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Nature Boy

Primus
Bass Tab
★4.7(5)

2 versions

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

Song

Played on a four-string fretted bass with tremolo.

s = slap

p = pop

^ = flamenco strum

t = tap

x = muted note

h = hammer on

p = pull

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

Verse:

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6------------------------------------------|
A----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-He shakes the tremolo bar really fast while he plays these notes,

but if you don't have a tremolo bar, just bend the notes.

Chorus:

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G-8-7-------7-----------8-7-------7-----------8-7-------7-----------8-7-------7----------|
D-6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-----6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-----6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-----6-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-x----|
A------------------6-6-------------------6-6-------------------6-6-------------------6-6-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9-8-------7-----------9-8-------7-----------9-8-------7-----------9-8-------7-----------|
A-7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----|
E-------------------7-7-------------------7-7-------------------7-7-------------------7-7-|

Interlude:

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6h7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------4\5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-5---------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6h7-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6---------4-5-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-6-----|

^

G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6h8-------8-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8-------8-8---------------|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-------------6-------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

^

G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6h8--------8-9-9-9-9-9---|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8-------8--8-------------9-|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-------------6--------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

^

G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6h8-------8-9-9-9-8-8-9-11-11-11------------------|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8-------8-8------------------------11-9-------------|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-------------6---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G-------8---6h8-------8-----------8---6-------------------------------------------------|
D---8-8---8-------8-8-----9---8-8---8---8-9--9--6--x------------------------------------|
A-6-------------6-------x-7-6-----------6-7--7--4--x------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------8---6h8-------8---6h8-------8---6h8-------8---6h8-8-6---------------------------|
D---8-8---8-------8-8---8-------8-8---8-------8-8---8---------8-6-4h6-4-----------------|
A-6-------------6-------------6-----------------------------------------0---------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-x-6-6-----x-x-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-----4-x-6-0-6h7-6-x-6-x-x-x-6-------4-x-6-x-6---4-------|
E---------4h5-------------------6-6---------------------------6-5h6-----------6---------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G------------------8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8----------------|
D------------------8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8----------------|
A-6-4---------4-6--------------------------6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6----------------|
E-----6-4-4h6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------8---8---------8---8---------8---8---8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
D---8-8---8---8---8-8---8---8---8-8---8---8-----------7---------------------------------|
A-6-------------6-------------6-----------------------0---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------8---8---------8---6h8---------8---9-8-8-9-11-11-11-9----8-----------------------|
D---8-8---8---8---8-8---8-------8-8-8---8--------------------11---9--7------------------|
A-6-------------6-------------6--------------------------------------0------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------8---6h8-------8---9-------8---6h8-9-9-9-8-8-9-9-11-11------------------------|
D------8-8---8-------8-8---8-9---8-8---8-------------------------11-9-7-----------------|
A----6-------------6---------7-6--------------------------------------0-----------------|
E-11\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----12-12-12h14-12----12---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7/----------------14----14-12-7-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-Now play the chorus riff with ad libs and variations.

Outro:

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-------8-----------0-9-8-------8-------------11\-8-------x-----------0-9-------------|
A-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0-7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x--------9\-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----0-7-------------|
E-----------------7-7---------------------7-x-x---------------------7-7-----------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-------8-----------0-9-8-------8-----------0-9---------------------------------------|
A-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0-7-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0-7---------------------------------------|
E-----------------7-7---------------------7-7-------------------------------------------|

-Repeat once, then do this:

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-------8-----------0-11\8-------8---------0-0-12\8-------x-----------13\x-------x----|
A-6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x-----0--9\6-x-x-x-6-x-x-x---0-0-10\6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----11\x-x-x-x-x----|
E-----------------7-7----------------------7------------------------7/11----------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------|
A-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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