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Making Plans for Nigel

Primus
Bass Tab

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Song

Artist: Primus

Song: Making Plans for Nigel

Album: Miscellaneous Debris (1992)

Bassist: Les Claypool

Tuning: B-E-A-D-G-C

Notes:

- Played on a fretless 6-string

- It sounds like there is some light fuzz or distortion

v - Vibrato

Verse 1:

C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---5----------------------9---9--------9----9-----|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
E|--12\\\3---3----------------------7---7----x-7-7----7---7\--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5---5------------------------9---9--------9----9-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x3-3---3----5/12-12-12--12\x-x--7---7----x-7-7----7---7\--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|

Vocals Enter

C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------| (x4)

Chorus:

C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------7-5----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-9---------------------------|
D|-----------5---------------9-9---9---9--------9----9-----|
A|--------------/7-7-7-7---7-7-7---------------------------|
E|--x3-3-3-3---------------------7---7----x-7-7----7---7\--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5---5------------------------9---9--------9----9-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x3-3---3----5/12-12-12--12\x-x--7---7----x-7-7----7---7\--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|

Vocals Enter

C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------| (x4)

Chorus:

C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-7-7-7-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3------|
E|--0-0-------------7-5-------------7-5-----------------------------5-3--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Break:

C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|-----------------------------------|

Verse 3:

C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-----5---------------------9---9--------9----9-----|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
E|--3-3-3---0-3---------------------7---7----x-7-7----7---7\--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9---9---------------------------|
D|--------5-----5---------------------9---9--------9----9-----|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7---7-----------------------------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3---------------------7---7----x-7-7----7---7\--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9---9--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----5---------------------9-----9----------------------|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7---7----------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3---------------------7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7/13-13/14\--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-----5---------------------9---9--------9----9-----|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3---------------------7---7----x-7-7----7---7\--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------12\--|
D|--------5-----5---------------------9---9----------12\--|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3---------------------7---7----x7-7/12------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9---9---------------------------|
D|--------5-----5---------------------9---9-------------------|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7---7-----------------------------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3---------------------7---7---x-7-7-----7----7--|
B|------------------------------------------------0-0----0----|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9---9--------------------------|
D|--------5-----5---------------------9---9-----9-----9------|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7---7----------------------------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3---------------------7---7---x-7--------------|
B|------------------------------------------------0-0---0-0--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9---9------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-----5-----------------------9---9-------9---9-------9---9-------9---9--|
A|-----------------/7-7-7-7-7---7--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3---3-3---------------------7-7---7---x-7-7---7---x-7-7---7---x-7-7---7----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Starts getting muted here

C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9---9-------9---9-------9---9-------9---9---9---9---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-7---7---x-7-7---7---x-7-7---7---x-7-7---7--7----7---7--7--7-7---7-7-7-/16\\\--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bass Solo:

The G's and E's are played staccato and partially muted

C|----------------------------------------------------8---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------9---9-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------9-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------11--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|

(3)

C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------7-7-7-7-7v7v7v7v---------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3v3v3v3v----------------7v7v7v7v7v7v7v7v-7-777-7/20-19\--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------9-7----------|
A|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------9-7------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------7---------------------9-7--|
B|------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------7-5----------------7-10-7--|
B|--------------------------------------7-5\4-7h8-9-10---------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------7--7-5----------------------------------|
E|--3-3--------------------7-5-7-7-----------7-7------------|
B|------0-0-3-3-4-5----------------0-0-3-4-5-----0-0-3-4-5--|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9-9---------------------------|
D|--------5-5----------9-9----------9-9---------9-9--|
A|--------5-5----7-7---7-7----------9-9---------9-9--|
E|--3-3---3-3-----------------7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|

Fade Out.....

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