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Band: Primus
Song: Jerry was a Racecar Driver
Album: Sailing the seas of cheese
Bassist: Les Claypool
The first part of the song is tapping using left and right handed variations
Left hand tap: L
Right hand tap: R
Slide down:
Intro/verse:
R R R R R L
G--15-------17-----------15-15-15-----------------------------------------------
D--14-11p10-16-13p11p10--14-14-14-10h11h13--------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Chorus:
G--7p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-7--7p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-7-----------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
G--------------------------------------------------------[one time instead of---
D--------------------10h11h13-------------------10h11h13-[10h11h13 play20202020
A--------------------------------------------------------[-------------18181818
E--3p0-0-2p0-0-3p0-0----------3p0-0-2p0-0-3p0-0----------[----------------------
When they do the interlude part where Les makes the motorcycle sound take your right
hand and tap up and down the fretboard REALLY!!! fast!!! it's pretty hard but that's
the whole song. ENJOY! PLEASE RATE!!!
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Ryan Average |
#1 by Ryan Patrick at Apr 22, 2006 at 9:23 PM EST |
| claypool vs. flea.now that would be an awesome motherfucker to witness. | |
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C. Average |
#2 by C. W. at May 7, 2006 at 9:23 AM EST |
| Apparently you haven't heard him recently. I saw Primus live a couple months ago, and during Tommy the Cat he slapped 32nd notes nonstop for about a minute. I haven't heard Jaco, Wooten, or Hamm doing that. | |
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Dale Rhythm Player |
#3 by Dale Diaz at May 28, 2006 at 7:18 AM EST |
| I agree with Raging Curiosity about the interpretation to this song. The narration of a story can serve as the expression of a deeper idea, without it necessarily being a moral. On the other hand, the meaning of a song doesn't necessarily have to be the one intended by the author. Even when you tell a short story there's something you can get from it. Why is this person telling it? What happened with the characters? Etc. By these standards, this song could actually be only the narration of a real story known by Les Claypool, but it doesn't mean that you cannot read between the lines and/or build a trascendental meaning. | |
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Marco Average |
#4 by Marco at Jul 13, 2006 at 1:26 PM EST |
| Let me ask this, why does being the first to do some style of playing make someone the best bassist? I guess the guy who made the first bass, or the first electric bass is probably the best then right? No. What about the guy who can play 1200 drum beats in a minute? Just because he can play the fastest doesn't make him the best drummer in the world either. Just because les doesn't play the most complex fast stuff in the world doesn't mean he can't still be the best. | |
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Jaime Lead Player |
#5 by Jaime Rosenberg at Aug 18, 2006 at 11:58 PM EST |
| This song is about all the people involved in the life of Jerry before he wrapped himself around the telephone pole. Maybe he and Uncle Pierce were the only ones each other had. When Jerry died, Pierce was left alone after he retired at 65. By the way, this is a great song. Claypool is a master of his craft. | |
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freekymayne Wanna Be |
#6 by freekymayne at Oct 4, 2006 at 1:10 AM EST |
| Captain Pierce is actually Les's uncle. That really doesn't do much for the rest of the song. But it does show that not every character that Les uses is made up. | |
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Jake "the insan Average |
#7 by Jake "the insane bassist" Martinez at Oct 7, 2006 at 10:47 PM EST |
| This is one of those "huh wha?!?!" songs, but its ok, because it has such a great bass line in the song. I love it. | |
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Steve Lead Player |
#8 by Steve Baker at Jan 23, 2007 at 12:57 AM EST |
| les claypool is the best bassist ever who can deny that????? | |
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Austin Average |
#9 by Austin Schrauben at Mar 7, 2007 at 3:15 PM EST |
| the last verse leads you to think it is about drinkin and driving....i have no idea for the rest of the song but it does kick much ass. | |
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Andrew Rhythm Player |
#10 by Andrew Lang at Aug 1, 2007 at 1:12 PM EST |
| i saw primus live when they toured oz for antipop. pure gold. one of the best shows i have ever seen by far. "jerry" is a good song too. | |
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