My Friend Fats Bass Tab

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My Friend Fats - Primus
Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People

/\=Slide
v=Vibrato
L=Left Hand Tap
R=Right Hand tab
~=Ring Out
wd=Whammy Dive

Les uses disortion and an Envelope Filter for the tapping part

and disotrion for the main verse

Intro w/ Delay(Les uses a whammy to vibrate 13)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------0wd-----------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|/22\--------/13v-------------------------------------------------

Chorus
G|-------16-----13-16--------16-------16-------16------------------
D|----15----15--------15--13----15-12----15-13----15---------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-13--------------------------------------------------------------
   L  R  R  R   L  R  R   L  R  R  L  R  R  L  R  L

Variation of Chorus
G|------16----13----16----16----15-16----15-16---------------------
D|---15----15----15----13----15-------15-------15------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|13---------------------------------------------------------------
  L  R  R  R  L  R  R  L  R  R  L  R  R  L  R  R

Interlude(peices of it ive gotten)
G|-------15-17-18--------------------------------------------------
D|----15----------18-17-15-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-13b--------0wd-----
A|--------------------------------------------------13-12/---------
E|-13--------------------------------------------------------------

G|-------------------------17~~~~~~-18~~~~~-17~~~~~----------------
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----15-15---15-15---15-15----------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/p/primus/165966.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture victor Average	#1 by victor rice at Sep 30, 2006 at 4:03 AM EST
	I listend to this song when i was high walking home from school. Such an amaing song to listen to in that state of mind. I also suggest any Residents song.

No Picture Joanne Average	#2 by Joanne Mackenzie at Oct 29, 2006 at 10:23 PM EST
	I agree with the above post, though a lot of it is surely about the hell his addiction has caused (Les even sings 'hee-ee-ee-ell' though the lyrics don't mention it), and 'The Air is Getting Slippery' mentions Fats and his METH addiction.

No Picture nathan Average	#3 by nathan rhodes at Feb 16, 2007 at 9:15 AM EST
	I think everyone who's posted so far is correct, but I think Fats is someone Les used to know (from Barrington probably). My comment in 'The Air Is Getting Slippery' reflects how on how certain songs may refer to Fats or his friends (On 'The Tweek Again' has a different name, but 'The Air Is...' mentions his friend Fats who sells meth). As far as I can tell Les writes about people and places he knew and metaphors about social theory, life, politics and all sorts. Some including this song (if not all) are personal and metaphors simultaneously.

No Picture Tyler Rhythm Player	#4 by Tyler Explains Cuntainment at Jun 17, 2007 at 1:57 AM EST
	Its about a guy who seems on the outside an easy going guy, the life of the party but is un-nerved by sobriety and is only comfortable when he is high.

No Picture brad Rhythm Player	#5 by brad sorensen at Oct 14, 2007 at 1:56 PM EST
	This song live is unbelievably amazing