Primus - Too Many Puppies -%99 9 Correct bass tab
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^ - Flamenco picking (use even upstrokes and downstrokes)
S - Slap
H - Hammer-on
x - muted note
/ or - slide
, - staccato (play the note briefly)
~ - vibrato
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4/4 time, but a bit faster... methinks the tempo is around 150.
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Main riff.
Think of all the notes in this riff above as eighth notes, 1 & 2 & etc, but make sure to follow
the beat of the song
Riff A
^ ^ ^ ^ | * |
G|----5H6-6-6-7-------|-----------------|
D|----5---5-5-5-------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Riff B
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
G|---5H6-6-6-7---x-x-|-x---x-x-x---x-x--|
D|---5---5-5-5---x-x-|-x---x-x-x---x-x--|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Riff C
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |
G|----5H6-6-6-7---x-x-|-x---x-x-x---x---|
D|----5---5-5-5---x-x-|-x---x-x-x---x---|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|---------------8|
| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Riff D
^ ^ ^ ^ S | S S S S |
G|----5H6-6-6-7-------|-----------------|
D|----5---5-5-5-------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------2---|-3---0---3---2---|
| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
2nd part of Riff D
^ ^ ^ ^ S | S S S S |
G|----5H6-6-6-7-------|-----------------|
D|----5---5-5-5-------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------2---|-3---0---3---5---|
| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Riff E
^/, ^/, ^/, ^/,
G|----5-6-x-x-6-7-x-x-|-7-8-x-x-8-9-x-x-|
D|----5-6-x-x-6-7-x-x-|-7-8-x-x-8-9-x-x-|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
2nd part of Riff E
^, ^, ^, ^, **
G|----9-8-x-x-8-7-x-x-|-7-6-x-x-6-5-----|
D|----9-8-x-x-8-7-x-x-|-7-6-x-x-6-5-----|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
| |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Riff F
^ ^ ^ ^ | |
G|----5H6-6-6-7-------|-----------------|
D|----5---5-5-5-------|--Song-----------|
A|--------------------|-------Ends------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | |
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*(after the guitar solo Slide down the E from 8th
fret one half beat before going into the next Riff)*
**(The fourth time you play riff E, give the very
last 5's a slight vibrato until they die down)**
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Riff Order
Riff A x 4
Riff B x 4
Riff c x 1
Riff D x 2
Riff A x 4
Riff D x 2
Riff A x 4
Riff E x 4
Riff D x 2
Riff A x 4
Riff D x 4
Riff A x 4
Riff D x 2
Riff F x 1
