Primus – Dirty Drowning Man (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Primus
(From the 1999 Album ANTIPOP)
Transcribed by James Stewart
Words by Les Claypool Music by Primus
Arranged by James Stewart
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Slap'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Finger'
Intro
Q=140
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------------14-------------15-|-------------14-------------12-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-----0--------0-----0--------|-0-----0--------0-----0--------|
|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x----|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x----|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------------14-------------15-|-------------12-------------17--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-----0--------0-----0--------|-0-----0--------0-----0---------|
|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x----|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x-----|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------------14-------------15-|-------------14-------------12--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-----0--------0-----0--------|-0-----0--------0-----0---------|
|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x----|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x-----|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------------14-------------14-|-------------14-------------12--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-----0--------0-----0--------|-0-----0--------0-----0---------|
|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x----|---x-x---x-x------x-x---x-x-----|
Pre-Verse
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2-----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7-----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x-------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3---|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-3--5---------|
|---------------------|-------3--4---|
Verse
Gtr II
e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q 3x
||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||--5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3--|-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3----||Pre-Chorus
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------| |-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------| |-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17--| |-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-| |-19-19-19-19-19-19-------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21--|
|-19-19-19-19-19-19--------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Gtr I
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2-----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7-----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x-------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3---|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q q H. W
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|------------|------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|------------|------|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|-5----------|------|
Verse
Gtr II
e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q 4x
||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||--5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3--|-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3----||Pre-Chorus
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------| |-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------| |-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17--| |-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-| |-19-19-19-19-19-19-------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21--|
|-19-19-19-19-19-19--------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2-----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7-----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x-------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3---|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q q H. W
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|------------|------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|------------|------|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|-5----------|------|
Interlude
Gtr I
e S S E E S S E Q e S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|
e S S E E S S E Q e S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|
e S S E E S S E Q e S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|
Gtr II
e S S E E S S E Q E E E E S S E q
|------------------------|---15-14-12-------12------|
|------------------------|------------12h14----14---|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|--------------------------|
Pre-Verse
e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q
||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||--5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3--|-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3----||
Verse
e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q e Q S S e Q S S e Q S S Q Q 3x
||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
||--5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3--|-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-6--3----||Pre-Chorus
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------| |-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------| |-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17--| |-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-| |-19-19-19-19-19-19-------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21--|
|-19-19-19-19-19-19--------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Gtr I
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2-----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7-----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x-------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3---|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q q H. W
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|------------|------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|------------|------|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|-5----------|------|
Interlude
e S S E E S S E Q e S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|
e S S E E S S E Q e S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|
e S S E E S S E Q e S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|
e S S E E S S E Q e S S E E S S E Q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|-0---x-4b4.5-3-0-0------|
Chorus
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
||----2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
||o---------------------|-------------------7----|
||o-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
||----------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2-----------||
|---------------------|-------------------7----o||
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------o||
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3---||Pre-Chorus
Gtr II
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------| ||o-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-| ||o-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------| |-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------17-17-17-17-17-17-| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-| |-19-19-19-19-19-19-------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------20-20-20-20-20-20---------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21-------------------21-21-21-21-21-21--o||
|-19-19-19-19-19-19---------------------------------------------------------||
Chorus
Gtr I
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
||----2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
||o---------------------|-------------------7----|
||o-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
||----------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q 12x
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2-----------||
|---------------------|-------------------7----o||
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------o||
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3---||
Out-Chorus
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3--|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S E S Q
|---2-----2---2-3--0--|---2-----2---2-----------|
|---------------------|-------------------7-----|
|-0---x-x---x---------|-0---x-x---x-------------|
|---------------------|---------------3s5---3---|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------------9-------------9-|
|-----------------------------|
|-0-----0-------0-----0-------|
|---x-x---x-x-----x-x---x-x---|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E W +W
|-------------9-------------9-|----------|--------*|
|-----------------------------|----------|--------*|
|-0-----0-------0-----0-------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|---x-x---x-x-----x-x---x-x---|----------|--------*|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
<n> - 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
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths