Tabbed by Mike Rocha.
(As on Suck on This.) DON'T worry he plays this on a 4 string cause
he hadn't bought his 6 at that time. Slap the whole freakin song. And
I suggest that you play it this song on a bass with bridge and neck
pickups for more twangy jumpy sound. On the '--07--' part slap 0 and
hammer 7 so it sounds like d'da (or you can slap twice to make if
sound like d'da da).
'Say baby d ya wanna lay down with me? Say baby do ya wanna lay down by
my side? Baby do you wanna lay down with me? SAY BABY! SAY BABY!!!'
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
"STOP"
g|-----------------------------------------------------------4---|
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------4---|
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10--------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"I remember it as if it were a meal ago, Said Tommy the Cat as he
reeled back to clear what foreign matter that may have rustled it's
way into his mighty throat... but it was a rare ocasion such as this
that he did."
just slide randomly on the '\'
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--7/9-7/9--'\'--09-----------------09----------------------
a|---------------------9--10--------------9--10-10-10--------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
At 1 minute and 36 seconds into the song is the crazy place after
"such a multitude of masculinity could only be found in one place and
that was O'Malley's Alley!"
I just play the normal thing but with a distortion pedal and really nail
the strings.
g|---------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09--------------- *LOTS O' DISTORTION*
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9/16\10------
e|---------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------(distortion
off)
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09-----------------09---------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10---------9-10-14\\\--
e|----------------------------------------------------------
"and I'll say unto thee"
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
"Say baby d ya wanna lay down with me? Say baby do ya wanna lay down
by my side? Baby do you wanna lay down with me?
g|---------------------
d|--09-----------------
a|--------9--10--------
e|---------------------
SAY BABY! SAY BABY!!!"
Wild crazy guitar solo (during the guitar solo Les just plays the
normal part) that goes til 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
this should sound like
"dic-a dic-a dic-a dic-a"
g|--9-9-----------------9-9-----------12-12-11-11-10-10-10----
d|--9-9---9-10-10-10----9-9---9/10----12-12-11-11-10-10-10----
a|------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------------
g|--9-9-----------------9-9-----------12-12-11-11-10-10-10----
d|--9-9---9-10-10-10----9-9---9/10----12-12-11-11-10-10-10----
a|------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------------
g|--9-9-----------------9-9-----------12-12-11-11-10-10-10----
d|--9-9---9-10-10-10----9-9---9/10----12-12-11-11-10-10-10----
a|------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------------
play notes detached
g|--9-9-----------------9-9-----------9-8-7-6-5--------------
d|--9-9---9-10-10-10----9-9---9/10----9-8-7-6-5--------------
a|-----------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|--9-9-----------------9-9---------------------------------
d|--9-9-----------------9-9---------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9---
a|--------9-10-10-10----------9/10--12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9---
e|----------------------------------------------------------
g|--9-9-----------------9-9---------------------------------
d|--9-9-----------------9-9---------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9---
a|--------9-10-10-10----------9/10--12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9---
e|----------------------------------------------------------
g|--9-9-----------------9-9---------------------------------
d|--9-9-----------------9-9---------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9---
a|--------9-10-10-10----------9/10--12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9---
e|----------------------------------------------------------
g|--9-9-----------------9-9---------------------------------
d|--9-9-----------------9-9---------12-12-11-11-10-10-9-----
a|--------9-10-10-10----------9/10--12-12-11-11-10-10-9-----
e|----------------------------------------------------------
the guitar does a little thing then just hit heavy distortion and slam
all the strings.. you know what I'm talking about... now the cool part..
g|---------------------------9-9-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------
d|-----------0---------------9-9-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------
a|------0-0----2-2--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------000-1-2--
e|---0-------------------------------------------------------
g|--6--7--6-2------------222-1------------------------------
d|--6--7--6-2----222-3-4-------2-1-------------4------------
a|---------------------------------2-1-0-444-5--5-4-0-4-/---
e|----------------------------------------------------------
*trill as fast as you can with these notes*
g|------------------------------
d|--/17.19.17.18.20.17.18.19.17-
a|------------------------------
e|------------------------------
then do some crazy stuff until you get to 3 minutes and 49 seconds
g|-------------------------------------------------------------
d|-------------------------------------------------------------
a|--10---11.10.9----10.9.8----9.8.7----8.7.6-7.6.5-6.5.4-5.4.3-
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
I just put the dots between the numbers so you don't get confused but
just assume that they are to be played like triplets.
