#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BACK TO THE PRIMITIVE As recorded by Soulfly (From the 2000 Album BACK TO THE PRIMATIVE) Transcribed by Ben Jones (www.grungehead.com) Words and Music by Max Cavalera D50 (xx023x@1)0 0 x x x E52 (022xxx@1)2 2 x x x F53 (133xxx@1)3 3 x x x C#5x (x133xx@4)4 6 6 x x Eb51 (xx134x@1)1 1 x x x Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Max' Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Other Dude' Intro Moderate Rock Q=112 D (xx0232@1)4/4 4/4 Gtr I W S S S S E (022100@1)S S +S S E (022100@1)S S S S |----------||----------------------------------------------| |----------||o---------------------------------------------| |----------||--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |----------||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |----------||o---------------------------------------------| |----------||----------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | W W |----------||----------------------------------------------| |----------||o---------------------------------------------| |----------||----------------------------------------------| |----------||---0------------------------------------------| |----------||o--0------------------------------------------| |----------||---0------------------------------------------| S S S S E (022100@1)S S S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1) 8x |-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11h13-------13p11------|| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-------12---|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| | | +W 8x |-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-(0)---------------------------------------|| |-(0)--------------------------------------o|| |-(0)---------------------------------------|| 1st and 2nd Verses E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 C#5 (x133xx@4) Gtr II S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EE. (022100@1)S +E EQ (022100@1)||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6---| ||o-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--------------| E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 C#5 (x133xx@4) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EE. (022100@1)S +E EQ (022100@1)|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------------| Interlude D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 S S S S S S S S S S S S EE S S S S S S S S S S S S EE |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-o|| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1--|| D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 E5Eb5 S S S S S S S S S S S S EE S S S S S S S S S S S S EE |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-| S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E (022100@1) S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| (022100@1)||o---------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1----o|| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-----|| Chorus S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E (022100@1) S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E||----------------------------|----------------------------|| (022100@1)||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1-o|| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1--|| | | Gtr I | W W ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|| e (022000@1) E (022100@1) Q H |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------------------| | | S S S S E (022100@1)S S +S S E (022100@1)S S S S |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Gtr I S S S S E (022100@1)S S S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1) S S S S E (022100@1)S S +S S E (022100@1)S S S S |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11----|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| S S S S E (022100@1)S S S S E (022100@1)S S E|--------------------------------------------| (022100@1)|--------------------------------------------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12---| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Gtr I S S S S E (022100@1) S S +S S E (022100@1)S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | S E. +H. |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--1p=0--------(0)------------------------------| |--1--0--------(0)------------------------------| |--1p=0--------(0)------------------------------| S S S S E (022100@1)S S S S E (022100@1)S S E|--------------------------------------------| (022100@1)|--------------------------------------------| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11-----| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | +W |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------------------------| |-(0)----------------------------------------| D (xx0232@1) 4/4 S S S S E (022100@1)S S +S S E (022100@1)S S S S ||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-| ||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| | | W ||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| ||---0------------------------------------------| ||o--0------------------------------------------| ||---0------------------------------------------| S S S S E (022100@1)S S S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)3x |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11h=13--------13p11-----|| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-------12--|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| | | +W 3x |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-(0)----------------------------------------|| |-(0)---------------------------------------o|| |-(0)----------------------------------------|| 3rd Verse E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 C#5 (x133xx@4) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EE. (022100@1)S +E EQ (022100@1)||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6---| ||o-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4---| ||--2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--------------| E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 E5F5D5 C#5 (x133xx@4) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EH. (022100@1) S S EE. (022100@1)S +E EQ (022100@1)|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0--6-(6)-6-6--| |-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0-------|-2s3-0-0--4-(4)-4-4--| |-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------|-2s3p0-0-------------| Interlude D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 S S S S S S S S S S S S EE S S S S S S S S S S S S EE |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-o|| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1--|| D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 E5Eb5 S S S S S S S S S S S S EE S S S S S S S S S S S S EE |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------2-1-|-------------------------2-1-| |-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-|-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-1p0-0-0-2-1-| D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E (022100@1) S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| (022100@1)||o---------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1----o|| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-----|| Chorus Interlude D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 D5 (xx023x@1) S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E (022100@1) S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E (022100@1) eE Q H ||----------------------------|----------------------------||-------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||-------------| ||----------------------------|----------------------------||-------------| ||----------------------------|----------------------------||-------------| ||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1-o||-0-----------| ||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1--||-0-----------| Out-Chorus D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 D5 (xx023x@1) E5Eb5 Wx3 S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E (022100@1) S S S S ES (022100@1)S +S S EE E (022100@1) 6x |------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------||o---------------------------|----------------------------o|| |------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------||----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |------------||o-----------------------2-1-|-----------------------2-1--o|| |------------||--1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1-|-1p0-0-1p0-1p0-(0)-1p0-2-1---|| D5 (xx023x@1) eE Q H W Wx4 |-------------|----------|--------*| |-------------|----------|--------*| |-------------|----------|--------*| |-------------|----------|--------*| |-0-----------|----------|--------*| |-0-----------|----------|--------*| 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