Mr Oysterhead Bass Tab

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MR. OYSTERHEAD (Bassline)
                            As recorded by Oysterhead
                  (From the 2000 Album THE GRAND PECKING ORDER)

(E A D G)

 Intro
  Q=104(16=s16)
 4/4
  Gtrs I, II
  W          +Q.   E  H      H..        E
|----------|---------------|-----------14b15.5==|
|----------|-------2------|--------------------|
|----------|---------------|--------------------|
|-0--------|-(0)-----------|--------------------|


                    |--3--|
   +Q.    +S   +E.  S  S  S  E  E
|-(14)---(14)r(14)-12h14p12-12-----|
|------------------------------14--|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


  W          +W           e.  e.   q     S  S  +E   E
|----------|------------|---------------12-14-(14)-12-|
|----------|------------|-----------------------------|
|----------|------------|-7-(7)-(7)----------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-----------------------------|


  E  S  S  +E   E  E  E  E  S  S
|---12-14-(14)-12----12----------|
|-----------------14----14-12h14-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


  W          +H..       S S   q   H    E E   E H       +Q.
|----------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------|----------------|--------------|-5-9b10r===(9)----|
|----------|------------7-7-|-7---------7-|------------------|
|-0--------|-(0)------------|--------------|------------------|


                                                  |--3--|
  W          +H..       S S   q   H.        H     S  S  S  E  E  E
|----------|----------------|-------------|------19-19-19-18-17-16--|
|----------|----------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|----------|------------7-7-|-7----------|-------------------------|
|-0--------|-(0)------------|-------------|-------------------------|


   Verse
    E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
||---------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||--0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x-|


  E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e   3x
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x---||


   Chorus
    |-3-|         |-3-|           |-3-|
    S S S S S E E S S S S S E E   S S S S S E E S E S +q
||------------------------------|---------------0-0-0-(0)---||
||o-2-2-2-0-------2-2-2-0-------|-2-2-2-0------------------o||
||o---------2-------------2-----|---------2----------------o||
||------------3-0-----------3-0-|-----------3-0-------------||


   Verse
    E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
||---------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||--0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x-|


  E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e   3x
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x---||


   Chorus
    |-3-|         |-3-|           |-3-|
    S S S S S E E S S S S S E E   S S S S S E E S E S +q
||------------------------------|---------------0-0-0-(0)---||
||o-2-2-2-0-------2-2-2-0-------|-2-2-2-0------------------o||
||o---------2-------------2-----|---------2----------------o||
||------------3-0-----------3-0-|-----------3-0-------------||


   Verse
    E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
||---------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||--0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x-|


  E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x---||


   Chorus
    |-3-|         |-3-|           |-3-|
    S S S S S E E S S S S S E E   S S S S S E E S E S +q
||------------------------------|---------------0-0-0-(0)---||
||o-2-2-2-0-------2-2-2-0-------|-2-2-2-0------------------o||
||o---------2-------------2-----|---------2----------------o||
||------------3-0-----------3-0-|-----------3-0-------------||


   Verse
    E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
||---------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||--0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x-|


  E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x---||


   Chorus
    |-3-|         |-3-|           |-3-|
    S S S S S E E S S S S S E E   S S S S S E E S E S +q
||------------------------------|---------------0-0-0-(0)---||
||o-2-2-2-0-------2-2-2-0-------|-2-2-2-0------------------o||
||o---------2-------------2-----|---------2----------------o||
||------------3-0-----------3-0-|-----------3-0-------------||


 Pre-Guitar Solo
  E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x-|


  E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x-|


 Guitar Solo
  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---5------5---|-5---5---5------5---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---3---3----3-3---3-|---3---3----3-3---3-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---5------5---|-5---5---5------5---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---3---3----3-3---3-|---3---3----3-3---3-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S  E. S E  E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-7---7---7------7---|-9---9---10------11---|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|---5---5----5-5---5-|---7---7-----8-9----9-|


