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Tommy The Cat Bass Tab

Send "Tommy The Cat" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Tommy the Cat
by Primus
from the CD Sailing The Seas of Cheese
Tabbed by The Great god_of_discord@hotmail
aka Geoff McLeod

I've noticed that nobody has transcribed this very well, 
so I've taken the liberty to do so.

Arranged for a four-string.

T: Thumb Slap
P: Index Pop
S: Downstroke(Strum)
U: Upstroke(Strum)
+: Right Hand Tap
 				      x 3
    T            S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    SU T   T T P   P     P 
G:|-----------|--4----------------------|-44-------------------12-|
D:|-----------|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-44---------3h5-13/15----|
A:|-----------|*-----------------------*|-------------------------|
E:|-0--/--10-|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x-------------|
   LONG SLIDE
						 x 7
    S   TPTPTP  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S
G:|-3/4------------------|--4----------------------|-4-r-|
D:|-3/4--x-x-3h5-5-5-5-0-|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4-e-|
A:|----------------------|*-----------------------*|---s-|
E:|-----x-x-x---5-4-3-0--|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---t-|

“I remember it as if it were a meal ago...”
“...And it was a rare occasion such as this that he did.”

    T        T   T  T  T  T  T T T
G:|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|
E:|-5---/----17--15141210753-|
     long slide

                           x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P  T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4--------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-2---------3h5--------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x---1-2-3-4-|

                         X 10
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S
G:|--3----------------------|--4----------------------|-3-R-|
D:|*-3---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-3-E-|
A:|*-----------------------*|*-----------------------*|---S-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---T-|


“The air was thick with catcalls...”
“...Tommy the Cat is my name, and I say unto thee...”


    P     P  P      P    P 
G:|-13/17-12------------------|
D:|----------12h15x13h14-12X-|
A:|---------------------------|
E:|---------------------------|


“Say baby...”

			  x 3
     S T T T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|


			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------77776665|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   T T T T 
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|

		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------7/14--------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

						x 3
     S T T T P  TPTPTPTP   SU T T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-77776665--|
D:|*-4-------------------|-44-----------77776665-*|
A:|*---3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-------------*|
E:|----------------------|------------------------|

     S T T T P  TPTPTPTP   SU T T T P   SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-999x7x5x4x3x-|
D:|--4-------------------|-44-----------777x5x3x2x1x-|
A:|----3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-----------------|
E:|----------------------|---------------------------|


					           x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-4---------3h5-77776665*|
A:|*------------------------|-----------------------*|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4xx5x7x8x9x11-|
D:|--4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-2xx3x5x6x7x9--|
A:|-------------------------|---------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---------------|

(Technically, you need to drop to B for the next part.
But you can do it with your E. You just have to mute it.)

    T T T T T T T T T T T T   P    P    P   P   P  P
G:|-------------------------|-----------20-17-15-12-|
D:|-------------------------|-----12-----------------|
A:|-------------------------|-7/14-------------------|
E:|-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-|------------------------|


    + +  + +  + +  + +   + + + + +  T
G:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
D:|------------------------------------|
A:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
E:|-x-x----x--x-x----x--------------2-|
				    * detune to D(drop D)
			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T T P  T T T T T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4------------------------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4------------------------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5--------1-2-3-4-|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x---1-2-3-4---------|

“Say baby...”
			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------r--------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4---------------e--------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5-s--------------|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x----t--------------|

			  x 6			
                                                   T T   T
G:|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|*-----------------------*|--------------------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------------7--|
E:|-------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|


			  X 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|


		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665-|
A:|*-----------------------*|------------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

Repeat this last part with minor variations, and then it’s over.


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Tommy The Cat Bass Tab

Send "Tommy The Cat" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture wrath Average	#1 by wrath child at Nov 20, 1971 at 6:58 PM EST
	Also,Nick Cave uses O'Malleys references a lot on his album "murder Ballads".This song is awesome,it reminds me of "jesus built my hotrod" by ministry,saying as both these tracks have alternate vocalists.They both rock too!

No Picture Tim Professional	#2 by Tim Marchant at Aug 8, 1987 at 2:40 PM EST
	this song is awsome...sounds like somethin to do with a guy pickin up a hooker or somthin...

No Picture The Phantom Pat Average	#3 by The Phantom Patriot at Nov 8, 1991 at 8:33 AM EST
	I think this song does mean something. I think its a take on The Arisocats becasue the main cat in the movie was Tom o'Malley. And i beleave there was an O'malleys alley.

No Picture Randy Professional	#4 by Randy McKagan at Mar 8, 2002 at 7:53 PM EST
	Les's Grandpa played Tommy in the video, and this is probably my favorite Primus song.

No Picture James Average	#5 by James at Nov 26, 2002 at 4:41 PM EST
	WOW i didn't know that that was Tom Waits...but they have done collaberations in other cds so that's not too suprising...

No Picture peebo Average	#6 by peebo at Apr 8, 2003 at 6:01 PM EST
	That is, of course, the king of American songwriting himself, Tom Waits doing the voice of Tommy the Cat. This song is awesome. It means nothing at all.

No Picture Eric Lead Player	#7 by Eric Hanstein at Oct 27, 2004 at 12:06 AM EST
	I think this song is referring to the civil war.

No Picture Joanne Average	#8 by Joanne Mackenzie at Mar 27, 2007 at 8:55 AM EST
	this song, is, AMAAAZING