PRIMUS - "american life" Tablature
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Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:27:19 -0500
From: "C A M E R O N" <groundwurk@hotmail.com>
Subject: p/primus/american_life.tab
Artist: Primus
Album: Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
Song: American Life
Guitar transcribed by CAM.
Great song that shows how simplicity works. Less is more.
Here's how to play it.
h =hammer on
p =pull off
b =bend string up
/ =slide up
\ =slide down
v =vibrato
t =tap with strumming hand
w =whammy
Many notes in this song involve striking them with the
volume turned down, then turning the volume up. For these
notes I'll place this above them: v>
Intro:
v> v>
e--11-----|----------------------------------r---------------
B--11-----|----------------------------------e---------------
G--12--5--|--5-------------5----------12\p0--p---------------
D--13--5\-|--5-5-5/8-8/11-10-10-9-9-9-----5--e---------------
A---------|----------------------------------a---------------
E---------|----------------------------------t---------------
Verse:
v>
e---------------------11-------------------------------------
B--------8--8---------11-------------------------------------
G--------7--6---------12-------------------------------------
D--------5--5---------13-------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
e-------9-10-9-10-9------------18------------r---------------
B-----8---------------------17----17---------e---------------
G---7--------------------15----------15------p---------------
D--------------------------------------------e---------------
A--------------------------------------------a---------------
E--------------------------------------------t---------------
Solo:
whammy..................
e---------------------------17w-----/12-12\10-10\9-----------
B-------------------------------17w-/13-13\11-11\10-10/11/13-
G-----9b(10)-10\7--8-10/17w----------------------------------
D---0--------11\8--8/10-17w----------------------------------
A--/5-------------------15w----------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
B-15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
B-t18p15t18p15t19p15t19p15t18p15t18p15\14-----14--------------
G-----------------------------------------15-----------------
D-----------------------------------------------15-----------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
B--------14--------------------------------------------------
G--12h15---------------10------------------------------------
D----------------11h12----12-11p10h11p10----10-11-10---------
A-----------15---------------------------13------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
v v>
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------0-----0-------------------------------
D--12p11p10------------5\----5\------------------------------
A--------------12b(13)---------------------------------------
E-----------13-----------------------------------------------
Verse, then chorus a couple times, then to end the song:
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------/5-----------
A-----1-3-4/5\4-3-1-----------1-3-4/5\4-3-1------------------
E--/3---------------3-1-3--/3---------------3-1--------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-----3-5-6/7\6-5-3-----------3-5-6/7\6-5-3-----/12----------
D--/5---------------5-3-5--/5---------------5-3--------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------11-13-14/15\14-13-11----------------------------------
G--/12----------------------12-10-12-------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------/15------------------------
B------11-13-14/15\14-13-11----------------------------------
G--/12----------------------12-10----------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
B--10-8------8-10-8-10h11-10-8-10-8------8-10-8-10h11-10-8---
G--8----8--8---8---------------8----8--8---8-----------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------17-17-17-17-17-17-17---17p15-17p15-17p15-17p15-
B--/16------16---16-16-16-16-16-16---16----16----16----16----
G--/15----15-----15-15-15-15-15-15---15----15----15----15----
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
There you have it.
Comments? groundwurk@hotmail.com
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