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TOMMY THE CAT
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)
I added both guitar and bass into this transcription cause i messed it up but the tab is 100% correct
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr dist. tone'
Gtr II (B E A D G) - 'fretless bass'
Intro
Q=132
N.C.(E5)
4/4
Gtr I
W W H Q Q
|----------|----------------||--------------------------12------------|
|----------|----------------||-12----------------------15b17=========|
|----------|----------------||-12-------------4/---------------------|
|----------|----------------||----------------------------------------|
|----------|----------------||----------------------------------------|
|----------|----------------||----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q E E Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|----------------||--9-------------------------------------|
|----------|----------------||--9----------3h5----5---5--------5---0--|
|----------|----------------||----------------------------------------|
|----------|------1s3s=10--||-----0-3-3-x-----5----4----3-------0----|
|----------|----------------||----------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---|
+H S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-(15)r-------------12h15p==12----12-15p12------12--------|
|------------------------------14------------14----14b15==|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9-----------------------------------------------------|
|---9-----------3h5-------5--------5-------5--------0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-3-3-x------5----------4-----3----------0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|---3---|
+Q +Q +S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S +Q E E
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-(14)-----(14)-------(14)r(14)-12------12-------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14------14p12-------|-12-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------14p13-|----14p13-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|----------15-15p13---15-(15)-------13-------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E
|---9--------------------------------------------------|--9--------------------------------15-------|
|---9-------------3h5--------5--------5--------5-----0-|--9----------------3h=5------10s12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------0-3---3--x-------5--------4----------3-----0----|--------0--3--3--x--------------------3----|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S S S S S S S E S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5----5-5-5---5-5-(5)-5-------------|-5---5-5-5---5-5-(5)-5---5---6-----|
|-7b9====================4-4-5-5-6-7-|-7b9-------------------4---5---5-6-|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9----------------------------------|-9---------------------------------|
|-9------------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|-9-----------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|-----0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S S S S S S S E S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-5----5-5-5---5-5-(5)-----5---6---7-|-5----5-5-5---5-5-(5)-5-------------|
|-7b9==================4-4---5---6---|-7b9====================4-x-5-5-5-x-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9----------------------------------|-9----------------------------------|
|-9------------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|-9------------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|------0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S S S S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5----5-5-5---5-5-(5)---------6-----|-5---5-5-5---5-5-(5)-------6-6-6---|
|-7b9==================4-4-4-5---5-7-|-7b9-----------------4-4---5-5-5-6-|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9----------------------------------|-9---------------------------------|
|-9------------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|-9-----------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|-----0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|-5----5-5-5---5-5-(5)-5-5-5-6-6-----|
|-7b9==================4-4---5---5-7-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9----------------------------------|
|-9------------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|
|------------------------------------|
|------0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|
|------------------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S S S S E S E E Q H Wx3
|------------------------------------|-0-----------|--------||
|-5----5-5-5---5-5-(5)---------6-----|-0-----------|--------||
|-7b9==================4-4-4-5-----5-|-0-----------|--------||
|------------------------------------|-0-----------|--------||
|------------------------------------|-------------|--------||
|------------------------------------|-------------|--------||
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q H Wx3
|-9----------------------------------|-9-----------|--------||
|-9------------3h5-----5---5---5---0-|-9-----------|--------||
|------------------------------------|-------------|--------||
|------0-3-3-x------5----4---3---0---|-------------|--------||
|------------------------------------|-------------|--------||
Verse
N.C.
