JOHN THE FISHERMAN As recorded by Primus (From the 1990 Album FRIZZLE FRY) Words by Les Claypool Music by Les Claypool, Tim Alexander, Todd Huth B5 B#5 C#5 D5 x 2 4 4 x 3 5 5 x 4 6 6 x 5 7 7 N.C. 0 0 0 0 Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderate Rock Q=120 4/4 Gtrs I, II \4.5____________________/ Wx2 W +H. +Q +W +H +H
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|-------|-11------|-(11)--(11)-|-(11)--|-(11)---(11)-|
|-------|-11------|-(11)--(11)-|-(11)--|-(11)---(11)-|
|-------|--9------|--(9)---(9)-|--(9)--|--(9)----(9)-|
\1.5__________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S +S Q. +E +E +Q +Q +H.
|-13-(13)-------------------------------|--------------|
|------------11----(11)-(11)b14===(11)--|-(11)r=(11)---|
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Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Q. +E +H +H +Q Q
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|-(11)--(11)b13==(11)----|-(11)----(11)r--------|
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B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 Gtr III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|
| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|
|---4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|
|---2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|
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B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5 E E E E E E E E H E E E E
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|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|------9-10-12-|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|------9-10-12-|
|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|------7--8-10-|
| | E E E E E E E E H E E E E
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|------4--5--7-|
|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|------4--5--7-|
|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|------2--3--5-|
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C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 Gtr III E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|----3s=9-------------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|----4s10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
|-11------------------|---------------------|
|-11------------------|---------------------|
|--9------------------|---------------------|
| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|--6-4--5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|--4-2--3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
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C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 ~~ Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
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|------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19-|
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| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5-|
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C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 Gtr III Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
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| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
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C#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5 Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E
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|------/9----/9----(9)S2S|=12-(12)s6S15-(15)\---------|
|-----/10---/10---(10)S3S|=13-(13)s7S16-(16)\---------|
|------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-|
|------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-|
|------------------------|--------------------7--8-10-|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-|
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0---2--3-|------2--3--4-------2--3--5-|
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C#5 N.C. Gtr III \7 \2/ W +W +Q. E +Q +E E
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|-11----------|-(11)-------------|-(11)---------------------|
|-11----------|-(11)-------------|-(11)---------------------|
|--9----------|--(9)-------------|--(9)----0--(0)--(0)------|
| | Gtr II | \5___ | H. Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--6----------|-------0------0---|-------0----------0----|
|--6-----/15\-|-------0------0---|-------0----------0----|
|--4----------|-------0------0---|-------0----------0----|
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~~~~ +Q Q E E +Q
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|--------13-----------------------||
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|-()-----()-()-------16\-||
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1st, 2nd Verse $ B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 Gtr III Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
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| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|---4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|---2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
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C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 ~~ Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
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|------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----|
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| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5-|
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C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 Gtr III Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
||o-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
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C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 ~~ Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E
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|------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18-----o||
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19---||
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| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6---------------7--o||
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---------2--3--5--o||
|-------------4-------|---------------4---------------||
C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 Gtr III Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-|
|-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-|
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| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-|
|-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-|
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C#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5 Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E
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|------/9----/9----(9)S2S|=12-(12)s6S15-(15)\---------||