g|-11\10-10---11\10-10---11\10-10---11\10-10-11-12-----------
d|-----------------------------------------------------------
a|-----------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----keep trilling 15&14-----------
d|-----------------------------------
a|-----------------------------------
e|-0/-(slide all the way up to G 15)-
then at 4 mintues and 3 seconds start doing this (EXTRMELY FAST TRILL)
g|--15.15.13.12.15.15.13.12.15.15.13.12.15.15.13.12----------
d|-----------------------------------------------------------
a|-----------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|--16.16.14.13.16.16.14.13.16.16.14.13.16.16.14.13.---------
d|-----------------------------------------------------------
a|-----------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|--17.17.15.14.17.17.15.14.17.17.15.14.17.17.15.14.*17------
d|-----------------------------------------------------------
a|-----------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
*=bend and distortion
g|--------------------------
d|--14-13-----13-12--11--9-- *Distortion*
a|--14-13-----13-12--11--9--
e|--------------------------
*Distortion off and bass up to full and treble at minimum
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|--------------------------------
d|--09------------------09--------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-
e|--------------------------------
Here he's just singing Say Baby... and there's no bass.
then "SAY BABY!!!!!!!!!" Put settings back to normal with high treble.
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|---------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09---------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-- "Say Baby"
e|---------------------------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|---------------------
d|--09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-- "Say Baby"
e|---------------------
g|-----------------------------------------------------------
d|--09------------------09----------------09-----------------
a|--------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10-------9--10-10-10----
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
g|---------------------||
d|--09-----------------||
a|--------9--10-10-10--|| !*!*!*!*!SAY BABAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!*!*!*!*!
e|---------------------||
Tabbed by Karel.
v/^= down/up stroke
s= slap
h= hammer on
x= mute
Main riff:
s s h s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
G---------------------------------------
D--0-0-9-x-x-x-x------------------------
A----------------9-10-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-
E---------------------------------------
If your thumb stops moving, you're not playing it right! He plays
like he does on Rhinoplasty, with the difference is that this version
doesn't go quiet that fast!
"...stop!"
v
G--4-
D--4-
Guitar solo:
At the beginning, just play the ordinary main riff.
Then slide: G-----/21-
v ^ v ^ v ^ s h s s v ^
G--14-14-x-x-x-x-------------x-x-
D--14-14-x-x-x-x-------------x-x-
A----------------14-15-15-15-----
E--------------------------------
v ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
G--14-14-x-x-x-x-14-17-x-17-x-16-x-15-x-
D--14-14-x-x-x-x-14-17-x-17-x-16-x-15-x-
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
G--14-14-14-13-12-12-12-11-10-10-9-
D--14-14-14-13-12-12-12-11-10-10-9-
v ^ v ^ v ^ s h s s v ^
G--9-9-x-x-x-x------------x-x-
D--9-9-x-x-x-x------------x-x-
A--------------9-10-10-10-----
E-----------------------------
G--9-9-x-x-x-x-9-12-x-12-x-11-x-10-x-9-x-
D--9-9-x-x-x-x-9-12-x-12-x-11-x-10-x-9-x-
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
I'm not gonna tab my solo, cause I'm not any good at tab writing!
I found some errors in the other tab, and the worst mistake was that
dist-stuff that Les does after the solo. It should sound like this:
v v ^ v ^
G--7----19-18-17-16-
D--7----19-18-17-16-
Tabbed by Matt Wilkinson.
This is Tommy the Cat. After watching Les play it on a Real Video
showing on primussucks.com, I've changed my mind. You can clearly see
where Les' hands are--at the end of the neck--similar to the way he
plays it on Videoplasty---so here it is.
p v s s s s p s s s p p s
G||------4--------------------------||
D||--0h2-2---------4h5-------5--5---||
A||---------------------------------||
E||--------x-x-x-x-----x-x-x------x-||
I know this looks goofy, but trust me---this is how he's playing it.
Tabbed by Joonas Vilenius.
r = right hand slap l = left hand slap v = flamenco downstroke ^ = flamenco upstroke p = pop x = mute v ^ r r l r p r p r r p r r G||3/4-4---------------------------| D||3/4-4---------4h5---5-----5-----| A||--------------------------------| E||------x-x-x-x-----x---x-x---x-x-|