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Ballad of Bodacious

Primus
Bass Tab
★4.8(5)

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

Song

This is one of my favorite songs and there weren't any good tabs for it so here you go

G------------|
D------------|
A------------|
E-0-------12-|

s s

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------7h9p7-----------|
A-------------------------------9---------|
E-7-5-7---8---7--5--7---------------8--75-|

s s s s s s s p p s ss

G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------7h9p7-----------|
A-------------------------------9---------|
E-7-5-7---8---7--5--7---------------8--75-|

s s s s s s s p p s ss

G----------------12h13p12h13....-|
D-12p9---------------------------|
A-------12---15------------------|
E--------------------------------|

p p p p

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G--------------------------0---------------------------0--|
D---2-2-2----2-2--------x-------2-2-2----2-2--------x-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-0----x-3--x-x-3---3--x-x--3-|

s p psps spsps s sps ps s p psps spsps s sps ps

G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------7h9p7-----------|
A-------------------------------9---------|
E-7-5-7---8---7--5--7---------------8--75-|

s s s s s s s p p s ss

G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------7h9p7-----------|
A-------------------------------9---------|
E-7-5-7---8---7--5--7---------------8--75-|

s s s s s s s p p s ss

G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------7h9p7-----------|
A-------------------------------9---------|
E-7-5-7---8---7--5--7---------------8--75-|

s s s s s s s p p s ss

G----------------12h13p12h13....-|
D-12p9---------------------------|
A-------12---15------------------|
E--------------------------------|

p p p p

G-----------------14h15p14h15....-|
D-14p11---------------------------|
A--------14---17------------------|
E---------------------------------|

p p p p

End

v^v

G-----

D-----

A-757-

E-000-

Fill at :35

G------------|
D-7h9---7----|
A--h9------8-|
E------------|

p p p

Fill at 1:10

G-----------|
D-----------|
A-----2-3/6-|
E-2-3-------|

s s s s

Fill at 2:03

G-----------5h6p5h6....-|
D-----------------------|
A-----2-3-5-------------|
E-2-3-------------------|

s s s s s p

End

v^v

G-----

D-----

A-757-

E-000-

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