Primus – Tragedys A-Comin (Bass Solo Tab)
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Primus – Tragedy’s A Comin’
[Intro]
part 1 G|-11-11---11-11---11---|-11-11---11-11--------| D|-9--9----9--9----9----|-9--9----9--9---------| A|----------------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|----------------------| G|-11-11---11-11---11---|-11-11---11-11---/141414-| D|-9--9----9--9----9----|-9--9----9--9----/121212-| A|----------------------|-------------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------------| G|-11-11---11-11---11---|-11-11---11-11--------| D|-9--9----9--9----9----|-9--9----9--9---------| A|----------------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|----------------------| G|-11-11---11-11---11\12~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| D|-9--9----9--9----9-\10~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| A|-----------------------|----------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------------| part 2 G|------------------|----------------6h7| D|---------------7h9|-------------------| A|------------7-----|-----------4h5-----| E|-0-xx4-5-7-x--x---|-0-xx4-5-7---------| S SSS S S SP SP S SSS S S S P G|-------------------|-----------------| D|----------------7h9|-----------------| A|-----------6h7-----|-----------------| E|-0-xx4-5-7-----x---|-0-xx4-5-7h9-7h9-| S SSS S S S SP S SSS S S S G|-------------------|----------------x-7| D|----------------7h9|-------------------| A|-----------6h7-----|-----------4h5-x-x-| E|-0-xx4-5-7-----x---|-0-xx4-5-7---------| S SSS S S S S P S SSS S S S SPS G|---------------------|-----------------| D|----------------7h97-|16b17rrrr~-------| A|-----------6h7-------|-----------------| E|-0-xx4-5-7-----x-----|-----------------| S SSS S S S SP S P
[Chorus] (w/ wah effect)
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|-14----12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|---------14-12-10-10h12-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|----14p12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|-------------14p12---10-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|-14----12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|---------14-12-10-10h12-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|----14p12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|-------------14p12---10-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S P S[Verse]
G|-------------12----------------------------------------| D|--------12h14--14-------14---p12-----------------------| A|--------------------------------14---p12-10-10h12------| E|-12-0-x------------------------------------------10-11-| S S S S P S S S S S S S G|-------------12----------------------------------------| D|--------12h14--14-------14---p12-----------------------| A|--------------------------------14---p12-10-10h12------| E|-12-0-x------------------------------------------10-11-| S S S S P S S S S S S S G|-------------12----------------------------------------| D|--------12h14--14-------14---p12-----------------------| A|--------------------------------14---p12-10-10h12------| E|-12-0-x------------------------------------------10-11-| S S S S P S S S S S S S G|-------------12-------14p12----------------------------| D|--------12h14--14--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-12-0-x------------------------------------------------| S S S S P S P
[Chorus] (w/ wah effect)
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|-14----12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|---------14-12-10-10h12-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|----14p12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|-------------14p12---10-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|-14----12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|---------14-12-10-10h12-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|----14p12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|-------------14p12---10-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S P S[Verse]
G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------14p12-------------| A|--------------------------------------14-12-10h12-| E|-12-12-0-x-xx0-0----------------------------------| S S S S SSS S S S S S S G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------14--p12--------------------| A|---------------------------14p12-10-10h12------| E|-12-0-x-xx0-0----------------------------10-11-| S S S SSS S S S S S S S G|-------------12----------------------------------------| D|--------12h14--14-------14---p12-----------------------| A|--------------------------------14---p12-10-10h12------| E|-12-0-x------------------------------------------10-11-| S S S S P S S S S S S S G|-------------12------14p12----------------------| D|--------12h14--14---------14p12-12-14-----------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-12-0-x-----------------------------------------| S S S S P S P P S S
[Chorus 2]
G|--------------------------------------------12-------|
D|-14--12--------------------------------12h14---14----|
A|-------14-12p10-10-10h12-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------x10h11-12-0-x---------------|