Wx10 W W
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|
| Wx10 W S S S S E S S S S E E E
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|-19-19S17S15S14S12S11s10S8S7S5S3-|
|-------------|-2/--------|---------------------------------|
N.C.(E5)
Gtr II
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-----------------------------|-9-----------------------------|
|-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0-|-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E
|-9-----------------------------|-9---------------------||
|-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0-|-9---------3h5---------||
|-------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|---0-3-3-x-----------0-||
|-------------------------------|---------------0-2-3---||
Verse
N.C.(E5)
Gtr I
W W 6x
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
||--9-----------------------------|-9-------------------------------||
||o-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0-|-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0--o||
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
||o---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0----o||
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
4_______________________________
W
|----------------------------------|
|-19-------------------------------|
|-19-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9-------------------------------|
|--9-----------3h5---5---5---5---0-|
|----------------------------------|
|------0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|
|----------------------------------|
Verse
N.C.(E5)
|
+W Q Q H
|----------------------------------||-------------|
|-(19)-----------------------------||-------------|
|-(19)-----------------------------||-------------|
|----------------------------------||-------------|
|----------------------------------||-------------|
|----------------------------------||-0-----------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q H
|---9------------------------------||-9-----------|
|---9----------3h5---5---5---5---0-||-9-----------|
|----------------------------------||-------------|
|------0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---||-------------|
|----------------------------------||-------------|
Wx11 W
|-------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------|---------------------------------||
|
| Wx11 E E E +E S S S S S S E
|-------------|-/19-------------------------0---||
|-------------|-------18-(18)-10s15-x-14-------||
|-------------|-------------------------------0-||
|-------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------|---------------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.(E5)
Gtr II
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-----------------------------|-9-----------------------------|
|-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0-|-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
|-9-----------------------------|-9------------------||
|-9---------3h5---5---5---5---0-|-9---------3-5------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
|---0-3-3-x-----5---4---3---0---|---0-3-3-x----------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.(E5)
Gtr I
~~~~~~~
Q. S S +Q E S +S
|-12-------------12-12-(12)-------12---12-(12)-|
|-15b17==========15-15-(15)-------15---15r(15)-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9-------------------------------------------|
|--9--------------3h=5------5---5----5------0--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------0-3-3-x---------5----4----3----0------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. S S +E S S S E. +Q Q S S S S S +S S S
|-12------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-15b18---------15pb17==15-(15)---12rh15p12-12------|-(12)---------------12----12------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------14----14b16r(14)-12----|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------14-|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------0-----------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9------------------------------------------------|---9------------------------------------------|
|--9-------------3h======5------5------5-----5----0-|---9----------3h5----5-----5---------5------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------0-3-3-x--------------5-----4------3-----0---|------0-3-3-x-----5-----4-----3----------0----|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|---3---|
E E E S E S S S S S S E.
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----14s==17--------------------------------------|
|-12-------------12------12-----------------------|
|---------------------14----14p12-----------------|
|---------------------------------14-13-----------|
|---------------------------------------12-------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9------------------------12-12-12-11-11--10-10-|
|--9----------------3h=5----12-12-12-11-11--10-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------0----3-3--x-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S +S S S E S a S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------12-14-14-14-14-12------|
|-12b14r(12)p10----10---12-12S14-------------------14---|
|---------------12--------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9----------------------------------------------------|
|--9---------------------3h====5-----5-----5-----5----0-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0--3--3-x-----------5-----4-----3-----0---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S +E S S Q E E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14b16==(14)r--------------------------------|
|-14p12------------------------------------------------|
|-------13----------------12h13p12tr13-------12-------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9---------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------3h=5--------5---5-----5---0-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--3-------3---x--------5-------4----3----0---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~
Q +E E +Q S E. +E E E E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------12-12------------14p12-14-14p12-|
|---------------[5]--(5)----------------|----------12-12---14p12----------14-14p12-|
|-7b9r====(7)------------------5--------|------------------------14----------------|
|--------------------------------7------|-(7)s14-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E E S E S
|-9-------------------------------------|--9---------------------------------------|
|-9--------------3h5-----5---5---5----0-|--9---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------x-x--2-----2-----x--1-------|
|-----0-3--3--x-------5----4---3----0---|------0-3--3--x-x--2-----2-----x--1-----0-|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14----------------------14----------------------|
|-14----14p12-14-14-14p12-14p12-14-14p12-13-------|
|----12-14p12-14-------------------14p12----14p12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------3h=5-----5-----5-----5-----0-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--3--3--x--------5-----4-----3-----0----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------------------------------|
|-16p12------------[12]--------------------------|
|-------14p12---12-----12h14p12----12------------|
|-------------------------------14----14p12------|
|-------------------------------------------14---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9---------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------3h=5-----5-----5-----5----0-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--3-3--x---------5-----4-----3-----0---|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a Q. E +E a E E S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-14s15----------[15]--(15)----------------------|
|-----------------------------14s12--------12s14-|
|-------------------------------------10---------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----9------------------------------------------|
|-----9------------3h5------5-------5----5-----0-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-3-3-x---------5--------4----3----0----|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~
S S E S S E S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------12----------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------12s14---------------|
|---------------------------------10---------|-10----12-12p10----10---------------------------|
|-12-12p10-----12p10---12-10-12------12------|----12----------12----12-10---------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9-----------------------------------------|--9---------------------------------------------|
|--9---------------3h5-----5----5-----5----0-|--9-----------------3h=5-----5----5----5---0----|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-3-3--x-------5-----4----3-----0---|--------0--3--3--x--------5-----4----3---0------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
+E +E E E a E Q.
