Tabs
Artist: Primus Album: Frizzle Fry Song: To Defy The Laws Of Tradition Guitar transcribed by CAM. I've looked through the guitar tabs for Primus and saw that most of the songs are missing and the existing ones need some corrections, both minor and major. All the Primus tabs I'll do will just give you the basic structure. Listen to the song to figure out the strumming pattern: use a funky style. Basically, if you're searching for Primus tab, you MUST have the albums. Again, listen to the song and use this tab as basic structure.
h =hammer on p =pull off b =bend string up r =release bend / =slide up \ =slide down v =vibrato t =tap with strumming hand x =muted string strike w =whammy Intro: Fade-in to first notes (v>) v> e--15---------------------------------------------------- B--15p14---------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------------ B------------13w-12\-------------7---8---9------------------- G---15w--------------------------7---8---9------------------- D---14w----------------/9--------7---8---9------------------- A---13w--------------------------5---6---7------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------ Basically, there are a few different sounding structures for the verse. I'll give you the structures and you can put them together by listening to the song. All the notes sound better if you slide up and down between them, and use alot of muted string strikes. Get funky. #1: Play this first bar a few times, then before the singing starts, use bar#2. e--12----10----9-10-9-----7-----9-10-9-----7-----9-10-9------ B------------------------------------------------------------ G--9-----7-----6-7--6-----4-----6-7--6-----4-----6-7--6------ D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------
#2: e--12----10----9-10-9-----7-----9-10-9----------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------ G--9-----7-----6-7--6-----4-----6-7--6---4/6---6b--15t--6r--- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ During the singing, the verse is basically #3. Play it like it is. After the pauses when Les sings, ("the child, or..."), etc., the first note back into the verse starts on the 12th fret, [highlighted with a (!)] first on the G, then later on theD MajorD for the next verse after he sings "would surely..." #3: e--x--x-x--10-9--10-9---7---9-10-9----7---9------------------ B--x--x-x---------------------------------------------------- G--x--x-x--7--6--7--6---4---6-7--6----4---6---6b--15t--6r---- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ e--x--x-x--10-9--10-9---7---9-10-9----7---9------------------ B--x--x-x---------------------------------------------------- G--x--x-x--7--6--7--6---4---6-7--6----4---6---6b--15t--6r---- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ Pause e--x--x-x--10-9--10-9---7---9-10-9----7---9---10--9---------- B--x--x-x---------------------------------------------------- G--x--x-x--7--6--7--6---4---6-7--6----4---6---7---6---------- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ (!) e-------10--9--10--9---7---9---10--9---7---9---10--9--------- B------------------------------------------------------------ G--12---7---6--7---6---4---6---7---6---4---6---7---6--------- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ e---12--10--9---10--9---7---9---10--9---7---9---10--9-------- B------------------------------------------------------------ G---9---7---6---7---6---4---6---7---6---4---6---7---6-------- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ Note: when moving into the chorus, substitute the last couple notes with the beginning of the chorus. Use random guitar sounds with lots of whammy. Chorus: e------------------------19---------19b-r---15bw------------- B--/12\------/8---/16-------18------18b-r---14bw------------- G--/12\------/7---/15----------16---16b-r---13bw------------- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ The song repeats parts of the intro, the verse and chorus with a few minor changes that you can figure out. The solo uses a fast picking pattern, but again, I'll only give you the basic notes to hit. Solo: e------------------------------------------------------------ B---7--6-----7--6------/12--11------10--9----------------9--- G---------6--------6b-----------10---------8---6w------------ D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ start a verse..... e------------------------------------------------------------ B------10------9--------------------------------------------- G-----------------------------5--6--7--8--------------------- D--/8------/7-----6--7--8--9--------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ That's basically the structure of the song. Play it with the song to get it down nice. ENJOY! Comments? [email protected]
