Tabbed by Chris Harris.
INTRO: play this 2 times, play the slide (/3) only on the first verse. All slapped. |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------1------------1---------------1------------1---| |-/3----O-3h--O-3h---O-3h--O-3h------O-3h--O-3h---O-3h--O-3h--3\| MAIN PART: |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------1--------------------1----------------------| |---O-1h-3h--O-1h-3h-----O-1h-3h--O-1h-3h-----------------------| That's basically it. Listen to the song to get all the varios slides he does.
Tabbed by Alex Farkas.
It's all slapped and you have to have a fretless 6 string bass. However you don't have to have a 6 string just as long as you can tune down to a B. The 2's and 3's aren't actually played 2nd fret, 3rd fret. You have to play them kind of close together or else it doesn't sound right, like I said you have to have a fretless. The 5's are distorted. G------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--15\1--0-2h--0-2h-3--0-2h--0-2h-3---0-2h--02h-3--0-2h--02h--5---0-2h--0-2h--3- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--0-2h--0-2h--5---0-2h--0-2h--3--0-2h--0-2h--3--16\1--------------------------- I can't seem to get the rest of it. But I think that's pretty accurate if you play it right. Play around with it if it doesn't sound right.
Tabbed by Michael Turner.
Alright. I've played both of these tabs and after combining and trying them both I came up with something like this" Intro B|-15\1--0-1-0-1-3--0-1-0-1-3-----0-1-0-1-3--0-1-0-5*------0-1-0-1-5*-----| B|-0-1-0-1-3--0-1-0-1-15\1--1-| B|-0h2h3-0h2h3---(5)---0h2h3-0h2h3---5----| Main Riff E|---------------------0h2h3-------| B|-0h2h3-0h2h3-----------------| \=slide h=hammer on ( )=bend note *=heavy distortion
Tabbed by Nick Koopmann.
The correct tab goes as follows: L and R stand for which hands Les uses. G|-------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------2-3-3----------------2-3-3--- B|-17\---2-3-3--2-3-3---------2-3-3--2-3-3---------- Then he moves up one octave and later in the song he moves up two. Verses: G|--------------------| D|------X------X---X--| And so on... A|------X------X---X--| E|------X------X------| B|--X-X----X-X--------| R R L R R L R
Tabbed by Andy Foxworthy.
Okay people IF YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY Primus YOU NEED AT LEAST A FIVE-STRING IF NOT A SIXER. Main Riff C--------------------- G--------------------- D--------------------- A--------------------- E---------3---------3- B-0h2-0h2---0h2-0h2--- Alternate C------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------2h4--------- D---------5---------5---------5---------2h4-----2h4----- A-2h4-2h4---2h4-2h4---2h4-2h4---2h4-2h4-------------2h4- E------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------
Comment by Andrew Reinartz.
I discovered that no one really knows how to play the middle part of My Name is Mud, the part where he's singing. Here's how he does it. I saw him do this on HBO Reverb (kicked ass), and it boggled my mind. What he does is mute the strings either with the left hand or right arm to a certain extent, and then he slaps about 1/2 way to 3/4 of the way up the neck towards the nut. If you see it you'd understand in an instant.
Tabbed by Jeff.
On a 6 string, fretless, all slapped: A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------3---------------3--------------------3------------------- B -14\-------0--3--0--3------0--3--0--3-----------0--3--0--3-----0--3--0--3----0--- A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------3---------------------------------------3------------------3- B -------0--3--0--3------0--3--0--3----0---------0--3--0--3-----3-3-0--3--0--3---- A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------3-----------------3---------------------3-------------- B --15\------0--2--3--2--3------2--3--2--3-x------------2--3--2--3-----2-3--2-3-x- A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------3-----------------3----------------------3------------------ B -------2--3--2--3------2--3--2--3-x-------------2--3--2--3------2--3--2--3------ After that, he plays some little ditty and it leads up to this: A ------------------------------------------------ E --------------------15-------------------15----- B ---14--15--14--15-------14--15--14--15---------- Keep playing that till "my name is mud..." After that its all muted till the chorus. Then you just basically play the same stuff, with some variations here and there.