S S S S S S S SS S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12-------|
D|---14p12-------------------------------12h14---14----|
A|----------14p12-xx10---------------------------------|
E|---------------------xx10h11-12-0-x------------------|
S S SSS SSS S S S S P S
G|-------------------------------------------12--------|
D|-14---p12-----------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|---------14---p12-10-h12-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------10-11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------12---12h14-12----12----------|
D|---14p12-------12h14--14----------14----14-------|
A|--------14p12------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S P S P P S P S[Bridge 1]
G|--------------------------------------------| D|-14--------------------------121212-13-14---| A|--------------------------------------------| E|----12---xx0-x0--------------101010-11-12-0-| S S SSS SS S G|--------------------------------------------| D|-14-----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|----12---xx0-x0-----------------------------| S S SSS SS G|--------------------------------------------| D|-14-----------------------------------12-13-| A|------------------------------xx10-11-------| E|----12---xx0-x0-------10-11-12--------------| S S SSS SS S S S SSS S S S G|------------------12------------------------| D|-14-----------------14----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|----12---xx0-x0-----------------------------| S S SSS SS P S
[Verse]
G|-------------12-----------------------------------| D|--------12h14--14--------14--p12------------------| A|--------------------------------14-12-10h12-------| E|-12-0-x-------------------------------------10-11-| S S S S P S S S S S S S G|-------------12---------------------12p0----------| D|--------12h14--14-----------------------14p012h14-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|-12-0-x-------------------------------------------| S S S S P S P S S G|-------------12------------------------12---------| D|--------12h14--14----14--p12------12h14---14-12---| A|----------------------------14-12--------------14-| E|-12-0-x-------------------------------------------| S S S S P S S S S S P S S S G|-------------12------14p12------------------------| D|--------12h14--14-14----------14p12p0-14-12-14----| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|-12-0-x-------------------------------------------| S S S S P S P P S S S S
[Chorus 3]
G|-----------------------------------------------12--------|
D|-12h14----12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|------------14-12-10-10h12-x-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|--------------------------------------------12--------|
D|----14p12------------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|-----------x-14p12-x-10-x-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------10h11-12-0-xx---------------|
S S S S S S S S S SSS P S
G|----------------------------------------12--------|
D|-12h14----12-----------------------12h14---14-----|
A|------------14-12-10-12---------------------------|
E|------------------------11-12-0-x-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|-------------------------12b-12b-0-0-----------|
D|---14p12---------------------------------------|
A|----------14p12-x-10-----------------7-/10-7-x-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S P P S Intro (altered)
part 1
G|---------------------|--------------------0-|
D|-----------------7h9-|----------------------|
A|-----------6h7-------|-----------4h5--------|
E|-0-xx4-5-7------x----|-0-xx4-5-7------------|
S SSS S S S SP S SSS S S S P
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------7h9-|-----------11/12-11/12-|
A|-----------6h7-------|-----------11/12-11/12-|
E|-0-xx4-5-7------x----|-0-xx4-5---------------|
S SSS S S S SP S SSS S
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------6h7-|---------------------|
A|-----------6h7-------|-----------4h5-x-4h5-|
E|-0-xx4-5-7------x----|-0-xx4-5-7-----------|
S SSS S S S SP S SSS S S S S S
G|---------------------|---7-7-----7-7-----|
D|-----------------7h--|-9-----9-7-----9---|
A|-----------6h7-------|-------------------|
E|-0-xx4-5-7------x----|-------------------|
S SSS S S S SP S P P S S P P S
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------7h9|--------------------|
A|-----------6h7------|-----------4h5--4h5-|
E|-0-xx4-5-7------x---|-0-xx4-5-7----------|
S SSS S S S SP S SSS S S S S
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------6h7|--------------------|
A|-----------6h7------|-------4------------|
E|-0-xx4-5-7------x---|-0-xx4---4-6h7-5-4--|
S SSS S S S SP S SSS S S S S S
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------6h7-|---------------------|
A|-----------6h7-------|-----------4h5-x-4h5-|
E|-0-xx4-5-7------x----|-0-xx4-5-7-----------|
S SSS S S S SP S SSS S S S S S
G|------------x--0--|---------0---------|
D|----------------2-|---12--------------|
A|-----------x-xx---|-xx---14-----------|
E|-0-xx4-5-7--------|-----------0-------|
S SSS S S SPSSPS SSP S P S
part 2
G|-11-11---11-11---11----|-11-11---11-11-14-14-14-14-13-13-|
