Tommy the Cat
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
:|-----------|--4----------------------|-44-------------------12-|
:|-----------|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-44---------3h5-13/15----|
:|-----------|*-----------------------*|-------------------------|
:|-0--/--10-|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x-------------|
LONG SLIDE
x 7
S TPTPTP TPTPTPTP S T T T P TPTPTPTP S
:|-3/4------------------|--4----------------------|-4-r-|
:|-3/4--x-x-3h5-5-5-5-0-|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4-e-|
:|----------------------|*-----------------------*|---s-|
:|-----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
:|--------------------------------|
:|--------------------------------|
:|--------------------------------|
:|-5---/----17--15141210753-|
long slide
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
:|--4----------------------|-4--------------------|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-2---------3h5--------|
:|*-----------------------*|----------------------|
:|----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
:|--3----------------------|--4----------------------|-3-R-|
:|*-3---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-3--|
:|*-----------------------*|*-----------------------*|---S-|
:|----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
:|-13/17-12------------------|
:|----------12h15x13h14-12X-|
:|---------------------------|
:|---------------------------|
“Say baby...”
x 3
S T T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665|
:|*-----------------------*|---------------77776665|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
:|--4----------------------|-4---------7/14--------|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------------------|
:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSU
:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-77776665--|
:|*-4-------------------|-44-----------77776665-*|
:|*---3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-------------*|
:|----------------------|------------------------|
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSUSUSU
:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-999x7x5x4x3x-|
:|--4-------------------|-44-----------777x5x3x2x1x-|
:|----3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-----------------|
:|----------------------|---------------------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-4---------3h5-77776665*|
:|*------------------------|-----------------------*|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SUSUSUSUSUSU
:|--4----------------------|-4xx5x7x8x9x11-|
:|--4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-2xx3x5x6x7x9--|
:|-------------------------|---------------|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---------------|
(Technically, you need to drop to for the next part.
But you can do it with your . You just have to mute it.)
T T T T T T T T T T T T P P P P P P
:|-------------------------|-----------20-17-15-12-|
:|-------------------------|-----12-----------------|
:|-------------------------|-7/14-------------------|
:|-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-|------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + T
:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
:|------------------------------------|
:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
:|-x-x----x--x-x----x--------------2-|
* detune to (drop )
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T T P T T T T T T T T
:|--4----------------------|-4------------------------------|
:|*-4---------------------*|-4------------------------------|
:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5--------1-2-3-4-|
:|----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
:|--4----------------------|-4---------------r--------------|
:|*-4---------------------*|-4---------------e--------------|
:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5-s--------------|
:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x----t--------------|
x 6
T T T
:|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
:|*-----------------------*|--------------------------------|
:|*-----------------------*|----------------------------7--|
:|-------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|
X 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665-|
:|*-----------------------*|------------------------|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|
Repeat this last part with minor variations, and then it’s over.