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Artist: Primus Song: Mrs. Blaileen Album: Tales from the Punchbowl (1995) Bassist: Les Claypool Notes: - Played on a 6-String fretted - I tabbed after watching this being performed on Conan O'Brien v - Flamenco downstroke ^ - Flamenco upstroke S - Slap P - Pop - Slide down h - Hammer-On p - Pull-Off x - Mute note Verse 1: v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Last time before Chorus v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8----| S S S S S S S S S S S S Pre-Chorus: "Oh, What a lonely boy" C|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| B|--6---5--4---| S S S Chorus: v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ v C|----5-5-5---------x---5-5-5-------------5-5-5----x---x----5-5-5-5-5--| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5-5--| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------6\--------------3h5----------------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5----3h5-------3h5-----3h5------------| S S S PS S S S S PS PS Verse 2: v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Last time before Chorus v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8----| S S S S S S S S S S S S Pre-Chorus: "Oh, What a lonely boy" C|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| B|--6---5--4---| S S S Chorus: v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ v C|----5-5-5-----x---x----5-5-5-------------5-5-5----x---x----5-5-5-5-5--| G|----5-5-5--------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5-5--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5----------------6\--------------3h5----------------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----33h5-------3h5----3h5-------3h5-----3h5------------| S S PS PSS S S S S PS PS C|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--9-8-7--------------------------------| A|--------9-8-7--------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| B|--------------9-8-7-8-7-6-7-6-5-6-5-4--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Guitar Solo: v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Live Funk interlude: -Use Wah-Wah Pedal -Improv with the main riff an octave higher with lots of mute pops and slaps -This is an idea of it v ^ v v ^ C|-------x--x-x---------x------------------------x---------------------x-x--| G|-------x--x-x------x-------------------------x-------------------x-x-x-x--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------x---x--------15h17p15-17h18------17h18-----17h18---------| B|-15h17--------15--------15h17-----------------x-x------20p18------x-------| S S S P S PS S S PSPS S S S PSP Interlude: Play quietly and partially muted, thumb the low notes v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--| Verse 3: v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--| S S S S S S S S S S S S Last time before Chorus v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8----| S S S S S S S S S S S S Pre-Chorus: "Oh, What a lonely boy" C|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| B|--6---5--4---| S S S Chorus: v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ v C|----5-5-5-----x---x----5-5-5-------------5-5-5----x---x----5-5-5-5-5--| G|----5-5-5--------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5-5--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3h5----------------6\--------------3h5----------------| B|-3h5-------3h5-----33h5-------3h5----3h5-------3h5-----3h5------------| S S PS PSS S S S S PS PS Outro: v ^ v ^ v C|------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-| G|------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-| D|--9-8-7---------------------------------------------| A|--------9-8-7---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------9-8-7-8-7-6-7-6-5-6-5-4-3h5-----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S