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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? [email protected]
