Tabbed by Nancy Moleman.
notation guide:
/ slide up
\ slide down
~~ vibrato
<5> natural harmonic
>> tremelo picking
for the first 30 seconds or so it's just les and herb
then when les says "liberty" do a volume swell, 5th fret D string to get some
feedback in the key of G, slide down, and do it again...
finally, at about 45 seconds:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------/6\5~-5\4-4-4-4\3/12---------------------/6\5~-5\4-4-
D--/5~-5-5-5-5/8-8~-----------------------/6\5~-5-5-5-5/8-8~-------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-4-4\3/12-----------------------------------------------
D-----------/6\5~~~~~~~----------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
then at 1:06:
let ring
e-----------------------
B----9--8---------------
G----8--7---------------
D----6--5---------------
A-----------------------
E-----------------------
there's more feedback before the chorus, then...
chorus (not quite sure on the harmonics)
"for the boy..."
e------------10p9-10-p9~~----------------<7>--------------
B---------------------------------<5>-------<7>-----------
G------------------------------<5>-------------<7>--------
D---------------------------<5>---------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
then there's the solo, which i'm not gonna take the time to figure out.
just improvise in the key of G and go nuts with the bending and the sliding.
(sounds almost sexual, doesn't it smithers?) after all, this is primus.
the last chorus then leads into this:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------/5~~-
A--------3--4--5--4--3-----------------------3--4--5--4--3----------------
E--3--6-----------------6--3--1--/3~~---3--6-----------------6--3--1------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------/8~~-
G--------5--6--7--6--5-----------------------5--6--7--6--5----------------
D--5--8-----------------8--5--3--/5~~---5--8-----------------8--5--3------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------8--9--10--9--8-------------------------8--9--10--9--8-----------
B--8--11------------------11--8--6--/8~~--8--11------------------11--8--6-
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
(alternate pick last 2 times)
e--/15~~~--15\------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------16~~~--15\-----16~~~---15\-----16---15\---15---15\-
G----------------------15~~~--14\-----15~~~---14\-----15---14\---16---14\-
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
then things go nuts at the end...
just hold that chord and tremelo pick, and throw in a few higher notes
e--------------------------17>>------17>>--------17>>------------------
B---16>>>>>>>>>>>-----16>>------16>>--------16>>---------etc.----------
G---15>>>>>>>>>>>-----15>>------15>>--------15>>-----------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
fade out, the end