The Grand Pecking Order Bass Tab

The Grand Pecking Order Tabs:

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Oysterhead
The Grand Pecking Order
off of: The Grand Pecking Order

verse:

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Tabbed by Stefan Schram 
email at Schramclan@att.net


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Hobson Average	#1 by Hobson at May 10, 1984 at 6:41 PM EST
	First of all, I don't even see how one would think Les Claypool sounds "gay". What the hell does that mean? Is there a way one sounds gay? If so, I'd imagine it involves a lisp, which I'm not hearing in this song. Anyway, I don't really care what Les Claypool is. He's a god on bass. As already mentioned, the song is about the societal ladder. The second verse makes it pretty obvious. But I like the description in the first one more. Also note the line, "For to pout about would only bring disgrace." Basically, they're saying that in the "Grand Pecking Order," one is expected to at least pretend to be pleased with their position, no matter how horrible. It feels like they're describing the social hierarchy in nations like the U.S. and other similar places. In the U.S. we have this idea of freedom of opportunity. It's practically embedded in our brains that people get what they earn or even deserve. Rich people are rich because they worked hard to get there, poor people are poor because they're lazy--that sort of thing. I can't think of the exact word for that concept, but it's very prevalent in America. Not that the implications are this far-stretching, but it still applies. Besides that, I believe Les Claypool wrote the lyrics to this song, and he is an American, so I imagine he's drawing from his own experience. They're definitely not implying the Grand Pecking Order is a good thing. Imagine a bunch of people around a table, some in fat splendor, sprawled out on top of the lesser/miserable people. And the miserable ones have to pretend they are happy. All the while, they suck their own dicks, figuratively, by toasting "To the Grand Pecking Order" over and over again.

No Picture Jin Jin Average	#2 by Jin Jin Rockz at Nov 7, 1985 at 5:29 AM EST
	that dude your talking about would be Les Claypool... and you think oysterhead is fucked listen to some Primus, which is also where you can find Claypool... He is a genious on the bass. Modest Mouse is good, Ween is better:) but anyways s'all good

No Picture Mario Average	#3 by Mario can't fail at Dec 3, 1985 at 1:23 PM EST
	Gay? what the hell's wrong with you, man. Yeah, they make no since at all, I mean nothing has made such little since in such a long time. That's my two since. "And the dude this singer", what are you retarded? Open up your damn palette, tool. /needed to rant at someone, and you're the perfect target, heah soccer4.

No Picture Michele Rhythm Player	#4 by Michele at Oct 30, 1995 at 8:28 AM EST
	Oysterhead is the most fucked up band i know..and i'm a huge fan of modest mouse etc. They just make no since, and the dude this singer of oysterhead sounds almost gay

No Picture Garth Badass	#5 by Garth "Fuckin" Rhodes at Jan 5, 2000 at 3:09 PM EST
	idiotic is right guys, the grand pecking order is a song about the spperated social classes, and it is also an exprestion which is where the song comes from. And gay I think is the wrong term, the all great Snap(claypool) is just promiscuous, there is a great story for Primus fans, where while Brain was still the drummer the trio got bored one day and began to measure there dicks to determin who had the longest/biggest wang. Brain won, I didn't make this up. Take the "you don't know cock" test on www.primusville.com

No Picture Bjorn Average	#6 by Bjorn Nordvall at Jun 11, 2000 at 7:39 AM EST
	Those who speak with the glint of enlightenment in their eyes are balanced in their femenine and masculine energies. Those who lack said enlightenment tend to find it threatening due to insecurity in their own masculinity/femininity...it's just one more tool to keep those on the bottom of the pecking order from having the confidence to push over the ladder ;)

No Picture nick? Average	#7 by nick? at Jun 28, 2005 at 10:26 PM EST
	You dont get it? its about how we're seperated into differant social castes, and we basically have to just deal with it

No Picture (DDD Bass Gu Rhythm Player	#8 by (DDD Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals) Jeff Fritts at Dec 4, 2005 at 9:49 PM EST
	yes, for me it's about social classes too...... and it also presents the helplessness of changing the situation. either you put pressure on somebody or pressure it put on you.... reminded me somehow on tom waits' god's away on business. the situation is terrible, and there is no social evolution in fact.

No Picture Lily Average	#9 by Lily at Jun 20, 2007 at 12:16 PM EST
	what the HELL does this mean?! lol!!! i love it though