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Tommy the Cat - Primus
Tabbed by: Tristan
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I tried to transcribe the song as best I could. Keep in mind Les Claypool plays a 6 string bass!
Don't get hung up on every single note. Even Les doesn't play it the same every time! The entire song
is slapped so keep that in mind!
Tuning: E A D G
t s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|--------|--4-4----------------------------------|
D|--------|--2-2-----------3h5-----5------5-----0-|
A|--------|---------------------------------------|x3
E|-1/19\1-|--------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0----|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p t p
G|--4-4-----------------------------------------15---|
D|--2-2-----------3h5-----5------5-----0----/14------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0----------------|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p s
G|-4-4-----------------------------------| ---4-------|
D|-2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0-| ---2-------|
A|---------------------------------------|x8 -----------|
E|-------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0-----| -----------|
(0:53) t t t t t t t t t t t t
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---0/20---20-20\16-16\11-11\8-8\5-5\0--|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|--4-4----------------------------------|
D|--2-2-----------3h5-----5------5-----0-|
A|---------------------------------------|x3
E|--------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0----|
s s t t t p t t t t
G|--4-4-----------------------------|
D|--2-2-----------3h5---------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--------x-3h5-x-------0--1--2--3--|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|--4-4----------------------------------|
D|--2-2-----------3h5-----5------5-----0-|
A|---------------------------------------|x14
E|--------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3--0---|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p s
G|-4-4-------------------------------------4-------|
D|-2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0---2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0---------------|
(1:54) p t t t t t t t
G|-----/19------------------------------|
D|---------18----10/14-x-14-x-----------|
A|----------------------------0---------|
E|--------------------------------------|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p s s t t t p
G|-4-4-----------------------------------| -4-4----------------------|
D|-2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0-| -2-2--------3h5-----------|
A|---------------------------------------|x3 --------------------------|
E|-------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0-----| ----x-3h5-x------Pause----|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p p
G|-4-4-----------------------------------| ---/14|
D|-2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0-| ------|
A|---------------------------------------|x16 ------|
E|-------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0-----| ------|
__________________________
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p s s t t t p | 1,2,3 (all strummed)
G|11-11-------------------------------------11-11-------------------14-14-13-13-12-12-11-11--|
D|9--9------------10h12-12------12-------x--9--9------------10h12---12-12-11-11-10-10-9--9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------x-10h12-x------x--10-10----10-10----------x-10h12-x----------------------------------|
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|4 (all strummed
G|11-11-10-9---9-9-8-7---6-6-5-5--|
D|9--9--8--7---7-7-6-5---4-4-3-3--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|-2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0-|
A|---------------------------------------|x8
E|-------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---Random Noise Section----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this section requires the 5th string (what i have is 1 octave up)
s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|11-11------------------------------------|
D|9--9------------10h12-12------12-------x-|
A|-----------------------------------------|x8
E|------x-10h12-x------x--10-10----10-10---|
s s s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|4-4------4-4-----------------------------------|
D|2-2------2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|x8 Pause
E|---------------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0-----|
s s s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|4-4------4-4-----------------------------------|
D|2-2------2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|x4 Pause
E|---------------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0-----|
s s s s t t t p t p t t p t t p
G|4-4------4-4-----------------------------------|
D|2-2------2-2-----------3h5-----5------5------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|x4 Pause
E|---------------x-3h5-x-------5---4-x---3-0-----|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| t Thump
| p Pop
| s Strum
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