Skip to content
To Defy the Laws of Tradition cover art

To Defy the Laws of Tradition

Primus
Bass Tab
4.7(29)

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

Intro

G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|---------6-6-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7----------|
E|------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
D|---------6-6-7-6h7p6-|
A|-7---7-7-------------| x2
E|---0-----------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
A|-----------5-5-6-7---|
E|-------------------0-|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
D|---------6-6-7-6h7p6-|
A|-7---7-7-------------| x3
E|---0-----------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|-----------5-5-6-7--7-7-7-7--|
E|-------------------0---------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|---------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8--|
A|-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7----------|
E|----------------------------------|

Pre-verse

G|-7--8--9~-|
D|-7--8--9~-|
A|-5--6--7~-|
E|----------|

I've tried to notate the strumming pattern that i use dunno

if it'll be of any help but its there

V - downstroke

^ - Upstroke

Verse

main riff

^V^V V ^V^ ^V^

G|----------x666--6----------x66-x76--|
D|----------x666--6----------x66-x76--|
A|----------x444--4----------x44-x54--|
E|-xx3h5-3h6--------xx3h5-3h6---------|

sss s sss s

tapping part

R - right hand tap

T - left hand tap

t r r t r r t r r t r r t r r

G|------------------------------------|
D|---1515---1515---1515---1515---1515-| they are 11's not ones!!
A|-6-1515-7-1515---1515---1515---1515-|
E|---------------7------6------5------|

the bit after that is upto you i suppose just right hand

tap from the 15th frets and go up and down the neck as

far as it sounds right and come back to the 15th

for example

G|------------------------------------|

D|-1111111212131315151616141413131111-|

A|-1111111212131315151616141413131111-|

E|------------------------------------|

shouldn't take too long to get it sounding right

right well thats all you need to play the song i know

there are some other little riffs and weird slides that les

does but i'm still figuring them out

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| ~ Vibrato

| x Dead note

| s Slap

************************************

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.