Tabbed by Matt Wilkinson.
Here is "My Name is Mud". I tabbed this on the 5 string in my
school's band room after school one day. I know this isn't 100%
correct, but after seeing Les on HBO, it's really, really easy to
play. The muted part is really easy, once you see how he does it.
Les uses a drumming technique through the whole song. It's a
"double-sticking" pattern-- R, R, then L. I'll indicate which hand to
hammer or slap with with R's and L's.
Intro Solo:
C|-------------------------|-----------------------0~~~x--|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------0~~~x--|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------0~~~x--|
A|----------------------x--|-----------------------0~~~x--|
E|-------2h3-3------3h4-x--|-------2h3-3------3h4--0~~~x--|
B|--22h3-------22h3-----x--|--22h3-------22h3------0~~~x--|
RR L R L R RR L R L RR L R L R RR L R L
C:|-----------------------0~~~x--|---------------------------|
G:|-----------------------0~~~x--|---------------------------|
D:|-----------------------0~~~x--|---------------------------|
A:|-----------------------0~~~x--|---------------------------|
E:|--------2h3-3-----3h4--0~~~x--|-------2h3-3---------------|
B:|--22h3-------22h3------0~~~x--|--22h3-------2h3-5-7/16\0--|
RR L R L R RR L R L RR L R L R R L R R
**Main Riff**
C|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------r-|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------e-|--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------s-|--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3-----------3-t-|--------------------14-------------------14-|
B|--22h3--22h3---22h3-22h3-----|--14.14h15-14.14h15----14.14h15-14.14h15----|
RR L RR L R RR L RR L R R R L R R L R R R L R R L R
Verse: This is the part that no one can get. It's actually pretty
easy. What you do is rest your forearm on the low B string. Then,
rest your lest index finger on the 2nd fret. Now, here's the trickey
part. Slap the muted B TWICE with your right thumb, then hammer the B
with your remaining fingers on your left hand really hard. Make sure
you hammer hard enough to get the same sound as your right hand, but
not so hard that you hammer the 3rd fret, and get a note out of it.
Try this a few times, very slowly, then gain speed as you get more
confident. Pretty soon, it will become second nature, and you will do
it with no problem at all. If you could only see how he does it,
you'd probably be kicking yourself in the head. It's one of those
things where you need to see it to belive it. Anyhow...
"My name is Mud......"
C|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------r--|
D|--------------------------e--|
A|--------------------------s--|
E|--------------------------t--|
B|--xxhx-xxhx-x-xxhx-xxhx-x----|
RR L RR L R RR L RR L R
From here on out, it's just the main line, then the verse over and
over. Les does some slides here and there.
For the Pork Soda version, that last part where Les and Herb are doing
that "Mud" groove together really fast, play this:
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|--22h3-22h3-22h3-22h3-22h3-22h3--|
RR L RR L RR L RR L RR L RR L
Through the whole thing, LIGHTLY press the frets, just enough to get
the note value. Since Les plays this on a fretless, he probably has
no problem with this. You want it to sound as "punchey" as possible.
More of a muted sound. You've gotta have a FAST thumb, and a lot of
stamina to keep it up.
Tabbed by Jared Duncan.
C----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------2h3-------------------------2h3--- B----12\-----------2--2h3---2--2h3----------2--2h3---2--2h3------------------- Then just throw it up one octave on the same strings to get that bassy slap to it. The distortion used is just put on and hitting all strings open. the ending on the tape is a little different then how les plays it live now. Here is the tape and then the live version follows. All x's are played over the same fretts as the rest of the song. Played muted like in the verses. C------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------x--xhx------------------------x----- B---x--xhx--x--xhx-------------x--xhx---x--xhx---------------- Live....(All of these...(5) mean that you play the harmonic on the fifth fret. They stop immediatly and do not ring out.) C--------------------------(5)---------------------------------(5)-- G--------------------------(5)---------------------------------(5)-- D--------------------------(5)---------------------------------(5)-- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------hx--x------------------------------ B---x--xhx---x--xhx-----------------x--xhx---x--xhx----------------- Both versions end with the fifth fret harmonics played on the a, d, g, and c strings.
Tabbed by Galactic Pretzel.
This is what I play on My Name is Mud. Your tabs seem quite different,
but to me it sounds just like the real thing to me. And it can be
played on a four-string, too. It's not easy as you need a good
left-hand-hammer-on-technique for it. Get your right hand to the
traditional slap position. Put your small finger on the 12th fret of
the d-string and your middle finger on the tenth fret of the E-string,
your index finger should rest on the ninth fret of the A-string. The
notes should be MUTED by not pressing the strings onto the frets too
much to get that percussive sound. Now pluck (or pop) the muted "D"
on the d-string and instantly preform a "left hand hammer on", which
means: raise your ring and middle finger and drop them onto the
strings quick, muting them and creating a percussive sound. Make sure
you drop your middle finger on the "D", 10th fret, E-string. Your
thumb should now instantly drop and preform a slap onto the E-string,
a muted low "D" should sound. MAKE SURE YOUR LITTLE AND INDEX FINGER
STAY IN THEIR POSITIONS! Written in In tabulature this trick looks
like this:
Fig. 1
G-------(10)-----(10)---
D-----12(10)---12(10)--- and so on...
A-------(10)-----(10)---
E-------(10)10---(10)10-
P LH S P LH S
P- Pluck the string
LH-drop use the fingers of your left hand (in this case the middle
and ring-finger to get a muted, percussive sound.
S- Slap the muted E-string.
Sounds confusing? Try it, till you get the hang of it. Pop, left hand
hammer on, slap. Pop, left hand hammer on, slap...Sounds like
triplets? (you know, like "TakataTakataTakata"?) well done, you're
getting close!
You can do it really fast now? You got rid of these darn harmonics that
always sound when they aren't supposed to sound?
Great. Now try my tab version of the intro riff of My Name is Mud.
Fig.2
G-------(10)-----(10)-----(10)-----(10)-----(10)-----(10)------------
D-----12(10)---12(10)-----(10)---12(10)---12(10)-----(10)------------
A-------(10)-----(10)---09(10)-----(10)-----(10)---09(10)------------
E-------(10)10---(10)10---(10)10---(10)10---(10)10---(10)10----------
Count:1 2 3 4...
There is an additional difficulty here: the plucked note varies.
First itssss the high D on the D string, then youvvvve got to pluck
the F# on the A string and back (if you can, bend the F# note slightly
out of tune, if you arentttt a fretless user.) Hard work for your left
and right hand, though. You shouldntttt boost the treble too much so
it sounds really FAT. A compressor also has a nice effect, making the
percussive notes sound more equally loud and PUNCHY. The regularily
fingered parts shouldntttt be much of a problem. however, for the
verses, you need a thinner sound. So try this tab.
G-----07(05)---07(05)---07(05)---07(05)---07(05)---07(05)---
D-------(05)-----(05)-----(05)-----(05)-----(05)-----(05)---
A-------(05)05---(05)05---(05)05---(05)05---(05)05---(05)05-
E-----xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-
P LH S P LH S P LH S P LH S P LH S P LH S
Count:1 2 3 4...
These are the same notes (except there are only octaves and no thirds,
wo needs thirds anyway), played on the a,d and g string and this, of
course, sounds thinner and more twangy. Try to slap in the bridge
position to get a even more twangy sound. But one thing is hard here:
muting the low E string, if it sounds, the effect is ruined. Try
muting it with your palm and avoid hitting it with your
left-hand-hammer-ons. Again, I left out the part Les plays during
Ler's solo, because it's quite easy. For the cool outro-part, of
course, play Fig.1, and replace the thirds by octaves.
Tabbed by Bob Claypool.
(No relation to the Slappin' Cap'n'.)
I've actually notated the rhythm, so all you Midi Freaks can go make
a.Mid file of this song. Each "-" is a 32nd note, so 2 "-" equals 16th
note, 4 "-" equals 8th note, etc.
