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GOLDEN BOY (Bassline)
As recorded by Primus
(From the 1997 Album THE BROWN ALBUM)
Transcribed by James Stewart
Words by Les Claypool Music by Primus
Arranged by James Stewart
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9-9-9-9-9-9S6-6S|=9-9-9-9S6-6S10-10-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8S7-7S|=8-8-8-8S7-7S=9--9-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--9-9-9-9-9-9S6-6S|=9-9-9-9S6-6S10-10--||
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8S7-7S|=8-8-8-8S7-7S=9--9-o||
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
4/4
Gtr I
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|---------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-----5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S h
|--------------------|----------------------|
|---------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----|
|-----5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------|
|-7\-----------------|----------------------|
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|---------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-----5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S h
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------6h7---------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----|
|-----5h7-----5-5-6-7-|-5h7-----5h7----------|
|-7\------------------|----------------------|
Verse
E7 D7 E7 D7 E7 D7 E7
q H q q H q q H q q H.
|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\--------|
|-6\-------4\--|-6\-------4\--|-6\-------4\--|-6\--------|
|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S h
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7\------6h7---------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-6-7-|-5h7-----5h7----------|
|-7\------------------|----------------------|
Verse
E7 D7 E7 D7 E7 D7 E7
q H q q H q q H q q H.
|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\--------|
|-6\-------4\--|-6\-------4\--|-6\-------4\--|-6\--------|
|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\-------5\--|-7\--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E e q S S S S S S S S h
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------|
|-7\-----------------|----------------------|
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S h
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7\------6h7---------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-6-7-|-5h7-----5h7----------|
|-7\------------------|----------------------|
Verse
E7 D7 E7 D7 E7 D7 E7
q H q q H q q H q q Q E E S e.
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\---------------|
|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\-------7-x-7---|
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
E7 D7 E7 D7 E7 D7 E7
q H q q H q q H q q H.
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\--------|
|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\--------|
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\--------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/primus/golden_boy_btab_ver_5.html ]
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E E q S S S S S S S S h
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------|
|-7\-----------------|----------------------|
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S h
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7\------6h7---------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-6-7-|-5h7-----5h7----------|
|-7\------------------|----------------------|
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--9-9-9-9-9-9S6-6S|=9-9-9-9S6-6S10-10-|
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8S7-7S|=8-8-8-8S7-7S=9--9-|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9-9-9-9-9-9S6-6S|=9-9-9-9S6-6S10-10--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8S7-7S|=8-8-8-8S7-7S=9--9-o||
|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|--------------------||
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
|--------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
|-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
|-7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S q q
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-7\------6h7---------|-----6h7-----6h7-9------|
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-6-7-|-5h7-----5h7------------|
|-7\------------------|--------------------5/--|
Verse
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
||---------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
||o-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
||o-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
||--7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S h
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-7\------6h7---------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----o||
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-6-7-|-5h7-----5h7----------o||
|-7\------------------|-----------------------||
E7 D7 E7 D7 E7 D7
q H q q H q q H q q Q E E S e.
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\---------------|
|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\-------7-x-7---|
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
E7 D7 E7 D7 E7 D7 E7
q H q q H q q H q q H.
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\--------|
|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\-------4--|-6\--------|
|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\-------5--|-7\--------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
Outro
B7
Q S S S S e e q S S S S S S S S e e E S S
||---------------------|-----------------7-7--------|
||o-7\------6h7--------|-----6h7-----6h7-----9\-----|
||o-6\--5h7-----5-5-5--|-5h7-----5h7----------------|
||--7\-----------------|------------------------x-0-|
B7
Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S h
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-7\------6h7---------|-----6h7-----6h7-9----o||
|-6\--5h7-----5-5-6-7-|-5h7-----5h7----------o||
|-7\------------------|-----------------------||
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
