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Ground Hogs Day

Primus

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GROUND HOG'S DAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1989 Album FRIZZLE FRY)

Transcribed by Jeff Jacobson
	

Words by Les Claypool Music by Les Claypool, Tim Alexander and Todd Huth

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Les Claypool (Strumming with his nails)'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Les Claypool (Fizzing & Popping)'
Gtr III (E A D G) - 'Les Claypool (w/distortion)'

 Intro
  C7
 4/4
  Gtr I
   W
|-15----|
|-14----|
|-15----|
|-------|


  Moderate Rock Q=120(8=s8)
                                      Bb      Bmaj7
 4/4
             |--3--|                   |-3--|
   E E  E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|-15-x-15-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
|-14-x-14-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-15-x-15-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  C7       E5   C7
                 |--3--|
   a  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E E
|----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x--|
|-13s14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x--|
|-14s15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x--|
|------------------------------|


            Bb      Bmaj7
             |-3--|
   E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|-15-x-15-x-15-15---15-15-|
|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|-------------------------|


     C7                                  Bb      Bmaj7
                |--3--|                   |-3--|
   a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|


     C7                                   Bb
                |--3--|              |3-|      |--3--|
   a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E  Q  E E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-------15-x---------||
|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-13s12-12-x---20----||
|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-------13-x---18s19-||
|----------------------------|-------------------19s20-||


    C7
                  |--3--|
     a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E
||-----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|
||o-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|
||o-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|
||-----------------------------|


            Bb      Bmaj7      C7
             |-3--|                       |--3--|
   E E  E E  E  E E  E  E    a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E
|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|
|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|
|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|


             Bb
        |3-|      |--3--|
   E E  E  Q  E E E  E  E
|-15-x-------15-x---------|
|-14-x-13s12-12-x---20----|
|-15-x-------13-x---18s19-|
|-------------------19s20-|


     C7                                  Bb      Bmaj7
                |--3--|                   |-3--|
   a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|


     C7                                   Bb
                |--3--|              |3-|      |--3--|
   a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E  Q  E E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-------15-x---------||
|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-13s12-12-x---20----||
|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-------13-x---18s19-||
|----------------------------|-------------------19s20-||


 1st & 2nd Verses
  C7                                  Bb      Bmaj7
             |--3--|                   |-3--|
   E E  E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|-15-x-15-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
|-14-x-14-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-15-x-15-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


     C7                                   Bb      Bmaj7
                 |--3--|                   |-3--|
   a  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-15-15---15-15--|
|-13s14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13--|
|-14s15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14--|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|


     C7                                   Bb      Bmaj7
                 |--3--|                   |-3--|
   a  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
|-13s14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-14s15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|


     C7                                    Bb
                 |--3--|              |3-|      |--3--|
   a  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E  Q  E E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-------15-x---------|
|-13s14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-13s12-12-x---20----|
|-14s15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-------13-x---18s19-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------19s20-|


  A7                                  G#7
             |-3--|                    |-3--|
   E E  E E  E  E E  E  E    E E  E E  E  E E  E E
|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11---11-x-|
|-11-x-11-x-11-11---11-11-|-11-x-11-x-10-10---10-x-|
|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11---11-x-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


                           1.
  A7                                  G#7
             |-3--|                    |--3--|
   E E  E E  E  E E  E  E    E E  E E  E  E  E  Q
|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11---||
|-11-x-11-x-11-11---11-11-|-11-x-11-x-10-10-10-10--o||
|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11--o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||


  2.
            G#7        A7                                  G#7
             |--3--|              |-3--|                    |-3--|
   E E  E E  Q  Q  Q    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E    E E  E E  E  E E  E E
|-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11---11-x-|
|-11-x-11-x-10-10-10-|-11-x-11-x-11-11---11-11-|-11-x-11-x-10-10---10-x-|
|-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11---11-x-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|


  A7                                  G#7
             |-3--|                    |--3--|
   E E  E E  E  E E  E  E    E E  E E  E  E  E  Q
|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11--||
|-11-x-11-x-11-11---11-11-|-11-x-11-x-10-10-10-10--||
|-12-x-12-x-12-12---12-12-|-12-x-12-x-11-11-11-11--||
|-------------------------|------------------------||


