Primus - Tommy the cat bass tab

Tommy the Cat

by Primus

from the CD Sailing The Seas of Cheese

Tabbed by The Great god_of_discord@hotmail

aka Geoff McLeod

I've noticed that nobody has transcribed this very well,

so I've taken the liberty to do so.

Arranged for a four-string.

T: Thumb Slap

P: Index Pop

S: Downstroke(Strum)

U: Upstroke(Strum)

+: Right Hand Tap

x 3

T S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P P P

G:|-----------|--4----------------------|-44-------------------12-|

D:|-----------|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-44---------3h5-13/15----|

A:|-----------|*-----------------------*|-------------------------|

E:|-0--/--10\-|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x-------------|

LONG SLIDE

x 7

S TPTPTP TPTPTPTP S T T T P TPTPTPTP S

G:|-3/4------------------|--4----------------------|-4-r-|

D:|-3/4--x-x-3h5-5-5-5-0-|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4-e-|

A:|----------------------|*-----------------------*|---s-|

E:|-----x-x-x---5-4-3-0--|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---t-|

?I remember it as if it were a meal ago...?

?...And it was a rare occasion such as this that he did.?

T T T T T T T T T

G:|--------------------------------|

D:|--------------------------------|

A:|--------------------------------|

E:|-5---/----17--15\14\12\10\7\5\3-|

long slide

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T

G:|--4----------------------|-4--------------------|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-2---------3h5--------|

A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x---1-2-3-4-|

X 10

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P TPTPTPTP S

G:|--3----------------------|--4----------------------|-3-R-|

D:|*-3---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-3-E-|

A:|*-----------------------*|*-----------------------*|---S-|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---T-|

?The air was thick with catcalls...?

?...Tommy the Cat is my name, and I say unto thee...?

P P P P P

G:|-13/17-12------------------|

D:|----------12h15x13h14-12X\-|

A:|---------------------------|

E:|---------------------------|

?Say baby...?

x 3

S T T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P

G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|

A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU

G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665|

A:|*-----------------------*|---------------77776665|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T

G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|

A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P

G:|--4----------------------|-4---------7/14--------|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------------------|

A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSU

G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-77776665--|

D:|*-4-------------------|-44-----------77776665-*|

A:|*---3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-------------*|

E:|----------------------|------------------------|

S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSUSUSU

G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-999x7x5x4x3x-|

D:|--4-------------------|-44-----------777x5x3x2x1x-|

A:|----3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-----------------|

E:|----------------------|---------------------------|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU

G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-4---------3h5-77776665*|

A:|*------------------------|-----------------------*|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

S T T T P TPTPTPTP SUSUSUSUSUSU

G:|--4----------------------|-4xx5x7x8x9x11-|

D:|--4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-2xx3x5x6x7x9--|

A:|-------------------------|---------------|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---------------|

(Technically, you need to drop to B for the next part.

But you can do it with your E. You just have to mute it.)

T T T T T T T T T T T T P P P P P P

G:|-------------------------|-----------20-17\-15-12-|

D:|-------------------------|-----12-----------------|

A:|-------------------------|-7/14-------------------|

E:|-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-|------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + T

G:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|

D:|------------------------------------|

A:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|

E:|-x-x----x--x-x----x--------------2\-|

* detune to D(drop D)

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T T P T T T T T T T T

G:|--4----------------------|-4------------------------------|

D:|*-4---------------------*|-4------------------------------|

A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5--------1-2-3-4-|

D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x---1-2-3-4---------|

?Say baby...?

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T T P

G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------r--------------|

D:|*-4---------------------*|-4---------------e--------------|

A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5-s--------------|

D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x----t--------------|

x 6

T T T

G:|-------------------------|--------------------------------|

D:|*-----------------------*|--------------------------------|

A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------------7\--|

E:|-------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|

X 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T

G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|

A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P

G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|

A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU

G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665-|

A:|*-----------------------*|------------------------|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

x 3

S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P

G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|

D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|

A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|

E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

Repeat this last part with minor variations, and then it?s over.

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