Pink Floyd – Pigs Three Different Ones (Bass Tab)
Versions
(4)
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
From the Album "Animals" (1977)
Tabbed by jjhand, with some help from tabs by Ed Evans & elwood2621
This song by Pink Floyd has one of the most Funk inspired basslines
I've heard from them. David Gilmour played bass parts in the album
while Roger Waters played the rhythm guitars so live versions will
sound different. Please rate or comment.
Pig Snorts & Organ starts
[Bass Solo 1]
(0:10)
G|-16p14h16~~~~------16p14|h16~~~~-------14---12----11h12p11\9-7-|
D|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-9____\------|-4/16------19p16~~--|-17---------16-14-12h14p12\11h12p11-|
D|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
(0:28)
G|-9--------11---------|-----------------|-----------11-12-12/14-11---|
D|-------------12------|-10_______\------|-------------------------12-|
A|------------------10-|-----------------|-7~~~~----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
fast
G|----------------9--|-----------11-11-|-12~~~~\11/12/14~~---|
D|-14~~~~~---------9-|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|-7~~~~-----------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|[PreVerse Riff]
(0:52) Drums Enter here G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| A|-7_____\0-----|--------------|-7_____\0-----|--------------| E|--------------|-8_____\3-----|--------------|-8_____\3-----|
[Verse Riff]
Em C
G|---9P----9P---------9P----9P--------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-7---5-7--------5-7---5-7----5----2-|-3----2-3----2-3-2-3------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------2-|
1 "Big man, pig man, ha ha charade you are."
2 "well heeled big wheel,"
[Verse Ending 1]
G Em
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------/5------|
A|-------------------------|-7--7S-5/7--------7-----5--5-|
E|-3----3-3----3-3----3-2--|-----------0-----------------|
"Wooo"
G|--------------------------||
D|------------------/5------||
A|-7--7S-5/7-----------5--5-||
E|-----------0--------------|| go back to verse
"You"[Verse Ending 2]
(1:39) - note time signature change G|--------------------------|----------9P-------9P---9-7----| D|--------------------------|-------------------------------| A|------------------------5-|-7--7-5/7------5/7-------------| E|-3----3-3----3-3----3-2---|-------------7---------------7-| 3/4 4/4 G|--------------------|---------------------------| D|--------------------|---------------------------| A|--------------------|---------------------------| E|-8---8-8---8-8--7-5-|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-2---4-| "and when your hand is on your heart"
[Chorus]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| E|-5---5-5---5-5----3-4--4-|-5-5-5------5-5---3-4--4-|-5-5-5-----5----3-4--4-|
"You're nearly a good laugh, almost a joker, With your head down in the pig pen,"
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|
"Saying 'Keep on digging.' Pig stain on your fat chin. What do you hope to find?"
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|
E|-5-5-5---------5------3-4---4-|-5-5-5------5----3-4--4-|
"When you're down in the pig mine, you're nearly a laugh."
3/4 4/4
G|-------------------------------------|-------9/12---11-----|------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------12---|-10_____\---------|
A|-------------------------------------|-7----------------12-|------------3-2-2-|
E|-5--5--5-------5--5----5--5/---------|---------------------|-(8)--------------|
"You're nearly a laugh but you're really a cry" () 2nd time[Pre-Verse 2]
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|-7-7\------5-|-------------5-|---7---------5-|----7\-------5-| E|-------------|-0-0-0---------|-0---0---------|-0-------------|
[Verse 2]
Play same verse riffs again, lyrics are:
"Bus stop rat bag, ha ha charade you are.
You fucked up old hag, ha ha charade you are.
You radiate cold shafts of broken glass."
[Chorus 2]
Play Chorus again:
"You're nearly a good laugh,
Almost worth a quick grin.
You like the feel of steel,
You're hot stuff with a hatpin,
and good fun with a hand gun.
