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Primus — Arnie bass tabs

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Played on a four—string fretted bass.
h: hammer on
p: pull
x: muted note
/: slide up
\: slide down

Intro/Fill 1:

G:———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:—————————————0—2—0—2—4—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:———————0—2—4———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:—0—2—4—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Main riff:

G:———————————————————————————————————————————7—7—————9—7—————————————————————————————————
D:—7h9———————————————————————————————7—7—7h9—————9—7—————9—7h9———————————————————————————
A:———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:—————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———————————————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—

This song is mostly just him playing the main riff over and over
again with ad libs, so I will just tab each of those ad libs seperately.

Ad Lib 1:

G:—————7p6—6———————7—7—6—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:—7—9———————7p6—4———————7p6—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:———————————————————————————5h7—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:———————————————————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—

Ad Lib 2:

G:—————————9/11—9—7—9—7——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:—7—7—7h9——————————————9—7—7h9——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:——————————————————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0——————————————————————————————

Ad Lib 3:

G:———————7—6———————7—7—6—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:—7—6—7—————7—6\4———————7p6—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:———————————————————————————5h7—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:———————————————————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—————————————————————————————

Fill 2:

G:———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:—————————————0—2—0—2—4—6—4—6—7—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:———————0—2—4———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:—0—2—4—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

For the part where he talks just keep playing open E string until
the near end, that's when you go back to the main riff.

Every ad lib I didn't tab is just a very slight variation of an
ad lib I already tabbed. Once you know all the ad libs I tabbed,
I it is very easy to get the ones I didnt tab, because they are basically
the same thing.

Outro:

G:—9—7———————7—6—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:—————9—7—6—————7—6—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:———————————————————9—7—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:———————————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———————————————————————————————————

G:—9—7———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D:—————9—7—6—7—6———6—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A:———————————————9———9—7—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E:———————————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———————————————————————————————————

Repeat this last line twice, then do this:

G——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————9—7———————————————————
D:—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————9—7—6—7—6———6—————
A:———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————9———9—7—
E:—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0———————————————————————

Let that last note ring.

If you have any comments or corrections please tell me. I would
love to know if this helped. Thanks and enjoy!
Tablature player for this song:
Primus - Arnie Bass Tab

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

  • Strings and Frets:

    Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:

    • The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
    • The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).

    Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:

    G|-------------------|
    D|-------------------|
    A|---3---------------|
    E|-------------------|
                

    This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

  • Hammer-On (h):

    Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.

    G|-------------------|
    D|-------5h7---------|
                
  • Pull-Off (p):

    Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.

    G|-------------------|
    D|-------7p5---------|
                
  • Slide (/ or \):

    Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.

    G|-------------------|
    D|-------5/7---------|
                

3. Advanced Techniques

  • Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
  • Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
  • Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

  • Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
  • Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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