Primus — Sgt Baker
Tabbed By: low end mad man
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Very easy song. The drumming makes the song. This is how my band and I play it
and it sounds right to us. All you have to do is remain tight with the drummer
and you will sound great.
Intro
played four times
G|————————|———————||
D|————————|———————||
A|——7-6-5-2-3———|——7-6————||
E|-0-0————5-3-2-1-|-0-0——2———-||
S
played three times
G|————||
D|——-2p1-||
A|————||
E|-0h2h4——||
followed by
G|——————||
D|——————||
A|——————||
E|-0h2h4—2/122—-||
Main Riff
G|————-6/8—|——————||
D|———2p1-4/6—|———2p1——||
A|——————|——————||
E|-0-0h2h4———-|-0-0h2h4——2-4-2||
S S P P S S P S S S
The majority of the song is this one riff. There are a few different
variationson the endings but you can figure them out no problem.
There is a three note ending after this riff and it is
G|——————||
D|——————||
A|——————||
E|-3-2-1————||
S S S
This ending goes with the vocals so listen carefully to them.
The bridge is
G|—————|————-||
D|—-4-2——-|—-4-2——||
A|——-4p2p0—|——-4p2p0-||
E|-2-2———-|-2-2———||
S SP P S SP P
G|——————|——————||
D|——2-1——2-1—|——2-1——2-1—||
A|——————|——————||
E|-0-0——0-0——|-0-0——0-0——||
S S P P S S P P S S P P S S P P
repeat three times
Then
G|—————|—————||
D|—-4-2——-|—-4-2——-||
A|——-4p2p0—|——-4p2p0—||
E|-2-2———2|-2-2———0||
S SP P S S SP P S
*
G|——————|——————(9)-||
D|——2-1——2-1—|——2-1——2-1——||
A|——————|———————||
E|-0-0——0-0——|-0-0——0-0———||
S S P P S S P P S S P P S S P P
After that it basically goes back into the main riff
Legend
* = On this harmonic Les uses a whole buhc of effects among them is
a digital whamy and a synthesizer, you will never come close to
that sound without those and many more, so don’t be upset.
/ = slide up
= slide down
S = slap
P = pop