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Artist: Primus
Song: Mrs. Blaileen
Album: Tales from the Punchbowl (1995)
Bassist: Les Claypool
Notes: - Played on a 6-String fretted
       - I tabbed after watching this being performed on Conan O'Brien
         
 v - Flamenco downstroke
 ^ - Flamenco upstroke
 S - Slap
 P - Pop
 \ - Slide down
 h - Hammer-On
 p - Pull-Off
 x - Mute note


Verse 1:  
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--|
   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S    

 Last time before Chorus
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8----|
   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S    
 

Pre-Chorus: "Oh, What a lonely boy"
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|--6---5--4---|
    S   S  S


Chorus:
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v ^ v 
C|----5-5-5---------x---5-5-5-------------5-5-5----x---x----5-5-5-5-5--|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5-5--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------6\\--------------3h5----------------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5----3h5-------3h5-----3h5------------|
   S         S   S  PS         S   S  S          S PS  PS         



Verse 2:  
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--|
   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S    

 Last time before Chorus
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8----|
   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S    


Pre-Chorus: "Oh, What a lonely boy"
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|--6---5--4---|
    S   S  S


Chorus:
      v ^ v              v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v ^ v 
C|----5-5-5-----x---x----5-5-5-------------5-5-5----x---x----5-5-5-5-5--|
G|----5-5-5--------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5-5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5----------------6\\--------------3h5----------------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----33h5-------3h5----3h5-------3h5-----3h5------------|
   S         S  PS  PSS         S   S  S          S PS  PS         

C|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--9-8-7--------------------------------|
A|--------9-8-7--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------9-8-7-8-7-6-7-6-5-6-5-4--|
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 


Guitar Solo:
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--|
   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S    


Live Funk interlude: -Use Wah-Wah Pedal
                     -Improv with the main riff an octave higher with 
                      lots of mute pops and slaps
                     -This is an idea of it
         v  ^ v                                                        v ^
C|-------x--x-x---------x------------------------x---------------------x-x--|
G|-------x--x-x------x-------------------------x-------------------x-x-x-x--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------x---x--------15h17p15-17h18------17h18-----17h18---------|
B|-15h17--------15--------15h17-----------------x-x------20p18------x-------|
   S            S  S P S PS     S        S     PSPS S    S    S    PSP 


Interlude: Play quietly and partially muted, thumb the low notes
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--|
    


Verse 3:  
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8p6--|
   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S    

 Last time before Chorus
      v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v  
C|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
G|----5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------8-8-8-------------8-8-8-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5---------------3h5-5h6-------5h6-----5h6-------5h6------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----3h5-------3h5-------------------8p6---------------8----|
   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S   S         S   S    


Pre-Chorus: "Oh, What a lonely boy"
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
B|--6---5--4---|
    S   S  S


Chorus:
      v ^ v              v ^ v             v ^ v             v ^ v ^ v 
C|----5-5-5-----x---x----5-5-5-------------5-5-5----x---x----5-5-5-5-5--|
G|----5-5-5--------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-------------5-5-5-5-5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3h5----------------6\\--------------3h5----------------|
B|-3h5-------3h5-----33h5-------3h5----3h5-------3h5-----3h5------------|
   S         S  PS  PSS         S   S  S          S PS  PS         


Outro:                                      v ^ v ^ v 
C|------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-|
G|------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--9-8-7---------------------------------------------|
A|--------9-8-7---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------9-8-7-8-7-6-7-6-5-6-5-4-3h5-----------|
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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