Band : Primus
Album : Anti-Pop
Song : Dirty Drowning Man

BASS TAB

Tuning : E A D G 

Key
 p = Pull off
 S = Slap
 ^ = pop
 x = pick stroke
 / = slide up
  = slide down

DIRTY DROWNING MAN

     ^    ^     ^   ^      ^   ^      ^   ^   
|----x---14-----x---15-----x---14-----x---12------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   s   s      s   s      s   s      s   s  


     ^    ^     ^   ^      ^   ^      ^   ^   
|----x---14-----x---15-----x---12-----x---17------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   s   s      s   s      s   s      s   s  


     ^    ^     ^   ^      ^   ^      ^   ^   
|----x---14-----x---15-----x---14-----x---12------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   s   s      s   s      s   s      s   s  


     ^    ^     ^   ^      ^   ^      ^   ^   
|----x---14-----x---14-----x---14-----x---14------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
   s   s      s   s      s   s      s   s  

|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

        
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s


|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

|-----------^-----------^----------------------|
|-----------7/87-------7----------------------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0----3----4---------|
|----------------------------------------------|
    s     s         s      s 

 im a dog..
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|


 i drink ...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|


 i have no sense...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|


 i put barbed wire ...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 when i can ...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0----0---0/1------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 i'll flip you out ...
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0--1-----3--4-----------|
|-------------------3-----------------|

 and if your down ...     of your friends ... 
|--5-------5/7--5----4-let ring-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------3---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

 im a drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this dirty drowning man
|-----------------------------------|
|---^-------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 your so fine...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 and im so proud...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 and doubtly pleased...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 i dive on in...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 but on the times...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 please flip me out ...
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0--1-----3--4-----------|
|-------------------3-----------------|

 and if your down ...     of your friends ... 
|--5-------5/7--5----4-let ring-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------3---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

 im a drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this dirty drowning man
|-----------------------------------|
|---^-------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

SOLO 1                
                           ^                             ^ 
|---------^---^------------12----------^---^-------------12--------|
|---------12--14-----------------------12--14----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s
  
                           ^                             ^ 
|---------^---^------------12----------^---^-------------12--------|
|---------12--14-----------------------12--14----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s
                                                             ^
                           ^                             ^ 
|---------^---^------------12----------^---^-------------12--------|
|---------12--14-----------------------12--14----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s

|----------^---^----------^---^------------^---^-----12h14p12--------------------|
|---------12--14----------14--12-----------12--14-------------14-12h14p12--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--x-0---------0--x-0-----------0--x-0----------------------------------------|
   s  s s        s   s s           s  s s           

 (slow part after solo)
|---------------------x---2-2--2---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----0-0-1-0--0----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------x---2-2--2---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----0-0-1-0--0----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

|-------------0/2----------------0/2h3p2h3-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--0--x-x--0----------0--x-x--0----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
   s  s s  s          s  s s  s

|-------------0/2h3p2h3----2h3p2h3--------------------|
|-----------------------------------0h2h3-2-----------|
|--0--x-x--0------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------| (not 100% sure on last bit)
   s  s s  s


im a dog..
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

i drink..
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

im a have no sense..
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

im put barbed wire..
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0-------0/1-------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|


 when i can ...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0-0----0---0/1------------|
|---------------------------3-----------|

 i'll flip you out ...
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0---0--1-----3--4-----------|
|-------------------3-----------------|

 and if your down ...     of your friends ... 
|--5-------5/7--5----4-let ring-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------3---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

 im a drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this dirty drowning man
|-----------------------------------|
|---^-------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


SOLO 2

|---------^---^------------12----------^---^-------------12--------|
|---------12--14-----------------------12--14----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s
  
                           ^                             ^ 
|---------^---^------------12----------^---^-------------12--------|
|---------12--14-----------------------12--14----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s
                                                             ^
                           ^                             ^ 
|---------^---^------------12----------^---^-------------12--------|
|---------12--14-----------------------12--14----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s

|----------^---^----------^---^------------^---^-----12h14p12--------------------|
|---------12--14----------14--12-----------12--14-------------14-12h14p12--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--x-0---------0--x-0-----------0--x-0----------------------------------------|
   s  s s        s   s s           s  s s           

                                                         
|---------^---^------------^--^----------^--^------------^---^-----|
|---------0---2------------0--0----------0--2------------0--0------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s
                                                             
                                                        
|---------^---^------------^--^----------^--^------------^---^-----|
|---------0---2------------0--0----------0--2------------0--0------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s

|---------^---^------------^--^----------^--^------------^-^-------|
|---------0---2------------0--2----------0--2------------0--2------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0--------0---0----------0---x-0------------|
   s   s           s  s s        s   s          s   s s


|---------^---^------------^--^----------0-2-3-5-7---|
|---------0---2------------0--2----0-2-3-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-----------0--x-0----------------------------|
   s   s           s  s s       

|----5----------------4----------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

       and if your down..            of all you friends..
|---12---5---------12-11-9----------------------------|
|---------------------------12-11-9-7-9--(let ring)---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


 im a drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s


 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

 who will save this drowning man
|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

|-----------^-----------^------^-------^----------|
|-----------7/87-------7------7-------5----------|
|---0---x-0---------0------0-0--------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3------3-------|  (fades out on this riff)
    s     s         s      s s   s s      s

Varyations of the chorus riff (who will save this drowning man part) are usedi parts 
but that is mainly it. Any thing to add or correct on this tab email me at evenin_squire@hotmail.com
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