American Life Chords & Tabs
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AMERICAN LIFE (Bassline)
As recorded by Primus
(From the 2003 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)
Transcribed by Jeff Jacobson
Words by Les Claypool Music by Primus
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Les Claypool'
Intro
Moderately Slow Q=92
Gm
4/4
Gtr I
|--3--| |------6-------| |-3-|
E S S S a S S S S S S a S S S e e e
|---0-(0)(0)---0-(0)(0)-0-(0)(0)---0h3p0-x-x-x-|
|---0h=3h=5----5p=3h=5--0h=3h=5----------5-5-5-|
|------------x-------------------x-------------|
|-3--------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |------6-------| |--3--|
E S S S a S S S S S S a S S S e e e
|---0-(0)(0)---0-(0)(0)-0-(0)(0)---0-(0)(0)-x-x-x-|
|---0h=3h=5----5p=3h=5--0h=3h=5----0h=3h=5--5-5-5-|
|------------x-------------------x----------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------------------|---------------------0h3p0-------||
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||
1st, 3rd Verses
$
Gm
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e 3x
||----------------------0h3p0-------|----------------------------------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------||
To Coda
Eb
2/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---0h3h5-0h3h5-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-3---------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gm
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e 4x
||----------------------0h3p0-------|----------------------------------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------||
2nd Verse
Gm
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e 3x
||----------------------0h3p0-------|----------------------------------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------||
Eb
2/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---0h3h5-0h3h5-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-3---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e
||----------------------0h3p0-------|----------------------------------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
Gm
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------0h3p0-------|---------------------------------|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------0h3p0-------|-------------------5-5-5-----|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h5-7-7-7-7-6-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3---------------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------0h3p0-------|-------------------------3-3-3--|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S e e e
||----------------------0h3p0-------|-------------------5-5-5-------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h5-7-7-7-7-6--o||
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3-----------------------------||
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S e e e 3x
||--------------------5-5-5------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h5-7-7-7-7-6-o||
||o-----------------------------o||
||--3----------------------------||
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e 3x
||----------------------0h3p0-------|----------------------------------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-o||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/primus/american_life_btab_ver_4.html ]
D.S. al Coda
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------0h3p0-------|----------------------------------|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
&
Gm
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------0h3p0-------|---------------------------------|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S e S E.
|---------------------0h3p0-------|-----------------3p0--------|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-0h5-0h5-----5-5s7--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------0h3p0-------|---------------------------------|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-0h3h5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S e e e
|---------------------0h3p0-------|-------------------5-5-5-----|
|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h5-7-7-7-7-6-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3---------------------------|
Outro Solo
G5
|-3-| |----6----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S e e e E S S S S S S S S S S e e e 6x
||----------------------0h3p0-------|-------------------5-5-5-------||
||o---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h3h5-------5-5-5-|---0h3h5-5p3h5-0h5-7-7-7-7-6--o||
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3-----------------------------||
Eb5 D5 Eb5 F5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|----------------------||
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10-10-12-12-o||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-6-6--8--8-10-10-o||
||------------------|----------------------||
Double Time!
Eb5 D5 Eb5 F5 G5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|----------------------||
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10-10-12-12-o||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-6-6--8--8-10-10-o||
||------------------|----------------------||
Eb5 D5 Eb5 D5 Eb5 Gm G5
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-12-12-|
|-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6--8--8-10-10-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Eb5 D5 Eb5 D5 Eb5 F5 G5
E E E s s E E E s s E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10-10-12-12-|
|-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-6-6--8--8-10-10-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb5 D5 D5 Eb5 F5 G5
E E E s s E E E s s E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10-10-12-12-|
|-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-6-6--8--8-10-10-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb5 D5 D5 Eb5 F5 G5
E E E s s E E E s s E E E E S S s s E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-x-10-10-10-12-12-|
|-6-6-6-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-x--8--8--8-10-10-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
Eb5 D5 D5 Eb5 F5 G5
E E s E S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------*|
|-8-8-8---7-8-8-8-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-12-12-*|
|-6-6-6---5-6-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6--8--8-10-10-*|
|---------------------|-----------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
