Music by Primus, Words by Les Claypool __________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------- "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver" from "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese" __________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by Christopher Preston A lot of basses don't have a 24th fret, and the ones that do, I find it uncomfertable to play up there. So, here it is, without the two note chords. It sounds fine even if you don't play the two note chords, btw. The "Main Riff" plays for the intro, after "Fire her up, man". It continues for vs. 1-2 then I have it written out. The "Patting Section" is when Les holds all the strings down at ther same fret, and uses his right hand in a "patting of sorts" He pats all four strings, but I wrote it like that to give the approximate pitch differences. The main riff variant is used sometimes. For those of us who want a basic sounding version, check out the easy version. If you aren't that good, or you have to sing while plaing, or you decide to bake lasagne while you're playing, etc. play this if you think it sounds good. Be sure to boost the treble, though. Easy Version: |-------------------------------| |-10---11----10-10-10-----------| |----9----9-----------9-10h-11h-| |-------------------------------| Main Riff Variant: |-/17-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |--------16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| Main Riff: |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Second Verse: |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-17--------19----17-17-17------------| |----16-17h----------------15-16h-18h-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------------------X-13-15-15-|----------------------12-13-15-15| |---------------------X-11-13-13-|----------------------10-11-13-13| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0----------------|-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-----------------| |-----------------10-12----15-----|---------------------| |-----------------10----14-15-----|---------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-----------------|-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-----| |-----------------3-4-| |----------------------X-X-X-15|----------------------15-15-15-13\-X-10\-| |----------------------X-X-X-15|----------------------15-15-15-----------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0--------------|-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-------------------------| |----------------------11-X-11-X-14-| |----------------------11-X-11-X-14-| |-----------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-------------------| |----------------------|---21-21--17-17-17-17--21-21-21--17-17-17-17-17-| |----------------------|------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0------|------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3/12-|-0-------------------------------0--------------| | |------------------------------| | Dog will hunt. |------------------------------| | |------------------------------| | |-X-X-----X--X-X-----X-0//////-| Guitar Solo: X times |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Third Verse: |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-17--------19----17-17-17------------| |----16-17h----------------15-16h-18h-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Interlude II: |---------------------X-13-15-15-|----------------------12-13-15-15| |---------------------X-11-13-13-|----------------------10-11-13-13| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0----------------|-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-----------------| |-----------------10-12----15-----|---------------------| |-----------------10----14-15-----|---------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-----------------|-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-----| |-----------------3-4-| |----------------------X-X-X-15|----------------------15-15-15-13\-X-10\-| |----------------------X-X-X-15|----------------------15-15-15-----------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0--------------|-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-------------------------| |----------------------11-X-11-X-14-| |----------------------11-X-11-X-14-| |-----------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0-------------------| |----------------------|---21-21--17-17-17-17--21-21-21--17-17-17-17-17-| |----------------------|------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-0------|------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3/12-|-0-------------------------------0--------------| "Patting Section": 3 times |---------X---------| |-X-X-X-X---X-X-X-X-| |-------------------| |-------------------| Outro: |--------| |--------| |--------| |-0/////-| X times |-17--------19------------17-17-17-----------|| |----16-17h----18-16h-15h---------15-16h-18h-|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------||
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