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The Awakening

Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel
Bass Tab
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Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

G|---------------------5----------5--------------6-----9--|
D|-----------------------5----------5---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------*4----*7----|
E|-33--33--3/15\0--0---------*0-------5--15\--------------|

ss ss s s H H ss H H H s ss p ss p

G|--------5-------5----------------------------|
D|------5-----------5--------------------------|
A|----------------------------*55-55-*55-------|
E|-*0---------0-------5--15\0-------------15\--|

ss H H s H H H s sss ss sss s

G|----------7------------7-9-7-----------7--7----------7-7/9\--|
D|------7h9----------7h9-------------7h9----5------7h9---5/7\--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----------0-0-------------0-0------------0-0-------------|

s s p p s s p p p p s s p p s s p p

(Play this part almost like 7h9p7, but the 7 doesn't really stand out.)

G|----------7------------7-9-12-----------7-9-7--6-6-*-6h7-------------|
D|------7h9----------7h9-------------7h9--------------------5-5-*-5h7--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----------0-0-------------0-0------------------------------------|

s s p p s s p p p p s s p p p p p p p p p p p p ^

G|-----5----------5---------------6-----9--|
D|-------5----------5----------------------|
A|-----------------------------*4----*7----|
E|-0---------*0-------5--15\0--------------|

s H H ss H H H ss p ss p

G|--------5----------------5------------------|
D|------5--------------------5----------------|
A|---------------------------------7h5--------|
E|-*0---------****-15/-0-------5-------7-5-3--|

ss H H^ ssss s s H H H s s s s

G|-------------------------------6/7--|
D|------------------------4-5-2--4/5--|
A|----4-5-----------0-2-4-------------|
E|-0-------0h2-0h3--------------------|

s s s s s s s s s s s

G|---------------------------2----7/9--|
D|------------------------2-2--2--5/7--|
A|----4-5-----------0-2-4--------------|
E|-0-------0h2-0h3---------------------|

s s s s s s s s s s s

G|------------------------0h2--------7/9--|
D|---------------------0h2-----/10-7-7/9--|
A|----4-5-----------0h2-------------------|
E|-0-------0h2-0h3------------------------|

s s s s s s s s s s

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0-0---------0-2----|
A|----4-5-------------------------------3--|
E|-0-------0h2-0h3--3h5-----3h5-3h5--------|

s s s s s s p p s s p p^s

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-00-0-0--*-00-0-0--*-0h2p0----------------------------|
A|---------------------------2---0-------0h3-5-3p0------|
E|-----------------------------3---2p0h3-----------2h3--|

s s s s s s s s p h h s h s s h s

G|------------------------9-9--|-----------------5--------|
D|------------5h7--------------|-----------5h7-*----------|
A|--------5h7-----4-5/7-*------|-------5h7----------*-5h7-|
E|-0--5h7----------------------|-0-5h7--------------------|

s s s s s s s p p s s s s s p s s

G|------------------------9-9--|-----------7h9-----------|
D|------------5h7--------------|-----------7h9-7-7-------|
A|--------5h7-----4-5/7-*------|-------5h7---------9-----|
E|-0-*5h7----------------------|-0-5h7---------------10--|

s ss s s s s s p p s s s p s h s

G|---------------------------9-9--|------12---11---10-|
D|------------5h7-----------------|-------------------|
A|--------5h7------0-5/7-7-*------|-5/10----9----8----|
E|-0-*5h7-------------------------|-------------------|

s ss s p s s s s p p s p s p s p

G|---------------------------9-9--|--------------|
D|------------5h7-----------------|--------------|
A|--------5h7------0-5/7-7-*------|--------------|
E|-0-*5h7-------------------------|-*22-*33-*44--|

s ss s p s s s s p p sss sss sss

G|-------------------*-5h7p5-------------7--|
D|--------------5h7---------7p5-5h7p5----5--|
A|--------3h55-*---------------------7p5----|
E|-*0--3h5----------------------------------|

ss s s s sp p s s s p

G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------5h7-55--------------------|
A|-------3h55-*------7p5-----------------|
E|-0--3h5----------------7-0h2-33--/15\--|

s s s s sp sss s s ss s

G|---------------12-----|
D|------------------14--|
A|----------------------|
E|-0-2/5/10/12-*--------|

s s s s s p p

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------12h14-12h14-14p12-14p12-12-----|
E|-12h14---------------------------14--|

s s s s s s s

G|------------------12-*-12h14p12----------------------------------|
D|-----------12h14-*-------------14-*-12/14-12---------------------|
A|------12h14----------------------------------14p12-0h9/10-10-----|
E|-12h14-------------------------------------------------------12--|

s s s sp s p s s s s s s s

G|----12----11----10----9--|---------|
D|-------------------------|---------|
A|--**----**----**----**---|-55--55--|
E|-------------------------|---------|

ss p ss p ss p ssp ss ss

G|------------------------------------|
D|-------5h7-5-5----------------------|
A|----5h7--------5-5-5h7--------------|
E|-5h7--------------------5-5-5-3--2--|

s s s s s s s s s s s s s

G|---------12----11----10----9---|---------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------|
A|------10-----9-----8-----7-----|-55--55--------|
E|--3/9-----------------------\--|---------/15\--|

s s p s p s p s p ss ss s

G|----5--------5-------------6-----9--|
D|------5--------5--------------------|
A|------------------------*4----*7----|
E|-0-------*0------5--15\-------------|

s H H ss H H H s ss p ss p

G|-------5--------------5-------------------|
D|-----5------------------5-----------------|
A|-----------------------------/7-5---------|
E|-*0-------****-15\-0------5--------7p5-3--|

ss H H ssss s s H H H s s s s

G|---------------------------5----|
D|--------------------5-4------5--|
A|---4-5----------4-5-------------|
E|-0-----2-3-0--0---------0-------|(Improv) ~1:15

s s s s s s s s s s s s H H

h/p = Hammer on/Pull off

^ = Bend

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| * = Muted

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| s Slap

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| ss = Double Thumping

| H = Harmonics (played pizzicato)

| ^ = Bend

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