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Iowan Gal

Les Claypool

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Song:Iowan Gal
Artist:Les Claypool
Album Of Whales and Woe

Les plays this song on his bassjo, but its tabbed out for a four-string fretted(or 
what floats your boat) electric bass.

s: slapp:
popx:
muted note
h: hammer on
p: pull
^:is that clasic claypool flamenco strum
/: slide up
\: slide down

Riff 1:
   s s  p s    p     p     p s     p    s s  p s     p     p     p  s  p
G:---- 12------10h12-12/14-12-----10h12---- 12------10h12-12/14-12----------|
D:-------10h12---------------10h12-------------10h12------------------10h12-|
A:-10x----------------------------------10x-----------------------10h12-----|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    s s  p  s     p     p     p  s     p     s s s  p s s s s s s  s
G:------12-------10h12-12/14-12-------10h12---------------------------------|
D:---------10h12----------------10h12--------------10-9-9-9-----------------|
A:-10-x-------------------------------------10-x-x----------9-9-9-10--------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2:

   p s p s p s p s p s p s p s
G:-0---0---0---0---0---0---0------------|
D:---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------7\---------|

Part 1 of Riff 3:
s s p s   p   p   s p s
G:---------------------0-----------------|
D:-----5-----3h5-5/7-5---5---------------|
A:-------3h5-----------------------------|
E:-3-x-----------------------------------|

Part 2 of Riff 3:
   p s s p s s p s s p s
G:-5-0-0-4-0-0-0-----0-------------------|
D:---------------4-4---5-----------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|

Riff 4:

   p s p s s p s s p s p s p s s p s s p s p s p s s p s s p s p s p s s p
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

   s  s  s  s s s s s s s s  s  s s s s s s s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s s  s  s
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-2h3--0h2------------2h3--3h5--2h3-------2h3---3h5---2h3---3h5--5h7---3h5-|
E:----3----3-3-3-3-3-3----3----3----3-3-3-3----3-----3-----3-----3---3------|

Riff 5:
   p s s p s p ss p s p s p  s p s p sp ss  p s p ss p s p s p s s p  s p s
G:-0----0h4--0----0--0---0h4--0h5--0--0----0h4--0----0--0---4-----0h5---4---|
D:--5-5----5--5-5--5---5----5----5--5--5-5----5--5-5--5---5---5-5-----0---0-|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    p  s  p  s  p  s  p  s  p  p s s  p  p s s  p  p s s  p   s s s s s
G:-0h5---0h7---0h5---0h4---0h5-0-----0h5-0-----0h5-0-----0h5----------------|
D:-----5-----5-----5-----5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-----5-5-4-4-4h5----|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 p  s ps ps ps ps ps ps ps  p    p s    p  p     s  p  s p  s p s p s p s p
G:0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---10h12-0------0-9h10------0----0----0---0----0--0-|
D:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------10h12------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------10---10---10---10--10--10--|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    s    p  s   p  s   s  p s p  s p s s ^ s ^ s ^ s ^ s ^ s ^ s ^ s ^
G:-------0------0---------0---0----0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
D:-10h12---9h10---9h10-------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
A:---------------------10---9---10------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--------|

Then go to sort of a variation of riff 4.

Listen to the song to figure out the order of it. Its quite a fun song once you get into 
groove of it its pretty easy.

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Iowan Gal

Les Claypool