Tabbed by Geoff McLeod. *
Most of the tabs posted for the Sailing The Seas version of Tommy The
Cat are a little off base. I've been meaning to send you updated tabs
for a couple of years now, but I just got my computer not long ago.
If anyone wishes to contest this, please refer to the video or to a
very old issue of guitar world or school (whichever, I can't remember
or find it).
You don't really need a six string, but it would be nice. It doesn't
really have to be fretless, but it would be nice.
slap, pop and strum everything until the tapping near the end. And
then slap, pop and strum some more.
r means rest
riff a sometimes do this
g|---------|--4-----------------------|-3/4----------------------|
d|---------|*-4---------3h5--5-5-5-0-*|-3/4---------3h5--5-5-5-0-|
a|---------|*------------------------*|--------------------------|
e|-3-/-10\-|----0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|-----0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0--|
fill 1 Stop!
g|-4-------------------------14\-| |-4r-|
d|-4---------3h5------9/x-x------| then riff a |-4r-|
a|----------------x-x------------| |----|
e|---0h3-x-x---------------------| |----|
"I remember it as though it were a meal ago..."
next part
g|----------------------------|--4-----------------------|
d|----------------------------|*-4---------3h5--5-5-5-0-*|
a|----------------------------|*------------------------*|
e|-5---/---17-17\15\12\7\5\4\-|----0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|
sometimes double strum the B chord
fill 2
g|-4---------------------|
d|-4---------3h5---------|
a|-----------------------|
e|---0h3-x-x-----1-2-3-4-|
"She came sildin'..."
g|-3-----------------------|--4-----------------------|-4r-|
d|-3---------3h5--5-5-5-0-*|*-4---------3h5--5-5-5-0-*|-4r-|
a|------------------------*|*------------------------*|----|
e|---0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|----0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|----|
"The air was thick with catcalls..."
fill 3(something like this)
g|-/16-12---------------|
d|--------12h15-13h14-0-|
a|----------------------|
e|----------------------|
"Say baby..." x 3 "Say it baby"
g|--4----------------------|-4--------------|
d|*-4--------3h5--5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5r-|
a|*-----------------------*|----------------|
e|---0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|---0h3-x-x------|
solo w/ riff a
fill 4
g|-4-------------7-7-6-5-4-|
d|-4---------3h5-7-7-6-5-4-|
a|-------------------------|
e|---0h3-x-x---------------|
riff a
fill 5
g|-4-----------------------|
d|-4---------3h5-----------|
a|-------------------------|
e|---0h3-x-x-----0-0-1-2---|
riff a
fill 6
g|-4---------7/14----------|
d|-4-----------------------|
a|-------------------------|
e|---0h3-x-x---------------|
riff b
g|--4---------5h7--7-7-7-0-|-4---------5h7-7-7-7-6-5--|
d|*-4----------------------|-4-------------7-7-7-6-5-*|
a|*---3h5-x-x-----7-6-5-0--|---3h5-x-x---------------*|
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
(something like this)
g|--4---------5h7--7-7-7-0-|--11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7--7-6-5-4-|
d|*-4----------------------|--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--5--5-4-3-2-|
a|*---3h5-x-x-----7-6-5-0--|----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
g|--4----------------------|-4---------7-7-7-6-5--|
d|*-4--------3h5--5-5-5-0-*|-4---------7-7-7-6-5-*|
a|*-----------------------*|---------------------*|
e|---0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|---0h3-x-x------------|
g|--4----------------------|-4-6-7-9-11---|
d|--4--------3h5--5-5-5-0--|-2-4-5-7-9----|
a|-------------------------|--------------|
e|---0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|--------------|
freaky shit - do what you want
double slap
g|---------------------------------|- |
d|---------------------------------|-pick your own notes-|
a|---------------------------------|- |
e|-7-x-0-x-7-x-0-x-7-x-0-x-7-x-0-x-|- |
tapped
g|-x-x--x-9/-x-x--x-9/-x-x-x-x-x----|
d|----------------------------------|
a|-x-x--x-9/-x-x--x-9/-x-x-x-x-x----|
e|-------------------------------0\-|
riff c
g|--4----------------------|
d|*-4---------------------*|
a|*----------3h5--5-5-5-0-*|
e|---0h3-x-x-----5-4-3-0---|
fill 7
g|-4-----------------------------|
d|-4-----------------------------|
a|-----------------------1-2-3-4-|
e|---0h3-x-x-----1-2-3-4---------|
the rest is riff a with some variations like riff b.