You're nearly a laugh,
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry." (last bar ends on low C)
[PostChorus]
(3:58) G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| D|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| A|--------------5-|-7---7\--------5-|---------------5-|---7---------5-| E|-0-0-0----------|---0-------------|-0-0-0-----------|-0---0---------|
[Bridge]
(4:13) play 4x G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|-0-------0-0------|-0-------0-0------|-0-------0-0------|-0-------0-0------| G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| E|-8-------8-8------|-8--------8-8-----|-8-------8-8------|-8-------8-8-----7-| (4:43) G|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|------------------|-----------------2-|-------------------| E|-0-----0-0------0-|-0------0-0--------|-0------0-0------0-| G|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E|-0-----0-0--------|-8------8-8------8-|-8------8-8------8-| G|-------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------|---------------------------| A|-------------------|---------------------------| E|-8------8-8--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
[Talk-Box Guitar Solo]
(5:13) - Basic Bass Rhythm G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|-----7-7--------7-7-----|-----7-7--------7-7-----| E|-0----------0-----------|-0----------0-----------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|-----7-7--------7-7-----|-----7-7---7-----7-7----| E|-0----------0-----------|-0-----------0----------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-1--|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-1--| E|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|---------------------------| D|------------------------|---------------------------| A|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-1--|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-1---| E|------------------------|-------------------------3-|
(5:42) Play same rhythm for 24 bars with some added notes on off beats
Solo Ending (7:06) G|---------------------------------|-------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-----------| Organ starts again
[Bass Solo 2]
(7:23) G|-----16p14h16~~~--16p14h16~~~~--14p12h14~~~-12p11h12~~~-11p9h11~~~-9p7 D|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| A|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| G|-h9-------------|-5------------5/16~~~~~--19p16~~~~---| D|----9-----------|---------------|---------------------| A|------7____\----|---------------|---------------------| E|----------------|---------------|---------------------| G|-17~~~~---16-14-12h14p12-11h12p11-|-9~~~----11--------|--------------| D|----------------------------------|------------12-----|-10-----------| A|----------------------------------|----------------12-|--------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
Play Preverse Riff from beginning
Play Verse Again
"Hey you, Whitehouse,
Ha ha charade you are.
You house proud town mouse,
Ha ha charade you are
You're trying to keep our feelings off the street."
Play Chorus Again
"You're nearly a real treat,
All tight lips and cold feet
And do you feel abused?
(Heavy Breathing).... You!!
You gotta stem the evil tide,
And keep it all on the inside.
Mary you're nearly a treat,
Mary you're nearly a treat
But you're really a cry."
[PostChorus] G|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| D|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| A|-----------5-|---7---------5-|---7---------5-|---7------10TP\-| E|-0-0---------|-0---0---------|-0---0---------|-0---0----------|
[Guitar solo 2]
(9:39) G|---9P----9P---------9P----9P--------|--------------------------| D|------------------------------------|--------------------------| A|-7---5-7--------5-7---5-7----5----2-|-3--3-2-3----2-3-2-3----5-| x2 E|------------------------------------|--------------------------| G|-----------------9--9-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|---------------9------9---|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-7---7-7---7-7----------7-|-3---3-3---3-3--5----7-|-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---5-| E|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| D|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|-3-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3--5--|-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7--5--|-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3--5--| E|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
(10:14) - pop the notes on G string slightly ('funk' sounding)
G|---9--11--12--14--16--14--12-----|---5---7---9---11--12--11--9------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-7---9--10--12--14--12--10---9---|-3---5---7---9---10---9---7---5---| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|x4
[Outro]
(10:43) pop G string notes again G|---9---9---9---9---9---9---------|-------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7\5-----|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7\0-| G|--------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--------------------------|---------------------------------| A|------------7-------7--5--|-----------------------------5-7-| E|-0--0-0-0-----0-0---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
repeat similarly with fadeout
KEY
------------
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
~ let ring
P pop string (hook with finger & release to accent)
S Slap (hit note with side of thumb)
__ Hold note longer before releasing or sliding off