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Shake Hands With Beef

Primus
Tab
★4.5(4)

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

Song

SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF

As recorded by Primus

(From the 1997 Album THE BROWN ALBUM)

Words by Les Claypool

Music by Les Claypool, Larry Londale & 'Herb'

Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Intro - Bass Intro

Q=95

4/4

Gtr I

Wx2

|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
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|--------|

Guitar Joins

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 D5G5 D5E5 D5

4/4

Gtr I

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q E S. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 3x

||--------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||--------------------------|---------------------------||
||--------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5----0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5----0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Verse - Singing Enters

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 4x

||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Bb5A5 Bb5A5 E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM-----| PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q Q Q Q Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 5x

|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-8--7--8--7--||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
|-8--7--8--7--||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Pre-Chorus

Bb5A5 Bb5A5 G5 F#5G5 F#5 D5 C/B G5

PM PM PM PM

|-3-|

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +S Q Q Q +E. Q

|-------------|-------------|----------|-----0--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|---------1-(1)------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|-------4------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5\---|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5\---|

Chorus

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 E5D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 4x

||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Verse

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 E5D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 4x

||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Bb5A5 Bb5A5 E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM-----| PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q Q Q Q Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 5x

|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------||-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-8--7--8--7--||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
|-8--7--8--7--||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Pre-Chorus

Bb5A5 Bb5A5 G5 F#5G5 F#5 D5 C/B G5

PM PM PM PM

|-3-|

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +S Q Q Q +E. Q

|-------------|-------------|----------|-----0--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|---------1-(1)------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|-------4------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5\---|
|-8--7--8--7--|-5--4--5--4--|-0--------|-(0)-----------5\---|

Chorus

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 E5D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 4x

||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Guitar Solo

|3| |3| |--3---| |3|

S +S E S E S +S S +E S E S E S E

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------6p5---5-----|
|-7pb8r(7)-------------7-(7)-----7---6h7-|
|----------6-----6-(6)-------------------|
|------------8-8-------------------------|

~~

|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |--3--|

+E E S E S E S +E S E S E S E

|----------------------------------------|
|-----------8-7-7-(7)-7----7-10b12r10-10-|
|-----6-7-8-------------10---------------|
|-(7)------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|3-| |3| |3| |3-| |3-| |3-| |----3----| |3|

E S E S E S E S +E S E S S +S S E S E S S S S S S S E T T E E

|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------8-9-9-9------------------10b12r(10)p8----8-|-7-7-------6---7---6p5------|
|---10---------8-10-(10)-8-------------------10---|-----8-7-7---7---7-----7-7--|
|--------------------------8-10-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

|-3-| |3| |3-|

e E S E S +E S E S E S E

|-------10----13-(13)----10-9-9-12-15-|
|----11----11---------11--------------|
|-12----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

~~~~~

|---3----| |-3-|

E S +S E S E S +E S E E E

|---13b15r(13)-15-14------------------------|
|--------------------13-11-(11)-11h12-11-11-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

Gtr II Gtr I

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~~

|3-|

E E E S S E a E S e E W H. Q

|--------------------------14-15-|-17--------|-^(0)----------|
|-----------------------12-------|-----------|-^(0)----------|
|---12s14---12s14-12s14----------|-----------|-^(5)----------|
|---11s13---11s13-11s13----------|-----------|-----------5\--|
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------5\--|
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------5\--|

Chorus

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 D5G5 D5E5 D5

Gtr I

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S 4x

||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------------------|--------------------------o||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||-------------------------|---------------------------||
||o-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------o||
||--2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0--------||

Fade Out

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 E5D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S

|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------|

E5 G5 D5E5 D5 E5 D5G5 D5E5 D5

PM PM----| PM----|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q e.. T S S S E S e S S E S e. T S S S E E.. S

|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|------------------------|--------------------------*|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------*|
|-2--5---0-2-2-2-0---2-2-|---2-0-5--0-2-2-2-0-------*|

Duration Legend

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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

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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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