Guarantee this is the most accurate version.
Tabbed by Roger Bonadie.
I beg to differ with Geoff McLeod on the main riff. With the help of his tab, and watching the song on Videoplasty about 20 times in slow motion, this is what I came up with. This is definitely exactly how he plays it on Videoplasty, at least. g|-2------------------------| d|-4---------3h5--5---5---0-| a|--------------------------| e|---0h3-x-x-----5-4-4-3-0--|
Tabbed by Yocco.
If your hand stops moving, you're not playing it right!
Play as percussive as possible.
The "x"'s with the "+" under them mean to click the strings
against the fretboard with your thumb. The "x"'s with the "v" and "^"'s
under them means to palm-mute the strings while strumming. Did I loose you yet?
Once you get the pattern down, it's easy!
B|---4-4-------------------------xx-3/4---------------------|
G|---4-4-------------------------xx-3/4---------------------|
D|--------------4/5-5-----5--------------------4/5-5-----5--| This is just the first pattern.
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------x0xx--------x-3---xxxx---------00xx--------x-3----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
v ^ ++++ - - + + - ++++ v^ v ++++ - - + + -
Now I'll throw in some variations. I recommend you bastardize it at will.
B|---4-4-------------------------xx-4-4--------9-9-8-7-6-6-5--xx4-4----------------------------|
G|---4-4-------------------------xx-4-4--------9-9-8-7-6-6-5--xx4-4----------------------------|
D|--------------4/5-5-----5------------------------------6-5-----------------------------------| Do this every once
A|------------------------------------------------------------------xx-xx--------------2-3-5---| in a while.
E|--------x0xx--------X-3---xxxx--------x0xx3/----------------------xx-xx-xx-----2-3-5---------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------xx-xx---03-5---------------|
v ^ ++++ - - + + - ++++ v^ v ^ +++++ v ^ v ^ v ^ v v^v ^ v^ v^ ++++ + + + + + + +
One more variation...this one is toward the end of the "Say baby...." you
get the idea. but if you actually listen to the damn song you'd figure
out most of it on your own.
B|---4-4----------------------3/4--------------------|
G|---4-4----------------------3/4--------------------|
D|--------xx-xx--3/5-5-5--x-x-------xx-xx--3/5-5-5---|
A|--------xx-xx-----------x-x-------xx-xx------------|
E|--------xx-xx-----------x-x-------xx-xx------------|
B|--------xx-xx-----------x-x-------xx-xx------------|
v ^ v^ v^ + + + v ^ v v^ v^ + + +
Tabbed by Zoe Anne Nicolette Talbot Jenkins the 1st.
Each dash (-) represents a 1/32 note space.
So two = 1/16 note, four = 1/8 etc.
An X instead of a number denotes a muted note.
A ^ above a note indicates a harmonic.
Below the notes are the instructions for technique.
