Too Many Puppies
By: Primus
Album: Frizzle Fry, Rhinoplasty
Bassist: Les Claypool
S=Slap
P=Pop
F=Flam (Flamenco Strum, articulate as you will)
-X-=dead (mute) note
-1h3-=hammer on
-3p1-=pull off
-1/3-=slide up
-3\1-=slide down
-2~-=hold note
*=see below (I am too lazy to make more room in the measure)
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Can be lengthened to this
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+ - + - + - + -
+ Major beats (1,2,3,4)
- Ands (1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &)
INTRO
|REST------------|------------REST|
|----REST--------|--------REST----|
|--------REST----|----REST--------|
|------------REST|REST------------| 2X
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F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| 4X
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7---X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-|
|5h5-5-5-5---X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-|
|------------X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-|
|------------X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-| 3X
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F F F F F F F F S
|5h6-6-6-7---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|5h5-5-5-5---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|------------X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|------------X-X-X---X-X-X---X-7*|
+ - + - + - + -
* Slide from 7 up to 12 then down to 3(ish)
CHORUS 1
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|\
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------| \
|--------------------------------| \
|------------2---3---2---3---2---| \
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| 2X
F F F F F S S S S S |
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------| /
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------| /
|--------------------------------| /
|------------2---3---2---4---2---|/
+ - + - + - + -
VERSE 1
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| 4X
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CHORUS 2
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
VERSE 2
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| 2X
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CHORUS 3
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---2---|
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F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---3---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
VERSE 3
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| 4X
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CHORUS 4
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
VERSE 4
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| 4X
+ - + - + - + -
BRIDGE/GUITAR SOLO? (Les totally riffs this)
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-6h7-X-X-7/9-X-X-9\7-X-X-|
|5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-5/7-X-X-7\5-X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-|
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-6h7-X-X-7p6-X-X-X---X-X-|
|5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-5p5-X-X-X---X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-X---X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-X---X-X-|
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-6h7-X-X-7/9-X-X-9\7-X-X-|
|5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-5/7-X-X-7\5-X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-|
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-6h7-X-X-7p6-X-X-X---X-X-|
|5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-X---X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-X---X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-X---X-X-|
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-6h7-X-X-7p6-X-X-9\7-X-X-|
|5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-7\5-X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-|
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-6h7-X-X-7/9-X-X-X---X-X-|
|5-5-X-X-5-5-X-X-5/7-X-X-X---X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-X---X-X-|
|----X-X-----X-X-----X-X-X---X-X-|
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|5-5-X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|----X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|----X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
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F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
|7p6-X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|5-5-X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|----X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
|----X-X-X---X-X-X---X-X-X---X---|
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P
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|2////10\\\\\2~--|----------------|
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BREAK (Les rattles his bass around during this part)
|REST------------|
|----REST--------|
|--------REST----|
|------------REST| 8x
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CHORUS 5
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---3---2---|
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F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---3---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
VERSE 5
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
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|--------------------------------|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7---------------14\-----|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| 2x
+ - + - + - + -
CHORUS 6
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---3---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---3---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---3---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
DRUM SOLO
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
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|--------------------------------| 2x
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GUITAR SOLO
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| 2x
+ - + - + - + -
OUTTRO
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---3---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---2---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F S S S S S
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------2---3---2---4---5---|
+ - + - + - + -
F F F F F
|5h6-6-6-7-----------------------|
|5h5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
+ - + - + - + -
And There! Too Many Puppies.
Email me with any corrections at cfstevens@comcast.net
