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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---------
----
---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 . Smalser
Explanation of Signs
---------------------
* 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!