#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 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 |-------|---------|------------|-------|-------------| |-------|-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)---| |---------------------------------------|--------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------| Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Q. +E +H +H +Q Q |------------------------|----------------------| |-(11)--(11)b13==(11)----|-(11)----(11)r--------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------/21\--| 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 |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---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-| |---------------------|---------------------| B5B#5C#5 B5B#5C#5 B5B#5D5 E E E E E E E E H E E E E |---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|--------------| |---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-| |---------------------|--------------| 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 |---------------------|---------------------| |----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-| |-------------4-------|-------------4-------| C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 ~~ Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|-----------------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19-| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| | | 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#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 Gtr III Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | 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#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5 Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------/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-| |-------------4----------|----------------4-----------| C#5 N.C. Gtr III \7 \2/ W +W +Q. E +Q +E E |-------------|------------------|---------------------15---| |-------------|------------------|--------------------------| |-------------|------------------|--------------------------| |-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----| |-------------|------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~ +Q Q E E +Q |-(15)-------------------21--(21)-|| |--------13-----------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |-----------------/17---(17)-(17)-|| | | / | +Q. +E +Q Q |-()-----()-()-----------|| |-()-----()-()-----------|| |-()-----()-()-------16\-|| |---------------------------------|| 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 |---------------------|---------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | 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-| |-------------4-------|-------------4-------| C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 ~~ Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|-----------------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18----| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19-| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| | | 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#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 Gtr III Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| ||------/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| | | 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-| ||o-6-4---5-6-----------|-----4-5---6-------7-| ||o-4-2---3-4-----0-2-3-|-----2-3---4---2-3-5-| ||--------------4-------|-------------4-------| C#B5B#5 C#5 B5B#C#5 D5 ~~ Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------------|| |------/9----/9-------|--/9-----/12-(12)\-----18-----o|| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/13-(13)\-/19----19---|| |---------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------------------o|| |---------------------|-------------------------------|| | | 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--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 |---------------------|---------------------| |------/9----/9-------|--/9------/9---xS6-6-| |-----/10---/10-------|-/10-----/10---xS7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | 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#B5B#5 C#5 B5 B#C#5 D5 Q E E Q +E E E +E E E +E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------/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-|| |-------------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 ||-----------------9---|---------------------||---------------------| ||o----------------9---|--------------------o||---------------------| ||---------------------|---------------------||---------------------| ||--11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12--||---9-10-11---9-10-12-| ||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-| | | 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 ||---6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7--||---4--5--6---------7-| ||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-| ||-------------4-------|-----------4---------||-----------4---------| 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 |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\---------------------| |-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--| |------------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 |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\------------------| |-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 |--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 E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------18---|-(18)\-------------------| |-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 |--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#5 N.C. G D5 Gtr III PM--| H +Q. +E S S S S E E Q E E |----------------|-------------------------| |----------------|--------------12---------| |----------------|--------------12---------| |-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-| |----------------|-------------------------| C#5 N.C. G5 B5B#5D5 2/4 W S S S S E E E E Q E E E E |-----|-------------------|-----------| |-----|-------------------|-----------| |-----|-------------------|-----------| |-11--|---------4-----5---|---9-10-12-| |-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 |--6--|-------------------|---4--5--7-| |--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 |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-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---| |--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~~ |-----6-----| |------6-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S Q |-----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------10-----------|| |-------------------------6h==8h10---7-------10s13----|| |-----------------4h6h8-------------------------------|| |-----------4h6h8-------------------------------------|| |---4h==6h8-------------------------------------------|| | | / | +Q. +E +Q Q |-()-----------------()------()--------------|| |-()-----------------()------()--------------|| |-()-----------------()------()--------16\---|| |-----------------------------------------------------|| 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 ||-----------------9---|---------------------||---------------------|| ||o----------------9---|--------------------o||---------------------|| ||---------------------|---------------------||---------------------|| ||--11-9-10-11---------|---9-10-11-------12--||---9-10-11---9-10-12-|| ||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 ||---6-4--5--6---------|---4--5--6--------7--||---4--5--6---------7-|| ||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-|| ||-------------4-------|-----------4---------||-----------4---------|| 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 |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-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-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--6-4--5--6---4--5--6-|---4--5--6---4--5--6-| |--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-| |----------------------|---------------------| 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 |---------------------|---------------|----------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------*| |---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\------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------*| 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 - 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 This is both guitar and bass transcription