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Here Come the Bastards

Primus
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HERE COME THE BASTARDS (Bassline)

As recorded by Primus

(From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)

Words by Les Claypool

Music by Primus

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'

Intro

Moderate Rock Q=126(8=s8)

E5 F5 E5 F5

5/4

Gtr I

Q e E e E E E E E E E e E e E E E E E

|----h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|=16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|
|----h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|=14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E5 F5 E5 F5

E E e E e E E E E E E E e E e E E E E E

|-16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17s|=16---h16---h16---h16-h16s17-h17-|
|-14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15s|=14---h14---h14---h14-h14s15-h15-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E5 F5 E5 F5

Q e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

||-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-10s|
||o----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8--8s|
||--0--------------------|-----------------------|

E5 F5 E5 F5

e E e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E 3x

|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-9---9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-10-o||
|-7---7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8--8-o||
|-----------------------|------------------------||

Verse 1

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5

Q e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------|----------------------|
|----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|-0--------------------|----------------------|

F5 F#5 F5 F#5

e E e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==|
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5

Q e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------|----------------------|
|-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|----------------------|----------------------|

F5 F#5 F5 F#5

e E e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==||
|----------------------------|------------------------------||

Verse 2

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5

Q e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|

F5 F#5 F5 F#5

e E e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s=o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s=o||
|----------------------------|------------------------------||

Chorus

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5

Q e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|

1.

F5 F#5 F5 F#5

e E e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||

Guitar Solo

2.

F5 F#5 E5 F5 E5 F5

e E e E e E E E E E Q e E e E E E E E Q e E e E E E E E 6x

|----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11-||o----9---9---9-9s10-10-|----9---9---9-9s10-10-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-||o----7---7---7-7s=8--8-|----7---7---7-7s=8--8-o||
|----------------------------||--0--------------------|-0---------------------||

Out-Chorus

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5

Q e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------|----------------------|
|----9---9---9-9s10-10s|=9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
|----7---7---7-7s=8--8s|=7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
|-0--------------------|----------------------|

F5 F#5 F5 F#5

e E e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11s==|
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s==|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|

E5 F5 E5 F5 E5

Q e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E

||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-9--9---9---9-9s10-10-|-9---9---9---9-9s10-9s|
||o-7--7---7---7-7s=8--8-|-7---7---7---7-7s=8-7s|
||-----------------------|----------------------|

F5 F#5 F5 F#5

e E e E e E E E E E e E e E e E E E E E 3x

|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-10---10---10---10-10s11-11s|=10---10---10---10-10s11-11-o||
|--8----8----8----8--8s=9--9s|==8----8----8----8--8s=9--9-o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||

Outro

E5 F5 E5 F5

Q Q e E e E E E Q Q e E e E E E

|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|
|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|
|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|

E5 F5 E5 F5

Q Q e E e E E E Q Q e E e E E E

|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10--*|
|----/9--9---9-9s10-10-|----/9--9---9-9s10-10--*|
|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8-|----/7--7---7-7s=8--8--*|
|-0--------------------|-0---------------------*|

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

<n> - natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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