JERRY WAS A RACE CAR DRIVER
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)
Transcribed by James Godbold
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=128
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3
Q E E H Q E E Q E E
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| 1s 5 | 7s 5 /19 19 |
| 1s 5 | 7s 5 /18 18 |
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Q. E +E E E E Q. S S +E E E E
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| | 20 20 (20) 20 |
| 20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 (19) 19 |
| 19 19 19 | 18 18 18 18 |
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Q. S S +E E E E Q. S S +E E E E
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| | 20 20 (20) 20 |
| 20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 (19) 19 |
| 19 19 19 19 | 18 18 18 18 |
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Q E S S +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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| | 20 |
| 20 20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 19 19 |
| 19 19 19 19 | 18 18 18 (18) 18 18 |
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Q E S S +E E E E Q E S S +E +Q.
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| | 20 20 (20) (20)\ |
| 20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 19 19 (19) (19)\ |
| 19 19 19 19 19 | 18 18 18 |
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Verse
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H Q E E +W W Q. a E +H
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| <12> | (<12>) | | 11 (11)s10 (10) |
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+H H W W W
S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E +E
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| 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 | 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 x 11 (11)\ |
| | 10 (10)\ |
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S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E +E
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| 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 | 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 x 11 (11)\ |
| | 10 (10)\ |
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Q. E +E E E E Q. S S +E E E E
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| | 20 20 (20) 20 |
| /20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 (19) 19 |
| /19 19 19 | 18 18 18 18 |
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Q. S S +E E E E Q E S S +E +Q.
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| | 20 20 (20) (20)\ |
| 20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 19 19 (19) (19)\ |
| 19 19 19 19 | 18 18 18 |
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Verse 2
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H Q Q +W +Q Q Q Q +H H
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W +Q Q E E +E. S +Q Q H W
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| 11 | (11) | | |
| 10 | (10) | | |
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| | 11 (11)s10 | (10) | |
S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E +E
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| 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 | 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 x 11 (11)\ |
| | 10 (10)\ |
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S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E +E
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| 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 | 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 x 11 (11)\ |
| | 10 (10)\ |
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Q. E +E E E E Q. S S +E E E E
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| | 20 20 (20) 20 |
| /20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 (19) 19 |
| /19 19 19 | 18 18 18 18 |
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Q. S S +E E E E E S S S S S S H
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| | 20 20 20 20 20 20 |
| 20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 |
| 19 19 19 19 | 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
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PM------------| PM PM------------| PM
S S S S S S S S S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S E Q
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM------------| PM
S S S S S S S S S S E Q
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM------------| PM PM------------| PM
S S S S S S S S S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S E Q
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM------------| PM PM------------| PM PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S E Q S S S S S S S S H
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Guitar Solo
5/4 4/4
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|--3--|
W T T E. H. E S S S S S E S S S S Q
| | | 11h13h15 15p14p12 14 |
| | 14p12p10 10 | 10h12h14 |
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E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 14 13 11 11 |
| 14 14 13 11 13 11 11 |
| 14 12 14 |
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S E. +E S S +Q. E
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| 13 (13) |
| 11 11 (11) 11 |
| 11\ |
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|-3-| |----6----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q. S S +Q Q
| 5 7 8 8 | (8) 8 7 (7) 7 |
| 5h7p5p4h5h7p5h7p5p4h5h7s8 | |
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|-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 10 8 11 10 8 9 12 11 9 10 13 12 10 10 |
| 12 10 12 12 13 |
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|--3--| |------6-------| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 12 13 13 13 13 10 13p10 14 14 14p11 14 15 |
| 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
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|-3--| |-3--|
H. Q E S S E E E E E E Q
| 15 | 14s20 21 |
| 15 15\ | 13\ 9s13 |
| | 8\ |
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|--3--|
E S S S S S S S S E. +Q Q +Q H
| 17p15p13 13 | |
| 17 17p13 15 15b16 (15) | 15pb17 (15)\ |
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S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E +E
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| 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 | 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 x 11 (11)\ |
| | 10 (10)\ |
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S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E +E
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| 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 | 7p0 8p0 7p0 8p0 x 11 (11)\ |
| | 10 (10)\ |
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Q. E +E E E E Q. S S +E E E E
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| | 20 20 (20) 20 |
| /20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 (19) 19 |
| /19 19 19 | 18 18 18 18 |
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Q. S S +E E E E Q E S S +E +Q.
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| | 20 20 (20) (20)\ |
| 20 20 (20) 20 | 19 19 19 19 (19) (19)\ |
| 19 19 19 19 | 18 18 18 |
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\1 \3.5
W W a H. +E. +S +E. S +Q H
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| | 14 | (14)s7 (7) (7) | (7) |
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| | | | 0 (0) |
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Outro
PM------------| PM PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E Q 11x S S S S S S S S S E.S S E
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| o o | |
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| o 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17sx 9 9\ |
PM------------| PM PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E Q 3x S S S S S S S S H
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| o o | * |
| | * |
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| o 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 * |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * |
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths