Primus – Greet The Sacred Cow (Bass Tab)

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Assume all notes on E and A string are slapped and all notes on the D and G strings popped unless otherwise noted. These are all the parts so just figure out the order for yourself h - hammer on p - pull off x - muted note * - natural harmonic Intro (with a flanger)

   x7                          x1
  G|---------------------------|-7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-|
  D|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--5-5-|---------------------|
  A|---------------------------|---------------------|
  E|---------------------------|---------------------|
     *  * *  *  *  *  * *  * *

Riff 1

  G|-------5-7-------------|-------5-7--------|
  D|-----------------------|------------------|
  A|-5-x-x-----5-5-x-5h6-5-|-5-x-x-------6--5-|
  E|-----------------------|------------------|

Variation on Riff 1

  G|-------5-7-------------|-------5-7--5h7p5--|
  D|-----------------------|-----------------7-|
  A|-5-x-x-----5-5-x-5h6-5-|-5-x-x-------------|
  E|-----------------------|-------------------|

Riff 2

  G|-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7-|-7h8-8-7--7h8-8-7--7h8-7h8-|
  D|------------------------|---------------------------|
  A|------------------------|---------------------------|
  E|------------------------|---------------------------|
     *  * *  *  *  * *  * *

Variation on ending of Riff 2

  G|-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7-|-7h8p7--5h7p5----------------|
  D|------------------------|------9------7-5h6p5---------|
  A|------------------------|--------------------7-5h6p5--|
  E|------------------------|---------------------------7-|
     *  * *  *  *  * *  * *

Another Variation on Riff 2

  G|-7--7-7--7--7--7-7--7-7-|--8h10p8-7--8h10h8-7--8h10-8h10-|
  D|------------------------|--------------------------------|
  A|------------------------|--------------------------------|
  E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
     *  * *  *  *  * *  * *

Riff 3

  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--5-5-|---------------------------|
  A|---------------------------|-5h6-6-5--5h6-6-5--5h6-5h6-|
  E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
     *  * *  *  *  *  * *  * *

Variation on Riff 3

  G|---------------------------|----------------|
  D|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--5-5-|----------------|
  A|---------------------------|-5h6-6-6-5--x-5-|
  E|---------------------------|----------------|
     *  * *  *  *  *  * *  * *

Funky Riff

  G|----10----10-----------10----10-|
  D|--------------------------------|
  A|-7h8----7h8--77h8h9-7h8---7h8---|
  E|--------------------------------|

Funky Riff part 2

  G|------------10--------------10----10-|
  D|-------------------------------------|
  A|-x-----x-7h8---7h8h9-9p8-7h8---7h8---|
  E|---x-x-------------------------------|

Short Break in Funky Riff

  G|-------------------|
  D|-------------------|
  A|-7-/-12--11--10--9-|
  E|-------------------|

I'm not sure, but you may need to play the funky riffs an octave lower on the E string. Whichever you feel sounds the best. Kill Sacred Cow Riff

  G|----------------------5h7-------7-x-6-x-5-x-4-x-|
  D|------------------------------------------------|
  A|-5--x-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-x-----5-x-x-----------------|
  E|------------------------------------------------|

   Final Riff (with flanger) -fade out-
   x3                          x1
  G|---------------------------|-7h8-8-7h8-8-7h8-8-7h8-8-7h8-7h8-|
  D|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--5-5-|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
     *  * *  *  *  *  * *  * *