Tommy The Cat Bass Tab by Primus

Tommy The Cat bass tab by Primus

Bass Tab

Tommy the Cat
by Primus
from the CD Sailing The Seas of Cheese
Tabbed by The Great god_of_discord@hotmail
aka Geoff McLeod

I've noticed that nobody has transcribed this very well,
so I've taken the liberty to do so.

Arranged for a four-string.

T: Thumb Slap
P: Index Pop
S: Downstroke(Strum)
U: Upstroke(Strum)
+: Right Hand Tap
 				      x 3
    T            S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    SU T   T T P   P     P
G:|-----------|--4----------------------|-44-------------------12-|
D:|-----------|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-44---------3h5-13/15----|
A:|-----------|*-----------------------*|-------------------------|
E:|-0--/--10\-|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x-------------|
   LONG SLIDE
						 x 7
    S   TPTPTP  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S
G:|-3/4------------------|--4----------------------|-4-r-|
D:|-3/4--x-x-3h5-5-5-5-0-|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4-e-|
A:|----------------------|*-----------------------*|---s-|
E:|-----x-x-x---5-4-3-0--|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---t-|

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“I remember it as if it were a meal ago...”
“...And it was a rare occasion such as this that he did.”

    T        T   T  T  T  T  T T T
G:|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|
E:|-5---/----17--15\14\12\10\7\5\3-|
     long slide

                           x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P  T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4--------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-2---------3h5--------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x---1-2-3-4-|

                         X 10
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S
G:|--3----------------------|--4----------------------|-3-R-|
D:|*-3---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-3-E-|
A:|*-----------------------*|*-----------------------*|---S-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---T-|


“The air was thick with catcalls...”
“...Tommy the Cat is my name, and I say unto thee...”


    P     P  P      P    P
G:|-13/17-12------------------|
D:|----------12h15x13h14-12X\-|
A:|---------------------------|
E:|---------------------------|


“Say baby...”

			  x 3
     S T T T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|


			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------77776665|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|

		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------7/14--------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|

						x 3
     S T T T P  TPTPTPTP   SU T T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-77776665--|
D:|*-4-------------------|-44-----------77776665-*|
A:|*---3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-------------*|
E:|----------------------|------------------------|

     S T T T P  TPTPTPTP   SU T T T P   SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-999x7x5x4x3x-|
D:|--4-------------------|-44-----------777x5x3x2x1x-|
A:|----3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-----------------|
E:|----------------------|---------------------------|


					           x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-4---------3h5-77776665*|
A:|*------------------------|-----------------------*|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4xx5x7x8x9x11-|
D:|--4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-2xx3x5x6x7x9--|
A:|-------------------------|---------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---------------|

(Technically, you need to drop to B for the next part.
But you can do it with your E. You just have to mute it.)

    T T T T T T T T T T T T   P    P    P   P   P  P
G:|-------------------------|-----------20-17\-15-12-|
D:|-------------------------|-----12-----------------|
A:|-------------------------|-7/14-------------------|
E:|-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-|------------------------|


    + +  + +  + +  + +   + + + + +  T
G:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
D:|------------------------------------|
A:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
E:|-x-x----x--x-x----x--------------2\-|
				    * detune to D(drop D)
			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T T P  T T T T T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4------------------------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4------------------------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5--------1-2-3-4-|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x---1-2-3-4---------|

“Say baby...”
			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------r--------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4---------------e--------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5-s--------------|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x----t--------------|

			  x 6
                                                   T T   T
G:|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|*-----------------------*|--------------------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------------7\--|
E:|-------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|


			  X 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|


		          x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P   SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665-|
A:|*-----------------------*|------------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|

			  x 3
     S T   T T P  TPTPTPTP    S T   T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|

Repeat this last part with minor variations, and then it’s over.


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