Song: Professor Nutbutters House of Treats Artist: Primus Bassist: Les Claypool Album: Tales from the Punchbowl Tabber: Str84ever Tuning: BEADGC (6 string standard) Firstly, I have seen alot of tabs for this song online most of them are pretty average i've studied them, watched Les play it and have came up with this here: (note i'm not how many times you have to play everything but i am structuring it into what bit goes where) Secondly: You need a 6 string bass to play this. I worked this out on my 6 string There's an extensive use of the B and C strings so they really are essentially. You could this but it might not sound right. This is 95% right, all the main parts are here and sound right to me and I've played to it a good number of times. I've placed times to show were the different parts occur at. Enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: This is the only bit I'm not 100% sure about. Can hear muted slapping entering 0:20. Repeat this a number of times, fading in - listen to the song. Starts about 0:32 C||---------------------------------------------------------------| G||---------------------------------------------------------------| D||---------------------------------------------------------------| A||---------------------------------------------------------------| E||-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12--0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10--| B||---------------------------------------------------------------| Then moves onto these two parts here: C||---------------------------------------------------| G||------------------------15-------------------------| D||------------------------14-------------------------| A||---------------------------------------------------| E||-0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-12----0h12-0h12-0h12-0h12-12--| B||---------------------------------------------------| Play above a number of times then play below which then moves back to above. C||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||--------------------------------| E||-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10-0h10--| B||--------------------------------| Pre-Verse - this is played fast - 1:23, 2:04, 2:39, 3:06, 4:35 C||------------17--------------17---------------17----| G||---------------16--------------16---------------16-| D||--0h15-x-x---------0h15-x-x--------0h15-x-x--------| A||---------------------------------------------------| E||---------------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------------| Verse - the bit prior to the words and the "come on kiddies gather round" Starts: 1:37, 3:20, 4:46 C||-------------------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------------------| B||-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-4--4-4-3-3-4-5-5-5--4-4-3-3-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Then its back to the pre-verse but there is an extra bit. As well as playing what is already noted Les plays the following once: 2:04 C||------------17--------------19----| G||---------------16--------------18-| D||--0h15-x-x---------0h17-x-x-------| A||----------------------------------| E||----------------------------------| B||----------------------------------| Bridge: I'm not sure if what is playing is the bass guitar or not, if it i don't have a what is playing. There is however definitely fast muted slapping. Slap it the way you would the muted slapping in the verses of My name is mud or in head. I would do the hammering on of the muted strings with index finger on C# on B string middle and ring fingers on D (2nd and 3rd fret). Then slap the muted C# note and onto D. That's the best explanation i can give without showing in person. 2:18, 4:15 C||-------------------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------------------| B||-xhxhxhxhxhxhxhxhxhxhx---/----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----------| Then "old nutbutters house of treats"... C||----------------------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------------------| D||----------------------------------------------------| A||----------------------------------------------------| E||----------------------------------------------------| B||-xhxhxhxhxhxhxhxhxhxhx--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------| Then muted bit above again Then its back to the pre-verse. Then: "Fear the worm bit" 2:46 C||-----------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------| A||-----------------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------------| B||-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Then yet again back to pre-verse bit Then it the verse part again but not in the order shown just mix it about and it sounds fine. Bridge 2: i didn't write this so this belongs to Jason Langel and Edo but it sounds right. 3:48 G||-----------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------| A||-7-5---------------7-----5-----5-----5-5-| E||-------7---------7----3-----3-----3------| B||---------5--555--------------------------| C||-------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------| A||-777-5-----------7---5-----5-5\7-----5---5-| E||---------------7---3---3----------3--------| B||-------5--5-5------------------------------| C||----------------------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------------------| D||------------------------------------444-------------| A||-777-5----------7---5-5-5--777--555--------7--------| E||--------------7---3-----------------------------3/--| B||-------5-5-5----------------------------------------| C||--------------------------------------| G||--------------------------------------| D||--------------------------------------| A||----7-------------7---5---5-----------| E||------7---------7---3---3-----3-5-----| B||-5-------5--5-5--------------------5/-| THEN theres another muted bit, i've just realised that there may be tapping in the bridge but part is just muted strings entirely. See bridge. Then yet again pre-verse Verse again. Then its the outro. Outro is just this again: 5:00 C||-----------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------| A||-----------------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------------| B||-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Some variations in there but that is it. 6:15 the bass stops and starts again at 6:30 with the outro part again. Also Lers solo from 6:43 to 6:57 is bitching. Okay thats the end of the song. Any problems/insults/thank yous contact me on my UG profile or email me at str84ever@hotmail.com.