       C7                                  Bb      Bmaj7
                  |--3--|                   |-3--|
     a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
||-----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
||o-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
||o-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
||-----------------------------|-------------------------|


     C7                                   Bb
                |--3--|              |3-|      |--3--|
   a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E  Q  E E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-------15-x------------||
|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-13s12-12-x---20------o||
|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-------13-x---18s19---o||
|----------------------------|-------------------19s20----||


 3rd Verse
  C7                                  Bb      Bmaj7
 4/4
             |--3--|                   |-3--|
   E E  E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|-15-x-15-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
|-14-x-14-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-15-x-15-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  C7       E5   C7
                 |--3--|
   a  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E E
|----15-15-x-15-15h17-15-15-x--|
|-13s14-14-x-14-14----14-14-x--|
|-14s15-15-x-15-15----15-15-x--|
|------------------------------|


            Bb      Bmaj7
             |-3--|
   E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|-15-x-15-x-15-15---15-15-|
|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|-------------------------|


     C7                                  Bb      Bmaj7
                |--3--|                   |-3--|
   a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x---------15-15-|
|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-14-x-12-12---13-13-|
|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-15-x-13-13---14-14-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|


     C7                                   Bb
                |--3--|              |3-|      |--3--|
   a  E  E E E  E  E  E  E E    E E  E  Q  E E E  E  E
|----15-15-x-x-15h17-15-15-x-|-15-x-------15-x---------|
|-13s14-14-x-x-14----14-14-x-|-14-x-13s12-12-x---20----|
|-14s15-15-x-x-15----15-15-x-|-15-x-------13-x---18s19-|
|----------------------------|-------------------19s20-|


  C7
                                    |-3--|
   E E  E  E  E E  E E    E E  E E  E  E E  e E
|----------------------|------------------------|
|-20-x-20-20-20-x-20-x-|-20-x-20-x-20-20---18---|
|-19-x-19-19-19-x-19-x-|-19-x-19-x-19-19---16---|
|-20-x-20-20-20-x-20-x-|-20-x-20-x-19-19---17---|


    Ondele Ondele Q=132
    C#5   N.C.
    Gtr II
    Q   S S S S S S E S S S S
||--6\----------------x-x-x-x-|
||o-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|
||o---------6h7-7-6h7---------|
||----------------------------|


 1.,2.,3.                      4.
  C#5   N.C.                    C#5   N.C.
  Q   S S S S S S E S S S S  4x Q   S S S S S S E S S E
|-6\----------------x-x-x-x--||-6\------------------0-----|
|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-o||-6\----0-------------------|
|---------6h7-7-6h7---------o||---------6h7-7-6h7-x---2---|
|----------------------------||---------------------------|


   Bridge
    C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.
    Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S S S
||--6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\----------------x-x-x-x-|
||o-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|
||o---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7---------|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|


  C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.
  Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S S S
|-6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\----------------x-x-x-x--|
|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x--|
|---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7----------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|


  C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.
  Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S S S
|-6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\----------------x-x-x-x-|
|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|
|---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7---------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.
  Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S S S
|-6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\----------------x-x-x-x---|
|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x---|
|---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|


  C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.
  Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S E
|-6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\------------------0---|
|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------------|
|---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7-x---2-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|


                             1.
  C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.
  Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S E
|-6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\------------------0----||
|-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------------o||
|---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7-x---2-o||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||


 2.
  C#5  E5        D#5  G5   F#5A5
   E S  S  +S  S  E S  E S  E  E
|---------------------12---11-14-|
|-11---14-(14)---13---12---11-14-|
|-11---14-(14)---13---10----9-12-|
|--9---12-(12)---11--------------|


    C#5   N.C.
    Q   S S S S S S E S S S S
||--6\----------------x-x-x-x-|
||o-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|
||o---------6h7-7-6h7---------|
||----------------------------|


