Primus - To Defy the Laws of Tradition

Tabbed by Adam Kaye.


Here's the guitar tab for "To Defy the Laws of Tradition." Keep in mind
that you have to listen to the album to play this because he plays a few
different variations on the following:

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9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-77-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-6-4-4-6-6-7-6---6----4-4-6-6-7-6
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

that's it. again, you really can't play it without the album. It's
impossible to tab out the actual rhythm.

Primus - To Defy the Laws of Tradition

Tabbed by Matt Wilkinson.


Here are the actual guitar rythms that Ler plays in "To Defy the Laws
of Tradition".  Just follow the Key.  This song is in Common, or 4/4=20
time (same thing).  Just repeat these 4 bars over and over with a few
varients.

KEY:
Q=3D  Quarter
E=3D  Eighth
S=3D  Sixteenth
.=3D  Dotted

  1                                2
     E   E   S  S  S  S   Q    Q      E   E   S  S  S  S  S  S   E   E   E
G||--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D||--14--14--14-14-14-14--14---12--|--11--11--11-11-11-11-11-11--12--11--9--|
A||--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

  3
     E   E   S  S  S  S  S  S  E  E   E
G||--------------------------------------|
D||--11--11--11-11-11-11-11-R--R--11--9--|
A||--------------------------------------|

4
     E   E   S  S  S   E   S   S    E   E
G||----------------------------------------|
D||--11--11--11-11-11--11--11--12.--11--9--|
A||----------------------------------------|

Primus - To Defy the Laws of Tradition

Tabbed by Andy.


KEY:
*  natural harmonic
/  slide ascending
\  slide descending
() ghost note
~~ virato(w/ bar, or finger, or whatever effects)
^  hammer on/pull off
b  bend
pb pre-bend(followed by release usually)

Alright, I'm tabbing this out on an acoustic, so the stuff Ler does
with his vibrato bar I think, and whatever effects he has I can't
really do, this is used especially durring the second little solo
thingy.  Anyways, I tried my best to tab it out, and most of it seems
accurate, except for that second solo, and a little slide thing he
does near the 2nd fret on the G durring the real solo.

INTRO
0:30         0:40           0:50

-----*12--------14--------------------9--7 ---------------
-*12--------------------------~~~~~-----------------------
------------------------------9----------------7-8-9------
-----------------------------------------------7-8-9------
------------------------------7----------------5-6-7------
------------------0---------------------------------------

VERSE
0:57

Play 4 times before lyrics start
On 4th time, play * as last measure                                *
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------     -------------
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------     -------------
9-9-9-9-9-9-7  6-6-6-6-6-7-6-4  4^6-6-6-6-6-6-6  4^6-6-6-6-7-6     4^6-6-6-6b7r6
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------     -------------
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------     -------------
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------     -------------

Repeat throughout song, minus first 2 measures

On "christmas cheer" / "virgin white" / "deserve that right" parts, play:
--------------7----
-------------------
-4^6-6-6-6/7b---6--as last measure
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------

"child or the store..."
--------------------------------------------------
---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------
-------------------------7/6---4^6-6-6-6 etc...---
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------

"bring on the frowns...":
---------------------------------------------
12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------
-------------------7/6--blah blah------------
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------

durring "to defy" part
18------13----13----------------------------12----
-----------12---------------------12--------------
---------------------------14/15------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------

crusade only of the brave
15------------------------------------------------
-----14--------11~~~------------------------------
-----------------------7--8--9--------------------
-----------------------7--8--9--------------------
-----------------------5--6--7--------------------
--------------------------------------------------


solo:
(w/ vibrato picking for the most part)
----------------------------------------------------
-7------7-6-2--------------7------7-6-2------------
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-7---6-------5-------5b---4--------------------------------
----------5-----4/2-------------10---9---------------------
------------------------------4----2--------1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

again, play durring "taxman comes," "lay your money down"
--------------7----
-------------------
-4^6-6-6-6/7b---6--as last measure
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------

whos gonna go to hell?
(i think he does this with his bar, but i just use bends and stuff cause i suck)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-13(pb)release------------12-/-15------17(pb)release-\----------------------
----------------9b----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------12-\-\-\-\-\--------

back to main riff

then
----------------------------------------------------
--------------16--15--------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
15-\-\-\-0------------------------------------------


more trippy stuff:
--15----------16\-----------------------------------
--------12-----------9------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
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Who's gonna go to hell?

(I think he does this with his bar, but I just use bends and stuff cause I suck.)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-13(pb)release------------12-/-15------17(pb)release-\----------------------
----------------9b----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------12-\-\-\-\-\--------

Back to main riff. Then
----------------------------------------------------
--------------16--15--------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
15-\-\-\-0------------------------------------------


more trippy stuff:
--15----------16\-----------------------------------
--------12-----------9------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------


-19-------------------------------------------------
-------------12/13---------------3-3-2-1------------
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crusade only of the brave
--------------13------------------------------------
13~--------13--------------------------------13/12~-
-------------------------------5~~/17--------17/16~-
----------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------

----16----------------------------------------------
-17--------------(13)-------------------------------
-----------15--------------7-8-9--------------------
---------------------------7-8-9--------------------
---------------------------5-6-7--------------------
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