THE AWAKENING (Bassline)
As recorded by Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel
(From the 1996 Album HIGHBALL WITH THE DEVIL)
Music by Les Claypool
Transcribed by Jake Brown
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q S S E E S S E E Q H E. S +Q +W
|-------------|----------------------|------<5>----------|--------|
|-------------|----------------------|----------<5>-(5)--|-(5)----|
|-------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-x--x--x--x--|-3-3-----3-3---7S15\--|-0-----------------|--------|
H E. S +E E +H S S S S S S S S H E. S +Q +W
|------<5>-------------|----------6-------9-----|----------<5>-(5)--|-(5)----|
|----------<5>-(5)-----|------------------------|------<5>----------|--------|
|------------------<7>-|-(7)----4-----x-7-----x-|-------------------|--------|
|-0--------------------|------------------------|-0-----------------|--------|
6/4
H E. S +E E +Q Q S S S S +S E S S E S Q
|------<5>-------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------<5>-(5)-----|--------------------------------------||
|------------------<7>-|-(7)-------3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-3-3--------||
|-0--------------------|------15\------------------------15\--||
Section 2
4/4
E S S +S S S S e E Q
|-----------------7-------|
|-----------7h9-x---------|
|-------------------------|
|-0-x-0-(0)---------------|
E S S +S S S S e e e E
|-----------------7-9-7---|
|-----------7h9p7---------|
|-------------------------|
|-0-x-0-(0)---------------|
E S S +S S S S e S S Q E S S +S S S S e E Q
|-----------------7-----7--|-----------------7-9------|
|-----------7h9-x-----x-5--|-----------7h9-x---7------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-x-0-(0)----------------|-0-x-0-(0)-----------15\--|
E S S +S S S S e E Q E S S +S S S S e e e E
|-----------------7------|-----------------7-9-12---|
|-----------7h9-x--------|-----------7h9p7----------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-x-0-(0)--------------|-0-x-0-(0)----------------|
E S S +S S S S e e e S S
|-----------------7-9-7-x-6-|
|-----------7h9p7-----------|
|---------------------------|
|-0-x-0-(0)-----------------|
Section 3
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. H E. S +Q +W
|-x-6-x-6-6h7-x----------------||------<5>----------|--------|
|---------------5-x-5-x-5-5h7--||----------<5>-(5)--|-(5)----|
|------------------------------||-------------------|--------|
|------------------------------||-0-----------------|--------|
H E. S +E E +H S S S S S S S S
|------<5>-------------|----------6-------9-----|
|----------<5>-(5)-----|------------------------|
|------------------<7>-|-(7)----4-----x-7-----x-|
|-0--------------------|------------------------|
H E. S +Q +H S S S S Q
|----------<5>-(5)--|-(5)-----------------|
|------<5>----------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----------------|--------x-x-x-x-15\--|
H E. S +E E +H S S E E S S
|------<5>-------------|--------------------||
|----------<5>-(5)-----|--------------------||
|------------------<7>-|-(7)----5s7s5-------||
|-0--------------------|--------------7-3-5-||
Section 4
Q E. S S S S S S S S S e e e e e e E E
|-------------------------|-------------6S7-|
|-------------------------|---------5---4S5-|
|----4--5-----------------|-----4-7---7-----|
|-0---------5-3-2-3-2-3-2-|-5-7-------------|
Q E. S S S S S S S S S e e e e S S e E E
|-------------------------|---------------6S7-|
|-------------------------|---------------4S5-|
|----4--5-----------------|-----4-7-8S7-------|
|-0---------5-3-2-3-2-3-2-|-5-7---------5-----|
Q E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e. E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------5---7-9-|
|-------------------------|---------5-7----7-7-9-|
|----4--5-----------------|-----5-7--------------|
|-0---------5-3-2-3-2-3-2-|-5-7------------------|
Q E. S S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|----4--5-----------------|-----5-5-------5-7---||
|-0---------5-3-2-3-2-3-2-|-3h5-----3-3h5-----3-||
Outro Solo
S E S +S E S S E S +S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-x-0-0-(0)-0-x-x-0-0-(0)-0-x-|-0-2-0-----------------0---------|
|-----------------------------|-------2---0-------0-3---3-0-----|
|-----------------------------|---------3---2-0-2-----------2h3-|
Q E 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
|------------------------9-|---9-----------------5---------|
|--------------5h7---------|---------------5h7-------------|
|----------5h7-----4-5-6---|-------x-x-5h7-----7-----x-5h7-|
|-0----5h7-----------------|-------------------------------|
Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------9-|---9---------7h9------------|
|--------------5h7---------|-------------7h9p7-7--------|
|----------5h7-----4-5-6---|---------5h7-----------9----|
|-0----5h7-----------------|-------0-----------------10-|
Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S E a E E E E E E
|------------------------9-|---9--------12---11---10-|
|--------------5h7---------|-------------------------|
|----------5h7-----4-5-6---|-------5s10----9----8----|
|-0----5h7-----------------|-------------------------|
Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S
|------------------------9-|---9---------------------------|
|--------------5h7---------|-------------------------------|
|----------5h7-----4-5-6---|-------------------------------|
|-0----5h7-----------------|-------x-2-2---x-3-3---x-4-4---|
Q E S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|------------------------|-5-7-5-----------------7--|
|----------------x-5-7-7-|-------7-5-7-5---------5--|
|----------3-5-5---------|---------------7-5-7-5----|
|-0--0-3-5---------------|--------------------------|
Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------5-7---5-|-5-----------------------------|
|------------3-5-----------|---7---7-5---------------------|
|-0----3-5-----------------|-----------7---0h2-3-3-3-15\---|
Q S S S S S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|----------------12-----|-----------------------------|
|-------------------14--|-----7-9-7-9-9-7-9-----------|
|----------5s7-7--------|-7-9---------------10-10-----|
|-0--2s5-5--------------|-------------------------12--|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------12-14-12---------|
|---------------12-14-14-12----------14---12-|
|---------12-14------------------------------|
|-0-12-14------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-12h14-12--------------------------|
|----------14-12-12----9---9-10-----|
|-------------------10----------12--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----12-----11-----10-----9----|
|-------------------------------|
|-x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x------|
|-------------------------------|
S S E E S S H S S S S S S S S +S S S S Q
|------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------|---------5-7-5-5-(5)-----------|
|-5-5-----5-5------|-----5-7-------------5-7-5-----|
|------------------|-5-7-----------------------7---|
5/4
S S S S Q E e Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-------------------|-------12------11------10------9--------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-3------2----|-3S=14------13------12------11-----15\--|
4/4
S S E E S S H W
|------------------|------*|
|------------------|------*|
|-5-5-----5-5------|------*|
|------------------|-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
