Tommy the Cat
by Primus
from the CD Sailing The Seas of Cheese
Tabbed by The Great god_of_discord@hotmail
aka Geoff McLeod
I've noticed that nobody has transcribed this very well,
so I've taken the liberty to do so.
Arranged for a four-string.
T: Thumb Slap
P: Index Pop
S: Downstroke(Strum)
U: Upstroke(Strum)
+: Right Hand Tap
x 3
T S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P P P
G:|-----------|--4----------------------|-44-------------------12-|
D:|-----------|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-44---------3h5-13/15----|
A:|-----------|*-----------------------*|-------------------------|
E:|-0--/--10-|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x-------------|
LONG SLIDE
x 7
S TPTPTP TPTPTPTP S T T T P TPTPTPTP S
G:|-3/4------------------|--4----------------------|-4-r-|
D:|-3/4--x-x-3h5-5-5-5-0-|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4-e-|
A:|----------------------|*-----------------------*|---s-|
E:|-----x-x-x---5-4-3-0--|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---t-|
?I remember it as if it were a meal ago...?
?...And it was a rare occasion such as this that he did.?
T T T T T T T T T
G:|--------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------|
A:|--------------------------------|
E:|-5---/----17--15141210753-|
long slide
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4--------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-2---------3h5--------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x---1-2-3-4-|
X 10
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P TPTPTPTP S
G:|--3----------------------|--4----------------------|-3-R-|
D:|*-3---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-3-E-|
A:|*-----------------------*|*-----------------------*|---S-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---T-|
?The air was thick with catcalls...?
?...Tommy the Cat is my name, and I say unto thee...?
P P P P P
G:|-13/17-12------------------|
D:|----------12h15x13h14-12X-|
A:|---------------------------|
E:|---------------------------|
?Say baby...?
x 3
S T T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------77776665|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------7/14--------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-77776665--|
D:|*-4-------------------|-44-----------77776665-*|
A:|*---3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-------------*|
E:|----------------------|------------------------|
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SU T T T P SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4-------5h7-7-7-7-0-|-44-------5h7-999x7x5x4x3x-|
D:|--4-------------------|-44-----------777x5x3x2x1x-|
A:|----3x5x7x---7-6-5-0--|----3x5x7x-----------------|
E:|----------------------|---------------------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-4---------3h5-77776665*|
A:|*------------------------|-----------------------*|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|
S T T T P TPTPTPTP SUSUSUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4xx5x7x8x9x11-|
D:|--4---------3h5-5-5-5-0--|-2xx3x5x6x7x9--|
A:|-------------------------|---------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---------------|
(Technically, you need to drop to B for the next part.
But you can do it with your E. You just have to mute it.)
T T T T T T T T T T T T P P P P P P
G:|-------------------------|-----------20-17-15-12-|
D:|-------------------------|-----12-----------------|
A:|-------------------------|-7/14-------------------|
E:|-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-0X0-7-|------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + T
G:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
D:|------------------------------------|
A:|-7-7--x-7/-7-7--x-7/--x-x-x-x-x-----|
E:|-x-x----x--x-x----x--------------2-|
* detune to D(drop D)
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T T P T T T T T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4------------------------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4------------------------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5--------1-2-3-4-|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x---1-2-3-4---------|
?Say baby...?
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------r--------------|
D:|*-4---------------------*|-4---------------e--------------|
A:|*-----------3h5-5-5-2-0-*|-------------3h5-s--------------|
D:|----0h3x3x3x---3-3-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x3x----t--------------|
x 6
T T T
G:|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:|*-----------------------*|--------------------------------|
A:|*-----------------------*|----------------------------7--|
E:|-------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|
X 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P T T T T
G:|--4----------------------|-4---------------------|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5---------|
A:|*-----------------------*|-----------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----1-2-3-4-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P SUSUSUSU
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------77776665-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-77776665-|
A:|*-----------------------*|------------------------|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x-------------|
x 3
S T T T P TPTPTPTP S T T T P
G:|--4----------------------|-4-------------r-|
D:|*-4---------3h5-5-5-5-0-*|-4---------3h5-e-|
A:|*-----------------------*|---------------s-|
E:|----0h3x3x3x---5-4-3-0---|---0h3x3x3x----t-|
Repeat this last part with minor variations, and then it?s over.
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