Primus – Ground Hogs Day (Bass Tab)
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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
<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