Primus - Professor Nutbutter Bass Tab

Symbols
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h - hammer on
V - downstroke strum (flamenco style)
x - muted note
()- ghost note
s - slap note

Intro (0:15) [x2]

G These notes are
D muted until
A about 032
E 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12
s s s s s s s s

Intro Variant (0:35) [x2]

G
D
A
E 0h10 0h10 0h10 0h10 0h10 0h10 0h10 0h10
s s s s s s s s

Intro [x6]

Intro Variant [x2]

Intro Variant 2 (0:52) [x4]

V
G 15
D 15
A
E 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 12
s s s s s s s s s

Intro Variant [x2]

Intro Variant 2 [x2]

Intro Variant [x4]

"Magical" Riff (1:23) [x4]

G 22 22 22
D 0h21 x x 21 0h21 x x 21 0h21 x x 21 0 0 0 0
A
E
Note: 4th time, only play 2 "0h21xx22-21" patterns.

All other "magical" riffs are as written.

Verse 1 Riff (1:37) [x4]

w/ light distortion a la "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"
G
D
A
E 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 12
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
G
D
A
E 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

"Magical" Riff Variant (2:04)

G 22 22 22
D 0h21 x x 21 0h21 x x 21 0h21 x x 21 0 0 0 0
A
E
G 22 22 22
D 0h21 x x 21 0h21 x x 21 0h21 x x 21 0 0 0 0
A
E
G 22 24 22
D 0h21 x x 21 0h23 x x 23 0h21 x x 21 0 0 0 0
A
E
G 22 22
D 0h21 x x 21 0h21 x x 21
A
E

Verse 2 Riff (2:18)

G
D
A
E 0h(11) 0h(11) 0h(10) 0h(10) 0h(11) 0h(11) 0h(11) 0h(11)
s s s s s s s s

ETC...follows structure of Verse 1.

"Magical" Riff (2:38) - play 2 "0h21xx22-21" patterns

Bridge 1 (2:46)

G
D
A
E 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11
G
D
A
E 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11
G
D
A
E 0h11 0h11 11 11 9 9 6 6 11 9 6

Bridge 2 (2:52) [x2]

G
D
A
E 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12 0h12
G
D
A
E 0h9 0h9 0h9 0h9 0h9 0h9 0h9 0h9
G
D
A
E 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11
G
D
A
E 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11 0h11

"Magical" Riff Variant (3:06) - at end, play chromatic descending

tritones G 22 21 20
D 21 20 19 etc...

Guitar Solo (3:20) - Like Verse 2, but ghost notes are not ghosted.

Use distortion and improv if you want.

Bridge 3 (3:48)

G mprov around these
D two patterns.
A 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 7 0 0 7 0
G Stay within the
D E minor(?) scale.
A 5 5 5 (E F# G A B C D E)
E 3 3 3h5 3 3 3h5

Lead-In (4:15) - Slap and mute on the E string like Intro.

"Magical" Riff (4:36) - Play first two "bars" of the Variant(see above)

Verse 1 Riff (4:46)

Outro (4:59)

Play Bridge 2 with distortion. Improv after the singing stops.

The bass cuts out around 6:15 near when the speaker says "certain situations" and returns around 6:30. Continue improving. That's it! Sorry for the length, but you should have few problems. Feel free to modify the song to your liking, but leave the tab alone.

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