Hamburger Train

Song

Artist: Primus

Song: Hamburger Train

Album: Pork Soda (1993)

Bassist: Les Claypool

Tuning: B-E-A-D-G

Notes:

- These are just the basic outlines of the riffs or specific example from a

certain section of the song

- Add alot of fills (pops, chords, mutes, taps, hammer-ons etc.)

- Played on a fretted 6-string

- Use medium distortion

v - Downstroke with fingernails

^ - Upstroke

S - Slap

P - Pop

Riff 1: \/ - You can hear this pop the first time but its optional

C|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------x----------------------|
A|---------x5-----------x5-x5h7--|
E|--x-x4-4---x7--x-x4-4----------|
B|-------------------------------|

S SS SPSSSS S SS S SS SS

Riff 2: v^ v ^

C|---------x0-------5p4-8h9--|
G|---------x0-------5p4-8h9--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|--x-x4-4----4-4h5----------|
B|---------------------------|

S SS S S S

Riff 3: This tab is from taken from the riff played at 2:22 thru 2:33

There are variations played othere times he plays this riff

The slaps are often muted

Just stick around the notes listed and improv around them

C|----------x------------------|
G|---------x------------x------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------4h5--|
B|--x-x1-1----xx2-3x-x---------|

S SS S PP SSS SS S P S

B/C Db/D Ab/A

Riff 4: Just listen, Les is slapping the F# and throwing in mutes and pull-offs

C|---------|----------------------------|
G|---------|----------------------------|
D|---------|----------------------------|
A|----3h4--|----------------------------|
E|--2------|--2-2p0-x2-x2p0-x2x2--2///--|
B|---------|----------------------------|

Order: Riff 1 is variated heavily with chords throughout the song

Riff 1 0:03-0:31

Riff 3 0:31-0:37

Riff 1 0:37-1:00

Riff 3 1:00-1:06

Riff 2 1:06-1:34

Riff 3 1:34-1:46 Palm muted

Riff 1 1:46-2:22

Riff 3 2:22-2:33

Riff 1 2:33-2:57 With variation 2

Riff 3 2:57-3:19 Palm muted

Riff 1 3:19-4:07 With variation 2

Riff 3 4:07-4:18 Played without rests

Riff 1 4:18-5:14 Becomes muted about half way through

Riff 4 5:14-5:28

Riff 1 5:28-6:17 Into tap/chord solo

Riff 1 6:17-6:27 Muted

Riff 3 6:27-7:18 Muted at first

Riff 1 7:18-8:00

Improv tapping 8:00-8:05