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------15---15s12---12------------|
|-(12)-(12)----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9-----------------------------------------|
|---9---------------3h5-------5-----5---5---0-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------0---3-3-x----------5----4----3---0---|
|---------------------------------------------|
S S E S E S E E E S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------12-------------16-------------|
|---9s14------14S==9s14--------14---9s14-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9--------------------------------------|
|-9--------------3h5----5----5----5----0-|
|----------------------------------------|
|------0-3--3--x------5----4----3---0----|
|----------------------------------------|
+S S E S S E E S S +E E
|------------------------------------------||
|------12---------14-------12--------------||
|------12----------------------------------||
|-(14)----14---12----12-11----11-(11)--11/-||
|------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------||
|
| E S S S S E Q +Q
|---9--------------------------------------||
|---9-----------------5s19-------(19)-----||
|------------------------------------------||
|----------0-3--3--x-----------------------||
|------------------------------------------||
E S S +E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|-20s14-----------18s===12----------14--------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------15-(15)---------------12---------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16-------------------------------------------|
|-16--------------10h12----12----12-----12---0-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----0--9--10--x-------12----11----10-----0---|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~
Q a E E S S e e e
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-13-----(13)s=7---[7]----7--7--7-----7-----7----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16---------------------19-19-18-18-18-17-17-17-|
|-16---------------10h12-19-19-18-18-18-17-17-17-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----0-9------10-x-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
S S S S +E. S +E +E +S +E.
|---------------------9pb10==(9)r===(9)----(9)b10-(9)-----|
|---------7-(7)-------------------------------------------|
|--7-9-10-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16------------------------------------------------------|
|-16--------------10h12----------12-----12--------12----0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-9-10--x------------12-----11-----10---------0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----6------| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9p7---------------7------------------------------------|
|------10-9p7h==9-10---10--9--7-----7---------------------|
|-------------------------------10----10--7-10--7h9h===10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16-------------------------19-19-18-18-18-17-17---17----|
|-16-------------------10h12-19-19-18-18-18-17-17---17----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0---9---10-x------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E a E +S E. +Q +E E
|-------14s16---(16)----------------------------------------|
|--------------------15--------(15)----------(15)----------|
|-(10)/-----------------------------------------------/14---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--16-------------------------------------------------------|
|--16--------------------10h12------12----12-------12-----0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------0-9--10---x---------12-----11-----10--------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----15-------16----------------------------------|
|-------------------------15----------------------|
|-13----14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14-14-14-------|
|-------------------------------------------14s12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16----------------------19-19-18-18-18-17-17-17-|
|-16----------------10h12-19-19-18-18-18-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--9-10--x-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S e
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------16---------17------|
|-------12-12-14-14-14-12S14-14----14-(14)----14---|
|-12h14--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16-----------------------------------------------|
|-16----------------10h12----12----12------12----0-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------0--9-10--x-------12----11-----10------0---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------20-------20-------20-||
|----------21-------19----------19-19----19-19----||
|-18-18-18----18-18----18-18----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|
| S S S S E S S S S E S S e
|-16-16-15-14-------14-14-13-12-------12-12-11----||
|-16-16-15-14-------14-14-13-12-------12-12-11----||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------||
N.C.(E5)
~~~~~~~~~~ TP TP
E. S +E E +E. +S S S E Q H.
|----------20-(20)----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-19b21==============19---(19)r-----(19)S14-14------|--------15--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------14---|-16-----16--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9------------------------------------------------|--9-----------------12-12-12-11-11-10-10--|
|--9------------------3h5-------5-----5------5----0-|--9-----------3h5---12-12-12-11-11-10-10--|
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------0--3---3--x--------5-----4-------3-----0---|----0-3--3--x-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
