V 1/4 M
0 0 0 4 (4) 0 0 0

V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 5 0

T A B

Emaj7/A

35

gggg V V I V V V V eV V V
let ring

Gadd6

F 7sus4

V V fV V V V V fV
3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3

V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 0 2 2

T A B

0 4 4

0 0 4 0 4 4

Bsus4

Badd11

Bsus4

Emaj7/A

38

gggg V V V V V I V V V V u V V V
3
let ring

V V V V
0 2 0 (0)

c V
0

V V V V eV V V fV fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

V
0 2

V V V V V V V V V
2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

T A B

0 0 0
H

0 2

4 2 0 0

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Emaj7/A

gggg 41 I
T A B

V V V V V fV eV V fV
let ring

Gadd6

F 7sus4

E Verse
B5 Emaj7/A

V V V V V V V V V V V V
6
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

Gadd6

4 sl.

0 0 3

0 3

F 7sus4

44

gggg V V I V V V V V V V V V
T A B
let ring 0

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. F 7sus4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

0 0

2 0 Gadd6

Emaj7/A

47

gggg I
T A B

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V V fV V eV fV
let ring

V V V V V V V V V
(0) 2 2 0 0 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. F 7sus4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

4 sl. F 7sus4

0 3

0 3 3

50

gggg V V V I V V V V V V V
let ring

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. F 7sus4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

B5

V
0 2

V V V V V V V V V
2 0 0 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

T A B

0 2 2

2 0 Gadd6

Emaj7/A

53

gggg I
T A B

V V V V V fV eV V fV
let ring

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V V V V V V
(0) 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

V V V V V fV V eV fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 3

4 sl.

0 0 3

0 3

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F 7sus4

56

gggg V V V I V V V V V V V
T A B
let ring 0

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V fV eV V V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

Gadd6

F 7sus4

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B5

V V V V V V V V V V V V
6
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0

2 0

F Chorus
Asus2 Emaj7/A

59

gggg I
T A B

V V V V V V V V
let ring

V V V V V V eV V V
0 4 Asus2 4 0 0 4 0 4 4

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V
2 Emaj7/A 2 0 0 2 0 2 0

5 E5

0 0 5 0

62

gggg I

V V V V V V V V let ring 1/4 M

0 Gadd6 0 0 4 (4) 0 0 0

V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 5 0

V V V V V V eV V V
0 4 Bsus4 4 0 0 4 0 4 Bsus4 4

T A B

5 F 7sus4

65

gggg I
T A B

Badd11

V V fV V V V V fV
let ring

V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0

V V V V V V V V V u V V V
0 0 0
H

V V V V
0 2 0 (0)

c V
0

0 2

4 2 0 0

G Instrumental Section
Emaj7/A Gadd6

68

gg Igg
T A B

V V V fV V V V eV fV
let ring

F 7sus4

B5

Emaj7/A

V
0 2

V V V V V V V V V
2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

Gadd6

4 sl.

0 3 3

0 0

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F 7sus4

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B5 Emaj7/A

71

gg V V V Igg V V V V V V V
T A B
let ring 0

V V V V V V fV eV fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

2 0

Emaj7/A

74

gggg I
T A B

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

Asus2

V V V V fV fV V eV
let ring

V V V V V V V V V V V V
6
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 B5 0 0

V V V V V V V V
5 0 0 0 0 5 0

4 sl.

0 3 3

Emaj7/A

77

gggg V V I V V V V eV V V
let ring

F 7sus4

N.C.

V V V V V V V V
0 0 2

T A B

0 4 4

0 0 4 0 4 4 2 2

V V V V V V V V V V V 1/2 M
4 0 0 4 0 0 4

Asus2

Emaj7/A

80

gg Igg
T A B

V V V V V V V V
let ring

V V V V V V V eV V
0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0

Gadd6

V V fV V V V fV
3 3 0 0 0 3 3

V
0

5 sl. Bsus4

0 0 5 5

Badd11

Bsus4

Emaj7/A

83

gggg V V V V V I V V V V u V V V
3
let ring

V V V V
0 2 0 (0)

c V
0

V V V V V V fV eV fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

T A B

0 0 0
H

0 2

4 2 0 0

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Emaj7/A

gggg 86 I
T A B

Gadd6

F 7sus4

V V V fV fV eV V
let ring

V
0

H Verse
B5 Emaj7/A

V V V V V V V V V V V V
6
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

Gadd6

4 sl.

0 3

F 7sus4

89

gggg V V V I V V V V V V V
T A B
let ring 0

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. F 7sus4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

Gadd6

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 (0) 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

2 0 Gadd6

Emaj7/A

92

gggg I
T A B

V V V V fV V eV V fV
let ring

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. F 7sus4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

4 sl. F 7sus4

0 0 3 3 3

95

gggg I
T A B

B5

Emaj7/A

let ring

V V V V V V V
2 0 2 2 0 Gadd6

V V V V V V V
0 2 0 2 2 2 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. F 7sus4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

B5

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 (0) 2 0 Gadd6 0 2 0

Emaj7/A

98

gggg I
T A B

V V V V fV V eV V fV
let ring

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 (0) 2 0 0 2 0

V V V V fV V eV V fV
4 sl. 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

4 sl.

0 0 3 3 0

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F 7sus4

101

gggg V I V V V V V V V V V
let ring

B5

Emaj7/A

V V V fV V eV V V fV
4 sl. Emaj7/A 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

Gadd6

F 7sus4

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B5

V V V V V V V V V V
0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

T A B
I Chorus

0 2 2

2 0

Asus2

104

gg Igg
T A B

V V V V V V V V
let ring

F 7sus4

B5

V V V V V V V V eV
0 4 Asus2 4 0 0 4 0 4 4

V V V V V V V V
2 Emaj7/A 2 0 0 2 0

5 E5

0 0 5 0

107

gggg I

let ring

V V V
0 0

V V V V V
1/4

V V V V V V V V V
0 0 5 0 0 5 0

V V V V V V V eV V
0 4 4 0 0 4 0 4 4

T A B

(4)

0 5

110

gggg I
T A B
J Outro

Gadd6

F 7sus4

rit.
Bsus4 Badd11

P = 68 c V
2

V V fV V V V V fV
let ring

V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0

V V 5 V 4 V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0
H

0 0

4 2 0

Free Time: = 102

Emaj7/A Gadd6

113

gg 4 Igg 4
T A B

V V V V eV V V fV fV
let ring

F 7sus4

b rit.
V
0

B5

P = 68

P = 112
E

V V V V V V V V
2 2 0 0 2 0 0

V V V V V3 c V3 c V V V V V V V
0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
sl.

0 3 3

0 3

5 5 0

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gggg V I V
T A B
let ring 2

Emaj7

V
0

V V
4 0

V V V
4 4 4

2
sl.

W W V V W W G(4) K(4) K(0) K (0) (0) K (0)

U U U U
(4) (4) (0) (0)

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