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Pilchers Squad

Primus
Bass Tab
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Song

Artist: Primus

Song: Pilcher's Squad

Album: Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People EP (2003)

Bassist: Les Claypool

Tuning: E-A-D-G

Notes:

P - Pop

S - Slap

v - Downstroke with fingernails

^ - Upstroke with fingernails

Intro:

G|-------|
D|--5\2--|Les uses his whammy bar on this but you can do this
A|-------|Slide very fast
E|-------|

P

Verse 1:

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x4)

Chorus:

G|-----------------------------------|
D|------5-5-------------4-4----------|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-5-------------4-4--------------5-5----------|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--3-3---------4-4--|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1--------------2-2------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

Verse 2:

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x12)

Chorus:

G|-----------------------------------|
D|------5-5-------------4-4----------|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-5-------------4-4--------------5-5----------|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--3-3---------4-4--|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1--------------2-2------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

Guitar Solo:

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x2)

^ v v ^ v v

G|--7-7h8--x-7-7h8--x--|
D|--7-7h8--x-7-7h8--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x2)

Verse 3:

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x2)

Chorus:

G|-----------------------------------|
D|------5-5-------------4-4----------|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x2)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-5-------------4-4--------------5-5----------|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--3-3---------4-4--|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1--------------2-2------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

Verse 4:

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x12)

Chorus:

G|-----------------------------------|
D|------5-5-------------4-4----------|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

^ v v ^ v v

G|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
D|--5-5h6--x-5-5h6--x--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------| (x2)

^ v

G|----------------------------------------------------5h6-5h6-0--|
D|------5-5-------------4-4--------------5-5----------5h6-5h6----|
A|--3-3---------4-4-2-2---------3-3--3-3---------4-4-------------|
E|----------2-2-------------1-1--------------2-2-----------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

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