 Bass Solo
                        |-3-|
  q  q  q  q    q  q  E S S S S e.   q  q  q  q    q  q  q  q
|-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------3-5--|-------------|-------------|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0-3-3-5------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|


  Q=104
   S  S  S  S  q   S  S  S  S  q     S  S  S  S  q   E  S  S  E  E
|----12-----------14-12----12-----|-------12--------16-16-16-17-16-|
|-14----14-12-14--------14----14--|-12-14----14-12-----------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  E T  T  T  T  e  e  e  S  S Q     S  e  S  e  S  e  S  e  S  e S
|---x-14h16h17-14----14----------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------17----15-14----|-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-x--|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  e e e E e e e S S   E e e. e. E E S S
|---------------8s9-|---------------8s9-|
|---------------7s8-|---------------7s8-|
|---7-5-----7-5-----|-----7--5----------|
|-0-------0---------|---0---------------|


  e e e E E e e S S   e e e E  E      +E   +E   +E
|---------------8s9-|---------16b17==(16)-(16)r(16)-|
|---------------7s8-|-------------------------------|
|---7-5-7---7-5-----|---7-5-x-----------------------|
|-0-------0---------|-0-----------------------------|


  |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----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  e  e S  E      +E   +E   +E.
|---14-12---15b16==(15)-(15)r(15)-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


   e.  e. E  e.  e. E
|-12--14--x-14--17--x-|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|


   |-------6--------|  |-------6--------|  |-------6--------|  |-------3--------|
   S   S  S  S   S  S  S   S  S  S   S  S  S   S  S  S   S  S  S   S  S  S   S  S
|--------15--------15--------15--------15--------21--------21--------21--------21--|
|-(0)h14----(0)h14----(0)h14----(0)h14----(0)h20----(0)h20----(0)h20----(0)h20-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Verse
    E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
||---------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||o--------------------------|---------------------|
||--0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x-|


  E  e E  e E  S S +S  S e   E  e E  e  e e  e e
|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|--------------------------|----------------------o||
|-0-/3-0-/3-0-/3-0-(0)-0-3-|-0-/3-0-/3-/5-x-/5-x---||


 Outro Solo
  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2---2------2---|-2---2---2------2---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---0---0----0-0---0-|---0---0----0-0---0-|


  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S E. S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---5------5---|-5---5---5------5---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---3---3----3-3---3-|---3---3----3-3---3-|


                                             Outro
                                             2/4
  E S E S E. S E E E   E S E S  E. S E  E E    H
|--------------------|----------------------|--------*|
|-7---7---7------7---|-9---9---10------11---|--------*|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------*|
|---5---5----5-5---5-|---7---7-----8-9----9-|-12----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
  - 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 -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 
16ths


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


chris Average	#1 by chris thomas at Oct 26, 2006 at 9:24 AM EST
	This song rocks!

John-Marc Average	#2 by John-Marc Diner at Nov 29, 2006 at 6:57 AM EST
	htinking about hte word oysterhead and the picture onnthe front of the album, obviously itsabout someone or thing with a brilliant mind, unexpectadly probably. an oyster is uly but itcontains a pearl, a pricless thing. the guy on the front is like a robotic face and the doors on his head are open and inside u see a pearl. i think this song is kind of about themselves in a way, but maybe not... very confusing. i guess u can expec confusion when u put claypool and anastasio togeher, the two least coherent lyricists of the modern age (in a good way). its saying that like music used to have meaning and doesn't anymore, also.

dale Average	#3 by dale clayton at Jan 18, 2007 at 9:52 AM EST
	I believe that 'Mr Oysterhead' represents a being or band that will eventually come along, or has come, and shape the way we think. 'Mr. Oysterhead' appears to come, or came, at a time when everything is much alike and everybody is copying themselves (much like today).

No Picture Bye! Average	#4 by Bye! at Sep 30, 2007 at 8:08 PM EST
	I think they're just singing about themselves coming along onto the music scene.