Not a hard song to play if you understand that Les doesn't slap each
note. Les is a "sinister exaggerator" when it comes to bass
playing. The only part that's slapped fast is the verse and outro
riff(the one where you mute a lot). You also don't need a six string
bass to play this. Just a four string tuned B-E-A-D or a five string
tuned B-E-A-D-G. The tab is pretty obvious so I'll let you figure out
where to put what.
200 quarter notes per minute.
Intro
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|10\ one really long slide down-|(still going down)--------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------2h3---------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 2
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------------------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---0-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3---------------|X-------------------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----3-X---3-X-3---|----0---5-------10\slide down\1-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 4
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------2h3---------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|----------------9h10------------|--------9h10--------------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------7-h-10----------| X 1
A|----------------9h10------------|--------9/10------------7-h-10--|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 2
A|----------------9h10------------|--------9h10--------------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 2
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------2h3---------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1st verse
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 17
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------X---------------|----------X---------------------|
B|0-X-X---0-X-X-X---------0-X-X-X-|0-X-X---0-X---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1st chorus
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 4
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------2h3---------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Guitar solo 1
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 12
A|----------------9h10------------|--------9h10--------------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verse 2
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 17
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------X---------------|--------X-----------------------|
B|0-X-X---0-X-X-X-----X---0-X-X-X-|0-X-X-----0---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Chorus 2
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 7
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------2h3---------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2/3-------------|3h4h5---4h5h6---6---X---5h6h7---|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|------------------X-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|----------------9/10------------|--------9\long slide------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2/3-------------|--------2/long slide------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|----------------9/10------------|--------9\long slide------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2/3-------------|--------2/long slide------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 3
A|----------------9h10------------|--------9/10--------------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|----------------9h10------------|--------------------------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------0-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Guitar solo 2
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 4
A|----------------9h10------------|--------9/10--------------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 8
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------2h3---------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 2
A|----------------9h10------------|--------9/10--------------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|----------------9/10------------|--------9\long slide------------|
E|8h9h10--8h9h10----------8h9h10--|8h9h10--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 1
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------2h3-------------|--------2h3---------------------|
B|1h2h3---1h2h3-----------1h2h3---|1h2h3---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Outro
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| X 9
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------X-------------|--------X-----------------------|
B|0-X-X-X-0-X-X-X-0-----1p0-X-X-X-|0-X-X-X---0---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
N.H
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------5-----------------------| X 1
A|--------------------------------|--------5-----------------------|
E|----------------X-X-------------|--------------------------------|
B|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------0-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-------------------------|
Tabbed by Robbo.
Here is another way of the playing My Name is Mud. M teacher showed me and its darn hard to get sounding good. The whole song except for the intro is based on a slap, hammer and pop combination. In my opinion, you need at least a five string to get the 'lumpy'sound that Les gets. Here it is: S - slap with thumb h - hammer with fretting fingers P - pop with right hand C|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|---h5-5---| E|----------| B|-3--------| S P 'Ta ka ta' Note: 'ta ka ta' denotes a triplet This little combo is a triplet, and you have to hammer the high D damn hard to get a decent note value out of it. The emphasis is on the triplet, like Galactic Pretzel said in his tab, you have to get the verse sounding like "TakataTakataTakata." The verse riff is also muted with the right arm hanging over the strings, so in actual fact, you're slapping and popping up on the fret board. The verse riff sounds something like this: C|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---h5-5-----h5-5------------h5-5-----h5-5----| E|---------------------------------------------| B|-3--------3-------3-------3--------3-------3-| S P S P S S P S P S 'Ta ka ta Ta ka ta Ta Ta ka ta Ta ka ta Ta' The chorus is the same phrase with no muting of the arm. OK, there is also the parts where the bass is sliding up and down octaves, this is merely a variation on the triplet. All you do is play the above phrase once, then slide up to the 15th fret and play the phrase again, then slide back down. Then there is the outro, which again is based on the triplet: C|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|---h5-5-----h5-5-----h5-5-----h5-5-----h5-5-----| E|------------------------------------------------| B|-3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3-| S P S P S P S P S P S 'Ta ka ta Ta ka ta Ta ka ta Ta ka ta Ta ka ta Ta'