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From: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 19:44:36 -0400
Subject: Primus:Southbound Pachydermb.tab
If you have a 6 string bass there is a better way to play this….
G——————————————————————17–16—–
———-14
D–7——-9–10—————7–9–10–10–9–5–7——17——-17———
—-
A—-0–0————0000etc————————————————–
-0——–
E—————————————————————————–
—————–
strummed
G–17–17–17–17–18–19
D–17–17–17–17–18–19
A———————————
E———————————
the strummed part might also be:
G–19–19–19–19–20–21
D–19–19–19–19–20–21
A——————————–
E——————————–
he hits the 20th fret on the g and lets this ring before he does the
G—16——————14—
D———-17—————–
A——————0———–
verse
G—————————————————————————–
D–10–9–7–X–5–7–7–5–7……10–9–10–12–10–12–14
A—————————————————————————–
E—————————————————————————–
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 96 17:24:21 GMT (1724Z)
From: COL Smalser
Song:Southbound Pachyderm—————————Bass line
Artist: Primus (Tales from the Punchbowl)
Transcribed by: Aaron C. Smalser
Explanation of Signs
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* Repeat Slide
*
h Hammer-on () Harmonic
This song is relatively easy, and can be played on a four-string
fretted bass. First, The main melody:
G—————————————————————————–
D————————————————–7—–9—10—————
A–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0—0—-0-0-0-0-0-0—
E——————————————————————————
—
——————————————–(7)——————————-
——————7—–9—10————————————————
–000-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0—0—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
——————————————————————————
–4—————————————————————————
—-5—7———————————————————————
——0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—–
——————————————————————————
————————————————————(7)—————
–7—–9—10—————————————————————-
—-0-0—0—-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0–
——————————————————————————
——————–4———–8———–7777-8-9————————–
———————-5—7—————–7777-8-9———————-*—
–0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0—–0—0-0—0-0-0-0-0——————————-*—
——————————————————————————
Second melody:
G—————————————————————————–
D–10—–9—–7—5h7-7-5-7——-10—–9—–7—5h7-7-5-7——-10——-
A—–0-0—0-0—0———–0-0-0—-0-0—0-0—0———–0-0-0—-0-0—
E—————————————————————————–
——————————————————————(7)———
–9—–10—12—–10—–12—–14——————————————
—-0-0—-0—-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0—–0—0-0—0-0-0-0-0———————–
–*—–
——————————————————————————
Closing riff:
G—————-7777-8-8———————–7777-8-9———————–
D–7-5-5-7——-7777-8-9———7-5-5-7——-7777-8-9———7-5-5-7——-
A———-0-0-0———-0-0-0-0———0-0-0———-0-0-0-0—————
E——————————————————————————
Note: Melody may alternate or vary over the course of the song. Just
try to play what sounds best to you. HAVE FUN!