|-----/10---/10---(10)S3S|=13-(13)s7S16-(16)\---------||
|------------------------|--------------------9-10-12-||
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| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-||
|-6-4---5-6--------------|------4--5--6-------------7-||
|-4-2---3-4-----0---2--3-|------2--3--4-------2--3--5-||
|-------------4----------|----------------4-----------||
Chorus 1.,2.,3. 4. To Coda C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 B5B#5C#5 D5 Gtr III E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x E E E E E E E E
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| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
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||o--6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7-o||---4--5--6---------7-|
||o--4-2--3--4---0-2-3-|---2--3--4---2-3--5-o||---2--3--4---2--3--5-|
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C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 Gtr III E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
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|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-------10-|
| | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-|
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-|
|--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2-3--5-|
|------------4------------|---------------4--------|
C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
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|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11---------12--|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11---------12--|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9---------10--|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6-x-x-x-x--7--|
|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6-x-x-x-x--7--|
|--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4-x-x-x-x--5--|
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C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E Q E E
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|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11-------12-|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-------10-|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6--------7-|
|--4-2--3--4-----0----2-3-|-------2--3--4---2-3--5-|
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C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 E E E E S S S S Q +E E E E E E E E
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|-11-9-10-11-9-9-x-x-18---|-(18)\-9-10-11---9-10-12-|
|-11-9-10-11---------16---|-(16)\-9-10-11---9-10-12-|
|--9-7--8--9--------------|-------7--8--9-0-7--8-10-|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--6-4--5--6--------------|-------4--5--6---------7-|
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C#5 N.C. G D5 Gtr III PM--| H +Q. +E S S S S E E Q E E
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|-11--(11)-(11)\-|---------5-12------12-|
|-11--(11)-(11)\-|-----5-7---10------12-|
|--9---(9)--(9)\-|----------------------10-|
| | Gtr II | W S S S S E E Q E E
|--6-------------|-----------------------7-|
|--6-------------|-----------------------7-|
|--4-------------|--5h=7--5h7-5S10\------5-|
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C#5 N.C. G5 B5B#5D5 2/4 W S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
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|-11--|-----0h4---5---5---|---9-10-12-|
|--9--|-0h4-----------3---|---7--8-10-|
| | W S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
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|--6--|---------4---------|---4--5--7-|
|--4--|-----0h4---5-------|---2--3--5-|
|-----|-0h4-----------3---|-----------|
C#5 D C# N.C. 4/4 Gtr III H E E E E +Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E
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|-11-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-11-----------------|--------9----(9)----9----|----8---(8)---8------|
|--9-----9s7s==9--10-|-(10)--10---(10)-10---10-|-9--9---(9)-9----0---|
| | Gtr II | \5___ | H. Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--6-----------------|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0---|
|--6-----------------|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0---|
|--4---------/16\----|--------0-----------0----|----0---------0---|
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D.S. al Coda ~~~
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S Q
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|-------------------------6h==8h10---7-------10s13----||
|-----------------4h6h8-------------------------------||
|-----------4h6h8-------------------------------------||
|---4h==6h8-------------------------------------------||
| | / | +Q. +E +Q Q
|-()-----------------()------()--------------||
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|-()-----------------()------()--------16\---||
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Chorus2 1.,2.,3. 4. & C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 D5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5 E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E 4x E E E E E E E E
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||o-11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12-o||---9-10-11---9-10-12-||
||---9-7--8--9---------|---7--8--9-------10--||---7--8--9-0-7--8-10-||
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E
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||o--6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7-o||---4--5--6---------7-||
||o--4-2--3--4---0-2-3-|---2--3--4---2-3--5-o||---2--3--4---2--3--5-||
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Outro C#5B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-11-9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|-11-9-10-11---9-10-11-|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|
|--9-7--8--9---7--8--9-|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|
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|--6-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|
|--4-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|
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B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5 C#5 E E E E E E E E H E E E E Q Q H
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|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|-------9-10-12-|-11\------*|
|---9-10-11---9-10-11-|-------9-10-12-|-11\------*|
|---7--8--9---7--8--9-|-------7--8-10-|--9\------*|
| | E E E E E E E E H E E E E Q Q H
|---4--5--6---4--5--6-|-------4--5--7-|--6\------*|
|-0-4--5--6-0-4--5--6-|-------4--5--7-|--6\------*|
|-0-2--3--4-0-2--3--4-|-------2--3--5-|--4\------*|
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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 This is both guitar and bass transcription
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/primus/john_the_fisherman_tab_ver_3.html