by Primus
from the CD Sailing The Seas of Cheese
Tabbed by The Great god_of_discord@hotmail
aka Geoff McLeod
I’ve noticed that nobody has transcribed this very well,
so I’ve taken the liberty to do so.
Arranged for a four-string.
T: Thumb Slap
P: Index Pop
S: Downstroke(Strum)
U: Upstroke(Strum)
+: Right Hand Tap
x 3
T S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P P P
G:|———–|–4———————-|-44——————-12-|
D:|———–|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-44———3h5-13/15—-|
A:|———–|*———————–*|————————-|
E:|-0–/–10-|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—-0h3x3x3x————-|
LONG SLIDE
x 7
S TPTPTP TPTPTPTP S T T T P TPTPTPTP S
G:|-3/4——————|–4———————-|-4-r-|
D:|-3/4–x-x-3h5-5-5-5-0-|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4-e-|
A:|———————-|*———————–*|—s-|
E:|—–x-x-x—5-4-3-0–|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—t-|
“I remember it as if it were a meal ago…”
“…And it was a rare occasion such as this that he did.”
T T T T T T T T T
G:|——————————–|
D:|——————————–|
A:|——————————–|
E:|-5—/—-17–15141210753-|
long slide
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
G:|–4———————-|-4——————–|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-2———3h5——–|
A:|*———————–*|———————-|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x—1-2-3-4-|
X 10
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P TPTPTPTP S
G:|–3———————-|–4———————-|-3-R-|
D:|*-3———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-3-E-|
A:|*———————–*|*———————–*|—S-|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—T-|
“The air was thick with catcalls…”
“…Tommy the Cat is my name, and I say unto thee…”
P P P P P
G:|-13/17-12——————|
D:|———-12h15x13h14-12X-|
A:|—————————|
E:|—————————|
“Say baby…”
x 3
S T T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|–4———————-|-4————-r-|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———3h5-e-|
A:|*———————–*|—————s-|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x—-t-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|–4———————-|-4———————|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———3h5-77776665|
A:|*———————–*|—————77776665|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x————|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
G:|–4———————-|-4———————|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———3h5———|
A:|*———————–*|———————–|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x—-1-2-3-4-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|–4———————-|-4———7/14——–|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———————|
A:|*———————–*|———————–|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x————|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|–4——-5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44——-5h7-77776665–|
D:|*-4——————-|-44———–77776665-*|
A:|*—3x5x7x—7-6-5-0–|—-3x5x7x————-*|
E:|———————-|————————|
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|–4——-5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44——-5h7-999x7x5x4x3x-|
D:|–4——————-|-44———–777x5x3x2x1x-|
A:|—-3x5x7x—7-6-5-0–|—-3x5x7x—————–|
E:|———————-|—————————|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|–4———————-|-4————-77776665-|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0–|-4———3h5-77776665*|
A:|*————————|———————–*|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x————-|
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|–4———————-|-4xx5x7x8x9x11-|
D:|–4———3h5-5-5-5-0–|-2xx3x5x6x7x9–|
A:|————————-|—————|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—————|
(Technically, you need to drop to B for the next part.
But you can do it with your E. You just have to mute it.)
T T T T T T T T T T T T P P P P P P
G:|————————-|———–20-17-15-12-|
D:|————————-|—–12—————–|
A:|————————-|-7/14——————-|
E:|-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-|————————|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + T
G:|-7-7–x-7/-7-7–x-7/–x-x-x-x-x—–|
D:|————————————|
A:|-7-7–x-7/-7-7–x-7/–x-x-x-x-x—–|
E:|-x-x—-x–x-x—-x————–2-|
* detune to D(drop D)
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T T P T T T T T T T T
G:|–4———————-|-4——————————|
D:|*-4———————*|-4——————————|
A:|*———–3h5-5-5-2-0-*|————-3h5——–1-2-3-4-|
D:|—-0h3x3x3x—3-3-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x3x—1-2-3-4———|
“Say baby…”
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T T P
G:|–4———————-|-4—————r————–|
D:|*-4———————*|-4—————e————–|
A:|*———–3h5-5-5-2-0-*|————-3h5-s————–|
D:|—-0h3x3x3x—3-3-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x3x—-t————–|
x 6
T T T
G:|————————-|——————————–|
D:|*———————–*|——————————–|
A:|*———————–*|—————————-7–|
E:|————————-|———————-0-0——-|
X 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
G:|–4———————-|-4———————|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———3h5———|
A:|*———————–*|———————–|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x—-1-2-3-4-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|–4———————-|-4————-r-|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———3h5-e-|
A:|*———————–*|—————s-|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x—-t-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|–4———————-|-4————-77776665-|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———3h5-77776665-|
A:|*———————–*|————————|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x————-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|–4———————-|-4————-r-|
D:|*-4———3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4———3h5-e-|
A:|*———————–*|—————s-|
E:|—-0h3x3x3x—5-4-3-0—|—0h3x3x3x—-t-|
Repeat this last part with minor variations, and then it’s over.
