Primus - Here come the bastards
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HERE COME THE BASTARDS (Bassline)
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)
Words by Les Claypool
Music by Primus
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=126(8=s8)
E5 F5 E5 F5
5/4
Gtr I
Q e E e E E E E E E E e E e E E E E E
|----h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|=16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|
|----h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|=14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E5 E E e E e E E E F5 E E E5 E E e E e E E E F5 E E
|-16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|=16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17-|
|-14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|=14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E
||-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-10s|
||o----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8--8s|
||--0--------------------|-----------------------|
E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E 3x
|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-9---9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-10-o||
|-7---7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8--8-o||
|-----------------------|------------------------||
Verse 1
E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E5E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|-0--------------------|----------------------|
F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==|
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E5E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|----------------------|----------------------|
F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E
|----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==||
|----------------------------|------------------------------||
Verse 2
E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E5E
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|
F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E
|----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s=o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s=o||
|----------------------------|------------------------------||
Chorus
E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E5E
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|
1.
F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E 6x
|----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11-||o----9---9---9-9s10-10-|----9---9---9-9s10-10-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-||o----7---7---7-7s=8--8-|----7---7---7-7s=8--8-o||
|----------------------------||--0--------------------|-0---------------------||
Out-Chorus
E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E5E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|-0--------------------|----------------------|
F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==|
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E5Q e E e E E E F5 E E E5e E e E e E E E F5 E E5E
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|
F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E F5 e E e E e E E E F#5 E E 3x
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Outro
E5Q Q e E e E F5 E E E5Q Q e E e E F5 E E
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|
|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|
|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|
E5Q Q e E e E F5 E E E5Q Q e E e E F5 E E
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10--*|
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10--*|
|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8--*|
|-0--------------------|-0---------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths