| Tippy Toes | Tippy Toes
four string fretless bass The main bass part for this song is made up of two different riffs. Just add some slides, like the recording and you're in business. riff 1 G-|----7------5---5--7------|- D-|*-0---5-7h---7----------*|- A-|*-------------------5---*|- E-|-------------------------|- riff 2 |-3-| G-|---7-7-5----5-----5--7----|- D-|*---------7-----7--------*|- A-|*----------------------5-*|- E-|--------------------------|- interlude G-|-----------------------------------------|- D-|-----------------------------------------|- A-|--5-5-----------5-5---------5-5----------|- E-|---------5-5-----------3-----------5-5---|-
| Bob | The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon | DMV |
| Nature Boy | Pork Chop's Little Ditty | Pressman | BOB THE OL' DIAMONDBACK STURGEON
six string fretless bass arranged for four string G-|--12t-5p-0p-5h--5-3p-0p--12t--|- D-|*----------------------------*|- A-|*----------------------------*|- E-|------------------------------|-
Tabbed by George Kleiner. Sorry, but the tab you wrote for DMV was wrong. It was close, but wrong. Be careful about writing tad for bass with a guitar. It can get confusing, especially when the artist uses a 5- or 6-string bass (as Les does). But here is the correct tab for DMV as was transcribe in the March '94 issue of Guitar World. This song is mostly played by alternating left and right hand tapping. Those notes which are tapped with the fingering hand (left) have been marked with a "L" above the staff, while the notes that tapped with the plucking hand (right) have been marked with a "R". I have also included the rhythmic pattern with a "4" representing a quarter note, a "8" representing an eighth note, etc.. DMV main riff L R R L R R R L R R C:------------------------------------------------: G:--------------19----------18----18--------------: D:*----18----------18----------------------------*: A:*-------17----------17-------------------------*: E:------------------------------------------------: B:--15-------15----------15-----------------------: 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 8 8 -4 REST- This can be played with a 4-string by playing the D on the low B string (the 15) at the 10th fret on the E string, but the problem is Les likes to play around by playing the D on the low B string an octave lower, which of course is too low for a 4-string. The chorus is made up of two finger patterns. We all know how Les likes to play with his songs, so it's true with this song. Les likes to play with muted notes, rhythmic patterns, and adding or taking away notes here and there; but he pretty much sticks to these two finger patterns: DMV chorus/ part 1 L L L L L L L L R R R R C:---------------------------: G:--------18-18-------18-18--: D:*-------17-17-------17-17-*: A:*-------10-10-------10-10-*: E:---------------------------: B:---------------------------: -4 rest-8 8-4 rest-8 8 This is played 2-4 times before switching to: DMV chorus/ part 2 R R R R R R R R R R R R L L R R R R L L C:---------------------------------------------------: G:--18-18-18-18-------------18-18-18-18--------------: D:*-17-17-17-17-------------17-17-17-17-------------*: A:*-------------??----??----------------??----??----*: E:---------------------------------------------------: B:--------------??----??----------------??----??-----: 16 16 16 16 8 8 16 16 16 16 8 8 Before I get into the variations on the ways that this portion is played, I'll discuss the way that it should be played. First, the length of the chorus is up to you. But remember a few things: the begining choruses are shorter than the later choruses. If you are playing a shorter chorus, play the first portion of the chorus about 4 times, and the second portion of the chorus about 4 times. As the chorus grows in length decrease the number of times you play the first part as you increase the number of times you play the second. In the song,by the last chorus, the first finger pattern is hardly noticeble (I would say don't play it at all the last verse), while he plays the second pattern quite a number of times. Also, play the chorus with a kind of a build-up feeling. Now onto the variations of the second portion of the chorus. Regarding the 18/17 notes on the G and D strings: Alot of the time these notes are played in a mute-mute-mute-played style, such as: G:-X--X--X--18-: D:-X--X--X--17-: and occasionally: G:-18-X--X--18-: G:-X--X--X--X--: D:-17-X--X--17-: or D:-X--X--X--X--: Now, about the question marks. I don't know how to write proper computer tab, so please bear with me. In the earlier choruses these 8th notes are played: A:---------10---11\-: or A:---------10---10\-: But as the song progresses he starts to starts to play these notes as: B:---------8----8(\)*-: or B:--------8**--3-: *note- about half of time he plays this slide **note- occasionally he plays 8 slurred-slide 3 I'm not even going to touch the outro, but i will tell you how to play one more thing. If anyone was wondering what the third verse (the slower, quieter one) was, all he's basically doing is playing whole note Ds at the 3rd fret on the low B string with muted taps on the G string. Regarding these taps, Guitar World instructs to "tap and quickly mute strings over pick-up w/right hand". I highly suggest getting the March '94 issue of Guitar World for this transcription. The bass part alone is 10 pages!! I hope I cleared things up. 'Til later...
Main riff /\/\/ /\/\/ G-|------------------|- D-|*----------------*|- A-|*--6-------------*|- E-|-----------7------|- Chorus riff (recorded version) V V |-3-| |-3-| G-|---9---8--8-8-8------------|- D-|*--9---8--8-8-8-----------*|- A-|*--7---6--6-6-6-----------*|- E-|-----------------7-7-7-----|- Chorus riff (live version) V V V |-3-| G-|---9---8--8-------------|- D-|*--9---8--8------------*|- A-|*--7---6--6------------*|- E-|---------------7-7-7----|- Interlude O.K. this entire section is open to you to make whatever you want out of it. I will put down what I got from the CD, and some of the variations that I heard them do at Woodstock. The section opens with Les hitting the distortion and fiddling with feedback. Then he breaks into a constant barrage of Eb's on the A string, and adding some neigboring notes, but sticking with the Eb minor pentatonic scale. An example of what one might play would be: riff 1 G-|-------------------------------|--------------------8----|- D-|*--------------------------8---|------------------8-----*|- A-|*--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6---6-|--6--6-6-4-6--6-6-------*|- E-|-------------------------------|-------------------------|- end with the fill G-|--------------------|- D-|--------------------|- A-|---6-4---------4----|- E-|-------6-4-0-6------|- Riff 2 V |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| G-|-------8---6-8h------8---9--|------8---6-8h--8-8-8-9-9-9-11-11-11-|- D-|*----8---8---------8-----9--|----8---8---------------------------*|- A-|*--6-------------6-----7----|--6---------------------------------*|- E-|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|- end with the fill G-|---8-6---------------|- D-|-------8-6-4-6-4-----|- A-|-----------------4-6-|- E-|---------------------|- then go through riff 1 once, with the fill then: riff 3 (twice, ad lib) V V |-3-| |-3-| G-|---8-------|-8-------|-8-8-8-----|-8-8-8------|- D-|*--8-------|-8-------|-8-8-8-----|-8-8-8-----*|- A-|*--6-------|-8-------|-6-6-6-----|-6-6-6-----*|- E-|-----------|---------|-----------|------------|- riff 4 G-|-------8---8---------8---8---------------|- D-|*----8---8---8-----8---8---8--7---------*|- A-|*--6-------------6-----------------12\--*|- E-|-----------------------------------------|- end with |--3--| G-|--12-12-14-12----12----------|- D-|--------------14----14-12----|- A-|--------------------------12-|- E-|-----------------------------|- Then go back to the chorus riff for a while then end with this percussive riff V |-3-| V ^ V ^ G-|--X--X-X-X--X-X-X-9\----|- D-|*-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-9\---*|- A-|*-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-7\---*|- E-|--X--X-X-X--X-X-X-------|- At Woodstock '94, Les fit in another verse before riff 3. Don't ask me what the words were, but the bass alternated in between an Eb and an A. (root and the flatted fifth) G-|-----------------------------------------------|- D-|*---------------------------------------------*|- A-|*---------------------------------------------*|- E-|--/11-11-11-11-11-11-11/17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|- Make up your own verse, you bastard. (You just called me a bastard didn't you?)
Tabbed by (Ram Samudrala). This is how I play it---I'm only a mediocre guitar player; I think all the necessary notes are there though. It's actually much more intricate than how I'd play it, but even if I figured out the notes, I'm not fast enough to play like that. The first part is actually some sort of sliding combined with playing two notes---you can slide 14/12 on the B string to get the same sort of sound (it'd be 10/12 12/10 on the B string if you play it that way then). Let me know if you build on it! E ------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------------- G --14-14-14---------------14-14-14--------------14-14-14------------ B --12-12-12--------12-10--12-12-12-------12-10--12-12-12-----12-10-- E ------------12-10-----------------12-10---------------12-10-------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------------- G -----------12------------------------------------------------------ B -----12-10--------------------------------------------------------- E --10--------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------------------- B -----------------12----------12------------------12----------12---- E --15-15-15-12-10----10-12-10-15---15-15-15-12-10----------------10- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------12--------------- B -----------------12----------12-------------12-10------------------ E --15-15-15-12-10----10-12-10-15----15-12-10-------------15-15-15---
Tabbed by Eric. BASSline The Pressman intro and main e:----------------------------------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------7/11-9-------------------| E:3--3--4--3--x-lots-of-times-------3--3--4--3----------10----3--3--4--3|
| Riddles Are Abound Tonight | The Shattering Song | RIDDLES ARE ABOUND TONIGHT
by Sausage intro riff V ^ V ^ V G-|---------3P-0p-|--------3P-0p--|-X-X-X-X-X--------3P------|- D-|*--3P-5h-------|--3P-5h--------|-X-X-X-X-X--3P-5h---------|- A-|*--------------|---------------|-X-X-X-X-X----------------|- E-|---------------|---------------|-X-X-X-X-X------------5S\-|- main riff G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------3P-0p--|- D-|*--5P-5P----5P---|--5P-5P----5P---|----------3P-5h-------*|- A-|*----------------|----------------|----------------------*|- E-|----------3S--3S-|---------3S--3S-|--2S-2S----------------|- Note: I find that it is easier to play this song if you use both your middle and index fingers for popping.
main riff G-|---------------------|- D-|*----------3--------*|- A-|*-0-3h-5h-----5--3--*|- E-|---------------------|- interlude riff ad lib G-|--------------------7P-9h-|----------------------------|- D-|*-------------------------|------------------9P-7p-----|- A-|*--7S--XS-XP-XS-XP--------|-7S--XS-XP-XS-XP--------10S-|- E-|--------------------------|----------------------------|- play first time G-|----9P-7h------------|- D-|----------9P-7h-----*|- A-|-7--------------10S-*|- E-|---------------------|- second time G-|-----7P--6P--7P--------|- D-|-----------------------|- A-|-7S--------------7S\---|- E-|-----------------------|-
| Master Of Puppets | Poetry And Prose | Master Of Puppets
Riff 1: V V V G-|-------------------------------7--6--5-------------------------------|- D-|-------------------------------7--6--5-------------------------------|- A-|-----12P\-------7P-----6P------5--4--3-------2P-------1P-------0P----|- E-|--0S-------0S-0S--0S-0S--0S-0S---------0S-0S----0S-0S----0S-0S-------|- G-|----------------|- D-|----------------|- A-|----------------|- E-|-0S-3S-0S-2S-0S-|- Riff 2: Break G-|------------------------------------------|----------------------|- D-|------------------------------------------|----------------------|- A-|-------2P-----3P-----4P-----3P------2P-2S-|----------------------|- E-|--0S-0S--0S-0S--0S-0S--0S-0S--0S-0S-------|-0S-3S-2p-0S-3S-2p-0S-|- (lower case p = pull off) Riff 3: G-|-------------15P---------15P-|- D-|-----14S-14S-----14S-14S-----|- A-|-----------------------------|- E-|-----------------------------|-
note: The notes marked with a "*" are played with WIDE vibrato (tremlo bar perhaps?) main riff: /\/ V ^ V G-|-------------------------|-------9--10-11--|--------------------------|- D-|*----2P----3P*----XP--XP-|-------9--10-11--|-----2P----3P-----XP--XP--|- A-|*---------------1S--1S---|-2P--------------|----------------1S--1S----|- E-|--0S----XS---------------|---0S------------|--0S----XS----------------|- G-|------------------------------|- D-|-----------------------------*|- A-|-2P--------------------------*|- E-|---0S-----0S--/3S---/3S---0S--|- interlude riff: V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V ^ V G-|------9-9-9-9-9-9/10--|-9------9-9-9-10-11------|- D-|*-----9-9-9-9-9-9/10--|-9------9-9-9-10-11------|- A-|*---------------------|-------------------------|- E-|--0S------------------|----0S---------------0S--|- V ^ V ^ V ^ V V ^ V V ^ G-|------9-9-9-9-10-11-(12)--|------9-10-11------9-10--------|- D-|------9-9-9-9-10-11-(12)--|------9-10-11------9-10-------*|- A-|--------------------------|------------------------------*|- E-|--0S-----------------0S---|--0S-----------0S---------0S---|-