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Song
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JOHN THE FISHERMAN
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1990 Album FRIZZLE FRY)
Words by Les Claypool
Music by Les Claypool, Tim Alexander, Todd Huth
B5 B#5 C#5 D5
x 2 4 4 x 3 5 5 x 4 6 6 x 5 7 7
N.C.
0 0 0 0
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
4/4
Gtrs I, II
\4.5____________________/
Wx2 W +H. +Q +W +H +H
|-------|---------|------------|-------|-------------| |-------|-11------|-(11)--(11)-|-(11)--|-(11)---(11)-| |-------|-11------|-(11)--(11)-|-(11)--|-(11)---(11)-| |-------|--9------|--(9)---(9)-|--(9)--|--(9)----(9)-|
\1.5__________/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S +S Q. +E +E +Q +Q +H.
|-13-(13)-------------------------------|--------------| |------------11----(11)-(11)b14===(11)--|-(11)r=(11)---| |---------------------------------------|--------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------|
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q. +E +H +H +Q Q
|------------------------|----------------------| |-(11)--(11)b13==(11)----|-(11)----(11)r--------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------/21\--|
B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-| |---9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-| |---7--8--9---7--8--9-|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|---4--5--6---4--5--6-| |---4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-| |---2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-| |---------------------|---------------------|
B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5
E E E E E E E E H E E E E
|---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|--------------| |---9-10-11---9-10-11-|------9-10-12-| |---9-10-11---9-10-11-|------9-10-12-| |---7--8--9---7--8--9-|------7--8-10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E H E E E E
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|------4--5--7-| |-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|------4--5--7-| |-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|------2--3--5-| |---------------------|--------------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------| |----3s=9-------------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| |----4s10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| |-11------------------|---------------------| |-11------------------|---------------------| |--9------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |--6-4--5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |--4-2--3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-| |-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
~~
Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19-| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-| |-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-| |-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5-| |-------------4-------|---------------4-------------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-| |-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5
Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E
|------------------------|----------------------------| |------/9----/9----(9)S2S|=12-(12)s6S15-(15)\---------| |-----/10---/10---(10)S3S|=13-(13)s7S16-(16)\---------| |------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-| |------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-| |------------------------|--------------------7--8-10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-| |-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-| |-4-2---3-4-----0---2--3-|------2--3--4-------2--3--5-| |-------------4----------|----------------4-----------|
C#5 N.C.
Gtr III
\7 \2/
W +W +Q. E +Q +E E
|-------------|------------------|---------------------15---| |-------------|------------------|--------------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------------| |-11----------|-(11)-------------|-(11)---------------------| |-11----------|-(11)-------------|-(11)---------------------| |--9----------|--(9)-------------|--(9)----0--(0)--(0)------|
|
| Gtr II
| \5___
| H. Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--6----------|-------0------0---|-------0----------0--<9>--| |--6-----/15\-|-------0------0---|-------0----------0--<9>--| |--4----------|-------0------0---|-------0----------0--<9>--| |-------------|------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~
+Q Q E E +Q
|-(15)-------------------21--(21)-|| |--------13-----------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |-----------------/17---(17)-(17)-||
|
| /
| +Q. +E +Q Q
|-(<9>)-----(<9>)-(<9>)-----------|| |-(<9>)-----(<9>)-(<9>)-----------|| |-(<9>)-----(<9>)-(<9>)-------16\-|| |---------------------------------||
1st, 2nd Verse
$
B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |---4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |---2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-| |-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
~~
Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19-| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-| |-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-| |-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5-| |-------------4-------|---------------4-------------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| ||------/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| ||o-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| ||o-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-| ||--------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
~~
Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------------|| |------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18-----o|| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19---|| |---------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------------------o|| |---------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7---|| |-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7--o|| |-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5--o|| |-------------4-------|---------------4---------------||
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5
Gtr III
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| |-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-| |-------------4-------|-------------4-------|
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5
Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E
|------------------------|----------------------------|| |------/9----/9----(9)S2S|=12-(12)s6S15-(15)\---------|| |-----/10---/10---(10)S3S|=13-(13)s7S16-(16)\---------|| |------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-|| |------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-|| |------------------------|--------------------7--8-10-||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-|| |-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-|| |-4-2---3-4-----0---2--3-|------2--3--4-------2--3--5-|| |-------------4----------|----------------4-----------||
Chorus
1.,2.,3. 4.