T = thumb slap, P(x)= snap with xth finger
GH = Ghost note, LH strikes fretboard for percussive mute
SU = strum up, SD = strum down
H = LH hammeron, SL = LH slide from previous note
R(x) = RH hammeron with xth finger
PO = pull off from previous note
The intro, and other parts, have some low B notes on 'em. Since I've
aquired a 5 string recently, I'll include them where appropriate. Thus
some bars have 5 tab lines. If you've got a 4-string, read only the
upper 4, and approximate the 5th(!)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---First bar is drum intro------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------5---6---7---15--7ish|
SL SL
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-9-----------------7-7---7-7---|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-9---------------------7-----7-|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T
^ ^
G|9-9-----------------------7-----|9-9---------------------15------|
D|9-9-----------------7-----------|9-9---------------10--14--------|
A|7-7---------9-10--10--X-X---X-X-|7-7---------9-10----------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8-----------------X---|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P2H SU SDSUSDSUSDH T H H SLP1 T
(*groove) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------12----12----|9-9-----------------------7-----|
D|9-9-------------------12----12--|9-9-----------------7-----------|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10--X-X---X-X-|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T SL T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P2H SU
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-9-----------------7-7---7-7---|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-9---------------------7-----7-|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-9-----------------7-7---7-7---|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-9---------------------7-----7-|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-9-----------------7-7---7-7---|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-9---------------------7-----7-|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T
G|9-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|-----3 bars of drums alone,-----|
A|7-------------------------------|-----Then 2 with speech(Tom)----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
SD
G|--------------------------------|
D|--8 bars full drums with--------|
A|--Les's speech------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|2019181614--1210--8-7---6---4---|
B|0---------------------------15--|--------------------------------|
SL T T T T T T T T T T T
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------12----12----|9-9-----------------------7-----|
D|9-9-------------------12----12--|9-9-----------------7-----------|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10--X-X---X-X-|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T SL T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P2H SU
^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-9-----------------------------|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-9-----------------------------|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------1010----------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------0---2---3---5---|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T T T T
G|---14 bars of the groove above--|9-------------------------------|
D|--(Marked *) with Tom's speech--|9---------|
A|--------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|19------------------------------|
D|-11 bars drums & Tom's Speech;--|--------18------1015X-14--X-0---|
A|-Ends "And I say unto thee"-----|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
SL T SLT T T T
G|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------------------|
D|-3 bars of the groove,as above--|9-9-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|7-7---------9-10----------------|
E|--------------------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T T
G|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------121211111010|
D|-3 bars of the groove,as above--|9-9-----------------121211111010|
A|--------------------------------|7-7---------9-10--1010109-9-8-8-|
E|--------------------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T T SUSDSUSDSUSDSU
G|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------------------|
D|-3 bars of the groove,as above--|9-9-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|7-7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----7-7-7-8-X-X-----------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------1---2---X-4-----|
SDSUSDSUSDH T SnT T T T
< slide up >
G|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------------------|
D|-7 bars of the groove,as above--|9-9---------9---19--------------|
A|--------------------------------|7-7-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----7-7-8-----------------------|
SDSUSDSUH SL
!The following is an approximation!
!I haven't got it perfect yet.... soon, soon! Curse the loud drums!
G|1616----------------------------|1616------------1919181818181717|
D|1616----------------------------|1616------------1919181818181717|
A|1414--------1517--17--2217--2117|1414--------15171717161616161515|
E|----15151517--------20----19----|----15151517--------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T R1R2POR1R2PO SDSUSDSUSDH T SLSDSUSDSUSDSUSDSU
The above is played 3 times, then
G|1616----------------------------|16161615----14141413----12121111|
D|1616----------------------------|16161615----14141413----12121111|
A|1414--------1517--17--2217--2117|14141413----12121211----10109-9-|
E|----15151517--------20----19----|--------------------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T R1R2POR1R2PO SDSUSDSU SDSUSDSU SDSUSDSU
**REPEAT** ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------12----12----|9-9-----------------121211111010|
D|9-9-------------------12----12--|9-9-----------------121211111010|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--1010109-9-8-8-|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T SL T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T T SUSDSUSDSUSDSU
^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-9-----------------------------|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-9-----------------------------|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------1010----------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------0---2---3---5---|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T T T T
Then repeat the line above ( with "**REPEAT**" ) - then
^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-X-X-10X-X-12X-X-14X-X-16X-21X-|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-X-X-10X-X-12X-X-14X-X-16X-21X-|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-X-X-8-X-X-10X-X-12X-X-14X-19X-|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|--------------------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDSUSDSUSDSUSDSUSDSUSDSU
****!NOTE! This bar is repeated. It is also in triplets.
Practise getting the feel even with a metronome, and work up to
speed.