 1.                          2.
  C#5   N.C.                  C#5  E5        D#5  G5
                             3/4
  Q   S S S S S S E S S E      E S  S  +S  S  E S  E S
|-6\------------------0----||---------------------12-----|
|-6\----0-----------------o||-11---14-(14)---13---12-----|
|---------6h7-7-6h7-x---2-o||-11---14-(14)---13---10-----|
|--------------------------||--9---12-(12)---11----------|


  F#
 4/4
  S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||
|-----------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  N.C.(C#5)
  Gtr I
  e E S S S S S S S S S S S S   e E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


  e E S S S S S S S S S S S S   e E E S S E S S E S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----2-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4---x-2---2-2---2-3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|


  e E E S S E. S +S  S S S   e E E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------2-----|-----------------------|
|-4-4---4-4----4-(4)---4-2-|-4-4---4-4---4-4---2-3-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|


  e E E S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S E E S S E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---2---------------------|
|-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-|-4---4-0-2-3-4---------2-|
|-------------------------|---------------0-2-2-3---|


   E E S S S S S S S S +S  S S S   E E S S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|------6-4-----------------------|-----6-4-----------------------|
|----------6-4s2-2---2-(2)---2---|---------6-4s2-2---2-(2)---2s4-|
|-/4-4-------------4-------4---2-|-4-4-------------4-------4-----|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                       C#�7/E
                ~~~~~~    ~~~~~~
  S S S S S S S S +S  S S S +S  S E    S S S S S S S S S S E  Q
|-6-6-4h6-4--------------------------|-----------------------14\--||
|-----------6-4-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)-2-2/-|-----------------------14\--||
|------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|------------------------------------|-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0--------||


   Outro
                               1.
    C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.
    Gtr II
    Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S E
||--6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\------------------0----||
||o-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------------o||
||o---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7-x---2-o||
||----------------------------|--------------------------||


 2.
  C#5  E5        D#5  G5   F#5A5
   E S  S  +S  S  E S  E S  E  E
|---------------------12---11-14--|
|-11---14-(14)---13---12---11-14--|
|-11---14-(14)---13---10----9-12--|
|--9---12-(12)---11---------------|


                               1.                          2.
    C#5   N.C.                  C#5   N.C.                  C#5  E5      D#5
                                                           2/4
    Q   S S S S S S E S S S S   Q   S S S S S S E S S E      E S  S  +E   E
||--6\----------------x-x-x-x-|-6\------------------0----||-----------------|
||o-6\----0-----------x-x-x-x-|-6\----0-----------------o||-11---14-(14)-13-|
||o---------6h7-7-6h7---------|---------6h7-7-6h7-x---2-o||-11---14-(14)-13-|
||----------------------------|--------------------------||--9---12-(12)-11-|


                                           1.,2.
                                                         C#5 E5      D#5
   4/4
    Gtrs II, III
     +E   S  S  E  S  S  E  S  S  E  S  S    E  S  S  Q   E.  S  +E   E  3x
||----------------------------------------|------------------------------||
||o-(13)----------------------------------|--------------11--14-(14)-13-o||
||o-(13)----------------------------------|--------------11--14-(14)-13-o||
||--(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11---9--12-(12)-11--||


  2.
                 C#5  E5        C#5  E5   D#5  G5
 2/4            9/8
   E  S  S  Q     E S  S  +S  S  E S  E S  E S  S  +E
|--------------|-------------------------------12-(12)\-|
|--------------|-11---14-(14)---11---14---13---12-(12)\-|
|--------------|-11---14-(14)---11---14---13---10-(10)\-|
|-11-11-11-11--|--9---12-(12)----9---12---11------------|


  F#
 4/4
  Gtr II
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-11--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-11--------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|


                          C#5
   Q  S S S S S S S S E S  S    +Q    +Q    H
|-11-------------------------|-------------------||
|-11----------------------11-|-(11)--(11)\-------||
|-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---11-|-(11)--(11)\-------||
|--------------------------9-|--(9)---(9)\-------||


             A7
  W           H      H        H      H
|----------|-12\----12\----|-12\----12\----*|
|----------|-11\----11\----|-11\----11\----*|
|----------|-12\----12\----|-12\----12\----*|
|----------|---------------|---------------*|



Duration Legend
---------------
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
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 |  - 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