Bass Tabs
To Defy The Laws Of Tradition - Primus
Intro* G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------| D|-----------------6---6---7---6-|-----------------6---6---7---6h7p6-| A|-7---7---7---7-----------------|-7---7---7---7---------------------| E|-------------------------------|-----0-----------------------------| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-| D|-----------------6---6---7---6-|-5---5---5---5---5-------------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7-----------------|---------------------5---5---6---7---7---7---7---| E|-----0-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------| D|-----------------6---6---7---6h7p6-|-----------------6---6---7---6h7p6-| A|-7---7---7---7---------------------|-7---7---7---7---------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----0-----------------------------| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-| D|-----------------6---6---7---6h7p6-|-5---5---5---5---5-------------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---------------------|---------------------5---5---6---7---7---7---7---| E|-----0-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| D|-----------------8---8---8---8-|-----------------8---8---8---8-| A|-7---7---7---7-----------------|-7---7---7---7-----------------| E|-------------------------------|-----0-------------------------| G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-6-7-8-| D|-----------------8---8---8---8-|-----------------8---8---8---8-|-6-7-8-| A|-7---7---7---7-----------------|-7---7---7---7-----------------|-4-5-6-| E|-----0-------------------------|-----0-------------------------|-------| MAIN RIFF G----------------------------66------------------------6xx76-- D----------------------------66------------------------6xx76-- A----------------4h---------------------------------4--------- E--xx-4h6--4h6------6---4h6---------xx--4h6---4h6------------- Once you get the messed up rythem down you will have a blast. The trick to this song is to listen a lot before you play. Slap the E and A strings and D & G you have to stroke down with your middle finger. The first X's are down and 2nd are up. For the slower part tap high on the D string and play this with your left hand A|---h5--h7----------------------------| E|-----------h7----h6---h5-------------| Ending is G|-6-7-8-| D|-6-7-8-| A|-4-5-6-| E|-------|
Ahh yes, the chorus. This section requires slapping and strumming.
It also requires some big ol' distortion. All of the pedals that I
have tried gives me the sound that Cliff Burton got on "Anestasia,
Pulling Teeth". But I still have no clue to get the "motorcycle" tone
that Claypool gets. Any suggestions? E-mail me or post anything that
might help all of us Primus fans. I know that he has an ADA bass
preamp, that runs about $600. There has to be a less-expensive
solution. Back to the chorus, it requires that you play a low D
during one part. I guess that if you had a Hipshot detuner, you could
change the string down to a D, and back up. I just play a low E and
hope that I don't offend anybody. I will write the D on a B string as
if you were playing a five string bass. I will write down the
variants, listen to the tape to figure out the order that you play
them.
main chorus riff
V ^ V
G-|---------------------------------------17-18-20--|-
D-|*--------------------------------------17-18-20--|-
A-|*------------------------------------------------|-
E-|--0S-3S-2p-0p-0S-5S-3p-2p-0p--0S---0S------------|-
variant one
V ^ V ^ V ^
G-|-----------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20\---|-
D-|*----------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20\--*|-
A-|*------------------------------------------------------*|-
E-|--0S-3S-2p-0p-0S-5S-3p-2p-0p--0S------------------------|-
variant two G-|----------------------------------------------|- D-|*--------------------------------------------*|- A-|*--------------------------------------------*|- E-|--0S-3S-2p-0p-0S-5S-3p-2p-0p--0S--------------|- B-|------------------------------------3S-4S-----|- For the interlude at the end between two of the chorus sections, you could just tap anywhere on the fretboard (hitting at least two of the strings) for three measures, do some swooping slides, and then do the final chorus, or you could make up your own part.