G|---------X-----------------X--------|
D|------------------------------------| X 2
A|------------------------------------|
E|X--X--X-----X--X--X--X--X-----X--X--|
T GH T P1 T GH T GH T P1 T GH
G|----21------23------------------|------1919--22--------1919--22--|
D|--------21----------------------|------1818--21--------1818--21--|
A|----------------18--11--8---6---|------1717--20--------1717--20--|
E|17------------------------------|X-X-X-----------X-X-------------|
SL T GHT R R SL T GH R R SL
G|1919191919----------------------|4-4-----------------------X---X-|
D|1818181818----------------------|4-4-----------------X-----------|
A|--------------------------------|2-2---------2-4---4---X-4---X---|
E|------------3---------------0---|----2-2-2-4---------------------|
R R R R R T SL SDSUSDSUSDSUT H T P1T T P1T SU
G|4-4-----------------------X---X-|4-4-----------------------X---X-|
D|4-4-----------------X-----------|4-4-----------------X-----------|
A|2-2---------2-4---4---X-4---X---|2-2---------2-4---4---X-4---X---|
E|----2-2-2-4---------------------|----2-2-2-4---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDSUT H T P1T T P1T SU SDSUSDSUSDSUT H T P1T T P1T SU
G|--------------------------------|4-4-----------------------X---X-|
D|--------------------------------|4-4-----------------X-----------|
A|--------------------------------|2-2---------2-4---4---X-4---X---|
E|--------------------------------|----2-2-2-4---------------------|
B|0---1---2---4---5---6---7---8---|--------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T SDSUSDSUSDSUT H T P1T T P1T SU
G|4-4-----------------------X---X-|4-4-----------------------X---X-|
D|4-4-----------------X-----------|4-4-----------------X-----------|
A|2-2---------2-4---4---X-4---X---|2-2---------2-4---4---X-4---X---|
E|----2-2-2-4---------------------|----2-2-2-4---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDSUT H T P1T T P1T SU SDSUSDSUSDSUT H T P1T T P1T SU
G|4-4-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-----------------------------|--7 BARS LES'S SPEECH-----------|
A|2-2---------2-4-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|----2-2-2-4---------------------|--------------------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDSUT H
^ ^
G|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------------7-----|
D|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------7-----------|
A|------------9-10----------------|7-7---------9-10--10--X-X---X-X-|
E|--------------------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P2H SU
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------12----12----|9-9-----------------------7-----|
D|9-9-------------------12----12--|9-9-----------------7-----------|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10--X-X---X-X-|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T SL T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P2T SU
*REPEAT* ^ ^
G|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------------7-----|
D|--------------------------------|9-9-----------------7-----------|
A|--------------------------------|7-7---------9-10--10--X-X---X-X-|
E|--------------------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
B|0---1---2---4---7---10--11--14--|--------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P2T SU
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|9-9-----------------7-----7-----|9-9-----------------7-7---7-7---|
D|9-9-------------------7-----7---|9-9---------------------7-----7-|
A|7-7---------9-10--10----10----10|7-7---------9-10--10------------|
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------|----7-7-7-8---------------------|
SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T SDSUSDSUSDH T H T P1T T P1T T
*REPEAT*
G|9-9-----------------------------| REPEAT THE INDICATED LAST FOUR
D|9-9-----------------------------| BARS TO END THE SONG. Third
A|7-7---------9-10----------------| bar has variations ( listed
E|----7-7-7-8---------------------| above ).
SDSUSDSUSDH T T
Tabbed by Jared Duncan.
Played on six string fretless
---4-4-------------------------------------------
---4-4-------------------------------------------
---2-2---------4h5----5-------5------2-----------
-------------------------------------------------
-------2h3-3-3------3----X-X-----X-X-------------
-------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by Alessandro Manigrasso.
