Primus – Master Of Puppets (Bass Live Tab)

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This is all slapped and strummed, no fingers needed. Les uses distortion in the live version, and it's played at 212 bpm (as in Metallica's). No weird time signatures, it's 4/4 all the way through. [Intro]
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------2----------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----/7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Starts on the 4th beat, slides up on the 1st of bar 2. There is a 13 beat rest until the bass riff begins. [Riff 1]
G|-----------------------------x----x----|
D|-----------------------------x----x----|
A|--------------7---------6----x----x----|
E|----0----0---------0-------------------|

G|7--------6--------5--------------------|
D|7--------6--------5--------------------|
A|5--------4--------3--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------1-------------|
E|0----0---------0----0---------0----0---|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|0--------------------------------------|
E|----------4--------3--------/12--------|
4 Reps. [Riff 2]
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------3-------------|
E|0----0---------0----0---------0----0---|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|4--------------3--------------2----2---|
E|-----0----0---------0----0-------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------3-------------|
E|0----0---------0----0---------0----0---|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|3------p2-----3------p2-----3----p2----|
2 Reps. [Riff 3]
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------3-------------|
E|0----0---------0----0---------0----0---|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|4--------------3--------------2----2---|
E|-----0----0---------0----0-------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------3-------------|
E|0----0---------0----0---------0----0---|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|4--------------3--------------2--------|
E|-----0----0---------0----0-------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|3------p2-----3------p2-----3----p2----|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------3-------------|
E|0----0---------0----0---------0----0---|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|4--------------3--------------2----2---|
E|-----0----0---------0----0-------------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------3-------------|
E|0----0---------0----0---------0----0---|
[Outro]
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|3------p2-----3------p2-----3----p2----|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|3------p2-----3------p2-----3----p2----|

G|----------15-------------15------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|12---12--------12---12--------12---12--|

G|--15-------------15-------------15-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-------12---12--------12---12----------|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|--18---------------------------\0------|
With this version, Les stops here. However, using this as a template, you should be able to turn it into a full song. ************************************ | / Slide up | x Dead note | p Pull-off | \ Slide down ************************************