Primus - The Chastizing Of Renegade bass tab

Song: The Chastizing of Renegade

Artist: Primus (riffs by Les Claypool)

Album: Brown Album

Tabbed By: Frantz Fanon

I've only been listening intensively to Primus for about 6 months, so I apologise to

the die hard fans for any perceptible arrogance in claiming this tab to be a proper one.

I've never seen Les play it, so I have no idea what bass he uses, and I doubt it actually

matters (6 string is my guess...but its just because I want one!).

I do it on a 5 string, and although a 4-string does it too, i find it more confortable having

the low B string at hand... .The principle for the verse is simple, low F and F# , and fill

the blanks with a 1-2-3-4 pop-thump-thump-pop pattern.

The riffs are a bit all over the place, but a quick listen to the song will set it straight

for you and surely wont hurt. This song is an epic, a megaclassic and a anthem of funk,

so enjoy.

Main Riff: This is the main riff, strummed (or left-hand tapped) right above the fretboard

with a slight distortion (I dont think it's necessary but the outro sounds great with

it).

x2

GI-14--/15-14--14-:--14/1514---17--15----]

DI-13--/14-13--13-:--13/1413---16--14----]

AI-14--/15-14--14-:--14/1514---17--15----]

EI-----------------:-----------------------]

BI-----------------:-----------------------]

Verse (Plain): This verse is simple in structure but very colourful when it comes to

timing. I vaguely spearated the measures, but you'll have to listen carefully and tap

with your foot to fit the 3 and 4. The whole riff relies on the two low F and F# , and Les sometimes

lets the D string ring off as he thumps on the last note.

1 2 3 4

GI-x-----------------------:--------:-------------x--------]

DI------x--------x---------:--------:-x-----x----(0)-------]

AI-------------------------:--------:----------------------]

EI-------------------------:--------:---T-T---T-T----------]

BI---8----8-(8)9 ---(9)8-8-:--------:---------------3//8---]

Verse (Variants and Fills): Hard to hear on a bootleg but clear on the Brown Album LP.

The low E anf F are thumped close to the neck (nearly above the frets) to help minimize

buzzing and bouncing of this very fat string on the pickups... The timing isn't displayed

but it's fairly simple. Fill2 only requires the low notes to be thumpes, the rest is either

popped or even left-hand tapped (hard with hi-action bridges).

Fill1 Fill2

GI-x----------------------:-x--------------------------:]

DI------x--------10-x-----:-----x---------10-x---------:]

AI----------------------9-:--------------------------9-:]

EI---7----7-7/8-----------:---7----7-7/8---------0-9---:]

BI--------------------7---:--------------------7-------:]

Bridge and Outro (with variant): This outro is by far the funkiest in the history of fusion,

it's got this heavy Zeppelin-esque vibe about it i reckon.

GI------------------------------------------]

DI------------------------------------------]

AI-----------4-6--4-5-6-6-------------------]

EI-----4-5-6---------------4-5-6-6----------]

BI-2-3------------------------------2-2-2-2-]

This goes with Ler's solo

GI------------------------------------------]

DI------------------------------------------]

AI-----------7-8--7-8-9-9-------------------]

EI-----7-8-9---------------7-8-9-9----------]

BI-5-6------------------------------5-5-5-5-]

I think that's about it, i tabbed it off the top of my head at work...