Intro and Main Riff
repeat 2 times, then
long slide V V V V V
C--|----------|--4---------------------------------0--||---4-4---------------------------------------0---||
G--|----------|--4----------p----------p--------p--0--||---4-4----------p-------p--------p--------p--0---||
D--|----------|-------------4h5--------5--------5-----||*---------------4h5-----5--------5--------5-----*||
A--|----------|-----s----s-------s--s-----s--s--------||*-------s----s-------s-----s--s-----s--s--------*||
E--|--s-------|-----3h5--x-------x--x-----x--x--------||--------3h5--x-------x-----x--x-----x--x---------||
B--|--1/17\5--|---------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------||
repeat 8 times, then
V V V V V V
C--|--4-4-----------------------||---4-4---------------------------------------0---||--4--|------------
G--|--4-4----------p----p-p-----||---4-4----------p-------p--------p--------p--0---||--4--|------------
D--|---------------4h5--5/17\---||*---------------4h5-----5--------5--------5-----*||-----|------------
A--|-------s----s---------------||*-------s----s-------s-----s--s-----s--s--------*||-----|------------
E--|-------3h5--x---------------||--------3h5--x-------x-----x--x-----x--x---------||-----|------------
B--|----------------------------||-------------------------------------------------||-----|------------
repeat many times
verse V V V V
C--|--------|----------------------------||---4-4---------------------------------------0---||--4---|
G--|--------|----------------------------||---4-4----------p-------p--------p--------p--0---||--4---|
D--|--------|----------------------------||*---------------4h5-----5--------5--------5-----*||------|
A--|--------|-------------s-s-s-s-s-s----||*-------s----s-------s-----s--s-----s--s--------*||------|
E--|--------|-----s-----20\\\\\\\\\\\\5--||--------3h5--x-------x-----x--x-----x--x---------||------|
B--|--------|-----1/15-------------------||-------------------------------------------------||------|
continue slapping
while sliding
Chorus startes repeat 3 times
V V V V V
C---|------------------------------||---4-4---------------------------------------0---||--4-4---------------|
G---|/19----------------------p----||---4-4----------p-------p--------p--------p--0---||--4-4----------p----|
D---|-----18\-----------------0----||*---------------4h5-----5--------5--------5-----*||---------------4h5--|
A---|----------s---s--s---s--------||*-------s----s-------s-----s--s-----s--s--------*||-------s----s-------|
E---|---------/12--12\11--11-------||--------3h5--x-------x-----x--x-----x--x---------||-------3h5--x-------|
B---|------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------||--------------------|
Guitar Solo repeat many times w/variations
V V V
C---||---4-4---------------------------------------0---||
G---||---4-4----------p-------p--------p--------p--0---||
D---||*---------------4h5-----5--------5--------5-----*||
A---||*-------s----s-------s-----s--s-----s--s--------*||
E---||--------3h5--x-------x-----x--x-----x--x---------||
B---||-------------------------------------------------||
V V V V
C---||---4-4---------------------------------------0---||--4----------------|
G---||---4-4----------p-------p--------p--------p--0---||--4--------p-------|
D---||*---------------4h5-----5--------5--------5-----*||-----------4/15----|
A---||*-------s----s-------s-----s--s-----s--s--------*||------s------------|
E---||--------3h5--x-------x-----x--x-----x--x---------||------3h5----------|
B---||-------------------------------------------------||-------------------|
Solo variation
V V V V V V V V V V V V
C---||---11-11----------------------------------------------0--|--11-------------------14-14-14\13-13\12-12-12--||
G---||---11-11------------p---------p---------p---------p---0--|--11------------p------14-14-14\13-13\12-12-12--||
D---||*-------------------11h12-----12--------12--------12-----|----------------11h12--------------------------*||
A---||*---------s------s---------s------s--s------s--s---------|-------s------s--------------------------------*||
E---||----------10h12--x---------x------x--x------x--x---------|-------10h12--x---------------------------------||
B---||---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
Bass Solo
implied w/thumb
but not slapped
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----*----*----*------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------p-------------------p--|----/19--14---/21-----------------|
D--------------p-------------------p-------------------7-------------------7--|--s----------------s--------------|
A-----------s--7----------------s--7----------------s-------------------s-----|--12---------------18--s---s---s--|
E------s----7-----s--s-----s----7-----s--s-----s----7-----s--s-----s----7-----|-----------------------17--16--13\|
B------7h9--------x--x-----7h9--------x--x-----7h9--------x--x-----7h9--------|----------------------------------|
play this part very fast------------------------------------------------------|
left hand
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
G------x--x--x--x--19/-----x--x--x--x--19/-----x-x-x-x--x-----|
D------x--x--x--x--18/-----x--x--x--x--18/-----x-x-x-x--x-----|
A------x--x--x--x--17/-----x--x--x--x--17/--------------------|
E---t-------------------t-------------------t--------------s--|
B---x-------------------x-------------------x--------------4\-|
r.hand
After chorus, play the main riff, but one string lower :
3 times, then
V V V
C---||-------------------------------------------------||--------------------------------|
G---||---4-4---------------------------------------0---||--p-----------------------------|
D---||*--4-4----------p-------p--------p--------p--0--*||--x-----------------------------|
A---||*---------------4h5-----5--------5--------5-----*||-----------------s--s--s--s-----|
E---||--------s----s-------s-----s--s-----s--s---------||-----s--s--s--s--0--1--2--3-----|
B---||--------3h5--x-------x-----x--x-----x--x---------||-----0--1--3--4-----------------|
Continue with this new riff and then end with the main riff. That's
it. I'm pretty sure it's accurate, though I've not tabbed all the
variations.
