Primus - Here Come the Bastards

      
 
 HERE COME THE BASTARDS
 As recorded by Primus
 (From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE)
 
 Words by Les Claypool
 
 Music by Primus
 
 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
 
 Intro
 Q=126(8=s8)
 E5 F5 E5 F5 
   
 5/4   
  Gtr I
 Wx4 e E e E e E e E e E 4x e E e E e E e E e E

 |--------------||-----------------------||---------------------|
 |--------------||o---------------------o||---------------------|
 |--------------||-----------------------||-----1---1---1-1-2-2-|
 |--------------||-----------------------||-----2---2---2-2-3-3-|
 |--------------||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-o||-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|
 |--------------||--0---0---0---0-0-1-1--||-0---0---0---0-0-1-1-|
 

 
 E               F      E   E5          F5  E5              F5    
 e E e E e E e E e E 3x e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E 3x

 ||-----------------------||---------------------||-----------------------||
 ||o---------------------o||---------------------||o---------------------o||
 ||--1---1---1---1-1-2-2--||-1-------------------||-----------------------||
 ||--2---2---2---2-2-3-3--||-2-------------------||-----------------------||
 ||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-o||-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-o||
 ||--0---0---0---0-0-1-1--||-0---0---0---0-0-1-1-||--0---0---0---0-0-1-1--||
 

 
 Verse 1
 E5              F5  E5              F5E5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||o---------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 ||--0---0---0---0-0-1-1-|-0---0---0---0-0-1-0-|
 

 
 F5              F#5 F5              F#5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------o||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
 |-1---1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-2--||
 

 
 Verse 2
 E5              F5  E5              F5E5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||o---------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 ||--0---0---0---0-0-1-1-|-0---0---0---0-0-1-0-|
 

 
 F5              F#5 F5              F#5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------o||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
 |-1---1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-2--||
 

 
 Chorus
 E5              F5  E5              F5E5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||o---------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 ||--0---0---0---0-0-1-1-|-0---0---0---0-0-1-0-|
 

 
 1.
 F5              F#5 F5              F#5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------o||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
 |-1---1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-2--||
 

 
 Guitar Solo
 2.
 F5 E E5F5 
    PM|
 e E e E e E e E Q Q Q Q. E e E

 |---------------------|------------------|
 |---------------------|-------0----------|
 |---------------------|-------1----------|
 |---------------------|----2-------------|
 |-3---3---3---3-3-----|----2-------2-3-3-|
 |-1---1---1---1-1-x\--|-0----------0-1-1-|
 

 
 E5 E F E      
     |-3--|
 Q Q Q. E E E Q E S S Q Q E E E

 |--------------------|---------------------------|
 |-------0----9-10-10-|-9--9-9h10-12--9-----------|
 |-------1----9-10-10-|-9--9-9--------9--9-12-----|
 |--------------------|---------------------------|
 |-2------------------|---------------------------|
 |-0--0---------------|---------------------------|
 

 
 Dsus2   B  G#  F   A  G#A G#  G# 
 H Q Q Q  E E E E Q  E E S S S S

 |---------------|----------------------------|
 |-5-------------|-12s9-9s6-6--/10-9s10s9---9-|
 |-7----7--7--5--|----------------------------|
 |---------------|--9s6-6s3-3---/7-6s=7s6-0-6-|
 |---------------|----------------------------|
 |---------------|----------------------------|
 

 
 A G# A  G#F#G# 
    |-3-|
 S S E S S S S S S S S E E E E E

 |------------------------------------------|
 |-9-9-9---9-9-10-10s9---9s10s9-7-9/--------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |-6-6-6-0-6-6--7--7s6-0-6s=7s6-4-6/-(14)/--|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 

 
 N.C. E
 ~~ ~~ ~~

 |--3--| |--3--|
 

 Q Q E E Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E E E

 |--------------------------|------------------16-16-16----------|
 |-----------------------18-|-17-17-17--17s16--17-17-17-18-18-18-|
 |-------------17-17--17----|------------------------------------|
 |-/18--18--18--------------|------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------|------------------------------------|
 

 
 E5F5 E5 F5 
  PM|  PM|
 H.. E e E H.. E e E 3x

 |-----------------||--------------------||
 |-----------------||o------------------o||
 |-----------------||--------------------||
 |-----------------||--------------------||
 |-----------2-3-3-||o-2---------2-3-3--o||
 |-0---------0-1-1-||--0---------0-1-1---||
 

 
 Out-Chorus
 E5              F5  E5              F5E5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 ||--0-------------------|---------------------|
 ||o---------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||----------------------|---------------------|
 ||o-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 ||--0---0---0---0-0-1-1-|-0---0---0---0-0-1-0-|
 

 
 F5              F#5 F5              F#5 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|---------------------o||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-o||
 |-1---1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-2--||
 

 
 E5  E           F   E               F E 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-----1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-1-|
 |-----2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 |-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 |-0---0---0---0-0-1-1-|-0---0---0---0-0-1-0-|
 

 
 F               F#  F               F# 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|----------------------|
 |---------------------|----------------------|
 |-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-3--|
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4--|
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4--|
 |-1---1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-2--|
 

 
 E               F   E               F E 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-1---1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-1-|
 |-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 |-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-2-|
 |-0---0---0---0-0-1-1-|-0---0---0---0-0-1-0-|
 

 
 F               F#  F               F# 
 e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E

 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |---------------------|----------------------||
 |-2---2---2---2-2-3-3-|-2---2---2---2-2-3-3--||
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4--||
 |-3---3---3---3-3-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-4-4--||
 |-1---1---1---1-1-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1-2-2--||
 

 
 Outro
 E5 F5  E5 F5  E5 F5  E5 F5 
  PM|  PM|  PM|  PM|
 H.. E e E H.. E e E H.. E e E H.. E e E

 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
 |-2---------2-3-3-|-2---------2-3-3-|-2---------2-3-3-|-2---------2-3-3--*|
 |-0---------0-1-1-|-0---------0-1-1-|-0---------0-1-1-|-0---------0-1-1--*|
 

 
 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

 ----------------
 

 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