Mr Knowitall Tab by Primus

Mr Knowitall tab by Primus

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

If a fret is in parenthesis with a slide symbol next to it that means that
you use the whammy bar to reach the pitch of the that fret. If the fret in
the parenthesis is 0, then it means you go lower than the pitch of the open string.

 Interlude 1 (0:09-0:40)

 This riff isn't played consistently, sometimes the octaves are played
 more or less times throughout the song.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12-12-11-11-10-10\(9)/10-9-9-12-12-11-12-14-14-16-17-17-17-17-|x2
D|-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---------x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-7-10-10-9--9--8--8-\(7)-8--7-7-10-10-9--9--12-12-14-15-15-15-15-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-7-7-6-6-5-5\(4)/5-4-7-7-6-6-9-9-11-12-12-12-12-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-2-5-5-4-4-3-3\(2)/3-2-5-5-4-4-7-7-9--10-10-10-10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------0\(0)-|
B|--------------------------------------0\(0)-|
G|-4-7-7-6-6-5-5\(4)/5-4-7-7-6-6-9-9-11-0\(0)-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-2-5-5-4-4-3-3\(2)/3-2-5-5-4-4-7-7-9--------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

 Interlude 2 (0:48-1:42)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12-12-11-11-10-10\(9)/10-9-9-12-12-11-12-14-14-16-17-17-17-17-|x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-10-10-9--9--8--8-\(7)-8--7-7-10-10-9--9--12-12-14-15-15-15-15-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------*7/(8.5)----------------------*7/(8.5)-|
B|----------------------------------------*7/(8.5)----------------------*7/(8.5)-|
G|------14h15/(16.5)-----14h15/(16.5)-----*7/(8.5)-----14h15/(16.5)-----*7/(8.5)-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0--------------0-0--------------0-0----------0-0--------------0-0----------|

e|---------------------*7/(8.5)--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------*7/(8.5)--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----14h15/(16.5)----*7/(8.5)-----------------9--------------3-3-----15--15----------------|
D|------------------------------------9\----9h10-10-10-10-9\---2-2-9\--14--14--9\--9-9--------|
A|------------------------------------7\------------------7\---3-3-7\--15--15--7\--7-7-10-9-7-|
E|-0-0--------------0-0---------0-0---------------------------------------------------8--7-5-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12-12-11-11-10-10\(9)/10-9-9-12-12-11-12-14-14-16-17-17-17-17-|
D|-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---------x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-7-10-10-9--9--8--8-\(7)-8--7-7-10-10-9--9--12-12-14-15-15-15-15-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------*7\(5)/(8.5)-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------*7\(5)/(8.5)-|
G|-9-12-12-11-11-10-10\(9)/10-9-9-12-12-11-12-14-14-16-*7\(5)/(8.5)-|
D|-x-x--x--x--x--x--x------x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x---------------|
A|-7-10-10-9--9--8--8-\(7)-8--7-7-10-10-9--9--12-12-14--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Interlude 3 (1:57-3:02)

 This whole riff is done with tapping and hammer-ons/pulloffs
  F#7 Arpeggio
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x3
D|-t14-------------------------t14-----------------------------------|
A|---t13-t13----------------------t13--t13---------------------------|
E|----------h2t12p2t14p2t14p0h2-----------h2t14p2t14p2t15p3t15p3t5p3-|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-t14-------------------------t14----------------------------|
A|---t13-t13----------------------t13--t13--------------------|
E|----------h2t12p2t14p2t14p0h2-----------h2t14p2t14p2t14p0h3-|

  Back to picking                             Sweep
e|------------------------------------------------11h14-17-14----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------13-----------13--------------------|
G|-----------------------11h14p11h13p11-11-11h14---------------14-11-13-------11p0-|
D|------------------10h13---------------------------------------------------13-----|
A|--------------9h12---------------------------------------------------12-12-------|
E|-h2--5--8-8h11-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Then after that diminished run Larry turns on a harmonizer set 3 halfsteps up and
 plays some random notes while using the whammy bar. Then he does this:

e|-9---12---15---18--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8---11---14---17----------10---------------------------10--9-10-12-12\10-10p9-------------|
G|-9---12---15---18--9-9h10p9--10-9-10-7-7-9b10-9p7-9-9h10--10------------------10-10-10-9-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10---------------------------10--9-10-12p0\(0)-----|
G|-9-9h10p9--10-9-10-7-7-9b10-9p7-9-9h10--10--------------12--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------x---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------10--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   |---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   |---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 |---|
D|-----4-----------4---------4-----------4---------4-----------4---------4-------------|   |---|
A|-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-5-|   |-2-|
E|-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-3-|   |-0-|

 Outro (3:17-3:54)
e|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------|-9-12-12-11-11-10-10\(9)/10-9-12-12-11-11-14-14-16-17-17-17-17-|x2
D|-------|-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---------x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-------|-7-10-10-9--9--8--8-\(7)/8--7-10-10-9--9--12-12-14-15-15-15-15-|
E|-(0)/0-|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-17-17-17-17-11-10\(9)/10-9-17-17-17-17-14-14-16-17-17-17-17-|
D|-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---------x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-7-15-15-15-15-9--8-\(7)/8--7-15-15-15-15-12-12-14-15-15-15-15-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-17-17-17-17-11-10\(9)/10-9-17-17-17-17-14-14-16------------|
D|-x-x--x--x--x--x--x---------x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9-9--------|
A|-7-15-15-15-15-9--8-\(7)/8--7-15-15-15-15-12-12-14-7-7-10-9-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------8--7-5-|

************************************
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| *   Harmonic
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