D|-9--9----9--9----9-----|-9--9----9--9--12-12-12-12-11-11-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11---11----|-11-11---11-11-14-14-14-14-13-13-|
D|-9--9----9--9----9-----|-9--9----9--9--12-12-12-12-11-11-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11---11----|-11-11---11-11-14-14-14-14-13-13-|
D|-9--9----9--9----9-----|-9--9----9--9--12-12-12-12-11-11-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11---9/11--|-11-11-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-14-14-14-14-13-13-|
D|-9--9----9--9----7/9---|-9--9--12-12-12-12-11-11-9--9--12-12-12-12-11-11-|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
^faster than it appears
G|-11-11---11-11---11----|-11-11---11-11-14-14-14-14-13-13-|
D|-9--9----9--9----9-----|-9--9----9--9--12-12-12-12-11-11-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11---11----|-11-11---11-9-9---9-9---|
D|-9--9----9--9----9-----|-9--9----9--7-7---7-7---|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11---11----|-11-11---11-11-14-14-14-14-13-13-|
D|-9--9----9--9----9-----|-9--9----9--9--12-12-12-12-11-11-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-11-11---11-11---11----|---------------------------------|
D|-9--9----9--9----9-----|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------------|[Bridge 2] (bass live solo w/ wah effect)
G|-------------------------14-12---12-------------| D|-14--------------12-1414-------14--14121412-----| A|-------------------------------------------1412-| E|----12---xx0-x0---------------------------------| S S SSS SS G|-----------------15p13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| D|-14---------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|----12---xx0-x0---------------------------------| S S SSS SS G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-14-------------------------------------12h14-12h14-| A|------------------------x10--11-12x12h14------------| E|----12---xx0-x10--11-12-----------------------------| S S SSS SS S S SS S S SS P P G|---------------------------------------------| D|-14--------------<5>-------------------------| A|-----------------<5>-------------------------| E|----12---xx0-x0-------------------------3//12| S S SSS SS S
[Verse]
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------14--12------14--12------|
A|-10h12--------------------14-12-------14-12-|
E|------0---xx0-0-----------------------------|
S S SSS S S S S S S S S S
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------14--12------14--12------|
A|-10h12--------------------14-12-------14-12-|
E|------0---xx0-0-----------------------------|
S S SSS S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------14--12------14--12------|
A|-----------------------14----------14----|
E|-0-0---xx0-0-----------------------------|
S S SSS S S S S S S S S
G|------------14-12-------------------------------|
D|------------------14-12121212h14----------------|
A|--------------------------------12h14--12-14\---|
E|-0-0---xx0-x------------------------------------|
S SS SP P S S S S S S S S[Outro Chorus]
G|----------------------------------------12--------|
D|-14--12----------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|-------14-12-10—10-12-----------------------------|
E|----------------------10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|------------------------------------------12----16b-|
D|--141412-----------------------------12h14----------|
A|---------14p12-10-10h12-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------x10h11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P P
G|----------------------------------------12--------|
D|-14--12----------------------------12h14---14-----|
A|-------14-12-10-10h12-----------------------------|
E|---------------------x10-11-12-0-x----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S P S
G|-------------------------------------------------12----|
D|---14p12------------------------------------12h14---14-|
A|--------14p12-12h1412h14-10h12-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------10h11-12-0--------------|
S S S S S S S S S P SS = Slap
P = Pop
x = Muted String
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
LYRICS
[Chorus]
Tragedy's A Comin'
And I cannot step aside
No I cannot step aside
There's no place to run and hide
Tragedy's A Comin'
And I cannot step aside
No I cannot step aside
Damn my bastard pride
From the middle of nowhere
He rides it all alone
From the edges of somewhere
He's grindin' flesh and bone
From the fringes of darkness
He breathes a steady hand
And the tinges of poison
Come seeping from his glands
[Repeat Chorus]
If you ask him nicely
Perhaps he'll go away
Just move politely
And beg him not to stay
With a mouth full of garbage
He spits into your eye
And an ear full of pity
He'll teach you how to die
[Repeat Chorus]
She stands before us
With a Bible in her grasp
When she opens her mouth up
You can hear the wretched rasp
Like a bucket of barnacles
She's abrasive to the skin
Like the ignorant masses
That hope someday she'll win
[Repeat Chorus]
Tragedy's poundin'
Hard against your door
And the cancer's eating
At your inner core
And you're feeling helpless
Can't control the game
Do you fade away softly
Or go out in a ball of flames, 'cause
[Repeat Chorus]