Band: Primus
Song: Tommy the Cat (6 string)
Album: Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Bassist: Les Claypool
Tabbed by: Shogustasu

   S
C|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------| X 1
E|-1/3/10-|
B|--------|

Bass Figure 1
   V  S S S S P   S P S P S P S P
C|-4------------------------------|
G|-4------------------------------|
D|------------------5---5---5---0-|
A|------------3h5-----------------| X 3
E|----0-3-3-X-----5---4---3---0---|
B|--------------------------------|

   V  S S S S P       P     P   S
C|-4-------------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------15------|
D|------------------?10/12---------|
A|------------3h5-R----------------| X 1
E|----0-3-3-X-------------------3\-|
B|---------------------------------|

Repeat Bass Figure 1 eight times

Bass Fill 1
   V
C|-4------|
G|-4-Bass-|
D|---out--|
A|--------| X 1
E|--------|
B|--------|



 Slap all
G|---|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---|------------------------------------------------------|
A|---|------------------------------------------------------| X 1
E|---|-19-19\17-17\15-15\14-14\12-12\11-11\10\8-8\7-7\5-5\3-|
B|-2/|------------------------------------------------------|

Play the Bass Figure 1 three times

Bass Fill 2
   V  S S S S P   S S S S
C|-4----------------------|
G|-4----------------------|
D|------------3h5---------|
A|------------------------| X 1
E|----0-3-3-X-----------0-|
B|----------------0-2-3---|

Then play Bass Figure 1 fourteen times during 2nd verse

During the 3rd verse play Bass Fill 1 one time

   S      S      S     S S       P S
C|------------------------------------|
G|-/19---?-----------------------0----|
D|--------18/----10/15-X-14-----------|
A|------R------R-------------------0--| X 1
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|

During Chorus (Say Baby) play Bass Figure 1 three times

Bass Fill 3  (Play at the end of chorus)
   V  S S S S P P
C|-4--------------|
G|-4--------------|
D|------------3-5-|
A|----------------| X 1
E|----0-3-3-X-----|
B|----------------|

Play Bass Figure 1 two times during the guitar solo

Bass Figure 2 during guitar solo
  V  S S S S P   S P S P S P S P   V  S S S S P     V  V  V  V  V  V
C|-4------------------------------|-4----------------12-12-12-11-11-10-|
G|-4------------------------------|-4----------------12-12-12-11-11-10-|
D|------------------5---5---5---0-|------------3h5-R-------------------|
A|------------3h5-----------------|------------------------------------| X 1
E|----0-3-3-X-----5---4---3---0---|----0-3-3-X-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Then play Bass Figure 1 three times


Bass Fill 4
   V  S S S  V V V  V  V V  V
C|-4--------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------X-X-2--2--X-1----| X 1
E|----0-3-3--X-X-2--2--X-1--0-|
B|----------------------------|

Then play Bass Figure 1 seven times

   V S S S S S
C|-4----------------|
G|-4----------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------5\19\-| X 1
E|----0-3-3-X-------|
B|------------------|

Bass Figure 3 (play 3 ? times)
 V  S S S  S P     S P   S P  S  P  S P   V   S S S  S P     V  V  V  V  V  V  V
C|-11--------------------------------------|-11-----------------14-14-13-13-13-12-12|
G|-11--------------------------------------|-11-----------------14-14-13-13-13-12-12|
D|--------------10h12---12----12----12---0-|--------------10h12---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----0-9-10-X-------12----11---10----0---|-----0-9-10-X---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Bass Fill 5
  Flamenco all notes
C|-11-11-10-9-----9-9-8-7----7-7-6--|
G|-11-11-10-9-----9-9-8-7----7-7-6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------------R------------R--------| X 1
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|

Play bass fig. 2 one and one half times


Flamenco all notes
C|-4-X-X-5-X-X-7-X-X-8-X-X-11-X-12--|
G|-4-X-X-5-X-X-7-X-X-8-X-X-11-X-12--|
D|-2-X-X-3-X-X-5-X-X-6-X-X-8--X-9---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|


Bass Solo (do this part as fast as possible)
   S   S P S S S   S S P etc.
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------7-----------7-----------7--| X 1
E|-----7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7----|
B|-0h5-------5-0h5-------5-0h5-------5-0h5------|




Bass Solo cont.
  S     L   L   L   L   S   S  S  S  T*T T T      S T  T T
C|------16------18-------------------X-X-X-9//15----X--X-10/15--|
G|----------16-----------------------X-X-X-10/14----X--X-9//14--|
D|------------------13------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| X 1
E|-/12----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------8\5-5--3--0---------------0-------------|
Note*= Tap the muted strings over fret board
Bass Solo cont.
   F F F F F S
C|-X-X-X-X-X----------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------| X 1
E|--------------------|
B|-----------2/1/0----|

   V  S S S S P   S P S  P  S S
C|------------------------------|
G|-4----------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------|
A|------------3h5---5----5------| X 2
E|------------------------------|
B|----0-3-3-X-----3---3-----0-0-|

   V  S S S S P   S P S  P  S V
C|-------------------------------|
G|-4--------------------------2--|
D|-4--------------------------2--|
A|------------3h5---5----5-------| X 1
E|-------------------------------|
B|----0-3-3-X-----3---3-----0----|







Slap all notes
C|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------| X 1
E|-------------0--2--3--4--|
B|-0--2--3--4--------------|

Chorus
   V  S S S S P   S P S  P  S S
C|-4----------------------------|
G|-4----------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------3h5---5----5------| X 3
E|------------------------------|
B|----0-3-3-X-----3---3-----0-0-|

   V  S S S S P P (bass out)
C|-4--------------|
G|-4--------------|
D|----------------|
A|------------3-5-| X 1
E|----------------|
B|----0-3-3-X-----|

Bass fill 6 (play at end of chorus)
   V V
C|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----R-----|
E|-0-0-------|
B|-0-0---10\-|

Play Bass Figure 1 three times

Bass Fill 7
Slap all notes
C|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------------0h2-3--|
A|---------------0-2--------|
E|----------0--3------------|
B|-2--3--4------------------|

During Outro play Bass Figure 1 three times

Then play Bass Fill 3

Then play Bass Figure 1 once



 You know to slap, pop, and flamenco the rest?
C|-4----------------7---7-6--5-5-|
G|-4----------------5---5-4--3-3-|
D|------------3h5----------------|
A|----------------R---R----------|
E|----0-3-3-X--------------------|
B|-------------------------------|

C|-4-----------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------------|
D|-----------3h5---5---5---5---0-|
A|---R---------------------------|
E|-----0-3-X-----5---4---3---0---|
B|-------------------------------|

Then play Bass Fill 3 once

Then play Bass Figure 1 once

C|-4-----------------------------|
G|-4-----------------------------|
D|------------3h5----------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|----0-3-3-X-----------0--3-3-3-|
B|----------------0-0-3----------|

C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------3h5-------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----0-3-3-X--------------0--|
B|-0--------------0--2--3-----|

Then end the whole song with Bass fill 3 (once)

Key
S=Slap w/ thumb
P=Pop w/ finger
V=Flamenco w/ fingernails
F=Slap w/ fingers
T=Tap w/ fret hand
h=Hammer-on
p=Pull-off
X=Muted note
\=Slide
R=Rest
~=Vibrato or bend
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