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The Thing That Should Not Be Bass Tab by Primus

The Thing That Should Not Be bass tab by Primus

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

NOTE! This Is The Primus Version, NOT The Metallica Version


Intro:


G|--------------------------3------4--------5----------3--------4-------5----|
D|------------------------------0-------0-------------------0-------0--------|
A|--5-5-7-----------5-5-7---------------------x-x-x-x-x----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------5-5---------5-5-------5-5----------------------------------------|
D|----------5-5---------5-5-------5-5----------------------------------------|
A|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x------x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---5-5-7-----5-5-7------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1:

G|------------------------------------3----4----5------|
D|--------------------------------------0----0---------|
A|-5-7---------5-7---------5-7-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

G|---------------3---4--5----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

G|------------------------------------3----4----5------|
D|--------------------------------------0----0---------|
A|-5-7---------5-7---------5-7-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

G|----------5-5---------5-5-------5-5----------------------------------------|
D|----------5-5---------5-5-------5-5----------------------------------------|
A|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x------x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---5-7-----5-5-7------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




Bridge:
                                                               R
G|----------5-7---------5-7-5-7-5---------------------5-7-5-7-5------5-7-4-6-------|
D|----------5-7---------5-7-5-7-5---------------------5-7-5-7-5------5-7-4-6-------|
A|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:

                                                               R
G|----------5-7---------5-7-5-7-5---------------------5-7-5-7-5--------------------|
D|----------5-7---------5-7-5-7-5---------------------5-7-5-7-5--------------------|
A|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| x   Dead note
| r   Repeat

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Published: September 26, 2025

Last updated: September 26, 2025

Primus bass tabs for The thing that should not be

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