Primus - Glass Sandwich guitar tab
GLASS SANDWITCH
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1995 Album TALES FROM THE PUNCHBOWL)
Words and Music by Primus
Arranged by James Stewart
Transcribed by James Stewart
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro - Drums
Q=140
3/4
Gtr I
W W W W
||---------|--------|--------|-------||
||o--------|--------|--------|------o||
||---------|--------|--------|-------||
||---------|--------|--------|-------||
||o--------|--------|--------|------o||
||---------|--------|--------|-------||
Guitar Enters
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E 3x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----4-4-4-4-4---|-----4-4-4-4-4---|-----4-4-4-4-4---|-----4-4-4-4-4----o||
||--x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-----||
||--x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-----||
||o-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Singing Enters
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-----||
||--x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-----||
||o-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--x-x-------------|-x-x-------------|-x-x-------------|-------------------||
||--x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-----||
||o-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Eerie Up And Down Notes
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-5-4-3-2-1-0-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-5-4-3-2-1-0-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-2-3-4-5-6-7-|-6-5-4-3-2-1-|-2-3-4-5-6-5-|-4-3-2-1-0--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
~ ~
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
|-1--2-3-4-5-|-4-3-2-1-0-1-|-2-3-4-5-6-7-|-8-7-6----|
|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q
|------------|------------|----------|-----------|
|-1--2-3-4-5-|-6--5-4-3-2-|-2--3--4--|-5--4-3-2--|
|------------|------------|----------|-----------|
|------------|------------|----------|-----------|
|------------|------------|----------|-----------|
|------------|------------|----------|-----------|
First Mini Guitar Solo
F/C#
E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q
|----------17-------17-|-------17-------17-|-(17)----------|
|-----(18)----18-------|-18-------18-------|-----------18--|
|-/18------------18----|----18-------18----|-------18------|
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C.
~
+H. Q. E E E E H +E Wx3
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------|
|-(18)------|----------0----|---------------|--------|
|-----------|-18----15---15-|-(14)s8----(8)-|--------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|--------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q q E E E Q E E
|------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----8-8---8-|-8---11-11---14-|-14----11----|---14-11S=20----|
|----7-7---7-|-7---10-10---13-|-13----10----|---13-10-----19-|
|------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C.
q Q E E q E E E E E E H
|---------------|-------------17-|-17-20-20-|
|---------------|-------16-16----|-----------|
|-----17-----17-|-20--x----------|-----------|
|-----16--16----|-19--x----------|-----------|
|-20------------|----------------|-----------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------|
Ugly Riff
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-----||
||--x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-----||
||o-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Singing Enters
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--x-x-------------|-x-x-------------|-x---------------|-------------------||
||--x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-----||
||o-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Riff - Louder
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E E E S S S S e E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8---|-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-----||
||--x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7---|-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-----||
||o-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6---|-x-x-6-6-6-6-6----o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Up One Octave Notes
N.C. N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-13-14-15-16-17-18-|-17-16-15-14-13-12-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
N.C. N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-13-14-15-16-17-18-|-19-18-17-16-15-14-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
N.C. N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-14-15-16-17-18-17-|-16-15-14-13-12-13-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
N.C. N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-14-15-16-17-18-19-|-18-17-16-15-14-13-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
~~
E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-13-14-15-16-17-16-|-15-14--13-12-11-|-14-15-16-17-18-17-|-16-15-14-13-12-13-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
N.C. N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-14-15-16-17-18-19-|-18-17-16-15-14-13-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
N.C. N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-14-15-16-17-18-17-|-16-15-14-13-12-13-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Improvised Guitar Solo
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~
Q E E E E Q H Q E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------12s19-|
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------12s19-------|
|-10b11r=9-8-7-8-|-7--x/----|----10-7-10--|-12b14r=============|
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
~~
Q e e e e Q q Q Q E E E E H.
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
|----15-16-17-15-|-/15--15-----|----13-12-11-10-|-9-----|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
~
Q S S S S E E Q Q Q Q E E Q H E E
|----------------10----|-----------|------------|----------|
|----------------------|-----------|------------|----------|
|----12h13p12h13----14-|-----------|------------|--------x-|
|----------------------|-12--7--8--|-10--9-8-7--|----------|
|----------------------|-----------|------------|----------|
|----------------------|-----------|------------|----------|
N.C. Em/G C5/G B N.C.
~~
E E E E E E H Q e e +E e Q +Q H
|------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|------------------|-----------|---12-(12)-13-13b15r=|=(13)--13--|
|------------9-----|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
|-12s10----9---10-|-10-------|-9-------------------|-----------|
|-------10---------|-10-------|---------------------|-----------|
|------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
N.C. N.C.
~~
Q e e Q e e E +Q.
|-----------/13--|----------------------|
|-13--13-13-------|-13-13----------------|
|-----------------|-------13b13.5r(13)---|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C.
Q +Q Q Q Q +Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-11--11b11.5r=(11)--|------------|
|---------------|--------------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----9s=11---|
|-9b10r=(9)-----|--------------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------------|------------|
|---------------|--------------------|------------|
N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C.
>
Q Q Q Q Q +Q +H. W
|----15b17.5r=15--|---21b24===(21)--|-(21)--------|------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|------|
Just Bass And Weird Vocal
N.C.
Wx12
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
