JERRY WAS A RACE CAR DRIVER (Bassline) As recorded by Primus (From the 1991 Album SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE) Words by Les Claypool Music by Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Tim Alexander Gtr I (B E A D G C) - 'Standard' Gtr II (B E A D G C) - 'Standard' Gtr III (B E A D G C) - 'Standard' Intro Moderate Rock Q=128 4/4 Gtr I T T T T T W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x |----------||--18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| |----------||o-17-------19----------17---17---17----------o|| |----------||------------------------------------10h11h13--|| |----------||-----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| |----------||o--------------------------------------------o|| |----------||----------------------------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E |-18-------20----------18---18---18----------|| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |----11p10----13p11s10--------------10s14s10-|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--18-------20----------18---18---18----------| ||o-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| ||------------------------------------10h11h13-| ||-----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| ||o--------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x |-18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------o|| |-----------------------------------10h11h13--|| |----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|| Verse T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--18-------20----------18---18---18----------| ||o-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| ||------------------------------------10h11h13-| ||-----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| ||o--------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x |-18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------o|| |-----------------------------------10h11h13--|| |----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------20----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------20----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------20----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------20----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18----------| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| |-----------------------------------10h11h13-| |----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18-----------| |-17-------19----------17---17---17-----------| |-----------------------------------10h11h13--| |----11p10----13p11s10------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18----------| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| |-----------------------------------10h11h13-| |----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| |-17-------19----------17---17---17-----------|| |-----------------------------------10h11h13--|| |----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|| Verse T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--18-------20----------18---18---18----------| ||o-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| ||------------------------------------10h11h13-| ||-----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| ||o--------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x |-18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------o|| |-----------------------------------10h11h13--|| |----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------20----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------20----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------20----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-20-------21----------20---20---20------| |-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--| |-----------------------------------13--| |----11p10----12p11s10-------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18----------| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| |-----------------------------------10h11h13-| |----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18-----------| |-17-------19----------17---17---17-----------| |-----------------------------------10h11h13--| |----11p10----13p11s10------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S H |-18-------20----------18---18---18----------|-18-------20----------18------| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------|-17-------19----------17------| |-----------------------------------10h11h13-|------------------------------| |----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------|----11p10----13p11s10---------| |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr II Gtr III Gtr II Gtr III S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||------------------------x-12-13-15--||-------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-| ||o-----------------------x-12-13-15-o||-------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-| ||------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| ||o-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------------o||-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0----------------------| ||------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| Gtr II Gtr III Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E +S E. |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|------------------------------| |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------------|-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0----------| |----------------------------------|---------------------3-(3)-4--| Gtr III Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S H |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|----------------------|| |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|----------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------|| |-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------------|-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------|| 5/4 4/4 Gtr I T T T T T W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x |------------||--18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| |------------||o-17-------19----------17---17---17----------o|| |------------||------------------------------------10h11h13--|| |------------||-----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| |------------||o--------------------------------------------o|| |------------||----------------------------------------------|| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18----------| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| |-----------------------------------10h11h13-| |----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 8x ||--18-------20----------18---18---18------------|| ||o-17-------19----------17---17---17-----------o|| ||------------------------------------10h11h13---|| ||-----11p10----13p11s10-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------------------------|| T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q 4x ||--20-------20----------20---20---20-------||-| ||o-19-------19----------19---19---19-13--o||-| ||------------------------------------13---||-| ||-----11p10----12p11s10--------------------||-| ||o----------------------------------------o||-| ||------------------------------------------||-| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x ||--18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| ||o-17-------19----------17---17---17----------o|| ||------------------------------------10h11h13--|| ||-----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------------------|| Verse T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--18-------20----------18---18---18----------| ||o-17-------19----------17---17---17----------| ||------------------------------------10h11h13-| ||-----11p10----13p11s10-----------------------| ||o--------------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------| T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-18-------20----------18---18---18-----------|| |-17-------19----------17---17---17----------o|| |-----------------------------------10h11h13--|| |----11p10----13p11s10------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|| Outro Gtr II Gtr III Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x S S S S S S S S S S E +S E. ||------------------------x-12-13-15--||------------------------------| ||o-----------------------x-12-13-15-o||------------------------------| ||------------------------------------||------------------------------| ||------------------------------------||------------------------------| ||o-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------------o||-0h3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0----------| ||------------------------------------||---------------------3-(3)-4--| Gtr III Gtr II Gtr III Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|-------------------15-15-15-13Sx-11--| |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|-------------------15-15-15-----------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------------|-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0----------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Gtr III Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E Q |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|----------------------------| |-----------------------x-12-13-15-|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------------|-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------| |----------------------------------|---------------------3s12--| T T T T T T T T T T T T E S S S S E S S S S S S S S |---18-18-21-21---18-18-18-18-21-21-21-18-| |---17-17-20-20---17-17-17-17-20-20-20-17-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | W |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |----0------------------------------------| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-18--18-18-18-21-21-21-18-18-18-18-18-21-21-21-18--| |-17--17-17-17-20-20-20-17-17-17-17-17-20-20-20-17--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| | | +W |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-(0)-----------------------------------------------| T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q. Q Q |-18--18-18-18-21-21-21-18-18-18-18-18-21-----|----------------|| |-17--17-17-17-20-20-20-17-17-17-17-17-20-----|----------------|| |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------------------12-|-0-2s==12--12--|| |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| | | +W W |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| |---------------------------------------------|----------------|| |-(0)-----------------------------------------|----------------|| Gtr III Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x S S S S S S S S H ||------------------------x-12-13-15--||----------------------*| ||o-----------------------x-12-13-15-o||----------------------*| ||------------------------------------||----------------------*| ||------------------------------------||----------------------*| ||o-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0---0--------------o||-0-3p2-0-5p3s2-0------*| ||------------------------------------||----------------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - 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