American Life Primus
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 B E) - 'Larry Lalonde'
Intro
Moderately Slow Q=92
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
1st, 3rd Verses
$
Wx6
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
To Coda
[Eb]
[2/4] [4/4] <
W E. S +H. Q +Q +Q Q
|------|---------------|------------------------------| |------|----8-(8)------|--(8)----(8)----(8)----(8)\---| |------|----8-(8)------|--(8)----(8)----(8)----(8)\---| |------|----8-(8)------|--(8)----(8)----(8)----(8)\---| |------|----6-(6)------|-([6])--([6])--([6])--([6])\--| |------|---------------|------------------------------|
[Gm] <
E E Q H H +Q. E E E Q H E E Q H
|-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-4-----------|-10----(10)---(10)\-|-4-----------|-4-----------| |-3-----------|--------------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
\1/
E S S E S S E E Q Q. E E S S E E
|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------11-/14--|-13----13-12------------| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---------|------------------12\-0-| |------------------8-/11--|-10----10--9----9-------| |-------------------------|-------------10---------| |-------------------------|------------------------|
Q. S S S E. Q Q. E E S S E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|| |----------8s11--/14--|-13----13-12-------------|| |-0----0-0------------|------------------12\-0--|| |----------5s=8--/11--|-10----10--9----9--------|| |---------------------|-------------10----------|| |---------------------|-------------------------||
2nd Verse
[Gm]W +W +W W
|----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------|
>
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [+B] [B]
|----------------|-------------| |---3---6-(6)----|-(6)---------| |---3---6-(6)----|-(6)---------| |----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------|
[Eb]
[2/4] [4/4] <
W E. S +H. Q +Q +Q Q
|------|---------------|----------------------------| |------|----8-(8)------|--(8)----(8)----(8)---(8)\--| |------|----8-(8)------|--(8)----(8)----(8)---(8)\--| |------|----8-(8)------|--(8)----(8)----(8)---(8)\--| |------|----6-(6)------|-([6])--([6])--([6])--(6)\--| |------|---------------|----------------------------|
[Gm]E S S E S S +E Q. +H E S S +S E.
|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |---------15----15-(15)-------|-----------------------17--| |------16----18---------18----|-(18)----15-15-15-(15)-----| |---17------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
[Gm] <
\1.5
+E S S E S S +E Q. +Q +Q Q E +E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|| |-(17)-------15----15-(15)-------|-------------------------|| |---------16----18---------18----|-(18)-(18)------0----(0)-|| |------17------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo
H +Q. E +Q. E E E Q
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------5s6-6-6s==| |-------------------|---------------6s==| |-/5----(5)---([5])-|-([5])-------------| |-/5----(5)---([5])-|-([5])-------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
H. E E Q. E S S Q E
|---------------|--------------------| |-3-------------|--------------------| |-3-------3-(3)-|-(3)s==5-5-5-5--15s=| |------------3--|-(3)s==5--------15s=| |---------------|--------------------| |---------------|--------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
Q Q +E E S E. +Q +E E S S Q.
|--------------17--------|-----------------------------| |--------------------17--|-(17)--(17)\-/17-17----------| |-17--17--(17)----17-----|--------------------17s15----| |-17---------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
T T E. +H E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-15-15s14--(14)----14s15-|-(15)-15-15s17-18-17s0---| |----15s14--(14)----------|------15-----------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |------6-------| |---------6---------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15----15----15----15---------15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----| |----18----18----18----18pb19=====18----18----18----18----18----18----18----18-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |-------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15----15----15----15----15----15----18----18----19----19----18-----18p15--| |----18----18----18----18----18----18----18----18----18----18----18r--------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~
Q +E. S S S Q S S S E. S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-18--(18)-15-x-x--------15-|-17-----------------------------------| |----------15-x-x-15--17----|--------------15----------------------| |---------------------------|----15--16-17----17-16p15-16p15----15-| |---------------------------|--------------------------------18----|
<
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
E Q. E S S E E +H +Q. +E S S S S Q Q E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------|---7-----------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------|-x---x-x-------------| |-16p15----17-15p13-----------|----------------------|-x---x-x---------10--| |-------------------15b18==15r|=(15)----(15)---(15)\-|-x---x-x-------------|
D.S. al Coda
+H +Q. +E E E Q H Wx3 W
|----------------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-x-----------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-x-----------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-x-----------|------------|-------|| |-(10)----(10)---(10)\-|-------------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-------------|------------|-------||
&
