Lacquer Head Bass

Primus
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Lacquer Head - Primus

Tuning: EADG (standard)

+If you are having trouble with this song, check out these videos on
youtube (they
helped me):
"Primus - Lacquer Head Lesson" (Pt.s 1, 2, and 3)

Almost every note in this song, for the intro and verse, will be a muted
note.

**Tip for playing the intro/verse: The hand motion is a slap, tap, pop,
tap motion where
each slap and pop is muted. You will slap with your right hand thumb on
E(muted) and then
you will tap with your left hand middle finger on the 2nd fret on
E(muted) and then pop with
your right hand leaving your left index or middle finger resting on the
2nd fret of the G
string and then finally tap on E(muted) again with your left middle
finger. The process of
this may seem complicated but it is really quite simple once you've got
it down.

[Intro]

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x14)
S T P T

G|------0--|7|---|
D|---------|7|---| Last time
A|---------------|
E|--x-x----------|
S T P st.

[Verse]
G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x20)
S T P T

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x7)
S T P T

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x11)
S T P T

G|---------------(2)x-------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--2h3----------------2h3--------|
E|------2h3--x-x-----------2h3----|
S S S T P S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x9)
S T P T

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x7)
S T P T

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x10)
S T P T

G|-------0---5~--8~--|
D|-----------5~--8~--| Last time (leads into chorus)
A|-----------3~--6~--|
E|--x-x--------------|
S T P st. st.

[Chorus]

G|-------5~---------------5~------------5~--8~---|
D|-------5~---------------5~------------5~--8~---|
A|--------------------------------------3~--6~---|
E|--0h2------0-2-0-2-0h2------0-2-0-2------------|
S st. S S S S S st. S S S S st.
st.

G|-------5~------------| G|-------|
D|-------5~------------| D|-------|
A|---------------------| 4X A|-------| Play this on end of 4th time
E|--0h2------0-2-0-2---| E|-(0)x--|
S st. S S S S S

**Tip for playing solo: The solo is played similarly to the verse
although there are some
slight variations. The motion for this is tap twice with the thumb on
E(muted) and then
with the left hand middle finger on the 2nd fret on E(muted) and then
another right tap
on E(muted) then a right hand pop with the left hand index/middle fingers
resting on the
2nd fret on the G string(muted) and then finally a tap with the left hand
middle finger
the 2nd fret on E(muted).

[Solo/Bridge]

G|-----------(2)x-----|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--x-x-x-x-------x---|(x6)
S S T S P T

G|-----------0--------|
D|--------------------| Last time
A|--------------------|
E|--x-x-x-x-----10\---|
S S T S P S
[Verse]

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x12)
S T P T

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x7)
S T P T

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x11)
S T P T

G|---------------(2)x-------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--2h3----------------2h3--------|
E|------2h3--x-x-----------2h3----|
S S S T P S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x9)
S T P T

G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x7)
S T P T
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|--2h3----------|
E|------2h3------|
S S

G|------(2)x-----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|--x-x------x---|(x10)
S T P T

G|-------0---5~--8~--|
D|-----------5~--8~--| Last time (leads into chorus)
A|-----------3~--6~--|
E|--x-x--------------|
S T P st. st.

[Chorus]

G|-------5~---------------5~------------5~--8~---|
D|-------5~---------------5~------------5~--8~---|
A|--------------------------------------3~--6~---|
E|--0h2------0-2-0-2-0h2------0-2-0-2------------|
S st. S S S S S st. S S S S st.
st.

G|-------5~------------| G|-------|
D|-------5~------------| D|-------|
A|---------------------| 4X A|-------| Play this on end of 4th time
E|--0h2------0-2-0-2---| E|-(0)x--|
S st. S S S S S

**For the interlude: I tabbed out what Les plays for the interlude when
he plays it live.
On the studio album he uses his whammy bar and a bunch of other funky
stuff. To play what
I have tabbed out, the first note is hit with the left middle finger and
let ring, and then
you take your right hand thumb and tap (in no particular note pattern)
down the E string.
So the notes that I have for you to tap with your right hand are not not
necessarily the
"correct" notes for you to play; just play whatever you want.

[Interlude]

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|--2~--12-10-8-7-6-5---|(x18)
T S S S S S S

[Breakdown]
G|-----------5h7p5p0------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--5p0-5p0-----------5p0-5p0---|
E|------------------------------|(x4)
S S P S S

G|---7---8---9-----------|
D|---7---8---9-----------|
A|---5---6---7-----------|
E|-----------------------|
st. st. st.

G|-----------5h7p5p0------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--5p0-5p0-----------5p0-5p0---|
E|------------------------------|(x2)
S S P S S

G|---7---8---9-----------|
D|---7---8---9-----------|
A|---5---6---7-----------|
E|-----------------------|
st. st. st.

G|-----------5h7p5p0------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--5p0-5p0-----------5p0-5p0---|
E|------------------------------|(x2)
S S P S S

G|---7---8---9-----5~--8~---|
D|---7---8---9-----5~--8~---|
A|---5---6---7-----3~--6~---| Leads into chorus
E|--------------------------|
st. st. st. st. st.

[Chorus]

G|-------5~---------------5~------------5~--8~---|
D|-------5~---------------5~------------5~--8~---|
A|--------------------------------------3~--6~---|
E|--0h2------0-2-0-2-0h2------0-2-0-2------------|
S st. S S S S S st. S S S S st.
st.

G|-------5~------------|
D|-------5~------------|
A|---------------------|
E|--0h2------0-2-0-2---|(x6)
S st. S S S S

G|-------5\---|
D|-------5\---|
A|------------|
E|--0h2-------|(x8)
 S st.

[End]

G|--5~---|
D|--5~---|
A|-------|
E|-------|
st.

Key:

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| st. strum with nails

| S slap
| T tap (left hand fingers)
| P pop
| |note| harmonic note
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let note ring
| x Mute note

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