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artist: primus
Bassist: Les Claypool

^ : downstroke flamenko
S : Slap 
P : Pop 
~ : let ring out
p : pull off 
h : Hammer on

for the intro rest the bottom of your palm above the neck on the 
body and tap the fret board hard and quick to produce a quick sound 
notated by +


     +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
G----7777777777 888888888888 7777777777777---I------------------I
D--------------0------------0---0------------I----6p5-0---------I
A--------------------------------------------I-------------5----I
E--------------------------------------------I----------3/5-----I
          continue this part throughout           S   S S  P
               the guitar part                      not this


rest until "well maybe"

G--------------8-------------------7--------------------8-------------------5-7--I
D--6p5-0-------8--------6p5-0------7---------6p5-0------8-------6p5-0-------5-7--I
A------------5-6------5----------5-5-------5----------5-6-----5-----------5-3-5--I X2  
E--------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5---------3\5-------I
   p   p S   S ^ S    S P   P S  S ^  S    S P   P S  S ^  S  S P   P  S  S ^  ^

after that do a quick
      +++
G-----777------I


rest until "thank god the boy's alone"

E--3/9-3/9-3/9---I Play quickly
   S   S   S

G--------------8-------------------7--------------------8-------------------5-7--I
D--6p5-0-------8--------6p5-0------7---------6p5-0------8-------6p5-0-------5-7--I
A------------5-6------5----------5-5-------5----------5-6-----5-----------5-3-5--I X3.5 
E--------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5---------3\5-------I
   p   p S   S ^ S    S P   P S  S ^  S    S P   P S  S ^  S  S P   P  S  S ^ ^

The 3.5 means play twice but on the forth time play half of it G-7-I 
this is half way
                                                               D-7-I
                                                               A-5-I

Then after "this time they might take him away"

G---------------------------------7---|
D------3-----4-----5-----6-7-6-7--6---|
A-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-------------|  
E--4-5---4-5---4-5---4-5--------------|
  SS SSSSS SSSSS SSSSS SSS S S S  ^


After "It way just take us all away"

G----7-x-7-x-7----7-x-7-x-7-x-7----7----7----7-|
D----7-x-7-x-7----7-x-7-x-7-x-7----7----7----7-|
A----5-x-5-x-5----5-x-5-x-5-x-5----5----5----5-|  
E-3/5----------3/5--------------3/5--3/5--3/5--|
  S  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S  ^ S  ^ S  ^

Then Back to

G--------------8-------------------7--------------------8-------------------5-7--I
D--6p5-0-------8--------6p5-0------7---------6p5-0------8-------6p5-0-------5-7--I
A------------5-6------5----------5-5-------5----------5-6-----5-----------5-3-5--I  X3.5
E--------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5---------3\5-------I
   p   p S   S ^ S    S P   P S  S ^  S    S P   P S  S ^  S  S P   P  S  S ^ ^



G--1--------------------I
D----1-1h2-1----1---1---I
A-------------3---2-----I
E-----------------------I
           X4    

then again back to                 

G--------------8-------------------7--------------------8-------------------5-7--I
D--6p5-0-------8--------6p5-0------7---------6p5-0------8-------6p5-0-------5-7--I
A------------5-6------5----------5-5-------5----------5-6-----5-----------5-3-5--I  X1 
E--------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5----------3\5-----3\5---------3\5-------I
   p   p S   S ^ S    S P   P S  S ^  S    S P   P S  S ^  S  S P   P  S  S ^ ^


G--1--------------I---4----------------I
D----1-1h2p1-1-1--I-----4-4h5p4-4-4----I
A-----------3-2---I------------6-5-----I
E-----------------I--------------------I
         X4                 X4

Pre-Solo

G-8-7-8-7-8-7|
D-8-7-8-7-8-7|
A-6-5-6-5-6-5|
E------------|
  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

SOLO

G-----------------------------I--------------------------I
D-----------------------------I--------------------------I
A--------55555555535----------I-999-101010-111111-121212-I
E-----------------------------I--------------------------I
       Played many times    then   Played in triplets 
                                    very fast
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------I
A---555555555553335555555555555333555555555533355555555333--------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------I
                 All of the 3's are triplets

continue with the 3's and 5's on the A sting throw in G-7-I evry 
so often
                                                      D-6-I
listen to the song for refernce                         ^

end the solo with a fast but slower than the rest of the solo 

G-------------------------I-------------------------------|
D-----3----4----5----6767-I------33----44----55---6767----|
A-5--3-5--3-5--3-5--3-----I--5--3--5--3--5--3--5-------5~-|
E--45---45---45---45------I---45----45----45----45--------|
         X2              then           X1

end with

G------------------------------I
D-6------------6-------------6-I
A--6-6h7p6-6-6--6-6h7p6--6-6---I
E---------8-7-----------8-7--4-I
               X1