Chord/Tab song: Southbound Pachyderm

Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 19:44:36 -0400
Subject: Primus:Southbound Pachydermb.tab

If you have a 6 string bass there is a better way to play this....

G------------------------------------------------------------------17--16-----
----------14
D--7-------9--10---------------7--9--10--10--9--5--7------17-------17---------

[----]

A----0--0------------0000etc--------------------------------------------------
-0--------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------

strummed

G--17--17--17--17--18--19
D--17--17--17--17--18--19
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

the strummed part might also be:

G--19--19--19--19--20--21
D--19--19--19--19--20--21
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

he hits the 20th fret on the g and lets this ring before he does the

G---16------------------14---
D----------17-----------------
A------------------0-----------

verse

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--10--9--7--X--5--7--7--5--7......10--9--10--12--10--12--14
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Sat, 6 Jan 96 17:24:21 GMT (1724Z)
From: COL Smalser

Song:Southbound Pachyderm---------------------------Bass line

Artist: Primus (Tales from the Punchbowl)
Transcribed by: Aaron C. Smalser

Explanation of Signs

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

Repeat \ Slide

h Hammer-on () Harmonic

This song is relatively easy, and can be played on a four-string
fretted bass. First, The main melody:

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------7-----9---10---------------
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0---
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[--]

--------------------------------------------(7)-------------------------------
------------------7-----9---10------------------------------------------------
--000-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----5---7---------------------------------------------------------------------
------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------(7)---------------
--7-----9---10----------------------------------------------------------------
----0-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------4-----------8-----------7777-8-9--------------------------
----------------------5---7-----------------7777-8-9-------------------------
--0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Second melody:

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--10-----9-----7---5h7-7-5-7-------10-----9-----7---5h7-7-5-7-------10-------
A-----0-0---0-0---0-----------0-0-0----0-0---0-0---0-----------0-0-0----0-0---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------(7)---------
--9-----10---12-----10-----12-----14------------------------------------------
----0-0----0----0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----------------------
-------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Closing riff:

G----------------7777-8-8-----------------------7777-8-9-----------------------
D--7-5-5-7-------7777-8-9---------7-5-5-7-------7777-8-9---------7-5-5-7-------
A----------0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: Melody may alternate or vary over the course of the song. Just
try to play what sounds best to you. HAVE FUN!