To Coda
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 B5B#5C#5 D5
Gtr III
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||-----------------9---|---------------------||---------------------| ||o----------------9---|--------------------o||---------------------| ||---------------------|---------------------||---------------------| ||--11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12--||---9-10-11---9-10-12-| ||o-11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12-o||---9-10-11---9-10-12-| ||---9-7--8--9---------|---7--8--9-------10--||---7--8--9-0-7--8-10-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||---6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7--||---4--5--6---------7-| ||o--6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7-o||---4--5--6---------7-| ||o--4-2--3--4---0-2-3-|---2--3--4---2-3--5-o||---2--3--4---2--3--5-| ||-------------4-------|-----------4---------||-----------4---------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
Gtr III
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\------------------| |-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11-------12-| |-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11-------12-| |--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-------10-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-| |--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-| |--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2-3--5-| |------------4------------|---------------4--------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\---------------------| |-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11---------12--| |-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11---------12--| |--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9---------10--|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S e e E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6-x-x-x-x--7--| |--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6-x-x-x-x--7--| |--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4-x-x-x-x--5--| |------------4------------|---------------------------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\------------------| |-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11-------12-| |-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11-------12-| |--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-------10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-| |--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-| |--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2-3--5-| |------------4------------|---------------4--------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5
E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\-------------------| |-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11---9-10-12-| |-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11---9-10-12-| |--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-0-7--8-10-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6---------7-| |--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6---------7-| |--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2--3--5-| |------------4------------|---------------4---------|
C#5 N.C. G D5
Gtr III
PM--|
H +Q. +E S S S S E E Q E E
|----------------|-------------------------| |----------------|--------------12---------| |----------------|--------------12---------| |-11--(11)-(11)\-|----<5>-----5-12------12-| |-11--(11)-(11)\-|-<5>----5-7---10------12-| |--9---(9)--(9)\-|----------------------10-|
|
| Gtr II
| W S S S S E E Q E E
|--6-------------|-----------------------7-| |--6-------------|-----------------------7-| |--4-------------|--5h=7--5h7-5S10\------5-| |----------------|-------------------------|
C#5 N.C. G5 B5B#5D5
2/4
W S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
|-----|-------------------|-----------| |-----|-------------------|-----------| |-----|-------------------|-----------| |-11--|---------4-----5---|---9-10-12-| |-11--|-----0h4---5---5---|---9-10-12-| |--9--|-0h4-----------3---|---7--8-10-|
|
| W S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
|--6--|-------------------|---4--5--7-| |--6--|---------4---------|---4--5--7-| |--4--|-----0h4---5-------|---2--3--5-| |-----|-0h4-----------3---|-----------|
C#5 D C# N.C.
4/4
Gtr III
H E E E E +Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-11-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-11-----------------|--------9----(9)----9----|----8---(8)---8------| |--9-----9s7s==9--10-|-(10)--10---(10)-10---10-|-9--9---(9)-9----0---|
|
| Gtr II
| \5___
| H. Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--6-----------------|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0-<9>--| |--6-----------------|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0-<9>--| |--4---------/16\----|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0-<9>--| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda
~~~
|-----6-----| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S Q
|-----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------10-----------|| |-------------------------6h==8h10---7-------10s13----|| |-----------------4h6h8-------------------------------|| |-----------4h6h8-------------------------------------|| |---4h==6h8-------------------------------------------||
|
| /
| +Q. +E +Q Q
|-(<9>)-----------------(<9>)------(<9>)--------------|| |-(<9>)-----------------(<9>)------(<9>)--------------|| |-(<9>)-----------------(<9>)------(<9>)--------16\---|| |-----------------------------------------------------||
Chorus2
1.,2.,3. 4.
&
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||-----------------9---|---------------------||---------------------|| ||o----------------9---|--------------------o||---------------------|| ||---------------------|---------------------||---------------------|| ||--11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12--||---9-10-11---9-10-12-|| ||o-11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12-o||---9-10-11---9-10-12-|| ||---9-7--8--9---------|---7--8--9-------10--||---7--8--9-0-7--8-10-||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
||---6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7--||---4--5--6---------7-|| ||o--6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7-o||---4--5--6---------7-|| ||o--4-2--3--4---0-2-3-|---2--3--4---2-3--5-o||---2--3--4---2--3--5-|| ||-------------4-------|-----------4---------||-----------4---------||
Outro
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-11-9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-| |-11-9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-| |--9-7--8--9---7--8--9-|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6---4--5--6-|---4--5--6---4--5--6-| |--6-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-| |--4-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-| |----------------------|---------------------|
B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5 C#5
E E E E E E E E H E E E E Q Q H
|---------------------|---------------|----------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------*| |---9-10-11---9-10-11-|-------9-10-12-|-11\------*| |---9-10-11---9-10-11-|-------9-10-12-|-11\------*| |---7--8--9---7--8--9-|-------7--8-10-|--9\------*|
|
| E E E E E E E E H E E E E Q Q H
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|-------4--5--7-|--6\------*| |-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-------4--5--7-|--6\------*| |-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-------2--3--5-|--4\------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------*|
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
This is both guitar and bass transcription
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