Primus - Jerry was a Race Car Driver

Tabbed by Bart.


distorted tone w/slide                                            
w/out slide
G-----1-/-5------------|--7-\-5--------------------------------/19----19-----|
D-----1-/-5------------|--7-\-5--------------------------------/18----18-----|

         ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
B-------------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
G-------20-----20------------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
D-------19--------------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

    ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
|--------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
|--20--------20---------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
|--19-----19-------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

    ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
|--------------------------------|------------------20----------|
|--20--------20---------20-------|--19----19--------19------19--|
|--19-----19-------19-------19---|--18----18--18--------18--18--|

    ~~~~~                                ~~~~~
|------------------------------------|--20-------20--(20)\-------|
|--20------------20---------20-------|--19----19-19--(19)\-------|
|--19----19---19-------19-------19---|--18----18-----------------|


Jerry was a racecar driver  and he drove so goddamned fast...
G----------------------------12*----| *harm. w/vol. swell

...but he never did come in          last
G--------|-11*---------------(11)\10-------------------| *slight vol. 
swell


light 'em up just for fun...

Ah.
G||------7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0-|-7p0--8p0--7p0--8p0--X-11-(11)\-||
(play twice)
D||-----------------------------------|-----------------------10-(10)\-||

  ^----------------------------RIFF A----------------------------------^

         ~~~~~~                           ~~~~~
*B-------------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
*G------/20-----20------------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
*D------/19--------------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

    ~~~~~                            ~~~~~
|--------------------------------|--20--------------20--(20)\-|*
|--20--------20---------20-------|--19----19--19----19--(19)\-|*
|--19-----19-------19-------19---|--18----18--18--------------|*

 * Rhy. Fig. 1*

Captain pierce was a fireman,            Richmond engine number three...
                                =
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G-------------------------------9*------|-------------------------------------|

wealthy man when I get a dime for all the things that man has taught to me...

~~~~~~~~~~
G--------------------------13*------------|-(13)\-----|\

   Captain Pierce was a strong man,       Strong as any man alive.       
        It
G--11*------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--10*------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|------------------------11---(11)\10--|
  *vol. swell

stuck in his craw...

Ah.
w/RIFF A

         ~~~~~~                           ~~~~~
B-------------------------------------|--20-------20-------20------|
G------/20-----20------------20-------|--19-------19-------19------|
D------/19--------------19-------19---|--18----18-------18-----18--|

        ~~~~~~                                                    Go!
-------------------------------------|------20-20-20-20-20-20--|
------/20--------20---------20-------|--19--19-19-19-19-19-19--|
------/19-----19-------19-------19---|--18--18-18-18-18-18-18--|


Rhy Fig 2
E5
/ / / /   / / / /   /
p.m.------------------|
=20
play 7 times=20

Rhy. Fill 1
E5
//// ////
p.m.-----|

Dog will hunt.

Solo
                   ~~~~~~~                                 ~~~~
E-------------------------|-----------11h13h15---15p14p12-14---|
B------14p12p10---10------|---10h12h14-------------------------|
G-------------------------|------------------------------------|

---14-13-11----11----------------------------|
------------14----14-13-11-13-11----11-------|
---------------------------------14----12-14-|

                      ~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------|------------------------------5--7--8--8--|
B--------------------13-----------|----5h7p5p4h5h7p5h7p5p4h5h7/8-------------|
G------11-11------11--------------|------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------11\--|------------------------------------------|

          ~~~~~~
E------8--7------7----|------10-8-------11-10-8----9-12-11-9----10-13-12-10----10-|
B---------------------|-----------12-10---------12-----------12-------------13----|
G---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E---12-13-13-13-13-10----13p11----14-14-14p11----------14----15--|
B---------------------13-------13-14-14-14----14-14-14----14-----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|

                w/wah as filter
        ~~~~~~~
E------15-----------|-----------------14/20----21----|
B------15-------15\-|-13\--------9/13----------------|
G-------------------|-------8\-----------------------|

*w/harmonizer              grad. 1/2     full
E----17p15p13----13-------------------|------------------|
B-------------17----17p13-15-15^------|-15^---(15)\------|
G-------------------------------------|------------------|
*Doubles a flatted fifth higher.


RIFF A

Rhy. Fig. 1

Gtr. out. 3rd verse.

Fill 1
twenty two years old...
                     w/tremolo   \1     \3 1\2
G------14------|-(14)\7----------|----------------|
D--------------|-----------------|----------------|
A--------------|-----------------|----0-----------|


Outro

Rhy Fig 2 (11 times)

E5
/ / / /   / / / /  =20
p.m.-------------|

E--17\X 9\-|

Rhy Fig 2 (3 times)

Rhy Fill 1

Primus - Jerry was a Race Car Driver

Tabbed by Scott.



Intro:
(w. distor)                    Augmented 4ths riff:

While bass plays lead riff
play with drums:

E--------------------------     -----13--13------12---12---------
B--------------------------     --12---12--12-11----11--11-------
G--------------------------     ---------------------------------
D--------------------------     ---------------------------------
A---14\-14\-----14\-14\----     ---------------------------------
E---13\-13\-----13\-13\----     ---------------------------------



During the verses, occationally play weird
little background noises with lots of reverb


E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D-------whole---------------
A-------^-------------------
E-----16^-/\/\/\/\----------
          whammy

CHORUS:

   "ahhhhh"

E----------------------------------------
B--4-X5-X4-5-5--4-X5-X4-5-5--------------
G-----------5------------5---------------
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------

Bridge:

  "GO!"

E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E--03205320-0-----03205320-0---

Solo: Yeah right.

WEIRD ENDING:

E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D--XXXXXXX-X-X---XXXXXXX-X-X---
A--XXXXXXX-0-0---XXXXXXX-0-0---
E--XXXXXXX-0-0---XXXXXXX-0-0---

Dont be fooled by this song, most of the things you are hearing
are played on bass.  During the bridge, the high 4ths are played
by Les uses lots of distortion.  Just stick to the main riff, and
as long as the bass keeps pumpin, it'll pull together.

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