[Gm]E S S E S S +E Q. +H E S S +S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------18-(18)-------| |---------15----15-(15)-------|------------17---------17----| |------18----18---------18----|-(18)----15---------------15-| |---17------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S E S S E Q. +H E S S +S S E
|----------------------------|---------------18-(18)-------| |----------15----15-15-------|------------17---------17----| |-15----18----18-------18----|-(18)----15---------------15-| |----17----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
+E S S E S S +E Q. +H E S S +S S E
|--------------------------------|---------------18-(18)-------| |------------15----15-(15)-------|------------17---------17----| |-(15)----18----18---------18----|-(18)----15---------------15-| |------17------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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E S S E S S +E Q. +H E E E E
|------------------------------|-----------------|| |----------15----15-(15)-------|-----------------|| |-15----18----18---------18----|-(18)------------|| |----17------------------------|-----------------|| |------------------------------|-------------1-3-|| |------------------------------|-----------3-----||
Outro Solo
[Gm]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-4-5-4-3-(3)-1-----|------------1-3-|-4-5-4-3-(3)-1-----| |---------------3-1-|-3----(3)-3-----|---------------3-1-|
[B] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-/5----(5)-----8-10-|-11-12-11-10-10-8------|---------------8-10-| |-----------/10------|------------------10-8-|-10----(10)-10------| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------|----15---------------------| |-------------------------|----------------15-17-|-18----18-17-(17)-15-------| |-11-12-11-10-(10)-8------|-/17--17--17-17-------|---------------------17-15-| |--------------------10-8-|----------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
H +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|----15---------------------|-/20-20-20-20-(20)-20-20\--| |---------------15-17-|-18----18-17-(17)-15-------|---------------------------| |-17----(17)-17-------|---------------------17-15-|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[Eb5]E S S E S S +Q [D5]E E [Eb5]Q E S S [F5]+Q [G5]E E
|-5-5-5-5--------------|-5--5--------------| |-8-8-8-8-8----------8-|------8-8-(8)----8-| |-8-8-8-8---8-(8)--8---|------8-8-(8)--8---| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|
[Eb5]S S S S +S S S S +S S S S [D5]+S S E [Eb5]E E E S S +S [F5]S S S +S S E
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-(5)-----|-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----| |-----8---------8---------8---------8-|-8-8-8-8-8-(8)---8-------8---| |---8---------8---------8---------8---|-8-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-----------8-| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Double Time!
[Eb5] E S S E S S E S S [D5] E S S [Eb5] E S S E S S [F5] E S S [G5] E S S
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[Eb5] E S S +S S S S E S S [D5] +S S S S
|-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8-| |--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
[Eb5] E S S +S S S S [F5] E S S [G5] +S S S S
|-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11--| |--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8--| |--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
[Eb5] E S S S S [D5] S S [Eb5] S S S S S S [D5] S S
|-11---17-------17----------17----------17----| |--8---------16----16----16----16----16----16-| |--8------14----------14----------16----------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
[Eb5] S S S S S S S S [F5] S S S S [G5] S S S S
|-------17----------17----------17----------17-----| |----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16--| |-14----------14----------14----------14-----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
[Eb5] S S S S S S [D5] S S [Eb5] S S S S S [D5] S S S
|-------17----------17----------17----------17----| |----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16-| |-14----------14----------14----------14----------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
[Eb5] S S S S S S S S [F5] S S S S [G5] S S S S
|-------17----------17----------17----------17----| |----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16-| |-14----------14----------14----------14----------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
[Eb5] [D5] [Eb5] [D5] [Eb5]TP [F5] TP [G5] TP
S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S H Q Q
|-17----------16-------17-------17----16-9-9-|-9S===17--/20--| |-------16-------16-------16-------16----8-8-|-8S===16--/19--| |----14----14-------14-------14--------------|---------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------|
[Eb5] S S Q. [DEb5] E S S S [D5] S S S
|-17-17-----------17-12-------------| |-------16----/16-------16-16-16-13-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
[Eb5] a S E S S T T S S [F5] S S S S [G5] S S S S
|-------------------------------12---10-------------| |----------------------------11------------------13-| |-11h12----14p11-16p13-15-10------------12-11-12----| |-------13------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
[Eb5] S S S S S S [D5] E [Eb5]E. S S S [D5] S S [Eb5] E S S Q [F5]H[G5]
|-15-------------------------------------|------------------*| |----13----11----------------------------|-16-16------------*| |-------11----11----12----16----14-------|-------14---------*| |----------------10----------15----15-13-|------------------*| |----------------------------------------|------------------*| |----------------------------------------|------------------*|
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
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