Mary The Ice Cube Bass Tab

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Artist: Primus
Song: Mary the Ice Cube
Album: Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People (2003)
Tuning: E-A-D-G
Notes: Played on a fretless 6-string

(-3-) - Triplet
/ - Slide Up
 - Slide Down
h - Hammer-On
p - Pull-Off
v - Flamenco downstroke


Intro: Delay effect
C|-------------------12-14-12-15-----------------15--|
G|----------12-14------------------------12-14---------|
D|-------14-------12------------------14-------12------|
A|--0/12---------------------------12------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|

C|-----------------12-14p12h15----------------16--|
G|--------12-14-----------------------12-14---------|
D|-----14-------12-----------------14-------12------|
A|--12--------------------------12------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|

C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
E|---------------------------------| (x2)
B|---------------------------------|

C|-------------------12-14-12-15-----------------161412--|
G|----------12-14------------------------12-14---------------|
D|-------14-------12------------------14-------12------------|
A|--0/12---------------------------12------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                                 (---3---)
C|-------------------12-14-12-15-----------------15-15-15-14-12-----------|
G|----------12-14------------------------12-14-------------------12h14-----|
D|-------14-------12------------------14-------12----------------------14--|
A|--0/12---------------------------12--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|

C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12h14-14-12h14-14-12h14-14-12h14-14-12-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------14--|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0--0---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|

C|---------------18--|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0------|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|


Verse                                            (---3---)
C|-------------------12-14-12-15-----------------15-15-15-14-17--|
G|----------12-14------------------------12-14--------------------|
D|-------14-------12------------------14-------12-----------------|
A|--0/12---------------------------12-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

C|-----------------15147/9------------------18-18171614--|
G|--------12-14----------------------12-14--------------------|
D|-----14-------12----------------14-------12-----------------|
A|--12-------------------------12-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|



Chorus: The chord is played lightly      v 
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7/8-------|
D|---------------------------------------7/8-------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------| (x3)

                                          Tap these
C|-------------------------------15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|
G|-----------------------------15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                         v
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7/8-------|
D|---------------------------------------7/8-------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|

C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
                                         v
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7/8-------|
D|---------------------------------------7/8-------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|

       Play as you slide /
C|-------------------------15//////---|
G|-----------------------15////////---|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0--------------|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|


Verse:                                      (--3---)
C|-----------------12-12-15-----------------17-17-17-17--15-15-12-14-12-----|
G|--------12-14--------------------12-14--------------------------------14--|
D|-----14-------12--------------14-------12---------------------------------|
A|--12-----------------------12---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C|--15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-14--12-14-12--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------14-9--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0-0-3/5/7/8/10/12--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
D|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
D|--------------------------------2//3--------------------------------2//3-|
A|-0--0/10/10/10

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/p/primus/103126.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture dave Lead Player	#1 by dave t at May 14, 1979 at 7:18 AM EST
	Found this on a site: "Mary the Ice Cube", another new ditty about a man who falls in love with an ice cube and must cope with his loss once it melts, recalls some of the humor that has been ever present in the Primus catalog. "I think humor in music, and humor in just existing is a very wonderful thing. People that are overly serious I tend to find aren't very happy, or at least not very fun to be around," Claypool says.

No Picture lucas Average	#2 by lucas cordina at Aug 13, 1986 at 10:04 AM EST
	I agree with bugmenot, although it may also resemble being a parent. Perhaps an overprotective father that's trying too hard on, and this overprotectiveness leads the daughter to abandon him completely.

No Picture Ryan Average	#3 by Ryan Patrick at Dec 13, 1992 at 5:29 AM EST
	I beleive this song means to not cherish something too much, because one day it will leave you...or it could be about an ice cube melting away.

No Picture The Major Rajor Rhythm Player	#4 by The Major Rajor . at Mar 8, 1994 at 2:53 PM EST
	yeah, while most of their songs have a slightly deeper meaning under the surface, it's mostly just humorous stuff. the name Primus, in itself, is pretty funny.

No Picture One of the chil Average	#5 by One of the children of the KoRn at Nov 26, 1997 at 3:57 AM EST
	i think this song is about a meaningful relationship with an ice-cube as well, but obviously it could be seen as symbolic of a number of things, i spose its up to the listener to make his own judgements

No Picture Millhouse Wanna Be	#6 by Millhouse van Houten at May 23, 2007 at 8:53 PM EST
	im pretty sure that it has no meaning and that it is just about an ice cube. Primus is weird like that