#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# AMERICAN LIFE 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 (x43121@3)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 (355333@1) < EE Q H H +Q. E (022100@1) EE Q H EE Q H |-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------| |-4-----------|-10----(10)---(10)-|-4-----------|-4-----------| |-3-----------|--------------------|-3-----------|-3-----------| 1/ E (022100@1) S S ES (022100@1)S E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q Q. E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E|-------------------------|------------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E|---------------------|-------------------------|| (022100@1)|----------8s11--/14--|-13----13-12-------------|| |-0----0-0------------|------------------12-0--|| |----------5s=8--/11--|-10----10--9----9--------|| |---------------------|-------------10----------|| |---------------------|-------------------------|| 2nd Verse Gm (355333@1) W +W +W W |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| > EE EE +H +H H |----------------|-------------| |---3---6-(6)----|-(6)---------| |---3---6-(6)----|-(6)---------| |----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------| Eb (x43121@3)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 (355333@1) E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S +E Q. +H E (022100@1)S S +S E. |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |---------15----15-(15)-------|-----------------------17--| |------16----18---------18----|-(18)----15-15-15-(15)-----| |---17------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| Gm (355333@1) < 1.5 +E S S E (022100@1)S S +E Q. +Q +Q Q E (022100@1) +E |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| |-(17)-------15----15-(15)-------|-------------------------|| |---------16----18---------18----|-(18)-(18)------0----(0)-|| |------17------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|| Guitar Solo H +Q. E (022100@1) +Q. EE EQ (022100@1)|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------5s6-6-6s==| |-------------------|---------------6s==| |-/5----(5)---([5])-|-([5])-------------| |-/5----(5)---([5])-|-([5])-------------| |-------------------|-------------------| H. E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q. ES (022100@1)S Q E|---------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-3-------------|--------------------| |-3-------3-(3)-|-(3)s==5-5-5-5--15s=| |------------3--|-(3)s==5--------15s=| |---------------|--------------------| |---------------|--------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Q Q +E E (022100@1)S E. +Q +E E (022100@1)S S Q. |--------------17--------|-----------------------------| |--------------------17--|-(17)--(17)-/17-17----------| |-17--17--(17)----17-----|--------------------17s15----| |-17---------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ T T E. +H E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E|-------------------------|-------------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-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 (022100@1)E|---------------------------|--------------------------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-18--(18)-15-x-x--------15-|-17-----------------------------------| |----------15-x-x-15--17----|--------------15----------------------| |---------------------------|----15--16-17----17-16p15-16p15----15-| |---------------------------|--------------------------------18----| < ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ E (022100@1)Q. E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1) E (022100@1) +H +Q. +E S S S S Q Q E (022100@1)E|-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------|---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 EE Q H Wx3 W |----------------------|-------------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-x-----------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-x-----------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-x-----------|------------|-------|| |-(10)----(10)---(10)-|-------------|------------|-------|| |----------------------|-------------|------------|-------|| & Gm (355333@1) E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S +E Q. +H E (022100@1)S S +S S E|-----------------------------|---------------18-(18)-------| (022100@1)|---------15----15-(15)-------|------------17---------17----| |------18----18---------18----|-(18)----15---------------15-| |---17------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)Q. +H E (022100@1)S S +S S E|----------------------------|---------------18-(18)-------| (022100@1)|----------15----15-15-------|------------17---------17----| |-15----18----18-------18----|-(18)----15---------------15-| |----17----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| +E S S E (022100@1)S S +E Q. +H E (022100@1)S S +S S E|--------------------------------|---------------18-(18)-------| (022100@1)|------------15----15-(15)-------|------------17---------17----| |-(15)----18----18---------18----|-(18)----15---------------15-| |------17------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S +E Q. +H EE EE |------------------------------|-----------------|| |----------15----15-(15)-------|-----------------|| |-15----18----18---------18----|-(18)------------|| |----17------------------------|-----------------|| |------------------------------|-------------1-3-|| |------------------------------|-----------3-----|| Outro Solo Gm (355333@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) H +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-4-5-4-3-(3)-1-----|------------1-3-|-4-5-4-3-(3)-1-----| |---------------3-1-|-3----(3)-3-----|---------------3-1-| H +E EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE EE H +E EE E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-/5----(5)-----8-10-|-11-12-11-10-10-8------|---------------8-10-| |-----------/10------|------------------10-8-|-10----(10)-10------| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)EE Q Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------------|----------------------|----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 (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|----15---------------------|-/20-20-20-20-(20)-20-20--| |---------------15-17-|-18----18-17-(17)-15-------|---------------------------| |-17----(17)-17-------|---------------------17-15-|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| Eb5 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S +Q EE Q ES (022100@1)S +Q EE |-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 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1) S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S E (022100@1) EE ES (022100@1)S +S S S S +S S E|-5-----5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-(5)-----|-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----| (022100@1)|-----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 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)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 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) E (022100@1)S S +S S S S E (022100@1)S S +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 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) E (022100@1)S S +S S S S E (022100@1)S S +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 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) ES (022100@1) S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-11---17-------17----------17----------17----| |--8---------16----16----16----16----16----16-| |--8------14----------14----------16----------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Eb5 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------17----------17----------17----------17-----| |----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16--| |-14----------14----------14----------14-----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| Eb5 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------17----------17----------17----------17----| |----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16-| |-14----------14----------14----------14----------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Eb5 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------17----------17----------17----------17----| |----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16-| |-14----------14----------14----------14----------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Eb5 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1)F5 (133xxx@1)G5 (355xxx@1) TP TP TP S S S S S S S S S S S S eS (022000@1)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 (xx134x@1) DEb5 D5 (xx023x@1) S S Q. E (022100@1)S S S S S S |-17-17-----------17-12-------------| |-------16----/16-------16-16-16-13-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| Eb5 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) a (x02210@1)S E (022100@1)S S T T S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------12---10-------------| |----------------------------11------------------13-| |-11h12----14p11-16p13-15-10------------12-11-12----| |-------13------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Eb5 (xx134x@1) D5Eb5 D5 (xx023x@1) Eb5 (xx134x@1) F5 (133xxx@1)G5 (355xxx@1) S S S S S S EE. (022100@1) S S S S S E (022100@1)S S Q H |-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 (x24432@1) - 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