Tabbed by Tim Malinak.
Volunteering yet another interpretation of Tommy the Cat. g|---------------------------| d|-0h2--------3h5---5----5---| a|--------------------55-----| e|-----00-3h5-----x--------3-|
Tabbed by Getsnick.
Key:
H-hammer on
P-pluck
X-mute slap
*-repeat
W-hold
P
G|-----4-------------| Repeat this for most of the song
D|*-0h2---3h5-5-5-5-*|
A|*-----------------*|
G|------xx---x-x-x---|
Suck as this....that He did
W
G|---9-----0-x-| On the Videoplasty version
D|---------0-x-|
A|---------0-x-|
G|---------0-x-|
I think that he play a line like this
G|-----3------------|
D|*-0h1---2h4-4-4-4*|
A|*----------------*|
G|------xx---x-x-x--|
Tabbed by Ben Schram.
Here is about the closest you can come to the right tab (cause of all the mutes he throws in). Unfortunately the tab in the tab book is not right. I'm pretty sure the song must be in like 7/8 time, because there are simply not as many notes as it shows in the tab book. I count 14 16th notes. G[--4----------------------------] D[--4-----------3h5---5---5---0--] A[------------------0------------] E[----0h3-X-X-X---------3---0----] I dont think he always does the third mute on the E string, but the space for it is still there, like a 16th rest. For parts of the song (the verses) he mutes almost everything, especially the A, the third and fourth G's, and the last low E.
Tabbed by Corey Howard.
Here's the scoop on this tab: I have the official Primus tab book so
this tab is completely correct with the exception of some fills that I
will leave out and that I play a 5-string when the song calls for a
6-string. So some parts may be edited to be played on a
5-string. Keep in mind that this is the tab for the studio version on
Sailing the Sea of Cheese.
intro (long slide)
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--------1/---3---/----10----|
B|----------------------------|
Main riff (down stroke, slap, pop, etc.) Fill
G|---4-------------------------------------------------|--4--------------------------------------------15--
D|---4-------------------3h--5----5----5----5---0-|--4------------------3h--5------10/--12-----------------
A|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------
E|---------0--3--3--x----------5----4----3----0---|-------0--3--3--x---------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------
^ it sounds good when you hammer right here
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------19/--19--17--15--14--12--11--10--8--7--5--3--
B|--2/----------------------19-------------------------------------------------
^slide as you slap
Fill
G|---4-------------------------------------------------|--4----------------------------------------
D|---4-------------------3h--5----5----5----5---0-|--4------------------3h--5----------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
E|---------0--3--3--x----------5----4----3----0---|-------0--3--3--x-------------------------0-----
B|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0--2--3--
G|---19-------------------------------------0-------
D|----------18-----10/---15--x--14------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------0--
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
interlude type riff
G|---11-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11-------------------10h--12----12----12----12---0-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0--9--10--x-------------12----11----10----0--------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill
G|---11------------------------------------14---14---13---13---12---12---12--|--11---11---10--9----------9---9---8---7----------7--7+--6----
D|---11-------------------10h--12------14---14---13---13---12---12---12--|---11---11---10--9----------9---9---8---7---------7--7--6---------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------+-------
E|---------0--9--10--x---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------+-------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------+-------
Bass solo part 1
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------7-------------------7--------------------7--------------------7-
E|---------------7----7-------------7------7------------7------7------------7-------
B|------0h--5----------5--0h--5-----------5--0h--5-----------5--0h--5---------------
Bass solo part 2
-------------21----------23---------------------------------------
--------------------21--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------18--------------------------
----12------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------8-------5------3-
Bass solo part 3 (tapping)
----------x---x---x----15/--20----x---x---x----15/--20-----x--x--x--x--x-------------------------
----------x---x---x----14/--19----x---x---x----14/--19-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2h--1-
G|---4--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
D|---4--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
A|-------------------------3h--5-------3-----------5-|------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------0---2---3---4-
B|---------0--3--3--x-------------3-------5---------|----0---2---3---4--------------------------
Finish with the main riff.